[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5879 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5879

 To authorize Federal payment to first responders for costs associated 
 with providing emergency services at the international borders of the 
                 United States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 23, 2008

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize Federal payment to first responders for costs associated 
 with providing emergency services at the international borders of the 
                 United States, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save our Border Communities Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING FEDERAL PAYMENT TO FIRST RESPONDERS FOR COSTS 
              ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICES AT THE 
              INTERNATIONAL BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, from 
amounts appropriated under subsection (b), provide payment to first 
responders, including police, firefighters, and emergency medical 
technicians, for costs associated with providing emergency services at 
the international borders of the United States, but only to the extent 
that such costs are not otherwise reimbursed through any Federal 
program and cannot otherwise be recovered.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year, beginning with 
fiscal year 2009, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.
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