,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,mr4  
,kustoff 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1  
,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4 ,stauber1 and    
,mr4 ,cuellar7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to penalize false communications 
to cause an emergency response1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,preserving    
,safe ,communities by ,ending ,swatting 
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,false              
communications to cause an emergency    
response ,section #ajch of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 to read as  
follows3  7#a7 ,in general ,whoever     
engages in any conduct with intent to   
convey false or misleading information--
  7,a7 under circumstances where such   
information may reasonably be believed  
and where such information indicates    

that an activity has taken1 is taking1  
or will take place that would constitute
 a violation of chapter #b1 #aj1 #aa;,b1
 #ci1 #dj1 #dd1 #aaa1 or #aac;,b of this
 title1 section #bcf of the ,atomic     
,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bbhd71 or section #dfejb1 the second   
sentence of section #dfejd1 section     
#dfeje7;b77#c7 or 7c71 section #dfejf if
 homicide or attempted homicide is      
involved1 or section #fjabc7;b7 of title
 #di2 or  7,b7 using the mail or any    
facility or means of interstate or      
foreign commerce1 under circumstances   
where such information may reasonably be
 expected to cause an emergency response
 and the information indicates that     
conduct has taken1 is taking1 or will   
take place that constitutes a crime     
under ,state or ,federal law or         
endangers public health or safety or the
 health or safety of any person1  shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than #e years1 or both4 ,if    
serious bodily injury results1 the      

defendant shall be fined under this     
title or imprisoned not more than #bj   
years1 or both1 and if death results1   
the defendant shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned for any number of   
years up to life1 or both4  2  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b71 to read as follows3  7b7
 ,civil action ,whoever engages in any  
conduct with intent to convey false or  
misleading information--  7#a7 under    
circumstances where such information may
 reasonably be believed and where such  
information indicates that an activity  
has taken1 is taking1 or will take place
 that would constitute a violation of   
chapter #b1 #aj1 #aa;,b1 #ci1 #dj1 #dd1 
#aaa1 or #aac;,b of this title1 section 
#bcf of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of     
#aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbhd71 or section 
#dfejb1 the second sentence of section  
#dfejd1 section #dfeje 7b77#c7 or 7c71  
section #dfejf if homicide or attempted 
homicide is involved1 or section        
#fjabc7;b7 of title #di2 or  7#b7 using 
the mail or any facility or means of    

interstate or foreign commerce1 under   
circumstances where such information may
 reasonably be expected to cause an     
emergency response and the information  
indicates that conduct has taken1 is    
taking1 or will take place that         
constitutes a crime under ,state or     
,federal law or endangers public health 
or safety or the health or safety of any
 person1  is liable in a civil action to
 any party incurring expenses incident  
to any emergency or investigative       
response to that conduct1 for those     
expenses4  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7e7 ,definition ,in 
this section1 the term emergency        
response means any deployment of        
personnel or equipment1 order or advice 
to evacuate1 or issuance of a warning to
 the public or a threatened person1     
organization1 or establishment1 by an   
agency of the ,united ,states or a      
,state charged with public safety       
functions1 including any agency charged 
with detecting1 preventing1 or          

investigating crimes or with fire or    
rescue functions1 or by a private       
not-for-profit organization that        
provides fire or rescue functions4  4