,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #ad1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,scott of 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1  
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4      
,johnson1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide enhanced penalties for convicted
 murderers who kill or target ,america's
 public safety officers4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,thin ,blue ,line ,act4  #b4            
,aggravating ,factors for ,death        
,penalty ,section #ceib7;c7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after paragraph 7#af7 the  
following3  7#ag7 ,killing or targeting 
of law enforcement officers  7,a7 ,the  
defendant killed or attempted to kill1  
in a circumstance described in          

subparagraph 7,b71 a person who is      
authorized by law-- 7i7 to engage in or 
supervise the prevention1 detention1    
investigation1 or prosecution of1 or the
 incarceration of any person for1 any   
criminal violation of law2  7ii7 to     
apprehend1 arrest1 or prosecute an      
individual for any criminal violation of
 law2 or  7iii7 to be a firefighter or  
other first responder4  7,b7 ,a         
circumstance referred to in subparagraph
 7,a7 is that the person was killed or  
targeted-- 7i7 while he or she was      
engaged in the performance of his or her
 official duties2  7ii7 because of the  
performance of his or her official      
duties2 or  7iii7 because of his or her 
status as a public official or employee4
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