[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4896 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4896

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide States with limited 
authority to reduce the frequency with which qualified law enforcement 
 officers must meet firearm training standards in order to be eligible 
                     to carry a concealed firearm.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2018

    Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Donovan, and Mr. Norman) 
 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 provide States with limited 
authority to reduce the frequency with which qualified law enforcement 
 officers must meet firearm training standards in order to be eligible 
                     to carry a concealed firearm.

    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 ``LEOSA Training Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITED AUTHORITY OF STATES TO REDUCE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH 
              QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MUST MEET FIREARM 
              TRAINING STANDARDS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO CARRY A 
              CONCEALED FIREARM.

    Section 926C(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``12-month period'' and inserting ``period of 12 months (or, 
at the option of the State under the law of which the former agency of 
the individual operates, such greater number of months, not exceeding 
36, as the State may by law provide)''.
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