‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the victim of an assault 
punishable under this section is a United States 
judge or a Federal law enforcement officer (as those 
terms are defined in section 115) the offender shall 
be punished by a fine under this title and— 
‘‘(A) if the assault resulted in bodily injury 
(as that term is defined in section 1365), im-
prisonment for a term of years not less than 2 
years nor more than 10 years; 
‘‘(B) if the assault resulted in substantial 
bodily injury (as that term is defined in section 
113), imprisonment for a term of years not less 
than 5 years nor more than 15 years; and 
‘‘(C) if a dangerous weapon was used or 
possessed during and in relation to the offense, 
or if the assault resulted in serious bodily injury 
(as defined in section 2119(2)), imprisonment 
for a term of years not less than 10 years nor 
more than 25 years. 
‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF PUNISHMENT.—Each pun-
ishment for criminal conduct described in this sub-
section shall be in addition to any other punishment, 
whether imposed for a conviction under this section 
or otherwise, for other criminal conduct during the 
same criminal episode.’’. 
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SEC. 5. SPECIAL PENALTIES FOR RETALIATING AGAINST A 
FEDERAL JUDGE OR FEDERAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICER BY MURDERING OR AS-
SAULTING A FAMILY MEMBER. 
Section 115 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c)(1) If an offense punishable under this section 
is committed with the intent to impede, intimidate, or 
interfere with a United States judge or a Federal law en-
forcement officer while engaged in the performance of offi-
cial duties, or with the intent to retaliate against such 
judge or officer on account of the performance of official 
duties, the offender shall be punished— 
‘‘(A) in the case of murder, attempted murder, 
conspiracy to murder, or manslaughter, as provided 
in section 1114(b); 
‘‘(B) in the case of kidnapping, attempted kid-
napping, or conspiracy to kidnap, as provided for an 
offense against a United States judge or Federal law 
enforcement officer in section 1201(a); 
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‘‘(C) in the case of an assault, as provided for 
an offense against a United States judge or Federal 
law enforcement officer in section 111; 
‘‘(D) in the case of a threat, by a fine under 
this title and imprisonment for a term of years not 
less than 2 years nor more than 10 years. 
‘‘(2) Each punishment for criminal conduct described 
in this subsection shall be in addition to any other punish-
ment, whether imposed for a conviction under this section 
or otherwise, for other criminal conduct during the same 
criminal episode.’’. 
SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON DAMAGES INCURRED DURING COM-
MISSION OF A FELONY OR CRIME OF VIO-
LENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1979 of the Revised Stat-
utes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘except that in any action’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘relief was unavailable.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘except that— 
‘‘(1) in any action brought against a judicial of-
ficer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s 
judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be grant-
ed unless a declaratory decree was violated or de-
claratory relief was unavailable; and 
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‘‘(2) in any action seeking redress for a depri-
vation that was incurred in the course of, or as a re-
sult of, or is related to, conduct by the injured party 
that, more likely than not, constituted a felony or a 
crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 
18, United States Code), including any deprivation 
in the course of arrest or apprehension for, or the 
investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of such an 
offense, a court shall not have jurisdiction to con-
sider a claim for damages other than— 
‘‘(A) for necessary out-of-pocket expendi-
tures and other monetary loss; and 
‘‘(B) if the deprivation consisted of the 
purposeful infliction of serious bodily injury (as 
defined in section 1365 of title 18, United 
States Code) by the defendant upon the injured 
party, for additional damages in an amount 
that shall not exceed $250,000.’’; and 
(2) indenting the last sentence as an undesig-
nated paragraph. 
(b) ATTORNEY’S FEES.—Section 722(b) of the Re-
vised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1988(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘except that in any action brought against a judicial offi-
cer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial 
capacity such officer shall not be held liable for any costs, 
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including attorneys fees, unless such action was clearly in 
excess of such officer’s jurisdiction.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘except that— 
‘‘(1) in any action brought against a judicial of-
ficer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s 
judicial capacity, such officer shall not be held liable 
for any costs, including attorneys fees, unless such 
action was clearly in excess of such officer’s jurisdic-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) in any action seeking redress for a depri-
vation that was incurred in the course of, or as a re-
sult of, or is related to, conduct by the injured party 
that, more likely than not, constituted a felony or a 
crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 
18, United States Code), including any deprivation 
in the course of arrest or apprehension for, or the 
investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of, such 
an offense, the court may not allow such party to re-
cover attorney’s fees.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This section and the amendments 
made by this section shall apply to cases pending on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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