Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers

Executive Order 13774 of February 9, 2017

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:

Section 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.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 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.

    (Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

    February 9, 2017.