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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS -- (Senate - February 25, 2004)

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SA 2617. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1805, to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE __--UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
SEC. __01. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 2002.

(a) IN GENERAL.--Section 208 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30), as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3) and the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (Public Law 108-26; 117 Stat. 751), is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``June 30, 2004'';

(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``June 30, 2004'';

(3) in subsection (b)(2)--

(A) in the heading, by striking ``DECEMBER 31, 2003'' and inserting ``JUNE 30, 2004''; and

(B) by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``June 30, 2004''; and

(4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``March 31, 2004'' and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21).

SEC. __02. ADDITIONAL REVISION TO CURRENT TEUC-X TRIGGER.

Section 203(c)(2)(B) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended to read as follows:

``(B) such a period would then be in effect for such State under such Act if--

``(i) section 203(d) of such Act were applied as if it had been amended by striking `5' each place it appears and inserting `4'; and

``(ii) with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment of this clause--

``(I) paragraph (1)(A) of such section 203(d) did not apply; and

``(II) clause (ii) of section 203(f)(1)(A) of such Act did not apply.''.

SEC. __03. TEMPORARY STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE APPLICATION OF LOOKBACKS UNDER THE FEDERAL-STATE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1970.

For purposes of conforming with the provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), a State may, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on June 30, 2004, waive the application of either subsection (d)(1)(A) of section 203 of such Act or subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) of such section, or both.

SA 2618. Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. LEAHY) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1805, to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 11, after line 19, add the following:

SEC. 5. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT.

(a) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004''.

(b) EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.--

(1) IN GENERAL.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926A the following:``§926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers

``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who is a qualified law enforcement officer and who is carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).

``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or limit the laws of any State that--

``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or

``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on any State or local government property, installation, building, base, or park.

``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified law enforcement officer' means an employee of a governmental agency who--

``(1) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, and has statutory powers of arrest;

``(2) is authorized by the agency to carry a firearm;

``(3) is not the subject of any disciplinary action by the agency;

``(4) meets standards, if any, established by the agency which require the employee to regularly qualify in the use of a firearm; and

``(5) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm.

``(d) The identification required by this subsection is the photographic identification issued by the governmental agency for which the individual is, or was, employed as a law enforcement officer.

``(e) DEFINED TERM.--As used in this section, the term `firearm' does not include--

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``(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of title 26);

``(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921); and

``(3) any destructive device (as defined in section 921).''.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926A the following:

``926B..Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers.''.

(c) EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM STATE LAWS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS.--

(1) IN GENERAL.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926B, as added by subsection (b), the following:``§926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers

``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision thereof, an individual who is a qualified retired law enforcement officer and who is carrying the identification required by subsection (d) may carry a concealed firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, subject to subsection (b).

``(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede or limit the laws of any State that--

``(1) permit private persons or entities to prohibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or

``(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on any State or local government property, installation, building, base, or park.

``(c) As used in this section, the term `qualified retired law enforcement officer' means an individual who--

``(1) retired in good standing from service with a public agency as a law enforcement officer, other than for reasons of mental instability;

``(2) before such retirement, was authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, and had statutory powers of arrest;

``(3)(A) before such retirement, was regularly employed as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 15 years or more; or

``(B) retired from service with such agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of such service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined by such agency;

``(4) has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the retirement plan of the agency;

``(5) during the most recent 12-month period, has met, at the expense of the individual, the State's standards for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry firearms; and

``(6) is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm.

``(d) The identification required by this subsection is photographic identification issued by the agency for which the individual was employed as a law enforcement officer.

``(e) DEFINED TERM.--As used in this section, the term `firearm' does not include--

``(1) any machinegun (as defined in section 5845 of title 26);

``(2) any firearm silencer (as defined in section 921); and

``(3) a destructive device (as defined in section 921).''.

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.--The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 926B the following:

``926C..Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers.''.