,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ae     
7legislative day1 ,april #ad71          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,cotton7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to increase the criminal       
penalties for assaulting a ,bureau of   
,prisons correctional officer4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,safer ,prisons ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 
,enhanced penalties for assault on      
,bureau of ,prisons correctional        
officers ,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
 ,enhanced penalties for assault on     
,bureau of ,prisons correctional        
officers ,in the case of any violation  
of this section against a correctional  
officer of the ,bureau of ,prisons1 the 

applicable maximum term of imprisonment 
under this section shall be doubled1 and
 the applicable maximum fine shall be   
adjusted accordingly4  4