[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3608 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3608

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 provide that certain employees of Federal, State, and local emergency 
   management and civil defense agencies may be eligible for certain 
     public safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 1998

 Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Wicker) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 provide that certain employees of Federal, State, and local emergency 
   management and civil defense agencies 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 EMERGENCY 
              MANAGEMENT/CIVIL DEFENSE.

    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.''

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act 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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