IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 660 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 11, 2007 
Received 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, 
prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family mem-
bers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Court Security Im-
provement Act of 2007’’. 
TITLE I—JUDICIAL SECURITY 
IMPROVEMENTS AND FUNDING 
SEC. 101. JUDICIAL BRANCH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ENSURING CONSULTATION WITH THE JUDICI-
ARY.—Section 566 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The Director of the United States Marshals 
Service shall consult with the Judicial Conference of the 
United States on a continuing basis regarding the security 
requirements for the judicial branch of the United States 
Government, to ensure that the views of the Judicial Con-
ference regarding the security requirements for the judi-
cial branch of the Federal Government are taken into ac-
count when determining staffing levels, setting priorities 
for programs regarding judicial security, and allocating ju-
dicial security resources. In this paragraph, the term ‘judi-
cial security’ includes the security of buildings housing the 
judiciary, the personal security of judicial officers, the as-
sessment of threats made to judicial officers, and the pro-
tection of all other judicial personnel. The United States 
Marshals Service retains final authority regarding security 
requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 331 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘The Judicial Conference shall consult with the Di-
rector of United States Marshals Service on a continuing 
basis regarding the security requirements for the judicial 
branch of the United States Government, to ensure that 
the views of the Judicial Conference regarding the security 
requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment are taken into account when determining staffing 
levels, setting priorities for programs regarding judicial se-
curity, and allocating judicial security resources. In this 
paragraph, the term ‘judicial security’ includes the secu-
rity of buildings housing the judiciary, the personal secu-
rity of judicial officers, the assessment of threats made 
to judicial officers, and the protection of all other judicial 
personnel. The United States Marshals Service retains 
final authority regarding security requirements for the ju-
dicial branch of the Federal Government.’’. 
SEC. 102. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 
Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (E). 
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by the chief judge of the Tax Court, for the security of 
the Tax Court, including the personal protection of Tax 
Court judges, court officers, witnesses, and other threat-
ened persons in the interests of justice, where criminal in-
timidation impedes on the functioning of the judicial proc-
ess or any other official proceeding.’’. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—The United States Tax Court 
shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service for 
protection provided under the amendments made by this 
section. 
TITLE II—CRIMINAL LAW EN-
HANCEMENTS 
TO 
PROTECT 
JUDGES, FAMILY MEMBERS, 
AND WITNESSES 
SEC. 201. PROTECTIONS AGAINST MALICIOUS RECORDING 
OF FICTITIOUS LIENS AGAINST FEDERAL 
JUDGES AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 1521. Retaliating against a Federal judge or Fed-
eral law enforcement officer by false 
claim or slander of title 
‘‘Whoever files, attempts to file, or conspires to file, 
in any public record or in any private record which is gen-
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erally available to the public, any false lien or encum-
brance against the real or personal property of an indi-
vidual described in section 1114, on account of the per-
formance of official duties by that individual, knowing or 
having reason to know that such lien or encumbrance is 
false or contains any materially false, fictitious, or fraudu-
lent statement or representation, shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1521. Retaliating against a Federal judge or Federal law enforcement officer 
by false claim or slander of title.’’. 
SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING CER-
TAIN OFFICIAL DUTIES. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 119. Protection of individuals performing certain 
official duties 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly makes re-
stricted personal information about a covered official, or 
a member of the immediate family of that covered official, 
publicly available— 
‘‘(1) with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or 
incite the commission of a crime of violence against 
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that covered official, or a member of the immediate 
family of that covered official; or 
‘‘(2) with the intent and knowledge that the re-
stricted personal information will be used to threat-
en, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a 
crime of violence against that covered official, or a 
member of the immediate family of that covered offi-
cial, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘restricted personal information’ 
means, with respect to an individual, the Social Se-
curity number, the home address, home phone num-
ber, mobile phone number, personal email, or home 
fax number of, and identifiable to, that individual; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered official’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual designated in section 
1114; 
‘‘(B) a grand or petit juror, witness, or 
other officer in or of, any court of the United 
States, or an officer who may be serving at any 
examination or other proceeding before any 
United States magistrate judge or other com-
mitting magistrate; 
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‘‘(C) a public safety officer (as that term 
is defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) 
who is employed by a public agency that re-
ceives Federal financial assistance; and 
‘‘(D) a paid informant or any witness in a 
Federal criminal investigation or prosecution or 
in a State criminal investigation or prosecution 
of an offense that is in or affects interstate or 
foreign commerce; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘crime of violence’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 16; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘immediate family’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 115(c)(2).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘119. Protection of individuals performing certain official duties.’’. 
SEC. 203. PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS 
WEAPONS IN FEDERAL COURT FACILITIES. 
Section 930(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or other dangerous weapon’’ after 
‘‘firearm’’. 
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SEC. 204. CLARIFICATION OF VENUE FOR RETALIATION 
AGAINST A WITNESS. 
Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) A prosecution under this section may be brought 
in the district in which the official proceeding (whether 
pending, about to be instituted, or completed) was in-
tended to be affected, or in which the conduct constituting 
the alleged offense occurred.’’. 
SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS, 
VICTIM, OR AN INFORMANT OFFENSE. 
(a) CHANGES IN PENALTIES.—Section 1512 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) so that subparagraph (A) of subsection 
(a)(3) reads as follows: 
‘‘(A) in the case of a killing, the punishment 
provided in sections 1111 and 1112;’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in the matter following clause (ii) of 
subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘20 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘30 years’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘10 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘ten years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20 years’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘one year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
SEC. 206. MODIFICATION OF RETALIATION OFFENSE. 
Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)— 
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘proba-
tion’’; and 
(B) by striking the comma which imme-
diately follows another comma; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘20 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting a comma after ‘‘proba-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by striking the comma which im-
mediately follows another comma; and 
(B) in the matter following paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 
years’’; and 
(4) by redesignating the second subsection (e) 
as subsection (f). 
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SEC. 207. GENERAL MODIFICATIONS OF FEDERAL MURDER 
CRIME AND RELATED CRIMES. 
Section 1112(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘United States,’’ and inserting 
‘‘United States—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Whoever is guilty of voluntary 
manslaughter,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) subject to paragraph (3), whoever is guilty 
of voluntary manslaughter’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘Whoever is guilty of involun-
tary manslaughter,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) subject to paragraph (3), whoever is guilty 
of involuntary manslaughter’’; 
(4) at the end of paragraph (2) (as designated 
by paragraph (3)), by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) whoever is guilty of an offense under sec-
tion 1114 or chapter 73 that involved a killing 
shall— 
‘‘(A) in the case of voluntary man-
slaughter, be fined under this title, imprisoned 
for not more than 20 years, or both; and 
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‘‘(B) in the case of involuntary man-
slaughter, be fined under this title, imprisoned 
for not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 208. ASSAULT PENALTIES. 
Section 115 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that 
follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The punishment for an assault in violation 
of this section is a fine under this title and— 
‘‘(A) if the assault consists of a simple as-
sault, a term of imprisonment for not more 
than one year, or both; 
‘‘(B) if the assault resulted in bodily injury 
(as defined in section 1365), a term of impris-
onment for not more than 10 years; 
‘‘(C) if the assault resulted in serious bod-
ily injury (as defined in section 1365), a term 
of imprisonment for not more than 15 years; or 
‘‘(D) if a dangerous weapon was used dur-
ing and in relation to the offense, a term of im-
prisonment for not more than 30 years.’’. 
SEC. 209. DIRECTION TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
The United States Sentencing Commission is directed 
to review the Sentencing Guidelines as they apply to 
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threats punishable under section 115 of title 18, United 
States Code, that occur over the Internet, and determine 
whether and by how much that should aggravate the pun-
ishment pursuant to section 994 of title 28, United States 
Code. In conducting the study, the Commission shall take 
into consideration the number of such threats made; the 
intended number of recipients, whether the initial sender 
was acting in an individual capacity or part of a larger 
group. 
TITLE III—PROTECTING STATE 
AND LOCAL JUDGES AND RE-
LATED GRANT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. GRANTS TO STATES TO PROTECT WITNESSES AND 
VICTIMS OF CRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31702 of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13862) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) by a State, unit of local government, or In-
dian tribe to create and expand witness and victim 
protection programs to prevent threats, intimidation, 
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and retaliation against victims of, and witnesses to, 
violent crimes.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
31707 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 31707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012 to carry out this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 302. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE COURTS FOR CERTAIN 
FEDERAL GRANTS. 
(a) CORRECTIONAL OPTIONS GRANTS.—Section 515 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3762a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) grants to State courts to improve security 
for State and local court systems.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘Priority shall be given to State court applicants under 
subsection (a)(4) that have the greatest demonstrated 
need to provide security in order to administer justice.’’. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 516(a) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3762b) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘80’’ and inserting ‘‘70’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and 10’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and 10 percent for section 515(a)(4)’’. 
(c) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CONSIDER 
COURTS.—The Attorney General may require, as appro-
priate, that whenever a State or unit of local government 
or Indian tribe applies for a grant from the Department 
of Justice, the State, unit, or tribe demonstrate that, in 
developing the application and distributing funds, the 
State, unit, or tribe— 
(1) considered the needs of the judicial branch 
of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be; 
(2) consulted with the chief judicial officer of 
the highest court of the State, unit, or tribe, as the 
case may be; and 
(3) consulted with the chief law enforcement of-
ficer of the law enforcement agency responsible for 
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the security needs of the judicial branch of the 
State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be. 
(d) ARMOR VESTS.—Section 2501 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796ll) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and State 
and local court officers’’ after ‘‘tribal law enforce-
ment officers’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘State or 
local court,’’ after ‘‘government,’’. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO STATES FOR THREAT ASSESSMENT 
DATABASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through 
the Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants under 
this section to the highest State courts in States partici-
pating in the program, for the purpose of enabling such 
courts to establish and maintain a threat assessment data-
base described in subsection (b). 
(b) DATABASE.—For purposes of subsection (a), a 
threat assessment database is a database through which 
a State can— 
(1) analyze trends and patterns in domestic ter-
rorism and crime; 
(2) project the probabilities that specific acts of 
domestic terrorism or crime will occur; and 
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(3) develop measures and procedures that can 
effectively reduce the probabilities that those acts 
will occur. 
(c) CORE ELEMENTS.—The Attorney General shall 
define a core set of data elements to be used by each data-
base funded by this section so that the information in the 
database can be effectively shared with other States and 
with the Department of Justice. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2011. 
TITLE IV—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS 
SEC. 401. REPORT ON SECURITY OF FEDERAL PROSECU-
TORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives a report on the security of assistant 
United States attorneys and other Federal attorneys aris-
ing from the prosecution of terrorists, violent criminal 
gangs, drug traffickers, gun traffickers, white suprema-
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cists, those who commit fraud and other white-collar of-
fenses, and other criminal cases. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall describe each of the following: 
(1) The number and nature of threats and as-
saults against attorneys handling prosecutions de-
scribed in subsection (a) and the reporting require-
ments and methods. 
(2) The security measures that are in place to 
protect the attorneys who are handling prosecutions 
described in subsection (a), including threat assess-
ments, response procedures, availability of security 
systems and other devices, firearms licensing (depu-
tations), and other measures designed to protect the 
attorneys and their families. 
(3) The firearms deputation policies of the De-
partment of Justice, including the number of attor-
neys deputized and the time between receipt of 
threat and completion of the deputation and training 
process. 
(4) For each requirement, measure, or policy 
described in paragraphs (1) through (3), when the 
requirement, measure, or policy was developed and 
who was responsible for developing and imple-
menting the requirement, measure, or policy. 
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(5) The programs that are made available to 
the attorneys for personal security training, includ-
ing training relating to limitations on public infor-
mation disclosure, basic home security, firearms 
handling and safety, family safety, mail handling, 
counter-surveillance, and self-defense tactics. 
(6) The measures that are taken to provide at-
torneys handling prosecutions described in sub-
section (a) with secure parking facilities, and how 
priorities for such facilities are established— 
(A) among Federal employees within the 
facility; 
(B) among Department of Justice employ-
ees within the facility; and 
(C) among attorneys within the facility. 
(7) The frequency attorneys handling prosecu-
tions described in subsection (a) are called upon to 
work beyond standard work hours and the security 
measures provided to protect attorneys at such times 
during travel between office and available parking 
facilities. 
(8) With respect to attorneys who are licensed 
under State laws to carry firearms, the policy of the 
Department of Justice as to— 
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(A) carrying the firearm between available 
parking and office buildings; 
(B) securing the weapon at the office 
buildings; and 
(C) equipment and training provided to fa-
cilitate safe storage at Department of Justice 
facilities. 
(9) The offices in the Department of Justice 
that are responsible for ensuring the security of at-
torneys handling prosecutions described in sub-
section (a), the organization and staffing of the of-
fices, and the manner in which the offices coordinate 
with offices in specific districts. 
(10) The role, if any, that the United States 
Marshals Service or any other Department of Jus-
tice component plays in protecting, or providing se-
curity services or training for, attorneys handling 
prosecutions described in subsection (a). 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. EXPANDED PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE 
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 995 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(f) The Commission may— 
‘‘(1) use available funds to enter into contracts 
for the acquisition of severable services for a period 
that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends in the next fis-
cal year, to the same extent as executive agencies 
may enter into such contracts under the authority of 
section 303L of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l); 
‘‘(2) enter into multi-year contracts for the ac-
quisition of property or services to the same extent 
as executive agencies may enter into such contracts 
under the authority of section 304B of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
(41 U.S.C. 254c); and 
‘‘(3) make advance, partial, progress, or other 
payments under contracts for property or services to 
the same extent as executive agencies may make 
such payments under the authority of section 305 of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 255).’’. 
(b) SUNSET.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall cease to have force and effect on September 30, 
2010. 
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