[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1819 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1819

        To improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 2015

  Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
        To improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers.

    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 ``Securing Military Personnel Response 
Firearm Initiative Act'' or ``SEMPER FI Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED SECURITY MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF ARMED FORCES 
              RECRUITMENT CENTERS AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACK.

    (a) Service-Issue Sidearms Authorized for Certain Members.--The 
Secretary concerned shall authorize an eligible member of the Armed 
Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment center to carry 
a service-issue sidearm as a personal- or force-protection measure 
while on duty at the recruiting center notwithstanding any Federal, 
State, or local law or Department of Defense policy to the contrary.
    (b) Alternative or Additional Security Measures.--In lieu of 
authorizing eligible members of the Armed Forces to carry a service-
issue sidearm under subsection (a) or in addition to authorizing such 
members to carry a service-issue sidearm under such subsection, the 
Secretary concerned may develop and implement additional security 
measures for Armed Forces recruitment centers under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary concerned, including improved structural security 
measures.
    (c) Relation to Posse Comitatus Act.--This section shall not be 
interpreted to grant any member of the Armed Forces the authority to 
conduct civilian law enforcement functions within the territory of the 
United States.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``Armed Forces'' and ``Secretary concerned'' 
        have the meanings given those terms in section 101(a) of title 
        10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``eligible member'' means a member of the 
        Armed Forces who is an officer or noncommissioned officer.
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