S.Amdt. 175

SA 175. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven,
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin,
Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito)
to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. _. CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF FIREARMS BY EPA
EMPLOYEES.

Section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``certification under subsection (c) and''
after ``Upon''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Prior to authorizing a law enforcement officer of the
Environmental Protection Agency to carry firearms under
subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall certify that--
``(1) the officer has been trained in the proper use of a
firearm; and
``(2) carrying a firearm is necessary for the officer to
carry out the duties of the officer under paragraphs (2) and
(3) of subsection (a).''.
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