,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gedj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbd,ms4    
,gre5e ( ,georgia introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,p]man5t   
,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce1 = a 
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide protections = nonviol5t         
political prote/]s1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,mat!w ,lawr5ce ,p]na ,act ( #bjbd4   
#b4 ,release ( a def5dant p5d+ trial =  
nonviol5t political prote/]s2 recov]y = 
c]ta9 def5dants deta9$ ,section #cadb ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7k7 ,no    
det5tion = nonviol5t political prote/]s 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son *>g$ ) a cov]$   
political prote/ (f5se1 & n *>g$ ) any  
crime ( viol5ce 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9   

section #af7;a77 may n be deta9$ "u ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,cov]$ political prote/  
(f5se def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
cov]$ political prote/ (f5se means an   
(f5se--  7,a7 aris+ out ( political     
prote/ activities2 &  7,b7 :i* is n a   
crime ( viol5ce 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9   
section #af7;a774  7l7 ,civil action ,a 
p]son :o is tri$ = a ,f$]al (f5se & is n
 convict$1 or *>g$ ) an (f5se & ! *>ges 
are dropp$1 & ! p]son 0 deta9$ dur+ !   
p5d5cy ( ! trial or *>ges1 may br+ an   
action 9 a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates & any (fic]
 or employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates seek+    
comp5satory damages4  4  #c4 ,spe$y     
trial = nonviol5t political prote/]s    
,section #cafa7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ,9
 any case involv+ a def5dant *>g$ ) an  
(f5se ! foll[+3 7includ+ a cov]$        
political (f5se 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9   
section #cadb7k774  #d4 ,rem$ies        
available = malici\s ov]prosecution  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #bfhj7;h7 ( title    

#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ malici\s ov]prosecution1 aft]    
false arre/1 malici\s prosecution14  7b7
 ,def9itions ,section #bfga ( title #bh1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  ,! t]m malici\s     
prosecution means *>g+ a p]son ) an     
(f5se :5 ! (ficial fil+ su* *>ges kn[s  
or has reason to "k t !re is n probable 
cause to believe t ! p]son committ$ !   
(f5se1 & because ( p]sonal or political 
animosity1 bias1 or o!rwise n 9 ! int]e/
 ( ju/ice4  ,! t]m malici\s             
ov]prosecution means malici\s           
prosecution t involves *>g+ a p]son ) an
 (f5se t is grossly disproportionate to 
conduct alleg$4  4  #e4 ,limitation on  
use ( national security au?ority  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 a national security au?ority may n be  
us$ by a ,gov]nm5t (ficial aga9/ a      
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 unless !      
citiz5 is int5tionally act+ z ag5t ( a  
=eign p[] or entity4  7b7 ,def9ition ,9 
?is section1 ! t]m national security    

au?ority means--  7#a7 any au?ority "u !
 ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg or any
 au?ority conf]r$ onto any ( !          
dep>tm5ts1 ag5cies1 c\ncils1 committees 
or any o!r entities creat$1 e/abli%$1   
re/ructur$1 or o!rwise gov]n$ by su*    
,act2 &  7#b7 any au?ority ex]cis$ by ! 
,national ,security ,division ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 ! ,national        
,security ,bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (   
,inve/igation1 or ! ,intellig5ce ,bran* 
( ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation4  #f4
 ,disclosure ( inve/igations ( citiz5s (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,! provisions ( section
 #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 d n apply ) respect to a reque/  
made by a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 t reque/s
 in=mation ab\t :e!r ! ,unit$ ,/ates is 
or 0 surveill+ or inve/igat+ ! citiz54  
#g4 ,s5se ( ,congress reg>d+ s5t5c+     
cov]$ political prote/ (f5ses ,x is !   
s5se ( ,congress t 9 s5t5c+ a def5dant =
 a cov]$ political prote/ (f5se 7z su*  
t]m is def9$ 9 section #cadb ( title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code71 a judge %\ld 

impose a s5t5ce t is consi/5t ) ! m9imum
 s5t5ce provid$ by ! guidel9e range     
applicable to ! def5dant4  #h4 ,transf] 
( v5ue ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1
 9 ! crim9al trial ( any individual = ! 
commission ( a crim9al (f5se 9 !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! individual on   
trial may *oose v5ue = ! proce$+s &     
trial to be 9 ! di/rict c\rt = ! di/rict
 & division embrac+ t individual's      
prim>y resid5ce4