[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2695 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 657
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2695

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2004

  Mr. Specter introduced the following bill; which was read the first 
                                  time

                             July 21, 2004

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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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.




                                                       Calendar No. 657

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2695

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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.

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                             July 21, 2004

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar