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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4550 

To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired law enforcement 

officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense 

of self or others, in a school zone. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2016 

Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. YOHO, Mr. BABIN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, 

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. PALMER, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. 

GOSAR, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 

Texas, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. 

CONAWAY, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr. BARTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To permit qualified law enforcement officers, qualified retired 

law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by 

State law from carrying a concealed firearm to carry 

a firearm, and to discharge a firearm in defense of 

self or others, in a school zone. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Against School 

5 Shootings Act’’ or the ‘‘PASS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. USE OF FIREARMS IN SCHOOL ZONES BY QUALI2 FIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, QUALI3 FIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI4 CERS, AND PERSONS NOT PROHIBITED BY 

5 STATE LAW FROM CARRYING A CONCEALED 

6 FIREARM. 

7 (a) OVERRIDE OF THE GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES

8 ACT OF 1990.—Section 922(q) of title 18, United States 

9 Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 

12 (vi); 

13 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

14 clause (vii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(viii) by a person who, under section 

17 926D, may carry a concealed firearm in a 

18 school zone.’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 

21 (iii); 

22 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

23 clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(v) by a person who, under section 

2 926D, may carry a concealed firearm in a 

3 school zone.’’. 

4 (b) OVERRIDE OF STATE LAW.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, 

6 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

7 section 926C the following: 

8 ‘‘§ 926D. Use of firearms in school zones by qualified 

9 law enforcement officers, qualified re10 tired law enforcement officers, and per11 sons not prohibited by State law from 

12 carrying a concealed firearm 

13 ‘‘Notwithstanding the law of any State or any polit14 ical subdivision thereof, a person who, under section 926B 

15 or 926C or the law of a State, may carry a concealed fire16 arm may carry the firearm, and discharge the firearm in 

17 defense of self or others, in a school zone in any State.’’. 

18 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec19 tions for such chapter is amended by inserting after 

20 the item relating to section 926C the following new 

21 item: 

‘‘926D. Use of firearms in school zones by qualified law enforcement officers, 

qualified retired law enforcement officers, and persons not prohibited by State law from carrying a concealed firearm.’’. 

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