1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stand Your Ground Act of 2023 . 2. Certain affirmative defenses (a) Affirmative defense (1) In general Chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 28. Affirmative defense for certain criminal violations (a) Definition In this section, the term forcible felony includes treason, murder, manslaughter, sexual battery, carjacking, home-invasion robbery, robbery, burglary, arson, kidnapping, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, aggravated stalking, aircraft piracy, unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb, and any other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual. (b) Use or threatened use of non-Deadly force in defense of person (1) In general It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this title that the defendant used, threatened to use, or attempted to use force, except deadly force, against an aggressor if, and to the extent that, the defendant reasonably believed that the use, threat to use, or attempt to use such force was necessary to defend the defendant or another individual against the imminent use of unlawful force by the aggressor. (2) No duty to retreat For purposes of paragraph (1), an individual who is at risk of becoming a victim of a forcible felony shall not be required to first seek retreat as the preferred alternative to using force to act in self-defense. (c) Use or threatened use of deadly force in defense of person (1) In general It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this title that the defendant used, threatened to use, or attempted to use deadly force against an aggressor if the defendant reasonably believed that the use, threat to use, or attempt to use such force was necessary to— (A) prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the defendant or another individual; or (B) prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. (2) No duty to retreat