119-s679

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 679 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 679

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement 
Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of 
 concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 20, 2025

 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. 
 Ricketts, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Justice, and Mr. Tillis) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement 
Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of 
 concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, 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 ``LEOSA Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT OF 2004 AND 
 THE GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT OF 1990.

 

Section 922

    (q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B) --
        (A) in clause
            (vi) , by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (B) in clause
            (vii) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (viii) by an individual authorized by 

section 926B or 
 926C to carry a concealed firearm.''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (3)
        (B) --
        (A) in clause
            (iii) , by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (B) in clause
            (iv) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (v) by an individual authorized by 

section 926B or 926C 
 to carry a concealed firearm.''.

SEC. 3. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT 
 OF 2004.

    (a) Carrying of Concealed Firearms by Qualified Law Enforcement 
Officers.--

Section 926B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by inserting ``, or any other 
 provision of Federal law (including any regulation prescribed 
 by the Secretary of the Interior pertaining to a unit of the 
 National Park System)'' after ``thereof'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by inserting ``, except to 
 the extent that the laws apply on property used by a 
 common or contract carrier to transport people or 
 property by land, rail, or water or on property open to 
 the public (whether or not a fee is charged to enter 
 the property)'' before the semicolon; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) , by inserting ``, except to 
 the extent that the laws apply on property used by a 
 common or contract carrier to transport people or 
 property by land, rail, or water or on property open to 
 the public (whether or not a fee is charged to enter 
 the property)'' before the period at the end; and

    (3) in subsection

    (e)

    (2) , by inserting ``any magazine and'' 
 after ``includes''.

    (b) Carrying of Concealed Firearms by Qualified Retired Law 
Enforcement Officers.--

Section 926C of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by inserting ``, or any other 
 provision of Federal law (including any regulation prescribed 
 by the Secretary of the Interior pertaining to a unit of the 
 National Park System)'' after ``thereof'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by inserting ``, except to 
 the extent that the laws apply on property used by a 
 common or contract carrier to transport people or 
 property by land, rail, or water or on property open to 
 the public (whether or not a fee is charged to enter 
 the property)'' before the semicolon; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) , by inserting ``, except to 
 the extent that the laws apply on property used by a 
 common or contract carrier to transport people or 
 property by land, rail, or water or on property open to 
 the public (whether or not a fee is charged to enter 
 the property)'' before the period;

    (3) by striking subsection
            (c) (4) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (4) during the most recent 12-month period (or, at the 
 option of the State in which the individual resides, a greater 
 number of months, not exceeding 36 months), has met--
 ``
        (A) the standards for active duty law enforcement 
 officers, as established by the former agency of the 
 individual;
 ``
        (B) the standards for active duty law enforcement 
 officers, as established by the State in which the 
 individual resides;
 ``
            (C) the standards for active duty law enforcement 
 officers employed by any law enforcement agency in the 
 State in which the individual resides; or
 ``
            (D) any standard for active duty law enforcement 
 officers for firearms qualification conducted by any 
 certified firearms instructor within the State in which 
 the individual resides;'';

    (4) in subsection
            (d) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``not less 
 recently than one year before the date the individual 
 is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested or 
 otherwise found by the agency to meet the active duty 
 standards for qualification in firearms training as 
 established by the agency to carry'' and inserting 
 ``met the standards required by subsection
            (c) (4) for''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking subparagraph
        (B) and inserting the following:
 ``
        (B) a certification issued by the former agency of the 
 individual, the State in which the individual resides, any law 
 enforcement agency within the State in which the individual 
 resides, or any certified firearms instructor within the State 
 in which the individual resides that indicates that the 
 individual has met the standards required by subsection
            (c) (4) .''; and

    (5) in subsection

    (e)

    (1)
        (B) , by inserting ``any magazine 
 and'' after ``includes''.

SEC. 4. PERMITTING QUALIFIED CURRENT AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT 
 OFFICERS TO CARRY FIREARMS IN CERTAIN FEDERAL FACILITIES.

 

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 possession of a firearm or ammunition in a 
 Facility Security Level I or II civilian public access facility 
 by a qualified law enforcement officer or a qualified retired 
 law enforcement officer.''; and

    (2) in subsection

    (g) , by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) The term `civilian public access facility' means a 
 facility open to the general public.
 ``

    (5) The term `Facility Security Level' means a security 
 risk assessment level assigned to a Federal facility by the 
 security agency of the facility in accordance with the 
 biannually issued Interagency Security Committee Standard.
 ``

    (6) The term `qualified law enforcement officer' has the 
 meaning given the term in 

section 926B.
 ``

    (7) The term `qualified retired law enforcement officer' 
 has the meaning given the term in 

section 926C.''.
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