,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,moreno introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #aaa of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to prohibit barricading while    
evading arrest4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the ,secure  
,takedown and ,obstruction ,prevention  
,act or the ,,stop ,act4  #b4           
,congressional findings  ,congress finds
 the following3 7#a7 ,law enforcement   
officers across the ,united ,states face
 unprecedented challenges and dangers in
 the execution of their duties to       
protect communities1 enforce laws1 and  
maintain public order4  7#b7            
,barricading actions often escalate     
confrontations1 prolong dangerous       
standoffs1 divert critical resources1   
and increase the risk of serious        
physical harm or death to officers1     

suspects1 and innocent bystanders4  7#c7
 ,federal law enforcement officers make 
profound sacrifices every day1 including
 risking their lives to serve and       
protect the people of the ,united       
,states4 ,their unwavering dedication   
deserves the full support and protection
 of ,federal law4  #c4  ,offense of     
barricading during arrest evasion       
,section #aaa of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
  ,barricading oneself during arrest    
evasion  7#a7  ,definitions  ,in this   
section3 7,a7 ,barricade ,the term      
barricade means--  7i7 taking a position
 in a physical location that prevents   
immediate access by any ,federal law    
enforcement officer2 and  7ii7 refusing 
and resisting order to exit the         
location1 or comply with other lawful   
direction1 when the person knows or     
reasonably should know that the ,federal

 law enforcement officer is attempting  
to apprehend the person4  7,b7  ,federal
 law enforcement officer  ,the term     
,federal law enforcement officer has the
 meaning given the term in section #aae4
  7#b7  ,offense  ,it shall be unlawful 
for any person to-- 7,a7 engage in      
barricading in the course of forcibly   
resisting a ,federal law enforcement    
officer engaged in the performance of   
official duties1 in violation of        
subsection 7a77#a72 or  7,b7 aid1       
assist1 or attempt to aid or assist     
another person in committing conduct    
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7   
,penalty  ,any person who violates      
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 shall be fined    
under this title1 imprisoned for not    
more than #c years1 or both2 or  7,b7   
shall be fined under this title1        
imprisoned for not more than #e years1  
or both1 if1 during the commission of a 
violation of paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 the  
violation creates a risk of or causes   
serious physical harm to any person2    

7ii7 the person has possession or claims
 possession of a deadly weapon2 or      
7iii7 a third party is present and is   
unable to immediately and safely leave  
the physical location of the violation4 
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