,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and ,mr4     
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require that the      
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons    
ensure that each chief executive officer
 of a ,federal penal or correctional    
institution provides a secure storage   
area located outside of the secure      
perimeter of the ,federal penal or      
correctional institution for firearms   
carried by certain employees of the     
,bureau of ,prisons1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,correctional      
,officer ,self-,protection ,act of      
#bjad4  #b4  ,findings ,congress finds  
that--  7#a7 the ,law ,enforcement      
,officers ,safety ,act of #bjjd 7,public
 ,law #ajh-bgg2 #aah ,stat4 #hfe7 gives 

certain law enforcement officers1       
including certain correctional officers 
of the ,bureau of ,prisons1 the right to
 carry a concealed firearm in all #ej   
,states for self-protection2  7#b7 the  
purpose of that ,act is to allow certain
 law enforcement officers to protect    
themselves while off duty2  7#c7        
correctional officers of the ,bureau of 
,prisons have been the targets of       
assaults and murders while off duty2 and
  7#d7 while that ,act allows certain   
law enforcement officers to protect     
themselves off duty1 the ,director of   
the ,bureau of ,prisons allows          
correctional officers of the ,bureau of 
,prisons to securely store personal     
firearms at only #cc ,federal penal and 
correctional institutions while at work4
  #c4  ,secure firearms storage  7a7    
,in general  ,chapter #cjc of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #djdi4
  ,secure firearms storage  7a7         
,definitions  ,in this section-- 7#a7   

the term employee means a qualified law 
enforcement officer employed by the     
,bureau of ,prisons2 and  7#b7 the terms
 firearm and qualified law enforcement  
officer have the meanings given those   
terms under section #ibf;,b4  7b7       
,secure firearms storage ,the ,director 
of the ,bureau of ,prisons shall ensure 
that each chief executive officer of a  
,federal penal or correctional          
institution-- 7#a7 7,a7 provides a      
secure storage area located outside of  
the secure perimeter of the institution 
for employees to store firearms2 or     
7,b7 allows employees to store firearms 
in a vehicle lockbox approved by the    
,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons2   
and  7#b7 notwithstanding any other     
provision of law 7including             
regulations71 allows employees to carry 
concealed firearms on the premises      
outside of the secure perimeter of the  
institution4  4  7b7  ,technical and    
conforming amendment  ,the table of     
sections for chapter #cjc of title #ah1 

,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #djdi4
 ,secure firearms storage4  4