[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 791 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 791

 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 11 (legislative day, May 1), 1995

 Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Lott) 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(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(7)) is amended by striking 
``or rescue squad or ambulance crew'' and inserting ``rescue squad or 
ambulance crew, or an employee of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency and employees of State and local emergency management and civil 
defense agencies.''.
    (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 and employees 
of State and local emergency management and civil defense agencies who 
are injured or die in the line of duty on or after such date.
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