[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1545 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1545

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that the Director of 
  the Bureau of Prisons ensure that each chief executive officer of a 
  Federal penal or correctional institution provides a secure storage 
 area located outside of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal or 
 correctional institution for firearms carried by certain employees of 
             the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2015

Mr. Nugent (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Valadao, 
 Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Walz) 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 require that the Director of 
  the Bureau of Prisons ensure that each chief executive officer of a 
  Federal penal or correctional institution provides a secure storage 
 area located outside of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal or 
 correctional institution for firearms carried by certain employees of 
             the Bureau of Prisons, 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 ``Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati 
Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (Public 
        Law 108-277; 118 Stat. 865) gives certain law enforcement 
        officers, including certain correctional officers of the Bureau 
        of Prisons, the right to carry a concealed firearm in all 50 
        States for self-protection;
            (2) the purpose of that Act is to allow certain law 
        enforcement officers to protect themselves while off duty;
            (3) correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons have 
        been the targets of assaults and murders while off duty; and
            (4) while that Act allows certain law enforcement officers 
        to protect themselves off duty, the Director of the Bureau of 
        Prisons allows correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons 
        to securely store personal firearms at only 33 Federal penal 
        and correctional institutions while at work.

SEC. 3. SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4049. Secure firearms storage
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `employee' means a qualified law enforcement 
        officer employed by the Bureau of Prisons; and
            ``(2) the terms `firearm' and `qualified law enforcement 
        officer' have the meanings given those terms under section 
        926B.
    ``(b) Secure Firearms Storage.--The Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal 
penal or correctional institution--
            ``(1)(A) provides a secure storage area located outside of 
        the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to store 
        firearms; or
            ``(B) allows employees to store firearms in a vehicle 
        lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and
            ``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
        regulations), allows employees to carry concealed firearms on 
        the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the 
        institution.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``4049. Secure firearms storage.''.
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