I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 660 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, 
witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. GOHMERT, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Over-
sight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, 
prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family mem-
bers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Court Security Im-
provement Act of 2007’’. 
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TITLE I—JUDICIAL SECURITY 
IMPROVEMENTS AND FUNDING 
SEC. 101. JUDICIAL BRANCH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ENSURING CONSULTATION WITH THE JUDICI-
ARY.—Section 566 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The Director of the United States Marshals 
Service shall consult with the Judicial Conference of the 
United States on a continuing basis regarding the security 
requirements for the judicial branch of the United States 
Government, to ensure that the views of the Judicial Con-
ference regarding the security requirements for the judi-
cial branch of the Federal Government are taken into ac-
count when determining staffing levels, setting priorities 
for programs regarding judicial security, and allocating ju-
dicial security resources. In this paragraph, the term ‘judi-
cial security’ includes the security of buildings housing the 
judiciary, the personal security of judicial officers, the as-
sessment of threats made to judicial officers, and the pro-
tection of all other judicial personnel. The United States 
Marshals Service retains final authority regarding security 
requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 331 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘The Judicial Conference shall consult with the Di-
rector of United States Marshals Service on a continuing 
basis regarding the security requirements for the judicial 
branch of the United States Government, to ensure that 
the views of the Judicial Conference regarding the security 
requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment are taken into account when determining staffing 
levels, setting priorities for programs regarding judicial se-
curity, and allocating judicial security resources. In this 
paragraph, the term ‘judicial security’ includes the secu-
rity of buildings housing the judiciary, the personal secu-
rity of judicial officers, the assessment of threats made 
to judicial officers, and the protection of all other judicial 
personnel. The United States Marshals Service retains 
final authority regarding security requirements for the ju-
dicial branch of the Federal Government.’’. 
SEC. 102. PROTECTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS. 
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘that indi-
vidual’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or a 
family member of that individual’’ after ‘‘the re-
port’’. 
SEC. 103. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 105(b)(3) 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2005’’ each place that term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—Section 105(b)(3)(C) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App) 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the nature or type of information re-
dacted; 
‘‘(v) what steps or procedures are in place to 
ensure that sufficient information is available to liti-
gants to determine if there is a conflict of interest; 
‘‘(vi) principles used to guide implementation of 
redaction authority; and 
‘‘(vii) any public complaints received in regards 
to redaction.’’. 
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SEC. 104. PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES TAX COURT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 566(a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the Court of 
International Trade’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Court of Inter-
national Trade, and any other court, as provided by law’’. 
(b) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.—Section 7456(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to incidental 
powers of the Tax Court) is amended in the matter fol-
lowing paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end, 
and inserting ‘‘and may otherwise provide for the security 
of the Tax Court, including the personal protection of Tax 
Court judges, court officers, witnesses, and other threat-
ened person in the interests of justice, where criminal in-
timidation impedes on the functioning of the judicial proc-
ess or any other official proceeding.’’. 
SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR UNITED STATES MAR-
SHALS SERVICE TO PROTECT THE JUDICI-
ARY. 
In addition to any other amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for the United States Marshals Service, 
there are authorized to be appropriated for the United 
States Marshals Service to protect the judiciary, 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 
for— 
(1) hiring entry-level deputy marshals for pro-
viding judicial security; 
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(2) hiring senior-level deputy marshals for in-
vestigating threats to the judiciary and providing 
protective details to members of the judiciary and 
assistant United States attorneys; and 
(3) for the Office of Protective Intelligence, for 
hiring senior-level deputy marshals, hiring program 
analysts, and providing secure computer systems. 
TITLE II—CRIMINAL LAW EN-
HANCEMENTS 
TO 
PROTECT 
JUDGES, FAMILY MEMBERS, 
AND WITNESSES 
SEC. 201. PROTECTIONS AGAINST MALICIOUS RECORDING 
OF FICTITIOUS LIENS AGAINST FEDERAL 
JUDGES AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1521. RETALIATING AGAINST A FEDERAL JUDGE OR 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BY 
FALSE CLAIM OR SLANDER OF TITLE. 
‘‘Whoever files, attempts to file, or conspires to file, 
in any public record or in any private record which is gen-
erally available to the public, any false lien or encum-
brance against the real or personal property of an indi-
vidual described in section 1114, on account of the per-
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formance of official duties by that individual, knowing or 
having reason to know that such lien or encumbrance is 
false or contains any materially false, fictitious, or fraudu-
lent statement or representation, shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1521. Retaliating against a Federal judge or Federal law enforcement officer 
by false claim or slander of title.’’. 
SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING CER-
TAIN OFFICIAL DUTIES. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 118. Protection of individuals performing certain 
official duties 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly makes re-
stricted personal information about a covered official, or 
a member of the immediate family of that covered official, 
publicly available— 
‘‘(1) with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or 
incite the commission of a crime of violence against 
that covered official, or a member of the immediate 
family of that covered official; or 
‘‘(2) with the intent and knowledge that the re-
stricted personal information will be used to threat-
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en, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a 
crime of violence against that covered official, or a 
member of the immediate family of that covered offi-
cial, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘restricted personal information’ 
means, with respect to an individual, the Social Se-
curity number, the home address, home phone num-
ber, mobile phone number, personal email, or home 
fax number of, and identifiable to, that individual; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered official’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual designated in section 
1114; or 
‘‘(B) a grand or petit juror, witness, or 
other officer in or of, any court of the United 
States, or an officer who may be serving at any 
examination or other proceeding before any 
United States magistrate judge or other com-
mitting magistrate; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘crime of violence’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 16; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘immediate family’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 115(c)(2).’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘118. Protection of individuals performing certain official duties.’’. 
SEC. 203. PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS 
WEAPONS IN FEDERAL COURT FACILITIES. 
Section 930(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or other dangerous weapon’’ after 
‘‘firearm’’. 
SEC. 204. CLARIFICATION OF VENUE FOR RETALIATION 
AGAINST A WITNESS. 
Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) A prosecution under this section may be brought 
in the district in which the official proceeding (whether 
pending, about to be instituted, or completed) was in-
tended to be affected, or in which the conduct constituting 
the alleged offense occurred.’’. 
SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS, 
VICTIM, OR AN INFORMANT OFFENSE. 
(a) CHANGES IN PENALTIES.—Section 1512 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) so that subparagraph (A) of subsection 
(a)(3) reads as follows: 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a killing, the punishment 
provided in sections 1111 and 1112;’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in the matter following clause (ii) of 
subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘20 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘30 years’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘10 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘ten years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20 years’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘one year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
SEC. 206. MODIFICATION OF RETALIATION OFFENSE. 
Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)— 
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘proba-
tion’’; and 
(B) by striking the comma which imme-
diately follows another comma; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘20 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by inserting a comma after ‘‘proba-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by striking the comma which im-
mediately follows another comma; and 
(B) in the matter following paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 
years’’; and 
(4) by redesignating the second subsection (e) 
as subsection (f). 
SEC. 207. GENERAL MODIFICATIONS OF FEDERAL MURDER 
CRIME AND RELATED CRIMES. 
Section 1112(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 
years’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘six years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 
years’’. 
TITLE III—PROTECTING STATE 
AND LOCAL JUDGES AND RE-
LATED GRANT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. GRANTS TO STATES TO PROTECT WITNESSES AND 
VICTIMS OF CRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31702 of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13862) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) by a State, unit of local government, or In-
dian tribe to create and expand witness and victim 
protection programs to prevent threats, intimidation, 
and retaliation against victims of, and witnesses to, 
violent crimes.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
31707 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 31707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 
2010 to carry out this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 302. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE COURTS FOR CERTAIN 
FEDERAL GRANTS. 
(a) CORRECTIONAL OPTIONS GRANTS.—Section 515 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3762a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) grants to State courts to improve security 
for State and local court systems.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the pe-
riod the following: 
‘‘Priority shall be given to State court applicants under 
subsection (a)(4) that have the greatest demonstrated 
need to provide security in order to administer justice.’’. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 516(a) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3762b) is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘80’’ and inserting ‘‘70’’; 
(2) striking ‘‘and 10’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
(3) inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, 
and 10 percent for section 515(a)(4)’’. 
(c) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CONSIDER 
COURTS.—The Attorney General may require, as appro-
priate, that whenever a State or unit of local government 
or Indian tribe applies for a grant from the Department 
of Justice, the State, unit, or tribe demonstrate that, in 
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developing the application and distributing funds, the 
State, unit, or tribe— 
(1) considered the needs of the judicial branch 
of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be; 
(2) consulted with the chief judicial officer of 
the highest court of the State, unit, or tribe, as the 
case may be; and 
(3) consulted with the chief law enforcement of-
ficer of the law enforcement agency responsible for 
the security needs of the judicial branch of the 
State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be. 
(d) ARMOR VESTS.—Section 2501 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796ll) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and State 
and local court officers’’ after ‘‘tribal law enforce-
ment officers’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘State or 
local court,’’ after ‘‘government,’’. 
TITLE IV—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS 
SEC. 401. REPORT ON SECURITY OF FEDERAL PROSECU-
TORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
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submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the security of assistant United 
States attorneys and other Federal attorneys arising from 
the prosecution of terrorists, violent criminal gangs, drug 
traffickers, gun traffickers, white supremacists, those who 
commit fraud and other white-collar offenses, and other 
criminal cases. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall describe each of the following: 
(1) The number and nature of threats and as-
saults against attorneys handling prosecutions de-
scribed in subsection (a) and the reporting require-
ments and methods. 
(2) The security measures that are in place to 
protect the attorneys who are handling prosecutions 
described in subsection (a), including threat assess-
ments, response procedures, availability of security 
systems and other devices, firearms licensing (depu-
tations), and other measures designed to protect the 
attorneys and their families. 
(3) The firearms deputation policies of the De-
partment of Justice, including the number of attor-
neys deputized and the time between receipt of 
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threat and completion of the deputation and training 
process. 
(4) For each requirement, measure, or policy 
described in paragraphs (1) through (3), when the 
requirement, measure, or policy was developed and 
who was responsible for developing and imple-
menting the requirement, measure, or policy . 
(5) The programs that are made available to 
the attorneys for personal security training, includ-
ing training relating to limitations on public infor-
mation disclosure, basic home security, firearms 
handling and safety, family safety, mail handling, 
counter-surveillance, and self-defense tactics. 
(6) The measures that are taken to provide at-
torneys handling prosecutions described in sub-
section (a) with secure parking facilities, and how 
priorities for such facilities are established— 
(A) among Federal employees within the 
facility; 
(B) among Department of Justice employ-
ees within the facility; and 
(C) among attorneys within the facility. 
(7) The frequency attorneys handling prosecu-
tions described in subsection (a) are called upon to 
work beyond standard work hours and the security 
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measures provided to protect attorneys at such times 
during travel between office and available parking 
facilities. 
(8) With respect to attorneys who are licensed 
under State laws to carry firearms, the policy of the 
Department of Justice as to— 
(A) carrying the firearm between available 
parking and office buildings; 
(B) securing the weapon at the office 
buildings; and 
(C) equipment and training provided to fa-
cilitate safe storage at Department of Justice 
facilities. 
(9) The offices in the Department of Justice 
that are responsible for ensuring the security of at-
torneys handling prosecutions described in sub-
section (a), the organization and staffing of the of-
fices, and the manner in which the offices coordinate 
with offices in specific districts. 
(10) The role, if any, that the United States 
Marshals Service or any other Department of Jus-
tice component plays in protecting, or providing se-
curity services or training for, attorneys handling 
prosecutions described in subsection (a). 
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TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. EXPANDED PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE 
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 995 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) The Commission may— 
‘‘(1) use available funds to enter into contracts 
for the acquisition of severable services for a period 
that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends in the next fis-
cal year, to the same extent as executive agencies 
may enter into such contracts under the authority of 
section 303L of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l); 
‘‘(2) enter into multi-year contracts for the ac-
quisition of property or services to the same extent 
as executive agencies may enter into such contracts 
under the authority of section 304B of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
(41 U.S.C. 254c); and 
‘‘(3) make advance, partial, progress, or other 
payments under contracts for property or services to 
the same extent as executive agencies may make 
such payments under the authority of section 305 of 
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the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 255).’’. 
(b) SUNSET.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall cease to have force and effect on September 30, 
2010. 
SEC. 502. BANKRUPTCY, MAGISTRATE, AND TERRITORIAL 
JUDGES LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘hold 
office during good behavior,’’ the following: ‘‘bankruptcy 
judges appointed under section 152 of this title, mag-
istrate judges appointed under section 631 of this title, 
and territorial district court judges appointed under sec-
tion 24 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424b), 
section 1(b) of the Act of November 8, 1877 (48 U.S.C. 
1821), or section 24(a) of the Revised Organic Act of the 
Virgin Islands (48 U.S.C. 1614(a)),’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any payment 
made on or after the first day of the first applicable pay 
period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 503. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES. 
Section 296 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end of the second undesig-
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nated paragraph the following new sentence: ‘‘However, 
a judge who has retired from regular active service under 
section 371(b) of this title, when designated and assigned 
to the court to which such judge was appointed, shall have 
all the powers of a judge of that court, including participa-
tion in appointment of court officers and magistrates, 
rulemaking, governance, and administrative matters.’’. 
SEC. 504. SENIOR JUDGE PARTICIPATION IN THE SELEC-
TION OF MAGISTRATES. 
Section 631(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Northern Mariana Islands’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Northern Mariana Islands 
(including any judge in regular active service and any 
judge who has retired from regular active service under 
section 371(b) of this title, when designated and assigned 
to the court to which such judge was appointed)’’. 
SEC. 505. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ETHICS IN GOVERN-
MENT ACT. 
Section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’. 
Æ 
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