[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1475 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1475

 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
  1968 to include private firefighters and rescue squad and ambulance 
                   crew members for certain benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
  1968 to include private firefighters and rescue squad and ambulance 
                   crew members for certain benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Private Firefighter, Ambulance Crew, 
and Immediate Responder Fairness Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN PRIVATE SAFETY OFFICERS.

    Paragraph (7) of section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the period and inserting ``and ;'' and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) any firefighter, rescue squad or ambulance 
                crew member who is performing official duties for a 
                private company or organization that has a contractual 
                agreement or mutual aid agreement with a public agency 
                to provide fire suppression, rescue, or ambulance 
                services for such agency.''.
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