Deprivation of rights under color of law

Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking willfully and inserting knowingly or recklessly; (2) by striking, or may be sentenced to death; and (3) by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this section, an act shall be considered to have resulted in death if the act was a substantial factor contributing to the death of the person..