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.’’. 
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; 
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‘‘(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 
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 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 performance 
of official duties, or on account of the performance of offi-
cial 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 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
(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-
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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. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES 
FOR INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN FELONIES OR 
CRIMES OF VIOLENCE. 
(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 the judicial ca-
pacity of that officer, injunctive relief shall not be 
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granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or 
declaratory relief was unavailable; and 
‘‘(2) in any action seeking redress for any dep-
rivation that was incurred in the course of, or as a 
result of, or is related to, conduct by the injured 
party that, more likely than not, constituted a felony 
or a crime of violence (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 16 of title 18, United States Code) (including 
any deprivation in the course of arrest or apprehen-
sion for, or the investigation, prosecution, or adju-
dication of, such an offense), a court may not award 
damages other than for necessary out-of-pocket ex-
penditures and other monetary loss.’’; 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’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘except that— 
‘‘(1) in any action brought against a judicial of-
ficer for an act or omission taken in the judicial ca-
pacity of that officer, such officer shall not be held 
liable for any costs, including attorneys fees, unless 
such action was clearly in excess of the jurisdiction 
of that officer; and 
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‘‘(2) in any action seeking redress for any dep-
rivation that was incurred in the course of, or as a 
result of, or is related to, conduct by the injured 
party that, more likely than not, constituted a felony 
or a crime of violence (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 16 of title 18, United States Code) (including 
any deprivation in the course of arrest or apprehen-
sion for, or the investigation, prosecution, or adju-
dication of, such an offense), the court may not 
allow such party to recover attorney’s fees.’’. 
SEC. 6. 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, 
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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 
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) 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. 
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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.’’. 
SEC. 7. IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE COMMU-
NITIES THEY SERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022, the Attorney General using covered 
amounts shall, using such amounts as are necessary not 
to exceed $20,000,000, award grants to State, local, or 
tribal law enforcement agencies and appropriate non-
governmental organizations to— 
(1) promote trust and ensure legitimacy among 
law enforcement agencies and the communities they 
serve through procedural reforms, transparency, and 
accountability; 
(2) develop comprehensive and responsive poli-
cies on key topics relevant to the relationship be-
tween law enforcement agencies and the commu-
nities they serve; 
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(3) balance the embrace of technology and dig-
ital communications with local needs, privacy, as-
sessments, and monitoring; 
(4) encourage the implementation of policies 
that support community-based partnerships in the 
reduction of crime; 
(5) emphasize the importance of high quality 
and effective training and education through part-
nerships with local and national training facilities; 
and 
(6) endorse practices that support officer 
wellness and safety through the re-evaluation of offi-
cer shift hours, including data collection and anal-
ysis. 
(b) COVERED AMOUNTS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered amounts’’ means— 
(1) any unobligated balances made available 
under the heading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRA-
TION’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE’’ in an appropriations Act in a fiscal year; 
(2) any amounts made available for an ‘‘Ed-
ward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation 
program’’ under the heading ‘‘STATE AND LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE’’ under the heading 
‘‘OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under the 
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heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in an ap-
propriations Act in a fiscal year; or 
(3) any combination of amounts described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2). 
Æ 
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