I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 484 
To establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force within the 
Department of Justice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GENE GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WYNN, 
Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. PALLONE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task 
Force within the Department of Justice, 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 ‘‘Probation and Parole 
Officer Safety Task Force Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is established within the Department of Justice 
a task force to be known as the ‘‘Probation and Parole
Officer Safety Task Force’’ (in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘Task Force’’). 
SEC. 3. DUTIES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Task Force shall study Federal and 
State policies and practices as they affect the personal 
safety of probation and parole officers during the execu-
tion of their duties and recommend guidelines for the safe-
ty training of probation and parole officers, the use of 
force by probation and parole officers in the execution of 
their duties, and equipment standards for probation and 
parole officers, including whether to arm such officers. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
on which all members of the Task Force have been ap-
pointed pursuant to section 4, the Task Force shall submit 
to the Attorney General and to Congress a report con-
taining the results of the study and the recommended 
guidelines under subsection (a), along with any other in-
formation and recommendations that the Task Force con-
siders relevant to the personal safety of probation and pa-
role officers. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The membership of the Task 
Force shall be composed of 9 individuals appointed by the 
Attorney General, in consultation with the Committee on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the Task 
Force shall have knowledge of Federal and State policies 
and practices relating to the personal safety of probation 
and parole officers and shall include— 
(1) individuals with experience as a probation 
officer or other related official; 
(2) individuals with experience as a parole offi-
cer or other related official; and 
(3) representation from both urban and rural 
areas. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The members of 
the Task Force shall be appointed not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Task 
Force shall be appointed by the Attorney General not later 
than 30 days after the date on which all of the members 
of the Task Force have been appointed. 
(e) COMPENSATION.—The members of the Task 
Force shall receive no compensation for their service on 
the Task Force. 
(f) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the task 
force shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 
5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—Upon the request 
of the Task Force, the head of any Federal agency shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, provide to the Task 
Force such advice and assistance, with or without reim-
bursement, as is appropriate to assist the Task Force in 
carrying out its duties. 
SEC. 5. TERMINATION. 
The Task Force shall terminate on the date on which 
the Task Force submits its report under section 3(b). 
SEC. 6. VIOLENCE AGAINST PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFI-
CER STATISTICS. 
Beginning after the date on which the Task Force 
terminates under section 5, the Director of the Bureau 
of Justice Statistics of the Department of Justice shall 
carry out, for each calendar year, a comprehensive statis-
tical review of the incidence and effects of violence per-
petrated against Federal and State probation and parole 
officers and submit a report containing the results of the 
review to the Attorney General. 
Æ