A bill to protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing.
Bill: S.2247 | Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh (R-MO)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill authorizes a federal judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer to list a post office box instead of a home address for any federal, state, or other governmental purpose if there is a risk that the address may be made public.
The bill provides funding for the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to implement this authority, including by developing programs to detect when the personal protected information of a federal judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer has been made public and remove it from the public domain.

To protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law 
             enforcement officers from violence and doxing.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROTECTING FEDERAL JUDGES, FEDERAL PROSECUTORS, AND FEDERAL 
              LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM VIOLENCE AND DOXING.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Federal law enforcement officer.--The term ``Federal 
        law enforcement officer'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 115 of title 18, United States Code.
            (2) Personal protected information.--The term ``personal 
        protected information'' has the meaning given the term ``means 
        of identification'' in section 1028 of title 18, United States 
        Code.
    (b) Authorization To List Post Office Boxes.--Section 926B of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Authorization To List Post Office Boxes.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of Federal or State law, a Federal judge, Federal 
prosecutor, or Federal law enforcement officer may list a post office 
box in lieu of a home address for any Federal, State, or other 
governmental purpose, if there is a risk that the address may be made 
public.''.
    (c) Guidance.--The Attorney General, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, shall--
            (1) promulgate regulations and issue guidance to implement 
        subsection (g) of section 926B of title 18, United States Code, 
        as added by subsection (b) of this section;
            (2) develop and implement programs to--
                    (A) detect when the personal protected information 
                of a Federal judge, Federal prosecutor, or Federal law 
                enforcement officer is made public, including online; 
                and
                    (B) take remedial action to quickly remove the 
                information from the public domain; and
            (3) develop and implement resources for a Federal judge, 
        Federal prosecutor, or Federal law enforcement officer to--
                    (A) report that the personal protected information 
                of the judge, prosecutor, or officer has been made 
                public, including online; and
                    (B) ascertain what remedial action the Federal 
                agencies have taken.
    (d) Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated and is 
appropriated--
            (1) $15,000,000 to the Department of Justice to carry out 
        this section; and
            (2) $25,000,000 to the Department of Homeland Security to 
        carry out this section.
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