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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 372
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
JANUARY 9, 2019
Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KHANNA, Mr.
GRIJALVA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. VELA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SOTO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms.
MOORE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BEYER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. GONZALEZ of
Texas, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.
RUSH, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. MOULTON, and
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) 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-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Our Fallen
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TSA Officers Act’’.
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EM-
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PLOYEES
ELIGIBLE
TO
RECEIVE
PUBLIC
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SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS.
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Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
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Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(9)) is amend-
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ed—
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(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period
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at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(E) an employee of the Transportation
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Security Administration who is performing offi-
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cial duties of the Administration, if those offi-
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cial duties are related to protecting the Nation’s
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transportation systems to ensure freedom of
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movement for people and commerce.’’.
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
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take effect as if they had been enacted on October 31,
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2013.
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