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Calendar No. 341
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 376
[Report No. 110–150]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 24, 2007
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
September 5, 2007
Reported by Mr. Leahy, without amendment
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Law Enforcement Officers Safety
Act of 2007
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Amendments to law enforcement officer safety provisions of title 18
In general
Section 926B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
For purposes of this section, a law enforcement officer of the Amtrak Police Department or a law enforcement or police officer of the executive branch of the Federal Government qualifies as an employee of a governmental agency who is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, and has statutory powers of arrest.
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Retired law enforcement officers
Section 926C of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (3)(A), by striking was
regularly employed as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 15 years or
more
and inserting served as a law enforcement officer for an
aggregate of 10 years or more
;
by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following:
during the most recent 12-month period, has met, at the expense of the individual, the standards for qualification in firearms training for active law enforcement officers as set by the officer’s former agency, the State in which the officer resides or a law enforcement agency within the State in which the officer resides;
; and
by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (1),
by striking to meet the standards established by the agency for training
and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the
same type as the concealed firearm; or
and inserting to meet the
active duty standards for qualification in firearms training as established by
the agency to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm
or
; and
in paragraph
(2)(B), by striking otherwise found by the State to meet the standards
established by the State for training and qualification for active law
enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed
firearm.
and inserting
otherwise found by the State or a certified firearms instructor that is qualified to conduct a firearms qualification test for active duty officers within that State to have met—
the active duty standards for qualification in firearms training as established by the State to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or
if the State has not established such standards, standards set by any law enforcement agency within that State to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm.
; and
by adding at the end the following:
In this section, the term service with a public agency as a law enforcement officer includes service as a law enforcement officer of the Amtrak Police Department or as a law enforcement or police officer of the executive branch of the Federal Government.
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September 5, 2007
Reported without amendment