[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1277 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1277

To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and 
    former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the 
                    carrying of concealed handguns.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 1993

   Mr. Cunningham (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             April 14, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. McMillan, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Frost, 
   Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bartlett of 
Maryland, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Crane, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Spence, 
   Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
   Ravenel, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hoagland, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
 Gilman, Mr. Darden, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Inglis of 
 South Carolina, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Kopetski, Mr. Packard, Mr. King, Mr. 
 Brewster, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Portman, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. 
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Andrews of New 
                                 Jersey

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and 
    former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the 
                    carrying of concealed handguns.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``1993 Community Protection 
Initiative''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED CURRENT AND FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF 
              CONCEALED HANDGUNS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 926A the following:
``Sec. 926B. Carrying of concealed handguns by qualified current and 
              former law enforcement officers
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State 
or any political subdivision thereof, a qualified current or former law 
enforcement officer who is carrying appropriate written identification 
of such status may carry a concealed handgun.
    ``(b) As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `qualified law enforcement officer' means an 
        officer, agent, or employee of a public agency who--
                    ``(A) is a law enforcement officer;
                    ``(B) is authorized by the agency to carry a 
                firearm in the course of duty; and
                    ``(C) is not the subject of any disciplinary action 
                by the agency; and
                    ``(D) meets such requirements as have been 
                established by the agency with respect to firearms.
            ``(2) The term `qualified former law enforcement officer' 
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) retired from service with a public agency as 
                a law enforcement officer, other than for reasons of 
                mental disability; and
                    ``(B) immediately before such retirement, was a 
                qualified law enforcement officer;
                    ``(C) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under 
                the retirement plan of the agency;
                    ``(D) meets such requirements as have been 
                established by the State in which the individual 
                resides with respect to training in the use of 
                firearms; and
                    ``(E) is not prohibited by Federal law from 
                receiving a firearm.
            ``(3) The term `law enforcement officer' means an 
        individual authorized by law to engage in or supervise the 
        prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any 
        violation of law.
            ``(4) The term `appropriate written identification' means, 
        with respect to an individual, a document which--
                    ``(A) was issued to the individual by the public 
                agency with which the individual serves or served as a 
                law enforcement officer; and
                    ``(B) identifies the holder of the document as a 
                current or former officer, agent, or employee of the 
                agency.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926A the 
following:

``926B. Carrying of concealed handguns by qualified current and former 
                            law enforcement officers.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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