,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,justice7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to allow certain qualified law 
enforcement officers and retired law    
enforcement officers to carry concealed 
firearms to protect children in school  
zones4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,police ,officers       
,protecting ,children ,act4  #b4        
,certain qualified law enforcement      
officers and retired law enforcement    
officers allowed to carry a concealed   
firearm1 and discharge a firearm1 in a  
school zone ,section #ibb7q7 of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in  
clause 7vi71 by striking 2 or and       
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,b7 by     
redesignating clause 7vii7 as clause    
7ix7 and inserting after clause 7vi7 the

 following3  7vii7 by a qualified law   
enforcement officer1 as defined in      
section #ibf;,b1 who is authorized under
 that section to carry a concealed      
firearm1 if the firearm is concealed2   
7viii7 by a qualified retired law       
enforcement officer1 as defined in      
section #ibf;,c1 who is authorized under
 that section to carry a concealed      
firearm1 if the firearm is concealed2 or
  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b7--  
7,a7 in clause 7iii71 by striking 2 or  
and inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in     
clause 7iv71 by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7v7 by
 a qualified law enforcement officer1 as
 defined in section #ibf;,b1 who is     
authorized under that section to carry a
 concealed firearm2 or  7vi7 by a       
qualified retired law enforcement       
officer1 as defined in section #ibf;,c1 
who is authorized under that section to 
carry a concealed firearm4  4