To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.

Bill: 114-hr-5662
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2016-07-07
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Firearms and explosives

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to exclude from certain minimum sentencing requirements a federal employee outside the United States who, while on-duty, uses, carries, or possesses an agency-issued firearm in a crime of violence.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5662 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2016 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Grothman , Mr. Guinta , and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.

1. Exception to certain mandatory minimum sentencing requirements for person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency Section 3261 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, if the offense is a violation of section 924(c)(1) of this title, the minimum sentencing requirements of section 924(c)(1)(A) of this title shall not apply if— (1) the person committed a crime of violence during and in relation to the offense; (2) the firearm had been issued by an agency of the United States; and (3) at the time the person used, carried, or possessed the firearm, the person was employed outside the United States by the agency, and was on-duty. .