[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1071 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1071

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 28 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

  Mr. Cochran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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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 out 
``or rescue squad or ambulance crew'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``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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