[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 154 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 154

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the penalty of death 
    for certain murders of State and local correctional officers by 
             incarcerated persons, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

 Mr. Solomon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the penalty of death 
    for certain murders of State and local correctional officers by 
             incarcerated persons, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Correction Officer Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 (relating to homicide) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1122. Murder of State and local correctional officers by 
              prisoners
    ``(a) Whoever, being incarcerated pursuant to a conviction for 
crime, kills an individual who is a State or local correctional 
officer--
            ``(1) while such individual is engaged in carrying out 
        official duties as such officer;
            ``(2) because of the nature of the official duties of such 
        officer; or
            ``(3) because of such individual's being such an officer;
shall be subject to the penalty of death, if the killing is a first 
degree murder, and subject to the penalties provided in sections 1111 
and 1112 of this title in any other case.
    ``(b) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `State or local correctional officer' means 
        any person who is a State or local officer or employee, as such 
        term is defined in section 1501 of title 5, and who in the 
        course of official duty performs corrections-related or law 
        enforcement functions; and
            ``(2) the term `State or local government' includes the 
        District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory and 
        possession of the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1122. Murder of State and local correctional officers by 
                            prisoners.''.
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