1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023”.
Patrick Underwood Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase certain penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees.
2. Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“111. Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees
“(a) In general—Whoever knowingly—
“(1) forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes while performing official duties,
“(2) makes physical contact with or has the intent to commit another felony while acting under paragraph (1), or
“(3) uses a deadly or dangerous weapon against (including a weapon intended to cause death or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective component) or inflicts bodily injury while acting under paragraph (1),
“(b) Punishment—A violation of subsection (a) shall be punished as follows:
“(1) For a violation of paragraph (1) of such subsection, by a fine under this title of not less than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
“(2) For a violation of paragraph (2) of such subsection, by a fine under this title of not less than $2,500 or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.
“(3) For a violation of paragraph (3) of such subsection, by a fine under this title of not less than $10,000 or by mandatory imprisonment, or both.”