[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4472 Introduced in House (IH)]

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108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4472

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
    expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and 
            trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 1, 2004

 Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
   Andrews, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Smith of Michigan) 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 
    expand the definition of firefighter to include apprentices and 
            trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations.

    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 ``Christopher Kangas Fallen 
Firefighter Apprentice Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF FIREFIGHTER TO INCLUDE APPRENTICES 
              AND TRAINEES.

    Section 1204(4) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b(4)) is amended by inserting ``, regardless of 
age, status as an apprentice or trainee, or duty restrictions imposed 
because of age or status as an apprentice or trainee,'' after ``fire 
department''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths 
and injuries which occur on or after May 4, 2002.