SELECT Act

Bill: 114-s-3415
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
Introduced: 2016-09-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Law enforcement officers

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Support Experienced Law Enforcement Countering Terrorism Act of 2016 or the SELECT Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to require a federal agency, upon request, to issue a photo identification that allows a current or retired law enforcement officer employee to carry a concealed firearm across state lines. </p> <p>It expresses the sense of Congress that state and local agencies should issue photo identification to allow qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in accordance with this bill. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3415 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 28, 2016 Mr. Perdue introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require Federal agencies to issue appropriate identification for the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Experienced Law Enforcement Countering Terrorism Act of 2016 or the SELECT Act . 2. Requirement for Federal agencies to issue identification Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 926B, by adding at the end the following: (g) An agency upon request by a qualified law enforcement officer who is employed by the agency, shall issue identification described in subsection (d) to the qualified law enforcement officer. ; and (2) in section 926C, by adding at the end the following: (f) An agency from which a qualified retired law enforcement officer separated shall, upon request by the qualified retired law enforcement officer, issue identification described in subsection (d) to the qualified retired law enforcement officer. . 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that State and local agencies should issue appropriate identification to qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers in order for such officers to carry concealed firearms in accordance with sections 926B and 926C of title 18, United States Code.