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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2849
To permit law enforcement officers of the Department of the Treasury to
carry service weapons to their place of residence while off duty, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 20, 2019
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To permit law enforcement officers of the Department of
the Treasury to carry service weapons to their place
of residence while off duty, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the
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Treasury Officer Protection Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY TO
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CARRY
SERVICE
WEAPON
TO
OFFICER’S
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Any law enforcement officer em-
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ployed by the Department of the Treasury shall be allowed
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to carry the officer’s service weapon to, and store the serv-
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ice weapon in, the officer’s place of residence while such
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officer is off duty.
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘law enforcement officer’’ means
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an employee the duties of whose position include—
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(A) the investigation, apprehension, or de-
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tention of individuals suspected or convicted of
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offenses against the criminal laws of the United
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States; or
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(B) the protection of officials of the United
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States against threats to personal safety; and
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(2) the term ‘‘service weapon’’ means any fire-
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arm (as that term is defined in section 921(a)(3) of
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title 18, United States Code) used by a law enforce-
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ment officer when carrying out the officer’s official
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duties.
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