[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 876 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 876

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2013

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and 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 
 extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers.

    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 ``Fire Police Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH BENEFITS TO FIRE POLICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
            (2) in paragraph (10)(A) (as so redesignated by paragraph 
        (1) of this section), by inserting ``as a fire police 
        officer,'' after ``firefighter,''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(5) `fire police officer' includes an individual who--
                    ``(A) is serving in accordance with State or local 
                law as an officially recognized or designated member of 
                a legally organized public safety agency;
                    ``(B) is not a law enforcement officer, a 
                firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad 
                or ambulance crew described in paragraph (10)(A); and
                    ``(C) provides scene security or directs traffic--
                            ``(i) in response to any fire drill, fire 
                        call, or other fire, rescue, or police 
                        emergency; or
                            ``(ii) at a planned special event;''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 611(a) of the 
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools 
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
3796c-1(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 1204(7)(B)'' and inserting 
        ``section 1204(8)(B)''; and
            (2) by striking ``(42 U.S.C. 3796b(7)(B))'' and inserting 
        ``(42 U.S.C. 3796b(8)(B))''.
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