I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2663 
To prohibit law enforcement officers from using chemical weapons on minors 
in the course of policing activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2021 
Mr. MORELLE (for himself, Mr. JEFFRIES, and Ms. BASS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit law enforcement officers from using chemical 
weapons on minors in the course of policing activities, 
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 ‘‘Protecting Children 
from Chemical Weapons Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 
USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS. 
(a) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—No 
Federal law enforcement officer may use a chemical weap-
on on an individual that the officer knows or has reason 
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to believe is a minor in the course of policing activities 
in the United States. 
(b) STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS.—Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after 
the date of enactment of this Act, in order to be eligible 
to receive funds under subpart 1 of part E of title 1 of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) and part Q of title I of such 
Act (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.), a State or unit of local 
government shall have in place a law or policy, and be 
in substantial compliance with such law or policy, prohib-
iting law enforcement officers in that jurisdiction from 
using a chemical weapon on an individual that the officer 
knows or has reason to believe is a minor in the course 
of policing activities. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘chemical weapon’’ means the fol-
lowing, together or separately: 
(A) A toxic chemical and its precursors, 
and includes oleoresin capsicum spray. 
(B) A munition or device, specifically de-
signed to cause death or other harm through 
toxic properties of those toxic chemicals speci-
fied in subparagraph (A), which would be re-
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leased as a result of the employment of such 
munition or device. 
(C) Any equipment specifically designed 
for use directly in connection with the employ-
ment of munitions or devices specified in para-
graph (2). 
(2) The term ‘‘law enforcement officer’’ means 
any officer of the United States, a State, or unit of 
local government, who is empowered by law to con-
duct investigations of, or make arrests because of, 
offenses against the United States, the District of 
Columbia, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
State, and includes a member of the Armed Forces 
(including any reserve component) under orders to 
act in a policing capacity in the United States. 
(3) The terms ‘‘precursor’’ and ‘‘toxic chem-
ical’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 
229F of title 18, United States Code. 
(4) The terms ‘‘State’’ and ‘‘unit of local gov-
ernment’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 901 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). 
(5) The term ‘‘minor’’ means an individual who 
is younger than 18 years of age. 
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