[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2621 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2621

 To provide that certain civil defense employees and employees of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may be eligible for certain public 
        safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 1993

Mr. Montgomery introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that certain civil defense employees and employees of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may be eligible for certain public 
        safety officers death benefits, 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. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS DEATH BENEFITS FOR CIVIL DEFENSE 
              EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended in paragraph (7) 
(relating to the definition of a public safety officer) by striking 
``or rescue squad or ambulance crew'' and inserting ``rescue squad or 
ambulance crew, or an employee of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency or civil defense officer''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply only 
to employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or civil 
defense officers who are injured or die in the line of duty on or after 
such date.

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