[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3621 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3621

 To permit certain local law enforcement officers to carry firearms on 
                               aircraft.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2006

   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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Skies Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY FIREARMS 
              ON AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 44926. 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 the Safer Skies Act of 2006, 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 under 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 
State or local 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.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
related to section 44925 the following:

``Sec. 44926. Authority of local law enforcement officers to carry 
                            firearms on aircraft.''.
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