[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2060 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2060
To permit certain local law enforcement officers to carry firearms on
aircraft.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2004
Mr. Reid introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To permit certain local law enforcement officers to carry firearms on
aircraft.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY
FIREARMS ON AIRCRAFT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Transportation for
Security shall prescribe regulations that permit qualified local law
enforcement officers to carry accessible weapons while onboard an
aircraft to the same extent and subject to the same limits as Federal
law enforcement officers are permitted pursuant to section 1544.219 of
title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(b) Qualified Local Law Enforcement Officer.--In this section, the
term ``qualified local law enforcement officer'' means any full-time
municipal, county, or State law enforcement officer, whether or not on
official travel, who--
(1) is a direct employee of a government agency that--
(A) employs more than 400 employees; and
(B) is accredited by a nationally recognized law
enforcement accreditation program;
(2) is armed in accordance with an agency-wide policy
established by the employing agency by directive or policy
statement; and
(3) otherwise complies with the requirements relating to
Federal law enforcement officers.
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