[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3839 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3839

To promote protection of Federal law enforcement officers who intervene 
                         in certain situations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1998

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To promote protection of Federal law enforcement officers who intervene 
                         in certain situations.

    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 ``Federal Law Enforcement Officers' 
Good Samaritan Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO INTERVENE IN 
              CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``crime of violence'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``law enforcement officer'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 8401 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, or 
any other provision of law relating to tort liability, a law 
enforcement officer shall be construed to be acting within the scope of 
his or her office or employment, if the officer takes any action, 
including the use of force, that is determined by the officer to be 
necessary to--
            (1) protect an individual in the presence of the officer 
        from a crime of violence;
            (2) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has 
        suffered or who is threatened with bodily harm; or
            (3) prevent the escape of any individual who the officer 
        reasonably believes to have committed in the presence of the 
        officer a crime of violence.
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