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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''James Guelff Body Armor Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) nationally, police officers and ordinary citizens are
facing increased danger as criminals use more deadly weaponry,
body armor, and other sophisticated assault gear;
(2) crime at the local level is exacerbated by the
interstate movement of body armor and other assault gear;
(3) there is a traffic in body armor moving in or otherwise
affecting interstate commerce, and existing Federal controls
over such traffic do not adequately enable the States to
control this traffic within their own borders through the
exercise of their police power;
(4) recent incidents, such as the murder of San Francisco
Police Officer James Guelff by an assailant wearing 2 layers of
body armor and a 1997 bank shoot out in north Hollywood,
California, between police and 2 heavily armed suspects
outfitted in body armor, demonstrate the serious threat to
community safety posed by criminals who wear body armor during
the commission of a violent crime;
(5) of the approximately 1,200 officers killed in the line
of duty since 1980, more than 30 percent could have been saved
by body armor, and the risk of dying from gunfire is 14 times
higher for an officer without a bulletproof vest;
(6) the Department of Justice has estimated that 25 percent
of State and local police are not issued body armor;
(7) the Federal Government is well-equipped to grant local
police departments access to body armor that is no longer
needed by Federal agencies; and
(8) Congress has the power, under the interstate commerce
clause and other provisions of the Constitution of the United
States, to enact legislation to regulate interstate commerce
that affects the integrity and safety of our communities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Body armor.--The term ''body armor'' means any product
sold or offered for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, as
personal protective body covering intended to protect against
gunfire, regardless of whether the product is to be worn alone
or is sold as a complement to another product or garment.
(2) Law enforcement agency.--The term ''law enforcement
agency'' means an agency of the United States, a State, or a
political subdivision of a State, authorized by law or by a
Government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention,
detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of
criminal law.
(3) Law enforcement officer.--The term ''law enforcement
officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee of the United
States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State,
authorized by law or by a Government agency to engage in or
supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
prosecution of any violation of criminal law.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO BODY ARMOR.

(a) Sentencing Enhancement.--The United States Sentencing
Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide an
appropriate sentencing enhancement, increasing the offense level not
less than 2 levels, for any offense in which the defendant used body
armor.
(b) Applicability.--No amendment made to the Federal Sentencing
Guidelines pursuant to this section shall apply if the Federal offense
in which the body armor is used constitutes a violation of, attempted
violation of, or conspiracy to violate the civil rights of any person
by a law enforcement officer acting under color of the authority of
such law enforcement officer.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF PURCHASE, USE, OR POSSESSION OF BODY ARMOR BY
VIOLENT FELONS.

(a) Definition of Body Armor.--Section 921 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(35) The term 'body armor' means any product sold or
offered for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, as
personal protective body covering intended to protect against
gunfire, regardless of whether the product is to be worn alone
or is sold as a complement to another product or garment.''.
(b) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 931. Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body
armor by violent felons
''(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall
be unlawful for a person to purchase, own, or possess body armor, if
that person has been convicted of a felony that is--
''(1) a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); or
''(2) an offense under State law that would constitute a
crime of violence if it occurred within the special maritime
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
''(b) Exception.--
''(1) Application.--A person who is subject to the
prohibition of subsection (a) whose employment, livelihood, or
safety is dependent on the ability to possess and use body
armor, may file a petition with the Secretary for an exception
to the prohibition of subsection (a).
''(2) Action by secretary.--Upon receipt of a petition
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce or eliminate the
prohibition of subsection (a), impose conditions on reduction
or elimination of the prohibition, or otherwise grant relief
from the prohibition, as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, based on a determination that the petitioner--
''(A) is likely to use body armor in a safe and
lawful manner; and
''(B) has a reasonable need for such protection
under the circumstances.
''(3) Factors for consideration.--In making a determination
under paragraph (2) with respect to a petitioner, the Secretary
shall consider--
''(A) any continued employment of the petitioner;
''(B) the interests of justice;
''(C) any relevant evidence; and
''(D) the totality of the circumstances.
''(4) Certified copy of permission.--The Secretary shall
require, as a condition of granting any exception to a
petitioner under this subsection, that the petitioner agree to
maintain on his or her person a certified copy of the
Secretary's permission to possess and use body armor, including
any conditions or limitations.
''(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may
be construed to--
''(A) require the Secretary to grant relief to any
particular petitioner; or
''(B) imply that any relief granted by the
Secretary under this subsection relieves any other
person from any liability that may otherwise be
imposed.
''(c) Immunity From Liability.--
''(1) In general.--An officer or employee of a law
enforcement agency who enforces the prohibition specified in
subsection (a) against a person who has been granted relief
pursuant to subsection (b), shall be immune from any liability
for false arrest arising from the enforcement of this section
unless the person has in his or her possession a certified copy
of the permission granting the person relief from the
prohibition, as required by subsection (b)(4).
''(2) Rule of construction.--The immunity from liability
described in paragraph (1) shall not relieve any person or
entity from any other liability that may otherwise be
imposed.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 44 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:

''931. Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor
by violent felons.''.
(c) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(7) Whoever knowingly violates section 931 shall be fined under
this title, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.''.

SEC. 6. DONATION OF FEDERAL SURPLUS BODY ARMOR TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ''Federal agency'' and
''surplus property'' have the meanings given such terms under section 3
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 472).
(b) Donation of Body Armor.--Notwithstanding section 203 of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.
484), the head of a Federal agency may donate body armor directly to
any State or local law enforcement agency, if such body armor is--
(1) in serviceable condition; and
(2) surplus property.
(c) Notice to Administrator.--The head of a Federal agency who
donates body armor under this section shall submit to the Administrator
of General Services a written notice identifying the amount of body
armor donated and each State or local law enforcement agency that
received the body armor.
(d) Donation by Certain Officers.--
(1) Department of justice.--In the administration of this
section with respect to the Department of Justice, in addition
to any other officer of the Department of Justice designated by
the Attorney General, the following officers may act as the
head of a Federal agency:
(A) The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement
Administration.
(B) The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(C) The Commissioner of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service.
(D) The Director of the United States Marshals
Service.
(2) Department of the treasury.--In the administration of
this section with respect to the Department of the Treasury, in
addition to any other officer of the Department of the Treasury
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, the following
officers may act as the head of a Federal agency:
(A) The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms.
(B) The Commissioner of Customs.
(C) The Director of the United States Secret
Service.
James Guelff Body Armor Act of 1999 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide an appropriate enhancement, increasing the level not less than two levels, for any offense in which the defendant used body armor, with an exception involving a civil rights violation by a law enforcement officer acting under color of authority.
(Sec. 5) Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons, with a procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to grant an exception where a person's employment, livelihood, or safety is dependent on the ability to possess and use body armor. Grants a law enforcement officer immunity from liability for false arrest arising from the enforcement of this section unless the person has in his or her possession a certified copy of the permission granting the person relief from the prohibition. Sets penalties for violations of this prohibition.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the head of a Federal agency to donate body armor that is surplus property and in serviceable condition directly to any State or local law enforcement agency. Allows specified officials in the Treasury and Justice Departments to act as the head of a Federal agency.