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Senate Bill 1649
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Probation Officer Protection Act of 2021
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Introduced in Senate on May 13, 2021
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S. 1649 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1649


To amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 13, 2021

Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, to grant probation officers authority to arrest hostile third parties who obstruct or impede a probation officer in the performance of official duties.

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 “Probation Officer Protection Act of 2021”.

SEC. 2. Authority of probation officers.

(a) In general.—Section 3606 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “and return of a probationer” and by inserting “authority of probation officers”;

(2) by striking “If there” and inserting “(a) If there”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(b) A probation officer, while in the performance of his or her official duties, may arrest a person without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the person has forcibly assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, or interfered with the probation officer, or a fellow probation officer, in violation of section 111. The arrest authority described in this subsection shall be exercised under such rules and regulations as the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe.”.

(b) Table of sections.—The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3606 and inserting the following:


“3606. Arrest authority of probation officers.”.