[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 172. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   OFFICERS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) Federal law enforcement officers protect the public and 
     put their lives at risk every day;
       (2) it is necessary for officers to carry firearms to 
     protect themselves in dangerous situations;
       (3) Federal law enforcement officers are required to follow 
     detailed guidelines on the use of their firearms; and
       (4) Environmental Protection Agency law enforcement 
     officers are required to--
       (A) follow guidelines originally established by the 
     attorney general of President George H.W. Bush; and
       (B) complete the same training as all other Federal law 
     enforcement officers, including officers for the Secret 
     Service, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the Federal 
     Protective Service, and the United States Marshals Service.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) Environmental Protection Agency law enforcement 
     officers should follow all applicable Federal laws (including 
     regulations), policies, and practices; and
       (2) if an Environmental Protection Agency law enforcement 
     officer fails to follow applicable laws (including 
     regulations), policies, and practices, or is found to engage 
     in illegal or improper conduct, the officer should be held 
     fully accountable under applicable laws.
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