118 HR 871 IH: Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-02-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 871IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 8, 2023Ms. Brownley (for herself and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act.

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Transportation Security Administration employees eligible to receive public safety officers’ death benefits

Section 1204(14) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(14)) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (F), by striking or at the end;(2)in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and(3)by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:(H)an employee of the Transportation Security Administration who is performing official duties of the Administration, if those official duties are related to protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce..

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Applicability

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect an injury sustained by an individual described in subparagraph (H) of section 1204(14) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(14)), as added by this Act, on or after October 31, 2013.