thal force or lethal force by a Federal law enforcement 
officer was justified if— 
‘‘(1) the use of use of such force by the officer 
was inconsistent with section 2 of the Police Exer-
cising Absolute Care with Everyone Act of 2022; or 
‘‘(2) the actions of the officer, leading up to 
and at the time of the use of the force, contributed 
to the necessity of the use of such force.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1122 the following: 
‘‘1123. Limitation on justification defense for Federal law enforcement offi-
cers.’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS UNDER 
THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE AS-
SISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—A State or unit of local govern-
ment, other than an Indian Tribe, may not receive funds 
that the State or unit of local government would otherwise 
receive under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10151 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Edward Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program’’) for any fis-
cal year in which the State or unit of local government 
does not have in effect a law, with respect to the use of 
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force by law enforcement officers of the State or unit of 
local government, that is consistent with section 2 of this 
Act and section 1123 of title 18, United States Code, as 
determined by the Attorney General. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENT.—If funds described 
in subsection (a) are withheld from a State or unit of local 
government pursuant to that subsection and the State or 
unit of local government subsequently enacts or puts in 
place a law described in that subsection and demonstrates 
substantial efforts to enforce such law, the State or unit 
of local government shall be eligible, in the fiscal year after 
the fiscal year during which the State or unit of local gov-
ernment demonstrates such substantial efforts, to receive 
the total amount that the State or unit of local govern-
ment would have received during each fiscal year for which 
funds were withheld, not to exceed the total that such 
State or unit of local government would have received for 
a 5-year period. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 
consultation with impacted individuals, communities, and 
organizations, including representatives of civil and 
human rights organizations, individuals against whom a 
law enforcement officer used force, and representatives of 
law enforcement associations, shall make guidance avail-
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able to States and units of local government on the criteria 
that the Attorney General will use in determining whether 
the State or unit of local government has in place a law 
described in subsection (a). 
(d) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply to the 
first fiscal year that begins on or after the date that is 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
to each fiscal year thereafter. 
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