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Union Calendar No. 509
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4404
[Report No. 106–854, Part I]
To permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States
Park Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the
National Park Service, to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual
law enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and
a State or political subdivision when required by State law, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 9, 2000
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Government
Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned
SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
Reported from the Committee on Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform extended for a period not
later than September 14, 2000
SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
The Committee on Government Reform discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be
printed
A BILL
To permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by
the United States Park Police in the performance of
duty to be made directly by the National Park Service,
to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law
enforcement agreements between the National Park Serv-
ice and a State or political subdivision when required
by State law, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEDICAL PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of the Policemen
and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability Act (39 Stat.
718, as amended by 71 Stat. 394) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding
the previous sentence, in the case of any member of the
United States Park Police, payment shall be made by the
National Park Service upon a certificate of the Chief,
United States Park Police, setting forth the necessity for
such services or treatment and the nature of the injury
or disease which rendered the same necessary.’’.
(b) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REIMBURSEMENT.—
Section 6 of the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and
Disability Act Amendments of 1957 (71 Stat. 399) is
amended by inserting after the first sentence the following
new sentence: ‘‘Such sums are authorized to be appro-
priated to reimburse the National Park Service, on a
monthly basis, for medical benefit payments made from
funds appropriated to the National Park Service in the
case of any member of the United States Park Police.’’.
SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10(c) of the Act of August
18, 1970 (Public Law 91–383; 16 U.S.C. 1a–6(c)), is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) waive, in any agreement pursuant to para-
graphs (1) and (2) with any State or political sub-
division thereof where State law requires such waiver
and indemnification, any and all claims against all
the other parties thereto and, subject to available
appropriations, indemnify and save harmless the
other parties to such agreement from all claims by
third parties for property damage or personal injury,
which may arise out of the State or political subdivi-
sion’s activities outside their respective jurisdictions
under such agreement; and’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5) of
section 10(c) the Act of August 18, 1970 (Public Law 91–
383; 16 U.S.C. 1a–6(c)) (as redesignated by section 201),
is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(5) the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
and
(2) by moving the text flush and 2 ems to the
left.
SECTION 1. MEDICAL PAYMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of the Policemen and
Firemen’s Retirement and Disability Act (39 Stat. 718, as
amended by 71 Stat. 394) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding the pre-
vious sentence, in the case of any member of the United
States Park Police, payment shall be made by the National
Park Service upon a certificate of the Chief, United States
Park Police, setting forth the necessity for such services or
treatment and the nature of the injury or disease which ren-
dered the same necessary.’’.
(b) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REIMBURSEMENT.—Sec-
tion 6 of the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Dis-
ability Act Amendments of 1957 (71 Stat. 399) is amended
by inserting after the first sentence the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Such sums are authorized to be appropriated to re-
imburse the National Park Service, on a monthly basis, for
medical benefit payments made from funds appropriated
to the National Park Service in the case of any member
of the United States Park Police.’’.
SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10(c) of the Act of August
18, 1970 (Public Law 91–383; 16 U.S.C. 1a–6(c)), is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) mutually waive, in any agreement pursuant
to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection or pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(1) with any State or political
subdivision thereof where State law requires such
waiver and indemnification, any and all civil claims
against all the other parties thereto and, subject to
available appropriations, indemnify and save harm-
less the other parties to such agreement from all
claims by third parties for property damage or per-
sonal injury, which may arise out of the parties’ ac-
tivities outside their respective jurisdictions under
such agreement; and’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 10(c) the Act of August 18, 1970 (Public Law 91–383;
16 U.S.C. 1a–6(c)) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)),
is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(5) the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
and
(2) by moving the text flush and 2 ems to the
left.
Union Calendar No. 509
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4404
[Report No. 106–854, Part I]
A BILL
To permit the payment of medical expenses in-
curred by the United States Park Police in the
performance of duty to be made directly by the
National Park Service, to allow for waiver and
indemnification in mutual law enforcement agree-
ments between the National Park Service and a
State or political subdivision when required by
State law, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
Reported from the Committee on Resources with an
amendment
SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform
extended for a period not later than September 14, 2000
SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
The Committee on Government Reform discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed