United States, Guam, American Samoa, the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
any territory or possession of the United States, 
and Indian tribe, or a unit of local government 
of that entity; or 
‘‘(B) the officer was at the time of the of-
fense, engaged in carrying out a program au-
thorized by Federal law or regulation that is ex-
ecuted in whole or in part by non-Federal pub-
lic safety officers; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘public safety officer’ means an 
individual serving a public agency in an official ca-
pacity, as a judicial officer, as a law enforcement of-
ficer, as a firefighter, as a chaplain, or as a member 
of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘judicial officer’ means a judge or 
other officer or employee of a court, including pros-
ecutors, court security, pretrial services officers, 
court reporters, and corrections, probation, and pa-
role officers; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘firefighter’ includes an individual 
serving as an official recognized or designated mem-
ber of a legally organized volunteer fire department 
and an officially recognized or designated public em-
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ployee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; 
and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means 
an individual, with arrest powers, involved in crime 
and juvenile delinquency control or reduction, or en-
forcement of the laws.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1123. Killing of federally funded or Federal program public safety officers.’’. 
SEC. 4. FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION FOR KILLING FED-
ERALLY FUNDED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS. 
(a) FLIGHT.—Chapter 49 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1075. Flight to avoid prosecution for killing feder-
ally funded public safety officers 
‘‘Whoever moves or travels in interstate or foreign 
commerce with intent to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
from which he flees or under section 1114 or 1123, for 
a crime consisting of the killing, an attempted killing, or 
a conspiracy to kill, an individual involved in crime and 
juvenile delinquency control or reduction, or enforcement 
of the laws or for a crime punishable by section 1114 or 
1123, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned, in 
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addition to any other imprisonment for the underlying of-
fense, for any term of years not less than 10.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 49 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1075. Flight to avoid prosecution for killing peace officers.’’. 
Æ 
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