SEMPER FI Act

Bill: 114-s-1819
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2015-07-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Military facilities and property

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act or SEMPER FI Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Secretary concerned to authorize an eligible member of the Armed Forces assigned to an Armed Forces recruitment center to carry a service-issue sidearm as a personal- or force-protection measure while on duty at the recruiting center, notwithstanding any federal, state, or local law or Department of Defense policy to the contrary. </p> <p>In lieu of authorizing eligible members of the Armed Forces to carry a service-issue sidearm, or in addition, the Secretary concerned may implement additional security measures for Armed Forces recruitment centers, including improved structural security measures. </p> <p>This Act shall not be interpreted to grant any member of the Armed Forces the authority to conduct civilian law enforcement functions within U.S. territory.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1819 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2015 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act or SEMPER FI Act . 2. Improved security measures for protection of Armed Forces recruitment centers against terrorist attack (a) Service-Issue sidearms authorized for certain Members The Secretary concerned shall authorize an eligible member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment center to carry a service-issue sidearm as a personal- or force-protection measure while on duty at the recruiting center notwithstanding any Federal, State, or local law or Department of Defense policy to the contrary. (b) Alternative or additional security measures In lieu of authorizing eligible members of the Armed Forces to carry a service-issue sidearm under subsection (a) or in addition to authorizing such members to carry a service-issue sidearm under such subsection, the Secretary concerned may develop and implement additional security measures for Armed Forces recruitment centers under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, including improved structural security measures. (c) Relation to posse comitatus act This section shall not be interpreted to grant any member of the Armed Forces the authority to conduct civilian law enforcement functions within the territory of the United States. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms Armed Forces and Secretary concerned have the meanings given those terms in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term eligible member means a member of the Armed Forces who is an officer or noncommissioned officer.