‘‘(C) a federally funded public safety offi-
cer while that officer is engaged in official du-
ties, or on account of the performance of offi-
cial duties; or 
‘‘(2) commit, or attempt to or conspire to com-
mit, murder (within the meaning of section 1111(a)) 
or manslaughter (within the meaning of section 
1112(a)) against a former United States judge, Fed-
eral law enforcement officer, or federally funded 
public safety officer on account of the past perform-
ance of official duties. 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—Any person that violates subsection 
(b) shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not 
less than 10 years or for life, or, if death results, shall 
be sentenced to not less than 30 years and not more than 
life, or may be punished by death.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1123. Killing of law enforcement officers.’’. 
(b) ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.— 
(1) OFFENSE.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘§ 120. Assaults of law enforcement officers 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘feder-
ally funded State or local law enforcement officer’ means 
an individual involved in crime and juvenile delinquency 
control or reduction, or enforcement of the laws (including 
a police, corrections, probation, or parole officer) who 
works for a public agency (that receives Federal financial 
assistance) of a State of the United States or the District 
of Columbia. 
‘‘(b) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful to assault a fed-
erally funded State or local law enforcement officer while 
engaged in or on account of the performance of official 
duties, or assaults any person who formerly served as a 
federally funded State or local law enforcement officer on 
account of the performance of such person’s official duties 
during such service, or because of the actual or perceived 
status of the person as a federally funded State or local 
law enforcement officer. 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—Any person that violates subsection 
(b) shall be subject to a fine under this title and— 
‘‘(1) if the assault resulted in bodily injury (as 
defined in section 1365), shall be imprisoned not less 
than 2 years and not more than 10 years; 
‘‘(2) if the assault resulted in substantial bodily 
injury (as defined in section 113), shall be impris-
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oned not less than 5 years and not more than 20 
years; 
‘‘(3) if the assault resulted in serious bodily in-
jury (as defined in section 1365), shall be impris-
oned for not less than 10 years; 
‘‘(4) if a deadly or dangerous weapon was used 
during and in relation to the assault, shall be im-
prisoned for not less than 20 years; and 
‘‘(5) shall be imprisoned for not more than 1 
year in any other case. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No prosecution of any of-
fense described in this section may be undertaken by 
the United States, except under the certification in 
writing of the Attorney General, or a designee, 
that— 
‘‘(A) the State does not have jurisdiction; 
‘‘(B) the State has requested that the Fed-
eral Government assume jurisdiction; 
‘‘(C) the verdict or sentence obtained pur-
suant to State charges left demonstratively 
unvindicated the Federal interest in eradicating 
bias-motivated violence; or 
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‘‘(D) a prosecution by the United States is 
in the public interest and necessary to secure 
substantial justice. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to limit the au-
thority of Federal officers, or a Federal grand jury, 
to investigate possible violations of this section. 
‘‘(e) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) OFFENSES NOT RESULTING IN DEATH.— 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall 
be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense 
under this section unless the indictment for such of-
fense is found, or the information for such offense 
is instituted, not later than 7 years after the date 
on which the offense was committed. 
‘‘(2) OFFENSES RESULTING IN DEATH.—An in-
dictment or information alleging that an offense 
under this section resulted in death may be found or 
instituted at any time without limitation.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘120. Assualts of law enforcement officers.’’. 
(c) FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION FOR KILLING 
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.— 
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(1) OFFENSE.—Chapter 49 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 1075. Flight to avoid prosecution for killing law 
enforcement officials 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful for any person 
to move or travel in interstate or foreign commerce with 
intent to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement 
after conviction, under the laws of the place from which 
the person flees or under section 1114 or 1123, for a crime 
consisting of the killing, an attempted killing, or a con-
spiracy to kill a Federal judge or Federal law enforcement 
officer (as those terms are defined in section 115), or a 
federally funded public safety officer (as that term is de-
fined in section 1123). 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Any person that violates subsection 
(a) shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not 
less than 10 years, in addition to any other term of impris-
onment for any other offense relating to the conduct de-
scribed in subsection (a).’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 49 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1075. Flight to avoid prosecution for killing law enforcement officials.’’. 
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SEC. 3. SPECIFIC AGGRAVATING FACTOR FOR FEDERAL 
DEATH PENALTY KILLING OF LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICER. 
(a) AGGRAVATING FACTORS FOR HOMICIDE.—Sec-
tion 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: 
‘‘(17) KILLING OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CER, PROSECUTOR, JUDGE, OR FIRST RESPONDER.— 
The defendant killed or attempted to kill a person 
who is authorized by law— 
‘‘(A) to engage in or supervise the preven-
tion, detention, or investigation of any criminal 
violation of law; 
‘‘(B) to arrest, prosecute, or adjudicate an 
individual for any criminal violation of law; or 
‘‘(C) to be a firefighter or other first re-
sponder.’’. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL HABEAS RELIEF FOR 
MURDERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
(a) JUSTICE
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
AND THEIR FAMILIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2254 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) For an application for a writ of habeas corpus 
on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment 
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of a State court for a crime that involved the killing of 
a public safety officer (as that term is defined in section 
1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)) or judge, while 
the public safety officer or judge was engaged in the per-
formance of official duties, or on account of the perform-
ance of official duties by or status as a public safety officer 
or judge of the public safety officer or judge— 
‘‘(A) the application shall be subject to the time 
limitations and other requirements under sections 
2263, 2264, and 2266; and 
‘‘(B) the court shall not consider claims relating 
to sentencing that were adjudicated in a State court. 
‘‘(2) Sections 2251, 2262, and 2101 are the exclusive 
sources of authority for Federal courts to stay a sentence 
of death entered by a State court in a case described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) RULES.—Rule 11 of the Rules Governing 
Section 2254 Cases in the United States District 
Courts is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Rule 60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil 
Procedure shall not apply to a proceeding under 
these rules in a case that is described in section 
2254(j) of title 28, United States Code.’’. 
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(3) FINALITY
OF
DETERMINATION.—Section 
2244(b)(3)(E) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the subject of a petition’’ and 
all that follows and inserting: ‘‘reheard in the court 
of appeals or reviewed by writ of certiorari.’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—This paragraph and the 
amendments made by this paragraph shall 
apply to any case pending on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(B) TIME LIMITS.—In a case pending on 
the date of enactment of this Act, if the amend-
ments made by this paragraph impose a time 
limit for taking certain action, the period of 
which began before the date of enactment of 
this Act, the period of such time limit shall 
begin on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—The amendments made 
by this paragraph shall not bar consideration 
under section 2266(b)(3)(B) of title 28, United 
States Code, of an amendment to an application 
for a writ of habeas corpus that is pending on 
the date of enactment of this Act, if the amend-
ment to the petition was adjudicated by the 
court prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. SELF-DEFENSE RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 203 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3053 
the following: 
‘‘§ 3054. Authority of law enforcement officers to 
carry firearms 
‘‘Any sworn officer, agent, or employee of the United 
States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof, who is 
authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
law, or to supervise or secure the safety of incarcerated 
inmates, may carry firearms if authorized by law to do 
so. Such authority to carry firearms, with respect to the 
lawful performance of the official duties of a sworn officer, 
agent, or employee of a State or a political subdivision 
thereof, shall include possession incident to depositing a 
firearm within a secure firearms storage area for use by 
all persons who are authorized to carry a firearm within 
any building or structure classified as a Federal facility 
or Federal court facility, as those terms are defined under 
section 930, and any grounds appurtenant to such a facil-
ity.’’. 
(b) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI-
FIED
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS.—Section 
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926B(e)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘any magazine and’’ after ‘‘includes’’. 
(c) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI-
FIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—Section 
926C(e)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘any magazine and’’ after ‘‘includes’’. 
(d) SCHOOL ZONES.—Section 922(q)(2)(B)(vi) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 
926B(c))’’ before the semicolon. 
(e) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall promulgate regulations allowing persons de-
scribed in section 3054 of title 18, United States Code, 
to possess firearms in a manner described by that section. 
With respect to Federal justices, judges, bankruptcy 
judges, and magistrate judges, such regulations shall be 
prescribed after consultation with the Judicial Conference 
of the United States. 
(f) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 
chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 3053 the 
following: 
‘‘3054. Authority of law enforcement officers to carry firearms.’’. 
(g) FURTHER AMENDMENT.—Section 930 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the possession of a firearm or ammunition 
in a Facility Security Level I or II civilian public ac-
cess facility by a qualified law enforcement officer 
(as defined in section 926B(c)) or a qualified retired 
law enforcement officer (as defined in section 
926C(c)).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Facility Security Level’ means 
a security risk assessment level assigned to a Fed-
eral facility by the security agency of the facility in 
accordance with the biannually issued Interagency 
Security Committee Standard. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘civilian public access facility’ 
means a facility open to the general public.’’. 
Æ 
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