(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.
Structure US Code
Title 18— CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART III— PRISONS AND PRISONERS
CHAPTER 303— BUREAU OF PRISONS
§ 4041. Bureau of Prisons; director and employees
§ 4042. Duties of Bureau of Prisons
§ 4043. Acceptance of gifts and bequests to the Commissary Funds, Federal Prisons
§ 4044. Donations on behalf of the Bureau of Prisons
§ 4045. Authority to conduct autopsies
§ 4046. Shock incarceration program
§ 4047. Prison impact assessments
§ 4048. Fees for health care services for prisoners
§ 4049. Officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons authorized to carry oleoresin capsicum spray
§ 4050. Secure firearms storage
§ 4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals