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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2426 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that the Director of 

the Bureau of Prisons ensure that each chief executive officer of a 

Federal penal or correctional institution provides a secure storage area 

located outside of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal or correctional institution for firearms carried by certain employees of the Bureau 

of Prisons, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2014 

Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. MANCHIN) 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 require that 

the Director of the Bureau of Prisons ensure that each 

chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional 

institution provides a secure storage area located outside 

of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal or correctional institution for firearms carried by certain employees of the Bureau of Prisons, 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, 


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•S 2426 IS

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Correctional Officer 

3 Self-Protection Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 

7 2004 (Public Law 108–277; 118 Stat. 865) gives 

8 certain law enforcement officers, including certain 

9 correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons, the 

10 right to carry a concealed firearm in all 50 States 

11 for self-protection; 

12 (2) the purpose of that Act is to allow certain 

13 law enforcement officers to protect themselves while 

14 off duty; 

15 (3) correctional officers of the Bureau of Pris16 ons have been the targets of assaults and murders 

17 while off duty; and 

18 (4) while that Act allows certain law enforce19 ment officers to protect themselves off duty, the Di20 rector of the Bureau of Prisons allows correctional 

21 officers of the Bureau of Prisons to securely store 

22 personal firearms at only 33 Federal penal and cor23 rectional institutions while at work. 


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•S 2426 IS

1 SEC. 3. SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘§ 4049. Secure firearms storage 

6 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

7 ‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ means a qualified law 

8 enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Pris9 ons; and 

10 ‘‘(2) the terms ‘firearm’ and ‘qualified law en11 forcement officer’ have the meanings given those 

12 terms under section 926B. 

13 ‘‘(b) SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE.—The Director of 

14 the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief execu15 tive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution— 

16 ‘‘(1)(A) provides a secure storage area located 

17 outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for 

18 employees to store firearms; or 

19 ‘‘(B) allows employees to store firearms in a ve20 hicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau 

21 of Prisons; and 

22 ‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law 

23 (including regulations), allows employees to carry 

24 concealed firearms on the premises outside of the se25 cure perimeter of the institution.’’. 


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•S 2426 IS

1 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

2 The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

‘‘4049. Secure firearms storage.’’. 

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