Fire Police Fairness Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2709 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify the definition of firefighter for the purposes of the Public Safety Officers’ Death Benefits Program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 14, 2019 Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. PAS- CRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify the definition of firefighter for the purposes of the Public Safety Officers’ Death Bene- fits Program. 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 ‘‘Fire Police Fairness 4 Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:39 May 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2709.IH H2709 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2709 IH SEC. 2. DEFINITION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC 1 SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS PRO- 2 GRAM. 3 Section 1204(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con- 4 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284) is 5 amended by inserting ‘‘, including an individual who, in 6 the capacity of the individual as such a member, engages 7 in scene security or traffic management as the primary 8 or only duty of the individual during emergency response’’ 9 before the semicolon. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:39 May 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2709.IH H2709 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS