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Calendar No. 336

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1235

To amend part G of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

Act of 1968 to allow railroad police officers to attend the Federal

Bureau of Investigation National Academy for law enforcement training.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 17, 1999

Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. HELMS, and Mr. GRAMS) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

OCTOBER 21, 1999

Reported by Mr. HATCH, without amendment

A BILL

To amend part G of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control

and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow railroad police

officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation

National Academy for law enforcement training.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF RAILROAD POLICE OFFICERS IN

2 FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 701(a) of part G of title

4 I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

5 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3771(a)) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘State or unit of local gov8 ernment’’ and inserting ‘‘State, unit of local

9 government, or rail carrier’’; and

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including railroad po11 lice officers’’ before the semicolon; and

12 (2) in paragraph (3)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘State or unit of local gov14 ernment’’ and inserting ‘‘State, unit of local

15 government, or rail carrier’’;

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘railroad police officer,’’

17 after ‘‘deputies,’’;

18 (C) by striking ‘‘State or such unit’’ and

19 inserting ‘‘State, unit of local government, or

20 rail carrier’’; and

21 (D) by striking ‘‘State or unit.’’ and in22 serting ‘‘State, unit of local government, or rail

23 carrier.’’.

24 (b) RAIL CARRIER COSTS.—Section 701 of part G

25 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
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1 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3771) is amended by adding at

2 the end the following:

3 ‘‘(d) RAIL CARRIER COSTS.—No Federal funds may

4 be used for any travel, transportation, or subsistence ex5 penses incurred in connection with the participation of a

6 railroad police officer in a training program conducted

7 under subsection (a).’’.

8 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 701 of part G of title I

9 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

10 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3771) is amended by adding at the end

11 the following:

12 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—

13 ‘‘(1) the terms ‘rail carrier’ and ‘railroad’ have

14 the meanings given such terms in section 20102 of

15 title 49, United States Code; and

16 ‘‘(2) the term ‘railroad police officer’ means a

17 peace officer who is commissioned in his or her

18 State of legal residence or State of primary employ19 ment and employed by a rail carrier to enforce State

20 laws for the protection of railroad property, per21 sonnel, passengers, or cargo.’’.
Calendar No. 336

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1235

A BILL

To amend part G of title I of the Omnibus Crime

Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allowrailroad police officers to attend the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy for lawenforcement training.

OCTOBER 21, 1999

Reported without amendment