To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm required to be carried while on-duty.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 110 To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm required to be carried while on-duty. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sen- tence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm required to be carried while on-duty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:55 Jan 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H110.IH H110 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 110 IH SECTION 1. EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN MANDATORY MIN- 1 IMUM SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS FOR 2 PERSON EMPLOYED OUTSIDE THE UNITED 3 STATES BY A FEDERAL AGENCY, WHO USES, 4 CARRIES, OR POSSESSES A FIREARM DURING 5 AND IN RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE 6 COMMITTED WHILE ON-DUTY WITH A FIRE- 7 ARM REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED WHILE ON- 8 DUTY. 9 Section 3261 of title 18, United States Code, is 10 amended by adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, 12 if the offense is a violation of section 924(c)(1) of this 13 title, the minimum sentencing requirements of section 14 924(c)(1)(A) of this title shall not apply if— 15 ‘‘(1) the person committed a crime of violence 16 during and in relation to the offense; 17 ‘‘(2) an agency of the United States required 18 the person to carry a firearm while on-duty; and 19 ‘‘(3) at the time the person used, carried, or 20 possessed the firearm, the person was employed out- 21 side the United States by the agency, and was on- 22 duty.’’. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:55 Jan 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H110.IH H110 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS