[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3815 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3815

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide expanded protections 
  against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2004

 Ms. Slaughter (for herself and Mr. Houghton) 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 expanded protections 
  against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms, 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 ``Badge and Uniform Security and 
Trustworthiness Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER UNIFORMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 716 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``police badge'' each place it appears in 
        subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``public safety officer 
        insignia or article of clothing'';
            (2) in each of paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (a), by 
        striking ``badge of the police'' and inserting ``public safety 
        officer insignia or article of clothing'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``the badge'' and inserting ``the 
                insignia or article of clothing''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
            (4) so that subsection (c) reads as follows:
    ``(c) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `genuine public safety officer insignia or 
        article of clothing' means an article of distinctive clothing 
        or insignia, including a badge, emblem or identification card, 
        that is an indicium of the authority of a public safety 
        officer;
            ``(2) the term `public safety officer' means any officer or 
        employee of a Federal law enforcement agency or of any State, 
        or local law enforcement agency; and
            ``(3) the term `Federal law enforcement agency' means the 
        Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Bureau of 
        Customs and Border Protection, the Bureau of Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Safety Agency, the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement 
        Administration, the Secret Service, the Coast Guard, the Bureau 
        of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Federal Marshal Service, 
        the United States Park Police, the United States Capitol 
        Police, and any other Federal entity determined to be a law 
        enforcement agency by the Attorney General or the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security.''; and
            (5) in the heading for the section, by striking ``Police 
        badges'' and inserting ``Public safety officer insignia and 
        clothing''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment to Table of Sections.--The item in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to section 716 is amended by striking ``Police 
badges'' and inserting ``Public safety officer insignia and clothing''.

SEC. 3. DIRECTION TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    The United States Sentencing Commission is directed to make 
appropriate amendments to sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and 
official commentary to assure that the sentence imposed on a defendant 
who is convicted of a Federal offense while wearing or displaying 
public safety officer insignia and clothing received in violation of 
section 716 of title 18. United States Code, reflects the gravity of 
this aggravating factor.
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