S. 2276 would clarify when federal law enforcement officers who are indicted in a state court for actions taken while off-duty may transfer their cases from a state court to a federal district court. Under the bill, an off-duty law enforcement officer protecting an individual from violence, providing assistance to a victim of violence, or preventing the escape of an individual that the officer suspected of committing violence would be considered to be acting in their official capacity as a federal law enforcement officer and thus eligible to have their case transferred to a federal court.
Read more at: http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43333
Read more at: http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43333