Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2008

Federal Correctional Workers Safety Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that prison facilities have secure firearms storage areas for employees authorized to carry firearms.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 5674 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5674

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Bureau of Prisons 
  to provide secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees 
                     authorized to carry a firearm.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2008

Mr. Meek of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Ellsworth) 
 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 require the Bureau of Prisons 
  to provide secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees 
                     authorized to carry a 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 ``Federal Correctional Workers Safety 
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE IN PRISON FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 4049. Secure firearms storage in prison
    ``The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each 
prison facility provides a secure storage area for all persons employed 
by the Bureau at that facility who are authorized to carry a 
firearm.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``4049. Secure firearms storage in prison.''.
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