‘‘(B) to arrest, prosecute, or adjudicate an 
individual for any criminal violation of law; or 
‘‘(C) to be a firefighter or other first re-
sponder.’’. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL HABEAS RELIEF FOR 
MURDERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
(a) JUSTICE
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
AND THEIR FAMILIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2254 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) For an application for a writ of habeas corpus 
on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment 
of a State court for a crime that involved the killing of 
a public safety officer (as that term is defined in section 
1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)) or judge, while 
the public safety officer or judge was engaged in the per-
formance of official duties, or on account of the perform-
ance of official duties by or status as a public safety officer 
or judge of the public safety officer or judge— 
‘‘(A) the application shall be subject to the time 
limitations and other requirements under sections 
2263, 2264, and 2266; and 
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‘‘(B) the court shall not consider claims relating 
to sentencing that were adjudicated in a State court. 
‘‘(2) Sections 2251, 2262, and 2101 are the exclusive 
sources of authority for Federal courts to stay a sentence 
of death entered by a State court in a case described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) RULES.—Rule 11 of the Rules Governing 
Section 2254 Cases in the United States District 
Courts is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Rule 60(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil 
Procedure shall not apply to a proceeding under 
these rules in a case that is described in section 
2254(j) of title 28, United States Code.’’. 
(3) FINALITY
OF
DETERMINATION.—Section 
2244(b)(3)(E) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘the subject of a petition’’ and 
all that follows and inserting: ‘‘reheard in the court 
of appeals or reviewed by writ of certiorari.’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—This paragraph and the 
amendments made by this paragraph shall 
apply to any case pending on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(B) TIME LIMITS.—In a case pending on 
the date of enactment of this Act, if the amend-
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ments made by this paragraph impose a time 
limit for taking certain action, the period of 
which began before the date of enactment of 
this Act, the period of such time limit shall 
begin on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—The amendments made 
by this paragraph shall not bar consideration 
under section 2266(b)(3)(B) of title 28, United 
States Code, of an amendment to an application 
for a writ of habeas corpus that is pending on 
the date of enactment of this Act, if the amend-
ment to the petition was adjudicated by the 
court prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. SELF-DEFENSE RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 203 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3053 
the following: 
‘‘§ 3054. Authority of law enforcement officers to 
carry firearms 
‘‘Any sworn officer, agent, or employee of the United 
States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof, who is 
authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
law, or to supervise or secure the safety of incarcerated 
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inmates, may carry firearms if authorized by law to do 
so. Such authority to carry firearms, with respect to the 
lawful performance of the official duties of a sworn officer, 
agent, or employee of a State or a political subdivision 
thereof, shall include possession incident to depositing a 
firearm within a secure firearms storage area for use by 
all persons who are authorized to carry a firearm within 
any building or structure classified as a Federal facility 
or Federal court facility, as those terms are defined under 
section 930, and any grounds appurtenant to such a facil-
ity.’’. 
(b) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI-
FIED
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS.—Section 
926B(e)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘any magazine and’’ after ‘‘includes’’. 
(c) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI-
FIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—Section 
926C(e)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘any magazine and’’ after ‘‘includes’’. 
(d) SCHOOL ZONES.—Section 922(q)(2)(B)(vi) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 
926B(c))’’ before the semicolon. 
(e) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
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General shall promulgate regulations allowing persons de-
scribed in section 3054 of title 18, United States Code, 
to possess firearms in a manner described by that section. 
With respect to Federal justices, judges, bankruptcy 
judges, and magistrate judges, such regulations shall be 
prescribed after consultation with the Judicial Conference 
of the United States. 
(f) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 
chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 3053 the 
following: 
‘‘3054. Authority of law enforcement officers to carry firearms.’’. 
(g) FURTHER AMENDMENT.—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 pe-
riod 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 ac-
cess facility by a qualified law enforcement officer 
(as defined in section 926B(c)) or a qualified retired 
law enforcement officer (as defined in section 
926C(c)).’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Facility Security Level’ means 
a security risk assessment level assigned to a Fed-
eral facility by the security agency of the facility in 
accordance with the biannually issued Interagency 
Security Committee Standard. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘civilian public access facility’ 
means a facility open to the general public.’’. 
SEC. 6. IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE COMMU-
NITIES THEY SERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2030, the Attorney General using covered 
amounts shall, using such amounts as are necessary not 
to exceed $20,000,000, award grants to State, local, or 
tribal law enforcement agencies and appropriate non-
governmental organizations to— 
(1) promote trust and ensure legitimacy among 
law enforcement agencies and the communities they 
serve through procedural reforms, transparency, and 
accountability; 
(2) develop comprehensive and responsive poli-
cies on key topics relevant to the relationship be-
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tween law enforcement agencies and the commu-
nities they serve; 
(3) balance the embrace of technology and dig-
ital communications with local needs, privacy, as-
sessments, and monitoring; 
(4) encourage the implementation of policies 
that support community-based partnerships in the 
reduction of crime; 
(5) emphasize the importance of high quality 
and effective training and education through part-
nerships with local and national training facilities; 
and 
(6) endorse practices that support officer 
wellness and safety through the reevaluation of offi-
cer shift hours, including data collection and anal-
ysis. 
(b) COVERED AMOUNTS DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered amounts’’ means— 
(1) any unobligated balances made available 
under the heading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRA-
TION’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE’’ in an appropriations Act in a fiscal year; 
(2) any amounts made available for an ‘‘Ed-
ward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation 
program’’ under the heading ‘‘STATE AND LOCAL 
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LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE’’ under the heading 
‘‘OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’’ under the 
heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in an ap-
propriations Act in a fiscal year; or 
(3) any combination of amounts described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2). 
Æ 
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