[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1600-S1601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2617. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1805, to prohibit civil liability actions from 
being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, 
dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting 
from the misuse of their products by others; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                  TITLE __--UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

     SEC. __01. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
                   COMPENSATION ACT OF 2002.

       (a) In General.--Section 208 of the Temporary Extended 
     Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 
     116 Stat. 30), as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3) 
     and the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (Public 
     Law 108-26; 117 Stat. 751), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2003'' 
     and inserting ``June 30, 2004'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2003'' 
     and inserting ``June 30, 2004'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``december 31, 2003'' and 
     inserting ``june 30, 2004''; and
       (B) by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``June 
     30, 2004''; and
       (4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``March 31, 2004'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21).

     SEC. __02. ADDITIONAL REVISION TO CURRENT TEUC-X TRIGGER.

       Section 203(c)(2)(B) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment 
     Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) such a period would then be in effect for such State 
     under such Act if--
       ``(i) section 203(d) of such Act were applied as if it had 
     been amended by striking `5' each place it appears and 
     inserting `4'; and
       ``(ii) with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on 
     or after the date of enactment of this clause--

       ``(I) paragraph (1)(A) of such section 203(d) did not 
     apply; and
       ``(II) clause (ii) of section 203(f)(1)(A) of such Act did 
     not apply.''.

     SEC. __03. TEMPORARY STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE APPLICATION OF 
                   LOOKBACKS UNDER THE FEDERAL-STATE EXTENDED 
                   UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1970.

       For purposes of conforming with the provisions of the 
     Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 
     (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), a State may, during the period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
     June 30, 2004, waive the application of either subsection 
     (d)(1)(A) of section 203 of such Act or subsection 
     (f)(1)(A)(ii) of such section, or both.
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  SA 2618. Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1805, to 
prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued 
against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms 
or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products 
by others; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 11, after line 19, add the following:

     SEC. 5. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Law 
     Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004''.
       (b) Exemption of Qualified Law Enforcement Officers From 
     State Laws Prohibiting the Carrying of Concealed Firearms.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 926A the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law 
       enforcement officers

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any 
     State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who 
     is a qualified law enforcement officer and who is carrying 
     the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a 
     concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in 
     interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).
       ``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or 
     limit the laws of any State that--
       ``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or 
     restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their 
     property; or
       ``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on 
     any State or local government property, installation, 
     building, base, or park.
       ``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified law 
     enforcement officer' means an employee of a governmental 
     agency who--
       ``(1) 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;
       ``(2) is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm;
       ``(3) is not the subject of any disciplinary action by the 
     agency;
       ``(4) meets standards, if any, established by the agency 
     which require the employee to regularly qualify in the use of 
     a firearm; and
       ``(5) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a 
     firearm.
       ``(d) The identification required by this subsection is the 
     photographic identification issued by the governmental agency 
     for which the individual is, or was, employed as a law 
     enforcement officer.
       ``(e) Defined Term.--As used in this section, the term 
     `firearm' does not include--

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       ``(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of title 
     26);
       ``(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921); and
       ``(3) any destructive device (as defined in section 
     921).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 926A the following:

``926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement 
              officers.''.

       (c) Exemption of Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officers 
     From State Laws Prohibiting the Carrying of Concealed 
     Firearms.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 926B, as added by 
     subsection (b), the following:

     ``Sec. 926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified 
       retired law enforcement officers

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any 
     State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who 
     is a qualified retired law enforcement officer and who is 
     carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may 
     carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or 
     transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or 
     limit the laws of any State that--
       ``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or 
     restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their 
     property; or
       ``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on 
     any State or local government property, installation, 
     building, base, or park.
       ``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified retired 
     law enforcement officer' means an individual who--
       ``(1) retired in good standing from service with a public 
     agency as a law enforcement officer, other than for reasons 
     of mental instability;
       ``(2) before such retirement, was 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 had statutory powers of 
     arrest;
       ``(3)(A) before such retirement, was regularly employed as 
     a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 15 years or 
     more; or
       ``(B) retired from service with such agency, after 
     completing any applicable probationary period of such 
     service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined 
     by such agency;
       ``(4) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the 
     retirement plan of the agency;
       ``(5) during the most recent 12-month period, has met, at 
     the expense of the individual, the State's standards for 
     training and qualification for active law enforcement 
     officers to carry firearms; and
       ``(6) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a 
     firearm.
       ``(d) The identification required by this subsection is 
     photographic identification issued by the agency for which 
     the individual was employed as a law enforcement officer.
       ``(e) Defined Term.--As used in this section, the term 
     `firearm' does not include--
       ``(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of title 
     26);
       ``(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921); and
       ``(3) a destructive device (as defined in section 921).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 926B the following:

``926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law 
              enforcement officers.''.

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