115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To require Federal agencies to issue appropriate identification for the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers.
April 17, 2018
Mr. Perdue introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To require Federal agencies to issue appropriate identification for the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Support Experienced Law Enforcement Countering Terrorism Act of 2018” or the “SELECT Act”.
SEC. 2. Requirement for Federal agencies to issue identification.
Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 926B, by adding at the end the following:
“(g) An agency upon request by a qualified law enforcement officer who is employed by the agency, shall issue identification described in subsection (d) to the qualified law enforcement officer.”; and
(2) in section 926C, by adding at the end the following:
“(f) An agency from which a qualified retired law enforcement officer separated shall, upon request by the qualified retired law enforcement officer, issue identification described in subsection (d) to the qualified retired law enforcement officer.”.
It is the sense of Congress that State and local agencies should issue appropriate identification to qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers in order for such officers to carry concealed firearms in accordance with sections 926B and 926C of title 18, United States Code.