,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjai,mr4 
,de,saulnier introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve safety and    
security for service weapons used by    
,federal law enforcement officers1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,law ,enforcement and ,public           
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,improving safety
 and security for service weapons used  
by ,federal law enforcement officers    
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #bjc of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     

#cjfd4 ,safety and security of service  
weapons used by ,federal law enforcement
 officers  7a7 ,the head of each        
civilian or military ,federal law       
enforcement agency shall prescribe      
requirements for the safe locking and   
storage of service firearms when they   
are not in use1 to be followed by each  
,federal law enforcement officer in that
 agency and each person who assists that
 agency in its law enforcement          
functions1 who carries a firearm as a   
service weapon4 ,the agency shall1      
subject to the availability of          
appropriations1 provide the appropriate 
equipment needed to comply with those   
requirements to each person to whom that
 agency's requirements prescribed under 
this subsection apply4  7b7 ,in         
prescribing the requirements under      
subsection 7a7 the head of each agency  
shall adopt the following minimum       
standards for safe storage and locking3 
7#a7 ,officers are responsible for the  
safe storage of their service firearm   

when not in their personal possession by
 using smart guns and smart locks1      
trigger locks1 safes1 gunlock boxes1 or 
other means approved by the agency4     
7#b7 ,service firearms shall not be     
stored in patrol or personally owned    
vehicles except for temporary storage   
when at court1 when other options for   
safekeeping are not available1 or if    
authorized by the agency4  7#c7 ,any    
violation of the requirements           
constitutes grounds for discipline1 for 
which the agency shall consider imposing
 minimum punishment standards4  7c7 ,the
 head of each ,federal civilian or      
military law enforcement agency shall   
report any loss or theft of a service   
firearm from that agency1 any law       
enforcement officer in that agency1 or  
any person assisting such an officer--  
7#a7 to relevant ,state and local law   
enforcement agencies2 and  7#b7 to the  
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 and      
,firearms and the ,federal ,bureau of   
,investigation1 in order to facilitate  

the central availability of information 
about the prevalence of such loss or    
theft4  7d7 ,the head of each civilian  
or military ,federal law enforcement    
agency shall take appropriate action to 
ensure that any person who assists that 
agency in its law enforcement functions 
and carries a firearm in the course of  
doing so is trained in safe storage and 
locking practices4  7e7 ,the head of    
each civilian and military ,federal law 
enforcement agency shall provide written
 materials to each ,federal law         
enforcement officer in that agency1 and 
each person who assists that agency in  
its law enforcement functions1 who      
carries a firearm as a service weapon1  
about the statistical risks of keeping a
 firearm at home1 especially if it is   
easily accessible4  7f7 ,there are      
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this section1 including the         
provision of equipment under subsection 
7a71 such sums as may be necessary4  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   

sections at the beginning of chapter    
#bjc of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new item3  #cjfd4 ,safety 
and security of service weapons used by 
,federal law enforcement officers4  4