,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hibb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,burchett introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
section #ceif of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 with respect to          
implementation of a sentence of death4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,detention ,reform and     
,offender ,penalties ,act of #bjbf or   
the ,,drop ,act of #bjbf4  #b4          
,implementation of a sentence of death  
,section #ceif of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by striking prescribed  
by the law of the ,state and inserting  
prescribed by ,federal law or by the law
 of the ,state2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7d7 ,method of  
execution ,a sentence of death may be   
carried out upon a person using lethal  
injection or hanging4  7e7 ,written     
protocol ,not later than #ahj days after

 the date of the enactment of this      
section1 the ,united ,states ,marshals  
,service1 in consultation with the      
,attorney ,general and qualified medical
 officials and qualified correctional   
officials1 shall establish written      
protocols with respect to a method of   
execution permissible under subsection  
7d74  7f7 ,regulations ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this section1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall take such steps as      
necessary to revise section #bf4c of    
title #bh1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations in accordance with this    
section4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,qualified correctional   
official ,the term qualified            
correctional official means an employee 
or officer of a ,federal or ,state      
correctional institution with relevant  
experience in custodial or execution    
procedures4  7#b7 ,qualified medical    
official ,the term qualified medical    
official means a medical professional   

licensed to practice under applicable   
,state law with relevant medical        
expertise regarding the physiological   
effects of a method of execution4  4