{"identifier":"/us/usc/t18/s4050","title":18,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4050.","heading":"Secure firearms storage","text":"\u00a7\u202f4050.\nSecure firearms storage\n(a)\nDefinitions.\u2014\nIn this section\u2014\n(1) the term \u201cemployee\u201d means a qualified law enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Prisons; and\n(2) the terms \u201cfirearm\u201d and \u201cqualified law enforcement officer\u201d have the meanings given those terms under section 926B.\n(b)\nSecure Firearms Storage.\u2014\nThe Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution\u2014\n(1)\n(A) provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to store firearms; or\n(B) allows employees to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and\n(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, allows employees to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t18/s4050.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4050."},{"t":"heading","text":"Secure firearms storage"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cemployee\u201d means a qualified law enforcement officer employed by the Bureau of Prisons; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the terms \u201cfirearm\u201d and \u201cqualified law enforcement officer\u201d have the meanings given those terms under section 926B.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Secure Firearms Storage.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/b/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to store firearms; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/b/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" allows employees to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t18/s4050/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" notwithstanding any other provision of law, allows employees to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}