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Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

Source: Congress.gov · 393 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill changes a 1968 law to allow Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees to receive public safety officers death benefits. The bill applies to TSA employees who are hurt or killed while performing official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems.

Who It Affects

TSA employees who perform official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems.

Key Provisions

• TSA employees performing official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems become eligible for public safety officers death benefits under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Sec. 2)

What Changes

The law adds TSA employees to the list of workers who can receive public safety officers death benefits. Previously, the law did not include TSA employees in this benefit program.

Important Definitions

The bill does not explicitly define "public safety officers death benefits." It does not define "official duties" or "protecting the Nation's transportation systems" beyond describing TSA official duties as "related to protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce."

Effective Date

This bill applies to injuries sustained on or after October 31, 2013.

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 871 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration em- ployees to receive public safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 8, 2023 Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transpor- tation Security Administration employees to receive pub- lic safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Our Fallen 4 TSA Officers Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 871 IH SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EM- 1 PLOYEES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC 2 SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS. 3 Section 1204(14) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 4 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(14)) is amend- 5 ed— 6 (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 7 the end; 8 (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 9 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 10 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol- 11 lowing: 12 ‘‘(H) an employee of the Transportation 13 Security Administration who is performing offi- 14 cial duties of the Administration, if those offi- 15 cial duties are related to protecting the Nation’s 16 transportation systems to ensure freedom of 17 movement for people and commerce.’’. 18 SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. 19 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 20 apply with respect an injury sustained by an individual 21 described in subparagraph (H) of section 1204(14) of the 22 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 23 U.S.C. 10284(14)), as added by this Act, on or after Octo- 24 ber 31, 2013. 25 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:21 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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