[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6914 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6914

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to include railroad police 
   officers in the definition of qualified law enforcement officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2018

  Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia (for himself, Mrs. Lesko, and Mr. Bost) 
 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 include railroad police 
   officers in the definition of qualified law enforcement officers.

    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 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF RAILROAD POLICE OFFICERS.

    (a) Qualified Law Enforcement Officer.--Section 926B(c) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``agency'' the 
following: ``, or a railroad police officer commissioned or certified 
by a State pursuant to section 28101 of title 49, United States 
Code,''.
    (b) Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officer.--Section 926C(c) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
``individual'' the following: ``, including a railroad police officer 
commissioned or certified by a State pursuant to section 28101 of title 
49, United States Code,''.
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