[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 7, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11820]
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                   NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LEGISLATION

  The bill (S. 2247) to permit the payment of medical expenses incurred 
by the United States Park Police in the performance of duty to be made 
directed by the National Park Service, and for other purposes, was 
considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third 
time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2247

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 
     section 12(e) of the Act of September 1, 1916 (ch. 433, 39 
     Stat. 718), is amended--
       (1) following ``District of Columbia'', by inserting ``in 
     the case of Metropolitan Police members, or by the National 
     Park Service in the case of United States Park Police 
     members''; and
       (2) following the second reference to ``the Mayor'', by 
     inserting, ``, in the case of Metropolitan Police members, or 
     upon a certificate of the Chief, United States Park Police, 
     in the case of United States Park Police members''.

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