,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,mr4    
,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local public safety    
(fic]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,h]oes ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,law en=cem5t (fic]s1 fir/ 
respond]s1 & public safety (ficials risk
 _! lives e day to s]ve & protect our   
neighborhoods & communities4  7#b7 ,^!  
m5 & wom5 are true public s]vants :o    
regul>ly sacrifice & enc\nt] grave daily
 h>m4  7#c7 ,! families ( law en=cem5t  
(fic]s1 fir/ respond]s1 & public safety 
(ficials also sacrifice & contribute to 
_! roles z gu>dians ( ! public good4    
7#d7 ,9 rec5t times1 x has become app>5t
 t ^! m5 & wom5 are be+ t>get$          
int5tionally by crim9als 9 our society4 
7#e7 ,congress mu/ d all x c to promote 
a sy/em ( law & ord] t enables law      

en=cem5t (fic]s1 fir/ respond]s1 &      
public safety (ficials to prop]ly d _!  
jobs4  #c4 ,protection ( public safety  
(fic]s  7a7 ,kill+ ( public safety      
(fic]s  7#a7 ,(f5se ,*apt] #ea ( title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #aabc4 ,kill+ (
 public safety (fic]s  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]ms ,f$]al law 
en=cem5t (fic] & ,unit$ ,/ates judge h !
 mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #aae2    
7#b7 ! t]m f$]ally fund$ public safety  
(fic] means a public safety (fic] or    
judicial (fic] = a public ag5cy t-- 7,a7
 receives ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance2 &  
7,b7 is an ag5cy ( an entity t is a     
,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican 
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 or any t]ritory or      
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 an ,indian
 ,tribe1 or a unit ( local gov]nm5t ( t 
entity2  7#c7 ! t]m firefight] includes 
an individual s]v+ z an (ficially       

recogniz$ or designat$ memb] ( a legally
 organiz$ volunte] fire dep>tm5t & an   
(ficially recogniz$ or designat$ public 
employee memb] ( a rescue squad or      
ambulance crew2  7#d7 ! t]m judicial    
(fic] means a judge or o!r (fic] or     
employee ( a c\rt1 includ+ prosecutors1 
c\rt security1 pretrial s]vices (fic]s1 
c\rt report]s1 & corrections1 probation1
 & p>ole (fic]s2  7#e7 ! t]m law        
en=cem5t (fic] means an individual1 )   
arre/ p[]s1 involv$ 9 crime or juv5ile  
del9qu5cy control or r$uction or        
en=cem5t ( ! laws2  7#f7 ! t]m public   
ag5cy includes a c\rt sy/em1 ! ,national
 ,gu>d ( a ,/ate to ! ext5t ! p]sonnel (
 t ,national ,gu>d are n 9 ,f$]al       
s]vice1 & ! def5se =ces ( a ,/ate       
au?oriz$ by section #aji ( title #cb2 & 
7#g7 ! t]m public safety (fic] means an 
individual s]v+ a public ag5cy 9 an     
(ficial capacity z a law en=cem5t (fic]1
 a firefight]1 a *apla91 or a memb] ( a 
rescue squad or ambulance crew4  7b7    
,(f5se  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be        

unlawful = any p]son to1 9 any          
circum/ance describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71   
kill1 or attempt or conspire to kill1 a 
curr5t or =m] judicial (fic] or public  
safety (fic]1 :ile ! (fic] is engag$ 9  
(ficial duties1 or on acc\nt ( pa/      
p]=mance ( (ficial duties4  7#b7        
,circum/ances describ$ ,= purposes (    
p>agraph 7#a71 a circum/ance describ$ 9 
?is p>agraph is a circum/ance 9 :i*--   
7,a7 ! conduct describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
occurs dur+ ! c\rse (1 or z ! result (1 
! travel ( ! def5dant or ! victim-- 7i7 
across a ,/ate l9e or national bord]2 or
  7ii7 us+ a *annel1 facility1 or       
in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce2  7,b7 ! def5dant uses a *annel1
 facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate  
or =eign comm]ce 9 connection ) !       
conduct describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  7,c7 
9 connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! def5dant employs a     
fire>m1 dang]\s weapon1 explosive or    
inc5di>y device1 or o!r weapon t has    
travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2    

7,d7 ! conduct describ$ 9 p>agraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 int]f]es ) comm]cial or o!r  
economic activity 9 :i* ! victim is     
engag$ at ! "t ( ! conduct2 or  7ii7    
o!rwise affects int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce2 or  7,e7 ! victim is-- 7i7 a   
,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]2  7ii7 a      
,unit$ ,/ates judge2 or  7iii7 a f$]ally
 fund$ public safety (fic]4  7c7 ,p5alty
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son t violates   
subsection 7b7 %all be f9$ "u ?is title 
& imprison$ = n less ?an #aj ye>s or =  
life1 or1 if dea? results1 %all be      
s5t5c$ to n less ?an #cj ye>s & n m ?an 
life1 or may be puni%$ by dea?4  7#b7   
,directive to ,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,pursuant to section #iid ( title #bh1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission %all
 promulgate guidel9es or am5d exi/+     
guidel9es to provide s5t5c+ enhancem5ts 
( n less ?an #e (f5se levels = (f5ses   
:]e ! f9d] ( fact at trial det]m9es     
beyond a reasonable d\bt t1 9 !         
commission ( a violation ( subsection   
7b71 ! def5dant lures ! victim to a     

location = ! purpose ( kill+1 or        
attempt+ to kill1 ! victim4  7,b7       
,requirem5t ,9 c>ry+ out ?is p>agraph1 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission %all 
assure reasonable consi/5cy ) o!r       
guidel9es1 avoid duplicative puni%m5ts =
 sub/antially ! same (f5se1 & take into 
acc\nt any mitigat+ circum/ances t may  
ju/ify exceptions4  4  7#b7 ,table (    
sections ,! table ( sections = *apt] #ea
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #aabc4
 ,kill+ ( public safety (fic]s4  4  7b7 
,assaults ( public safety (fic]s  7#a7  
,(f5se ,*apt] #g ( title #ah1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #abj4 ,assaults ( public     
safety (fic]s  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m f$]ally fund$      
public safety (fic] means a public      
safety (fic] or judicial (fic] = a      
public ag5cy t-- 7,a7 receives ,f$]al   
f9ancial assi/ance2 &  7,b7 is an ag5cy 
( an entity t is a ,/ate ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       

,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9   
,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 !       
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 or any t]ritory or possession ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 an ,indian ,tribe1 or a  
unit ( local gov]nm5t ( t entity2  7#b7 
! t]m firefight] includes an individual 
s]v+ z an (ficially recogniz$ or        
designat$ memb] ( a legally organiz$    
volunte] fire dep>tm5t & an (ficially   
recogniz$ or designat$ public employee  
memb] ( a rescue squad or ambulance     
crew2  7#c7 ! t]m judicial (fic] means a
 judge or o!r (fic] or employee ( a     
c\rt1 includ+ prosecutors1 c\rt         
security1 pretrial s]vices (fic]s1 c\rt 
report]s1 & corrections1 probation1 &   
p>ole (fic]s2  7#d7 ! t]m law en=cem5t  
(fic] means an individual1 ) arre/ p[]s1
 involv$ 9 crime or juv5ile del9qu5cy   
control or r$uction or en=cem5t ( !     
laws2  7#e7 ! t]m public ag5cy includes 
a c\rt sy/em1 ! ,national ,gu>d ( a     
,/ate to ! ext5t ! p]sonnel ( t         
,national ,gu>d are n 9 ,f$]al s]vice1 &

 ! def5se =ces ( a ,/ate au?oriz$ by    
section #aji ( title #cb2 &  7#f7 ! t]m 
public safety (fic] means an individual 
s]v+ a public ag5cy 9 an (ficial        
capacity z a law en=cem5t (fic]1 a      
firefight]1 a *apla91 or a memb] ( a    
rescue squad or ambulance crew4  7b7    
,(f5se  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be        
unlawful1 9 any circum/ance describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#b71 to assault1 or attempt to
 assault1 a curr5t or =m] judicial (fic]
 or public safety (fic]1 :ile ! (fic] is
 engag$ 9 (ficial duties1 or on acc\nt (
 pa/ p]=mance ( (ficial duties4  7#b7   
,circum/ances describ$ ,= purposes (    
p>agraph 7#a71 a circum/ance describ$ 9 
?is p>agraph is a circum/ance 9 :i*--   
7,a7 ! conduct describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
occurs dur+ ! c\rse (1 or z ! result (1 
! travel ( ! def5dant or ! victim-- 7i7 
across a ,/ate l9e or national bord]2 or
  7ii7 us+ a *annel1 facility1 or       
in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce2  7,b7 ! def5dant uses a *annel1
 facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate  

or =eign comm]ce 9 connection ) !       
conduct describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  7,c7 
9 connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! def5dant employs a     
fire>m1 dang]\s weapon1 explosive or    
inc5di>y device1 or o!r weapon t has    
travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2    
7,d7 ! conduct describ$ 9 p>agraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 int]f]es ) comm]cial or o!r  
economic activity 9 :i* ! victim is     
engag$ at ! "t ( ! conduct2 or  7ii7    
o!rwise affects int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce2 or  7,e7 ! victim is-- 7i7 a   
,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]2  7ii7 a      
,unit$ ,/ates judge2 or  7iii7 a f$]ally
 fund$ public safety (fic]4  7c7 ,p5alty
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son t violates   
subsection 7b7 %all be subject to a f9e 
"u ?is title &-- 7,a7 if ! assault      
result$ 9 bodily injury 7z def9$ 9      
section #acfe71 %all be imprison$ = n   
less ?an #b ye>s & n m ?an #aj ye>s2    
7,b7 if ! assault result$ 9 sub/antial  
bodily injury 7z def9$ 9 section #aac71 
%all be imprison$ = n less ?an #e ye>s &

 n m ?an #bj ye>s2  7,c7 if ! assault   
result$ 9 s]i\s bodily injury 7z def9$ 9
 section #acfe71 %all be imprison$ = n  
less ?an #aj ye>s2  7,d7 if a deadly or 
dang]\s weapon 0 us$ dur+ & 9 relation  
to ! assault1 %all be imprison$ = n less
 ?an #bj ye>s2 &  7,e7 %all be imprison$
 = n m ?an #a ye> 9 any o!r case4  7#b7 
,directive to ,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,pursuant to section #iid ( title #bh1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission %all
 promulgate guidel9es or am5d exi/+     
guidel9es to provide s5t5c+ enhancem5ts 
( n less ?an #e (f5se levels = (f5ses   
:]e ! f9d] ( fact at trial det]m9es     
beyond a reasonable d\bt t1 9 !         
commission ( a violation ( subsection   
7b71 ! def5dant lures ! victim to a     
location = ! purpose ( assault+1 or     
attempt+ to assault1 ! victim4  7,b7    
,requirem5t ,9 c>ry+ out ?is p>agraph1 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+ ,commission %all 
assure reasonable consi/5cy ) o!r       
guidel9es1 avoid duplicative puni%m5ts =
 sub/antially ! same (f5se1 & take into 

acc\nt any mitigat+ circum/ances t may  
ju/ify exceptions4  4  7#b7 ,table (    
sections ,! table ( sections = *apt] #g 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #abj4 
,assaults ( public safety (fic]s4  4