S.Amdt. 172

1. Adds SEC. ___. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--

   Inserted: (1) Federal law enforcement officers protect the public and put their lives at risk every day;

   Inserted: (2) it is necessary for officers to carry firearms to protect themselves in dangerous situations;

   Inserted: (3) Federal law enforcement officers are required to follow detailed guidelines on the use of their firearms; and

   Inserted: (4) Environmental Protection Agency law enforcement officers are required to--

   Inserted: (A) follow guidelines originally established by the attorney general of President George H.W. Bush; and

   Inserted: (B) complete the same training as all other Federal law enforcement officers, including officers for the Secret Service, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Protective Service, and the United States Marshals Service.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) Environmental Protection Agency law enforcement officers should follow all applicable Federal laws (including regulations), policies, and practices; and

   Inserted: (2) if an Environmental Protection Agency law enforcement officer fails to follow applicable laws (including regulations), policies, and practices, or is found to engage in illegal or improper conduct, the officer should be held fully accountable under applicable laws.

   The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

   Original wording

   At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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