,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #bh1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to permit actions to be          
instituted upon claims against the      
,united ,states for money damages for   
personal injuries and death caused by   
,federal law enforcement officers       
without first being presented to the    
appropriate ,federal agencies1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,right to      
,redress ,act4  #b4 ,tort claims        
procedure  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aga
 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in section #bfge of     
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 in the
 third sentence1 by inserting claims    

against the ,united ,states for money   
damages for injury or loss of property  
or personal injury or death caused by   
the negligent or wrongful act or        
omission of any ,federal law enforcement
 officer while acting within the scope  
of the office or employment of the      
officer or before such claims2 and  7,b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7d7 ,any claim against the ,united      
,states for money damages for injury or 
loss of property or personal injury or  
death caused by the negligent or        
wrongful act or omission of any ,federal
 law enforcement officer while acting   
within the scope of the office or       
employment of the officer shall1 at the 
request of the claimant1 be tried by the
 court with a jury4  7e7 ,in this       
section1 the term ,federal law          
enforcement officer means any officer1  
agent1 or employee of the ,united       
,states authorized by law or by a       
,government agency to engage in or      
supervise the prevention1 detection1    

investigation1 or prosecution of any    
violation of ,federal civil or criminal 
law4  2  7#b7 in section #bfgf1 by      
striking ,the and inserting ,except with
 regard to acts or omissions of ,federal
 law enforcement officers described in  
section #bfge7;a71 the2 and  7#c7 in    
section #bfhj-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7--
 7i7 by striking 7a7 ,any and inserting 
7a77#a7 ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 any2 and  7ii7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#b7 ,with regard to
 acts or omissions of ,federal law      
enforcement officers described in       
section #bfge7;a71 the provisions of    
this chapter and section #acdf7;b7 of   
this title shall apply to any claim     
described in paragraph 7#a74  2 and     
7,b7 in subsection 7h71 in the second   
sentence1 by striking means and all that
 follows through the end and inserting  
has the meaning given the term ,federal 
law enforcement officer in section      
#bfge7;e744  7b7 ,technical and         
conforming amendment ,section #bdjb of  

title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting section #bfge7;d7  
and before chapter #agi4  7c7           
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply to  
any claim arising before1 on1 or after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7d7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
section1 or the amendments made by this 
section1 may be construed to-- 7#a7     
revive any claim for which the          
applicable statute of limitations has   
expired2 or  7#b7 reopen any claim that 
has been finally adjudicated1 whether   
administratively or by a ,federal court4