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H. Rept. 108-560 1 (2004-06-22)

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                    108TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                       2d Session     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             108-560







                       LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY ACT OF 2003



                     JUNE 22, 2004.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                       the Union and ordered to be printed



                             Mr. COBLE, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
                                          submitted the following


                                             REPORT

                                               together with

                     DISSENTING VIEWS AND ADDITIONAL DISSENTING VIEWS

                                            [To accompany H.R. 218]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill
                    (H.R. 218) to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt quali-
                    fied current and former law enforcement officers from State laws
                    prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, having considered
                    the same, reports favorably thereon with   an amendment and rec-
                    ommends that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                    Page
                    The A m endm ent  ......................................................................................................  2
                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  3
                    Background and Need for the Legislation .............................................................  3
                    H earings  ...................................................................................................................  5
                    Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  5
                    V ote  of  the  Com m ittee  ............................................................................................  5
                    Com m ittee  Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  10
                    New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  10
                    Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ..........................................................  10
                    Perform ance  Goals  and  Objectives  ........................................................................  11
                    Constitutional Authority  Statem ent  ......................................................................  11
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis and  Discussion  ..........................................................  11
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .....................................  12
                    M arkup Transcript  ................................................................................................. .  15
                    D issenting  V iew s  .....................................................................................................  79
                    Additional Dissenting  View s  ...................................................................................  81