EXECUTIVE ORDER
PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL,
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to:
(a) enforce all Federal laws in order to enhance the protection and
safety of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers,
and thereby all Americans;
(b) develop strategies, in a process led by the Department of Justice
(Department) and within the boundaries of the Constitution and existing
Federal laws, to further enhance the protection
and safety of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement
officers; and
(c) pursue appropriate legislation, consistent with the Constitution's
regime of limited and enumerated Federal powers, that will define new
Federal crimes, and increase penalties for existing
Federal crimes, in order to prevent violence against Federal, State,
tribal, and local law enforcement officers.
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2. Implementation. In furtherance of the policy set forth in section 1 of this order, the Attorney General shall:
(a) develop a strategy for the Department's use of existing Federal
laws to prosecute individuals who commit or attempt to commit crimes of
violence against Federal, State, tribal, and local
law enforcement officers;
(b) coordinate with State, tribal, and local governments, and with law
enforcement agencies at all levels, including other Federal agencies,
in prosecuting crimes of violence against Federal,
State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers in order to advance
adequate multi-jurisdiction prosecution efforts;
(c) review existing Federal laws to determine whether those laws are
adequate to address the protection and safety of Federal, State, tribal,
and local law enforcement officers;
(d) following that review, and in coordination with other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, make recommendations to the President for
legislation to address the protection and safety of Federal,
State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers, including, if
warranted, legislation defining new crimes of violence and establishing
new mandatory minimum sentences for existing crimes of violence against
Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement
officers, as well as for related crimes;
(e) coordinate with other Federal agencies to develop an executive
branch strategy to prevent violence against Federal, State, tribal, and
local law enforcement officers;
(f) thoroughly evaluate all grant funding programs currently
administered by the Department to determine the extent to which its
grant funding supports and protects Federal, State, tribal, and
local law enforcement officers; and
(g) recommend to the President any changes to grant funding, based on
the evaluation required by subsection (f) of this section, including
recommendations for legislation, as appropriate, to
adequately support and protect Federal, State, tribal, and local law
enforcement officers.
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3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii)
the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
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