,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbf,ms4  
,malliotakis 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,ezell1 
and ,mr4 ,mc,guire7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to establish a safety    
buffer zone to protect certain ,federal 
law enforcement officers1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,halo ,act4
  #b4 ,criminal penalty for obstructing 
,federal law enforcement officer        
activities  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #gc
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #aebb4 ,obstructing law     
enforcement activities  7a7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal law    
enforcement officer ,the term ,federal  
law enforcement officer means any       
,federal law enforcement officer or     
agent who is engaged in the lawful      

performance of duties4  7#b7 ,harass    
,the term harass means to knowingly     
engage in a course of conduct directed  
at a ,federal law enforcement officer   
that intentionally causes substantial   
emotional distress in that ,federal law 
enforcement officer and serves no       
legitimate purpose4  7b7 ,offense ,it   
shall be unlawful for a person1 after   
receiving a verbal warning not to       
approach from an individual whom the    
person knows or reasonably should know  
is a ,federal law enforcement officer1  
and who is engaged in the lawful        
performance of a legal duty1 to         
knowingly violate the warning and       
approach or remain within #ae feet of   
the ,federal law enforcement officer    
with the intent to--  7#a7 impede or    
interfere with the ability of the       
,federal ,law ,enforcement ,officer to  
perform that legal duty2  7#b7 threaten 
the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,officer 
with physical harm2 or  7#c7 harass the 
,federal ,law ,enforcement ,officer4    

7c7 ,penalty ,any person who violates   
subsection 7b7 shall be fined under this
 title1 imprisoned for not more than #e 
years1 or both4  4  7b7 ,technical and  
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for chapter #gc of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aebb4
 ,obstructing law enforcement           
activities4  4