[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4404 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4404
To permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States
Park Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the
National Park Service, to allow for waiver and indemnification in
mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and
a State or political subdivision when required by State law, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2000
Mr. Hansen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government
Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States
Park Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the
National Park Service, to allow for waiver and indemnification in
mutual law enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and
a State or political subdivision when required by State law, 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. MEDICAL PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (e) of the Policemen and Firemen's
Retirement and Disability Act (39 Stat. 718, as amended by 71 Stat.
394) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``Notwithstanding the previous sentence, in the case of any member of
the United States Park Police, payment shall be made by the National
Park Service upon a certificate of the Chief, United States Park
Police, setting forth the necessity for such services or treatment and
the nature of the injury or disease which rendered the same
necessary.''.
(b) National Park Service Reimbursement.--Section 6 of the
Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act Amendments of
1957 (71 Stat. 399) is amended by inserting after the first sentence
the following new sentence: ``Such sums are authorized to be
appropriated to reimburse the National Park Service, on a monthly
basis, for medical benefit payments made from funds appropriated to the
National Park Service in the case of any member of the United States
Park Police.''.
SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Section 10(c) of the Act of August 18, 1970
(Public Law 91-383; 16 U.S.C. 1a-6(c)), is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) waive, in any agreement pursuant to paragraphs (1)
and (2) with any State or political subdivision thereof where
State law requires such waiver and indemnification, any and all
claims against all the other parties thereto and, subject to
available appropriations, indemnify and save harmless the other
parties to such agreement from all claims by third parties for
property damage or personal injury, which may arise out of the
State or political subdivision's activities outside their
respective jurisdictions under such agreement; and''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (5) of section 10(c) the Act of
August 18, 1970 (Public Law 91-383; 16 U.S.C. 1a-6(c)) (as redesignated
by section 201), is further amended--
(1) by striking ``(5) the'' and inserting ``The''; and
(2) by moving the text flush and 2 ems to the left.
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