[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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