Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2021 or the POLICE Act of 2021
This bill modifies federal restrictions on the possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in federal facilities.
Specifically, the bill permits uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms and dangerous weapons in certain federal facilities that are open to the general public.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law 
enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal 
                  facilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Officers of the Law In 
Civilian Establishments Act of 2021'' or as the ``POLICE Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY AGENCY-
              ISSUED FIREARMS.

    Section 930 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the lawful carrying of agency-issued firearms and 
        other dangerous weapons in Facility Security Level I and II 
        Federal civilian public access facilities by a uniformed 
        officer, agent, or employee of the United States, a State, or a 
        political subdivision thereof, who is authorized by law to 
        engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
        investigation, or prosecution of any violation of law.''; and
            (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) The term `Facility Security Level' means a security 
        risk assessment level assigned to a Federal facility by the 
        facility's security agency in accordance with the biannually 
        issued Interagency Security Committee Standard.
            ``(5) The term `civilian public access facility' means a 
        facility open to the general public.
            ``(6) The term `uniformed officer, agent, or employee' 
        means an officer, agent, or employee wearing a clearly 
        identifiable agency standard-issued uniform with a clearly 
        identifiable agency-issued identification badge.''.
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POLICE Act of 2021
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes.
POLICE Act of 2021
Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2021
Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey