Sec. 201 Short title
This title may be cited as the “Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2018”.
Title II — Bureau of Prisons secure firearms storage
II Bureau of Prisons secure firearms storage
Sec. 202 Secure firearms storage
In general— Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“4050. Secure firearms storage
“(a) Definitions—In this section—
“(1) the term employee means a qualified law enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Prisons; and
“(2) the terms firearm and qualified law enforcement officer have the meanings given those terms under section 926B.
“(b) Secure firearms storage—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution—
“(1)
“(A) provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to store firearms; or
“(B) allows employees to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and
“(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, allows employees to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution.”
Technical and conforming amendment— The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: