| DEFINITION |
Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates,
or employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs assigned to
perform investigative or law enforcement functions. The inclusion
of the VA Police in this section makes the mandates of 18 USC 111
applicable in those instances where a person assaults, resists or
impedes a VA Police Officer in the performance of their duties.)
or interferes with any person designated in section 1114 of this
title while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official
duties, shall be fined not more than $5000 or imprisoned not more than
three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of any such acts
uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than
$10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(18 USC 1114 - Whoever kills or attempts to kill any judge
of the United States, any United States Attorney,---,or any officer
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