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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2726 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating 

to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2007 

Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, 

Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. BOOZMAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the 

provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons 

by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Law Enforcement Offi5 cers Safety Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 

7 SAFETY PROVISIONS OF TITLE 18. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 926B of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(or ap3 prehension)’’ after ‘‘arrest’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘which 

5 could result in suspension or loss of police pow6 ers’’ before the semicolon; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(e) As used in this section, the term ‘firearm’ has 

10 the same meaning as defined in section 921 of this title 

11 and is deemed to include ammunition and accessories the 

12 possession of which is not expressly prohibited by Federal 

13 law, or which are not subject to the provisions of the Na14 tional Firearms Act, but does not include— 

15 ‘‘(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 

16 5845 of the National Firearms Act); 

17 ‘‘(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 

18 921 of this title); or 

19 ‘‘(3) any destructive device (as defined in sec20 tion 921 of this title).’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, a law enforcement 

23 officer of the Amtrak Police Department or a law enforce24 ment or police officer of the executive branch of the Fed25 eral Government qualifies as an employee of a governVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:45 Jun 15, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2726.IH H2726

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1 mental agency who is authorized by law to engage in or 

2 supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or pros3 ecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any vio4 lation of law, and has statutory powers of arrest (or appre5 hension).’’. 

6 (b) RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—Sec7 tion 926C of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘retired 

10 in good standing from service with a public 

11 agency’’ and inserting ‘‘departed in good stand12 ing from service with a public agency after com13 pleting an aggregate of at least 15 years of 

14 service with the agency’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘retirement’’ and in17 serting ‘‘departure’’ ; and 

18 (ii) by inserting ‘‘(or apprehension)’’ 

19 after ‘‘arrest’’; 

20 (C) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and 

21 inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(4) during the most recent 12-month period, 

23 has met, at the expense of the individual, the stand24 ards for qualification in firearms training for active 

25 law enforcement officers as set by the officer’s 


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1 former agency, the State in which the officer resides 

2 or a law enforcement agency within the State in 

3 which the officer resides;’’; and 

4 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 

5 (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 

6 (2) in subsection (d)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to meet 

8 the standards established by the agency for 

9 training and qualification for active law enforce10 ment officers to carry a firearm of the same 

11 type as the concealed firearm; or’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘to meet the active duty standards for quali13 fication in firearms training as established by 

14 the agency to carry a firearm of the same type 

15 as the concealed firearm or’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘oth17 erwise found by the State to meet the standards 

18 established by the State for training and quali19 fication for active law enforcement officers to 

20 carry a firearm of the same type as the con21 cealed firearm.’’ and inserting ‘‘otherwise found 

22 by the State or a certified firearms instructor 

23 that is qualified to conduct a firearms qualifica24 tion test for active duty officers within that 

25 State to have met— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the active duty standards for qualification 

2 in firearms training as established by the State to 

3 carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed 

4 firearm; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) if the State has not established such 

6 standards, standards set by any law enforcement 

7 agency within that State to carry a firearm of the 

8 same type as the concealed firearm.’’; 

9 (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(e) As used in this section, the term ‘firearm’ has 

12 the same meaning as defined in section 921 of this title 

13 and is deemed to include ammunition and accessories the 

14 possession of which is not expressly prohibited by Federal 

15 law, or which are not subject to the provisions of the Na16 tional Firearms Act, but does not include— 

17 ‘‘(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 

18 5845 of the National Firearms Act); 

19 ‘‘(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 

20 921 of this title); or 

21 ‘‘(3) any destructive device (as defined in sec22 tion 921 of this title).’’; and 

23 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(f) In this section, the term ‘service with a public 

25 agency as a law enforcement officer’ includes service as 


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1 a law enforcement officer of the Amtrak Police Depart2 ment or as a law enforcement or police officer of the exec3 utive branch of the Federal Government.’’. 

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