Amendment

(a) In general Section 231 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking any Federally protected function—, and inserting any Federally protected function; or; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Whoever commits or attempts to commit any act to obstruct, impede, inhibit, stymie, hinder, hamper, or interfere with any person described in section 1114 of this title while that person is engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties or any Federally protected function of that person—; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) For purposes of this section, interfere with includes creating a loud noise that impedes, inhibits, stymies, hinders, or hampers the operations or audible communications of, by using a device, such as a whistle, megaphone, or sound amplification device.. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this subtitle, or any amendment made by this subtitle, shall be construed to prohibit the content or expressive aspects of any speech or expressive conduct. (c) Severability If any provision of this subtitle, an amendment made by this subtitle, or the application of such a provision or amendment to any particular person or circumstance is held invalid, the remaining provisions of this subtitle and amendments made by this subtitle, and the application of such provisions and amendments to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected thereby.