[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2485 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2485

 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to include nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and 
 air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2009

Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, 
     Mr. Peterson, Mr. Walz, Mr. Welch, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Clarke) 
 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 nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and 
 air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits.

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

SECTION 1. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN NONGOVERNMENTAL EMERGENCY SERVICE 
              OFFICERS.

    Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``employee'' and inserting 
        ``or nongovernmental employee or volunteer''; and
            (2) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``or'' 
                after the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the period 
                at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) a nongovernmental employee or volunteer--
                            ``(i) of a fire department, ground or air 
                        ambulance service, or first responder or rescue 
                        squad, which is licensed or recognized by the 
                        State or local government; and
                            ``(ii) who is performing official duties 
                        serving the public in fire suppression, rescue, 
                        or emergency medical and ambulance services.''.
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