,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #bacg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa1      
#bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to ensure  
,federal law enforcement officers remain
 able to ensure their own safety1 and   
the safety of their families1 during a  
covered furlough4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,law ,enforcement ,self-,defense and    
,protection ,act of #bjae4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,too often1 ,federal law         
enforcement officers encounter          
potentially violent criminals1 placing  
officers in danger of grave physical    
harm4  7#b7 ,in #bjab alone1 #a1heg     
,federal law enforcement officers were  
assaulted1 with #bjf sustaining serious 
injuries4  7#c7 ,from #bjjh through     
#bjaa1 an additional #h1ehg ,federal law
 enforcement officers were assaulted4   
7#d7 ,federal law enforcement officers  
remain a target even when they are      
off-duty4 ,over the past #c years1 #bg  

law enforcement officers have been      
killed off-duty4  7#e7 ,it is essential 
that law enforcement officers are able  
to defend themselves1 so they can carry 
out their critical missions and ensure  
their own personal safety and the safety
 of their families whether on-duty or   
off-duty4  7#f7 ,these dangers to law   
enforcement officers continue to exist  
during a covered furlough4  #c4         
,definitions ,in this ,act--  7#a7 the  
term agency means each authority of the 
executive1 legislative1 or judicial     
branch of the ,government of the ,united
 ,states2  7#b7 the term covered        
,federal law enforcement officer means  
any individual who-- 7,a7 is an employee
 of an agency2  7,b7 has the authority  
to make arrests or apprehensions for1 or
 prosecute1 violations of ,federal law2 
and  7,c7 on the day before the date on 
which the applicable covered furlough   
begins1 is authorized by the agency     
employing the individual to carry a     
firearm in the course of official       

duties2  7#c7 the term covered furlough 
means a planned event by an agency      
during which employees are involuntarily
 furloughed due to downsizing1 reduced  
funding1 lack of work1 or any budget    
situation including a lapse in          
appropriations2 and  7#d7 the term      
firearm has the meaning given that term 
in section #iba of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code4  #d4 ,protecting ,federal
 law enforcement officers who are       
subjected to a covered furlough ,during 
a covered furlough1 a covered ,federal  
law enforcement officer shall have the  
same rights to carry a firearm issued by
 the ,federal ,government as if the     
covered furlough was not in effect1     
including1 if authorized on the day     
before the date on which the covered    
furlough begins1 the right to carry a   
concealed firearm1 if the sole reason   
the covered ,federal law enforcement    
officer was placed on leave was due to  
the covered furlough4  ,passed the      
,house of ,representatives ,may #aj1    

#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk