Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2021 or the POLICE Act of 2021
This bill modifies federal restrictions on the possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in federal facilities.
Specifically, the bill permits uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms and dangerous weapons in certain federal facilities that are open to the general public.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3250 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3250
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law
enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal
facilities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 2021
Mr. Hollingsworth (for himself, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Rutherford)
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 permit uniformed law
enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal
facilities, and for other purposes.
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 ``Protecting Officers of the Law In
Civilian Establishments Act of 2021'' or as the ``POLICE Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. PERMITTING UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY AGENCY-
ISSUED FIREARMS.
Section 930 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the lawful carrying of agency-issued firearms and
other dangerous weapons in Facility Security Level I and II
Federal civilian public access facilities by a uniformed
officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a
political subdivision thereof, who is authorized by law to
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection,
investigation, or prosecution of any violation of law.''; and
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:
``(4) The term `Facility Security Level' means a security
risk assessment level assigned to a Federal facility by the
facility's security agency in accordance with the biannually
issued Interagency Security Committee Standard.
``(5) The term `civilian public access facility' means a
facility open to the general public.
``(6) The term `uniformed officer, agent, or employee'
means an officer, agent, or employee wearing a clearly
identifiable agency standard-issued uniform with a clearly
identifiable agency-issued identification badge.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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