,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aadc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,stockman introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to require the ,bureau of        
,prisons to provide secure storage areas
 on institution grounds outside the     
secure perimeter for employees          
authorized to carry a firearm4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,correctional ,workers     
,safety ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,findings   
7#a7 ,the ,law ,enforcement ,officers   
,safety ,act1 enacted in #bjjd and later
 amended by the ,law ,enforcement       
,officers ,safety ,act ,improvements    
,act of #bjaj1 gives law enforcement    
officers1 including ,bureau of ,prisons 
7,,bop7 employees1 the right to carry a 
concealed firearm in all fifty ,states  
for self-protection4  7#b7 ,the intent  
of the law is to allow law enforcement  

officers to protect themselves while off
 duty4  7#c7 ,correctional workers in   
the ,,bop have been the targets of      
assaults and murders while off duty4    
7#d7 ,while this law allows officers to 
protect themselves off duty1 the ,,bop  
does not allow staff to carry their     
personal weapon on the grounds of most  
facilities when commuting to and from   
work4  7#e7 ,the ,,bop allows carry to  
and from work and storage at            
approximately #ae facilities in the     
,,bop1 but they do not reasonably       
explain why they allow some ,,bop staff 
to carry on ,,bop property while others 
are not allowed4  #c4 ,secure firearms  
storage in prison  7a7 ,in general      
,chapter #cjc of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #djdi4 ,secure  
firearms storage in prison ,the         
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons    
shall ensure that each prison facility  
provides a secure firearms storage area 
for use by all persons employed by the  

,bureau at the facility who are         
authorized to carry a firearm1 or allow 
employees authorized to carry a firearm 
to store their firearm in a             
,bureau-approved vehicle lockbox4  4    
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of chapter    
#cjc of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #djdi4 ,secure firearms 
storage in prison4  4