POLICE Act of 2021

I 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 14, 2021 Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH (for himself, Mr. BUDD, and Mr. RUTHERFORD) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju- diciary 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Officers of 4 the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2021’’ or as 5 the ‘‘POLICE Act of 2021’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3250.IH H3250 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3250 IH SEC. 2. PERMITTING UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OF- 1 FICERS TO CARRY AGENCY-ISSUED FIRE- 2 ARMS. 3 Section 930 of title 18, United States Code, is 4 amended— 5 (1) in subsection (d)— 6 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 7 the end; 8 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe- 9 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(4) the lawful carrying of agency-issued fire- 12 arms and other dangerous weapons in Facility Secu- 13 rity Level I and II Federal civilian public access fa- 14 cilities by a uniformed officer, agent, or employee of 15 the United States, a State, or a political subdivision 16 thereof, who is authorized by law to engage in or su- 17 pervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or 18 prosecution of any violation of law.’’; and 19 (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 20 following: 21 ‘‘(4) The term ‘Facility Security Level’ means 22 a security risk assessment level assigned to a Fed- 23 eral facility by the facility’s security agency in ac- 24 cordance with the biannually issued Interagency Se- 25 curity Committee Standard. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3250.IH H3250 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3250 IH ‘‘(5) The term ‘civilian public access facility’ 1 means a facility open to the general public. 2 ‘‘(6) The term ‘uniformed officer, agent, or em- 3 ployee’ means an officer, agent, or employee wearing 4 a clearly identifiable agency standard-issued uniform 5 with a clearly identifiable agency-issued identifica- 6 tion badge.’’. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:36 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3250.IH H3250 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS