Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5439 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5439

   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

                           December 16, 2019

 Mr. Hice of Georgia 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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