I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4153 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve safety and security 
for service weapons used by Federal law enforcement officers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Mr. DESAULNIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve safety 
and security for service weapons used by Federal law 
enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment and Public Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVING SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR SERVICE 
WEAPONS USED BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 203 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 3064. Safety and security of service weapons used 
by Federal law enforcement officers 
‘‘(a) The head of each civilian or military Federal law 
enforcement agency shall prescribe requirements for the 
safe locking and storage of service firearms when they are 
not in use, to be followed by each Federal law enforcement 
officer in that agency and each person who assists that 
agency in its law enforcement functions, who carries a fire-
arm as a service weapon, or who makes arrests for of-
fenses against the United States or carries out protective 
security functions. The agency shall provide the appro-
priate equipment needed to comply with those require-
ments to each person to whom that agency’s requirements 
prescribed under this subsection apply. 
‘‘(b) In prescribing the requirements under sub-
section (a) the head of each agency shall adopt the fol-
lowing minimum standards for safe storage and locking: 
‘‘(1) Officers are responsible for the safe stor-
age of their service firearm when not in their per-
sonal possession by using smart guns and smart 
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locks, trigger locks, safes, gunlock boxes, or other 
means approved by the agency. 
‘‘(2) Service firearms shall not be stored in gov-
ernment-owned or government-provided vehicles or 
personally owned vehicles except for temporary stor-
age when at court, when other options for safe-
keeping are not available, or if authorized by the 
agency. 
‘‘(3) Any violation of the requirements con-
stitutes grounds for discipline, for which the agency 
shall consider imposing minimum punishment stand-
ards. 
‘‘(c) The head of each Federal civilian or military law 
enforcement agency shall report any loss or theft of a serv-
ice firearm from that agency, any law enforcement officer 
in that agency, or any person assisting such an officer— 
‘‘(1) to relevant State and local law enforce-
ment agencies; and 
‘‘(2) to the agency or department’s Office of 
Professional Responsibility, Internal Affairs, or In-
spector General. 
‘‘(d) The head of each civilian or military Federal law 
enforcement agency shall take appropriate action to en-
sure that any person who assists that agency in its law 
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enforcement functions and carries a firearm in the course 
of doing so is trained in safe storage and locking practices. 
‘‘(e) The head of each civilian and military Federal 
law enforcement agency shall provide written materials to 
each Federal law enforcement officer in that agency, and 
each person who assists that agency in its law enforcement 
functions, who carries a firearm as a service weapon, 
about the statistical risks of keeping a firearm at home, 
especially if it is easily accessible. 
‘‘(f) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section, including the provision of equipment 
under subsection (a), such sums as may be necessary.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 203 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘3064. Safety and security of service weapons used by Federal law enforcement 
officers.’’. 
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