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Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act

H.R. 6914 · 115th Congress · Sep 26, 2018 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include railroad police officers in the definition of qualified law enforcement officers.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Officers Safety Expansion Act”.

Sec. 2 Inclusion of railroad police officers

(a)
Qualified law enforcement officer— Section 926B(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “agency” the following: “, or a railroad police officer commissioned or certified by a State pursuant to section 28101 of title 49, United States Code,”.
(b)
Qualified retired law enforcement officer— Section 926C(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “individual” the following: “, including a railroad police officer commissioned or certified by a State pursuant to section 28101 of title 49, United States Code,”.