To permit Federal officers to remove cases involving crimes of violence to Federal court.

1. Adds SEC. __. REMOVAL OF ACTION wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. REMOVAL OF ACTION.

   Inserted: Section 1442 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(c) Solely for purposes of determining the propriety of removal under subsection (a), a law enforcement officer, who is the defendant in a criminal prosecution, shall be deemed to have been acting under the color of his office if the officer--

   Inserted: "(1) protected an individual in the presence of the officer from a crime of violence;

   Inserted: "(2) provided immediate assistance to an individual who suffered, or who was threatened with, bodily harm; or

   Inserted: "(3) prevented the escape of any individual who the officer reasonably believed to have committed, or was about to commit, in the presence of the officer, a crime of violence that resulted in, or was likely to result in, death or serious bodily injury.

   Inserted: "(d) In this section, the following definitions apply:

   Inserted: "(1) The terms 'civil action' and 'criminal prosecution' include any proceeding (whether or not ancillary to another proceeding) to the extent that in such proceeding a judicial order, including a subpoena for testimony or documents, is sought or issued. If removal is sought for a proceeding described in the previous sentence, and there is no other basis for removal, only that proceeding may be removed to the district court.

   Inserted: "(2) The term 'crime of violence' has the meaning given that term in section 16 of title 18.

   Inserted: "(3) The term 'law enforcement officer' means any employee described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 8401(17) of title 5 and any special agent in the Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of State.

   Inserted: "(4) The term 'serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of title 18.

   Inserted: "(5) The term 'State' includes the District of Columbia, United States territories and insular possessions, and Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18).

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   Inserted: "(6) The term 'State court' includes the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, a court of a United States territory or insular possession, and a tribal court.".

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