[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4203 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4203

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with 
    communication frequencies used by emergency response providers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2014

   Mr. Israel (for himself and Mr. King of New York) 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 prohibit interference with 
    communication frequencies used by emergency response providers.

    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 ``Emergency Responder Radio 
Communications Protection Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. INTERFERENCE WITH COMMUNICATION FREQUENCIES USED BY EMERGENCY 
              RESPONSE PROVIDERS PROHIBITED.

    (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the following:
``Sec. 1370. Communication frequencies used by emergency response 
              providers
    ``(a) Offense.--Whoever knowingly--
            ``(1) interferes in any way with the working or use of a 
        communication frequency; or
            ``(2) obstructs, hinders, or delays the transmission of any 
        communication over any such communication frequency;
or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `communication frequency' means any radio 
        frequency used by emergency response providers in their 
        official capacity;
            ``(2) the term `emergency response providers' has the 
        meaning given such term in Sec. 2(6) of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 65 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``1370. Communications frequencies used by emergency response 
                            providers.''.
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