[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3971 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3971

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified former 
     agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from State laws 
            prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 1994

   Mr. Cox introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified former 
     agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from State laws 
            prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.

    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 ``Retired Federal Bureau of 
Investigation Agent Self-Defense Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) retired agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
        have a legitimate interest in protecting themselves from 
        criminals they have arrested in the course of their official 
        duties; and
            (2) subject to periodic licensing reviews, retired agents 
        of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should be allowed to 
        carry concealed firearms after retirement.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED FORMER FBI AGENTS FROM STATE LAWS 
              PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.

    (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 firearms by qualified former FBI 
              agents
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any State or any 
political subdivision thereof, a qualified former FBI agent may carry a 
concealed firearm on a day if the former agent is carrying a document, 
issued to the former agent by the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
during the 3-year period ending on that day, which certifies that the 
former FBI agent is qualified to operate a firearm.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `qualified former FBI 
agent' means an individual who--
            ``(1) retired from service with the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation;
            ``(2) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the 
        retirement plan of the Bureau; and
            ``(3) immediately before such retirement, had been 
        authorized by the Bureau to carry a firearm in the course of 
        duty.''.
    (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 firearms by qualified former FBI 
                            agents.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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