[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 815 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 815

     To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional 
 aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on 
                       the status of the victim.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2011

Mr. Gerlach (for himself and Mr. Cohen) 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 additional 
 aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on 
                       the status of the victim.

    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 ``Justice for Public Servants Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. AGGRAVATING FACTORS FOR DEATH PENALTY.

    Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
            ``(17) Killing of member of congress.--The defendant 
        committed the offense against a Member of Congress (as defined 
        in section 2106 of title 5) or an employee of Congress (as 
        defined in section 2107 of title 5)--
                    ``(A) while he or she is engaged in the performance 
                of his or her official duties;
                    ``(B) because of the performance of his or her 
                official duties; or
                    ``(C) because of his or her status as a public 
                official or employee.
            ``(18) Killing of law enforcement officer.--
                    ``(A) The defendant killed or attempted to kill, in 
                the circumstance described in subparagraph (B), a 
                person who is authorized by law--
                            ``(i) to engage in or supervise the 
                        prevention, detention, investigation, or 
                        prosecution, or the incarceration of any person 
                        for any criminal violation of law;
                            ``(ii) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute 
                        an individual for any criminal violation of 
                        law; or
                            ``(iii) to be a firefighter or other first 
                        responder.
                    ``(B) The circumstance referred to in subparagraph 
                (A) is that the person was killed--
                            ``(i) while he or she was engaged in the 
                        performance of his or her official duties;
                            ``(ii) because of the performance of his or 
                        her official duties; or
                            ``(iii) because of his or her status as a 
                        public official or employee.''.
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