,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,loeffler1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish appropriate rules for     
prosecutors and ,federal judges to carry
 a concealed firearm4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,our ,prosecutors and ,judges ,act of   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,authority to carry a       
concealed firearm for prosecutors and   
,federal judges  7a7 ,current           
prosecutors and ,federal judges ,section
 #ibf;,b of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section 
heading1 by inserting 1 qualified       
prosecutors1 and qualified ,federal     
judges after qualified law enforcement  
officers2  7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 by inserting 1 a qualified prosecutor1 
or a qualified ,federal judge after     

qualified law enforcement officer2 and  
7,b7 by striking subsection 7d7 and     
inserting subsection 7c72  7#c7 by      
striking subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e7  
and inserting the following3  7c7 ,the  
identification required by this         
subsection is-- 7#a7 with respect to a  
qualified law enforcement officer1 the  
photographic identification issued by   
the governmental agency for which the   
individual is employed that identifies  
the employee as a police officer or law 
enforcement officer of the agency2  7#b7
 with respect to a qualified            
prosecutor-- 7,a7 the photographic      
identification issued by the            
governmental agency by which the        
individual is employed that identifies  
the employee as a prosecutor of the     
agency2 and  7,b7 a certification-- 7i7 
if agency employing the qualified       
prosecutor has authorized the qualified 
prosecutor to carry a firearm1 that     
indicates that the qualified prosecutor 
has been tested or otherwise found by   

the agency to meet the active duty      
standards for qualification in firearms 
training as established by the agency to
 carry a firearm of the same type as the
 concealed firearm2 or  7ii7 if the     
agency employing the qualified          
prosecutor has not authorized the       
qualified prosecutor to carry a firearm1
 issued by the ,state in which the      
qualified prosecutor resides or by a    
certified firearms instructor that is   
qualified to conduct a firearms         
qualification test for active duty      
officers within that ,state that        
indicates that the qualified prosecutor 
has been tested or otherwise found by   
the ,state or certified firearms        
instructor that is qualified to conduct 
a firearms qualification test for active
 duty officers within that ,state to    
have met-- 7,i7 the active duty         
standards for qualification in firearms 
training1 as established by the ,state1 
to carry a firearm of the same type as  
the concealed firearm2 or  7,,ii7 if the

 ,state has not established such        
standards1 standards set by any law     
enforcement agency within that ,state to
 carry a firearm of the same type as the
 concealed firearm2 and  7#c7 with      
respect to a qualified ,federal judge-- 
7,a7 photographic identification issued 
by the ,federal ,government that        
identifies the individual as a ,federal 
judge2 and  7,b7 a certification issued 
by the ,state in which the ,federal     
judge resides or by a certified firearms
 instructor that is qualified to conduct
 a firearms qualification test for      
active duty officers within that ,state 
that indicates that the individual has  
been tested or otherwise found by the   
,state or certified firearms instructor 
that is qualified to conduct a firearms 
qualification test for active duty      
officers within that ,state to have     
met-- 7i7 the active duty standards for 
qualification in firearms training1 as  
established by the ,state1 to carry a   
firearm of the same type as the         

concealed firearm2 or  7ii7 if the      
,state has not established such         
standards1 standards set by any law     
enforcement agency within that ,state to
 carry a firearm of the same type as the
 concealed firearm4  2  7#d7 by         
redesignating subsection 7f7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#e7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7e7 ,as used in 
this section-- 7#a7 the term firearm--  
7,a7 except as provided in this         
paragraph1 has the same meaning as in   
section #iba of this title2  7,b7       
includes ammunition not expressly       
prohibited by ,federal law or subject to
 the provisions of the ,national        
,firearms ,act2 and  7,c7 does not      
include-- 7i7 any machinegun 7as defined
 in section #ehde of the ,national      
,firearms ,act72  7ii7 any firearm      
silencer 7as defined in section #iba of 
this title72 and  7iii7 any destructive 
device 7as defined in section #iba of   
this title72  7#b7 the term qualified   
,federal judge means an individual who--

 7,a7 is serving in a position as a     
judge that is established under article 
,i1 ,,iii1 or ,,iv of the ,constitution 
of the ,united ,states2  7,b7 is not the
 subject of a pending impeachment       
inquiry or trial2  7,c7 is not under the
 influence of alcohol or another        
intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or   
substance2 and  7,d7 is not prohibited  
by ,federal law from receiving a        
firearm2  7#c7 the term qualified law   
enforcement officer means an employee of
 a governmental agency who-- 7,a7 is    
authorized by law to engage in or       
supervise the prevention1 detection1    
investigation or prosecution of1 or the 
incarceration of any person for1 any    
violation of law1 and has statutory     
powers of arrest or apprehension under  
section #hjg7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code 7article #g7;b7 of the    
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice72  
7,b7 is authorized by the agency to     
carry a firearm2  7,c7 is not the       
subject of any disciplinary action by   

the agency which could result in        
suspension or loss of police powers2    
7,d7 meets standards1 if any1           
established by the agency which require 
the employee to regularly qualify in the
 use of a firearm2  7,e7 is not under   
the influence of alcohol or another     
intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or   
substance2 and  7,f7 is not prohibited  
by ,federal law from receiving a        
firearm2 and  7#d7 the term qualified   
prosecutor means an individual who--    
7,a7 is a full-time employee of an      
agency of the ,federal ,government or a 
,state or unit of local government who--
 7i7 is continually licensed to practice
 law2 and  7ii7 prosecutes criminal or  
juvenile delinquency cases at the       
,federal1 ,state1 or local level        
7including supervision1 education1 or   
training of other persons prosecuting   
such cases72  7,b7 is not the subject of
 any disciplinary action by the agency  
which could result in suspension2  7,c7 
meets standards1 if any1 established by 

the agency which require the employee to
 regularly qualify in the use of a      
firearm2  7,d7 is not under the         
influence of alcohol or another         
intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or   
substance2 and  7,e7 is not prohibited  
by ,federal law from receiving a        
firearm4  4  7b7 ,retired prosecutors   
and ,federal judges ,section #ibf;,c of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1  
by inserting 1 qualified retired        
prosecutors1 and qualified retired      
,federal judges after qualified retired 
law enforcement officers2  7#b7 in      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 a  
qualified retired prosecutor1 or a      
qualified ,federal judge after qualified
 law enforcement officer2 and  7,b7 by  
striking subsection 7d7 and inserting   
subsection 7c72 and  7#c7 by striking   
subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e7 and       
inserting the following3  7c7 ,the      
identification required by this         
subsection is-- 7#a7 with respect to a  

qualified retired law enforcement       
officer-- 7,a7 a photographic           
identification issued by the agency from
 which the individual separated from    
service as a law enforcement officer    
that identifies the person as having    
been employed as a police officer or law
 enforcement officer and indicates that 
the individual has1 not less recently   
than #a year before the date the        
individual is carrying the concealed    
firearm1 been tested or otherwise found 
by the agency to meet the active duty   
standards for qualification in firearms 
training as established by the agency to
 carry a firearm of the same type as the
 concealed firearm2 or  7,b7 7i7 a      
photographic identification issued by   
the agency from which the individual    
separated from service as a law         
enforcement officer that identifies the 
person as having been employed as a     
police officer or law enforcement       
officer2 and  7ii7 a certification      
issued by the ,state in which the       

individual resides or by a certified    
firearms instructor that is qualified to
 conduct a firearms qualification test  
for active duty officers within that    
,state that indicates that the          
individual has1 not less than #a year   
before the date the individual is       
carrying the concealed firearm1 been    
tested or otherwise found by the ,state 
or certified firearms instructor that is
 qualified to conduct a firearms        
qualification test for active duty      
officers within that ,state to have     
met-- 7,i7 the active duty standards for
 qualification in firearms training1 as 
established by the ,state1 to carry a   
firearm of the same type as the         
concealed firearm2 or  7,,ii7 if the    
,state has not established such         
standards1 standards set by any law     
enforcement agency within that ,state to
 carry a firearm of the same type as the
 concealed firearm2  7#b7 with respect  
to a qualified retired prosecutor-- 7,a7
 the photographic identification issued 

by the governmental agency by which the 
individual was employed that identifies 
the individual as a former prosecutor of
 the agency2 and  7,b7 a certification  
issued by the ,state in which the       
qualified retired prosecutor resides or 
by a certified firearms instructor that 
is qualified to conduct a firearms      
qualification test for active duty      
officers within that ,state that        
indicates that the qualified retired    
prosecutor has1 not less than #a year   
before the date the qualified retired   
prosecutor is carrying the concealed    
firearm1 been tested or otherwise found 
by the ,state or certified firearms     
instructor that is qualified to conduct 
a firearms qualification test for active
 duty officers within that ,state to    
have met-- 7i7 the active duty standards
 for qualification in firearms training1
 as established by the ,state1 to carry 
a firearm of the same type as the       
concealed firearm2 or  7ii7 if the      
,state has not established such         

standards1 standards set by any law     
enforcement agency within that ,state to
 carry a firearm of the same type as the
 concealed firearm2 and  7#c7 with      
respect to a qualified retired ,federal 
judge-- 7,a7 photographic identification
 issued by the ,federal ,government that
 identifies the individual as a former  
,federal judge2 and  7,b7 a             
certification issued by the ,state in   
which the ,federal judge resides or by a
 certified firearms instructor that is  
qualified to conduct a firearms         
qualification test for active duty      
officers within that ,state that        
indicates that the individual has1 not  
less than #a year before the date the   
individual is carrying the concealed    
firearm1 been tested or otherwise found 
by the ,state or certified firearms     
instructor that is qualified to conduct 
a firearms qualification test for active
 duty officers within that ,state to    
have met-- 7i7 the active duty standards
 for qualification in firearms training1

 as established by the ,state1 to carry 
a firearm of the same type as the       
concealed firearm2 or  7ii7 if the      
,state has not established such         
standards1 standards set by any law     
enforcement agency within that ,state to
 carry a firearm of the same type as the
 concealed firearm4  7d7 ,as used in    
this section-- 7#a7 the term firearm--  
7,a7 except as provided in this         
paragraph1 has the same meaning as in   
section #iba of this title2  7,b7       
includes ammunition not expressly       
prohibited by ,federal law or subject to
 the provisions of the ,national        
,firearms ,act2 and  7,c7 does not      
include-- 7i7 any machinegun 7as defined
 in section #ehde of the ,national      
,firearms ,act72  7ii7 any firearm      
silencer 7as defined in section #iba of 
this title72 and  7iii7 any destructive 
device 7as defined in section #iba of   
this title72  7#b7 the term qualified   
retired ,federal judge means an         
individual who-- 7,a7 separated from    

service in good standing from service in
 a position as a judge that was         
established under article ,i1 ,,iii1 or 
,,iv of the ,constitution of the ,united
 ,states2  7,b7 7i7 has not been        
officially found by a qualified medical 
professional employed by the ,federal   
,government to be unqualified for       
reasons relating to mental health and as
 a result of this finding will not be   
issued the photographic identification  
as described in subsection 7c77#c72 and 
7ii7 has not entered into an agreement  
with the ,federal ,government in which  
that individual acknowledges he or she  
is not qualified under this section for 
reasons relating to mental health and   
for those reasons will not receive or   
accept the photographic identification  
as described in subsection 7c77#c72     
7,c7 during the most recent #ab-month   
period1 has met1 at the expense of the  
individual1 the standards for           
qualification in firearms training for  
active law enforcement officers1 as     

determined by the ,state in which the   
individual resides or1 if the ,state has
 not established such standards1 either 
a law enforcement agency within the     
,state in which the individual resides  
or the standards used by a certified    
firearms instructor that is qualified to
 conduct a firearms qualification test  
for active duty officers within that    
,state2  7,d7 is not under the influence
 of alcohol or another intoxicating or  
hallucinatory drug or substance2 and    
7,e7 is not prohibited by ,federal law  
from receiving a firearm2  7#c7 the term
 qualified retired law enforcement      
officer means an individual who-- 7,a7  
separated from service in good standing 
from service with a public agency as a  
law enforcement officer2  7,b7 before   
such separation1 was authorized by law  
to engage in or supervise the           
prevention1 detection1 investigation1 or
 prosecution of1 or the incarceration of
 any person for1 any violation of law1  
and had statutory powers of arrest or   

apprehension under section #hjg7;b7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code        
7article #g7;b7 of the ,uniform ,code of
 ,military ,justice72  7,c7 7i7 before  
such separation1 served as a law        
enforcement officer for an aggregate of 
#aj years or more2 or  7ii7 separated   
from service with such agency1 after    
completing any applicable probationary  
period of such service1 due to a        
service-connected disability1 as        
determined by such agency2  7,d7 during 
the most recent #ab-month period1 has   
met1 at the expense of the individual1  
the standards for qualification in      
firearms training for active law        
enforcement officers1 as determined by  
the former agency of the individual1 the
 ,state in which the individual resides 
or1 if the ,state has not established   
such standards1 either a law enforcement
 agency within the ,state in which the  
individual resides or the standards used
 by a certified firearms instructor that
 is qualified to conduct a firearms     

qualification test for active duty      
officers within that ,state2  7,e7 7i7  
has not been officially found by a      
qualified medical professional employed 
by the agency to be unqualified for     
reasons relating to mental health and as
 a result of this finding will not be   
issued the photographic identification  
as described in subsection 7c77#a72 or  
7ii7 has not entered into an agreement  
with the agency from which the          
individual is separating from service in
 which that individual acknowledges he  
or she is not qualified under this      
section for reasons relating to mental  
health and for those reasons will not   
receive or accept the photographic      
identification as described in          
subsection 7c77#a72  7,f7 is not under  
the influence of alcohol or another     
intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or   
substance2 and  7,g7 is not prohibited  
by ,federal law from receiving a        
firearm2 and  7#d7 the term qualified   
retired prosecutor means an individual  

who-- 7,a7 separated from service in    
good standing from service as a         
full-time employee of an agency of the  
,federal ,government or a ,state or unit
 of local government who-- 7i7 during   
such service was continually licensed to
 practice law2 and  7ii7 prosecuted     
criminal or juvenile delinquency cases  
at the ,federal1 ,state1 or local level 
7including supervision1 education1 or   
training of other persons prosecuting   
such cases72  7,b7 before such          
separation1 served as described in      
subparagraph 7,a7 for an aggregate of   
#aj years or more2  7,c7 7i7 has not    
been officially found by a qualified    
medical professional employed by the    
agency to be unqualified for reasons    
relating to mental health and as a      
result of this finding will not be      
issued the photographic identification  
as described in subsection 7c77#b72 and 
7ii7 has not entered into an agreement  
with the agency in which that individual
 acknowledges he or she is not qualified

 under this section for reasons relating
 to mental health and for those reasons 
will not receive or accept the          
photographic identification as described
 in subsection 7c77#b72  7,d7 during the
 most recent #ab-month period1 has met1 
at the expense of the individual1 the   
standards for qualification in firearms 
training for active law enforcement     
officers1 as determined by the former   
agency of the individual1 the ,state in 
which the individual resides or1 if the 
,state has not established such         
standards1 either a law enforcement     
agency within the ,state in which the   
individual resides or the standards used
 by a certified firearms instructor that
 is qualified to conduct a firearms     
qualification test for active duty      
officers within that ,state2  7,e7 is   
not under the influence of alcohol or   
another intoxicating or hallucinatory   
drug or substance2 and  7,f7 is not     
prohibited by ,federal law from         
receiving a firearm4  4  7c7 ,technical 

and conforming amendment ,the table of  
sections for chapter #dd of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the items relating to sections 
#ibf;,b and #ibf;,c and inserting the   
following3  #ibf;,b4 ,carrying of       
concealed firearms by qualified law     
enforcement officers1 qualified         
prosecutors1 and qualified ,federal     
judges4 #ibf;,c4 ,carrying of concealed 
firearms by qualified retired law       
enforcement officers1 qualified retired 
prosecutors1 and qualified retired      
,federal judges4  4  7d7 ,regulations   
,the ,attorney ,general and the         
,director of the ,administrative ,office
 of ,united ,states ,courts may         
promulgate such regulations as are      
necessary to carry out the amendments   
made by this section4