[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2726 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2726

   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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2007

 Mr. Forbes (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Chabot, 
Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Boozman) 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 improve the provisions 
   relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement 
                   officers, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY PROVISIONS OF 
              TITLE 18.

    (a) In General.--Section 926B of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(or 
                apprehension)'' after ``arrest''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``which could 
                result in suspension or loss of police powers'' before 
                the semicolon;
            (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) As used in this section, the term `firearm' has the same 
meaning as defined in section 921 of this title and is deemed to 
include ammunition and accessories the possession of which is not 
expressly prohibited by Federal law, or which are not subject to the 
provisions of the National Firearms Act, but does not include--
            ``(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of the 
        National Firearms Act);
            ``(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921 of 
        this title); or
            ``(3) any destructive device (as defined in section 921 of 
        this title).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) 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 (or apprehension).''.
    (b) Retired Law Enforcement Officers.--Section 926C of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``retired in good 
                standing from service with a public agency'' and 
                inserting ``departed in good standing from service with 
                a public agency after completing an aggregate of at 
                least 15 years of service with the agency'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``retirement'' and 
                        inserting ``departure'' ; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(or apprehension)'' 
                        after ``arrest'';
                    (C) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(4) 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
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
                paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) 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
                    (B) 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--
            ``(i) 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
            ``(ii) 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.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) As used in this section, the term `firearm' has the same 
meaning as defined in section 921 of this title and is deemed to 
include ammunition and accessories the possession of which is not 
expressly prohibited by Federal law, or which are not subject to the 
provisions of the National Firearms Act, but does not include--
            ``(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of the 
        National Firearms Act);
            ``(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921 of 
        this title); or
            ``(3) any destructive device (as defined in section 921 of 
        this title).''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) 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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