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Union Calendar No. 222
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3297
[Report No. 107–384]
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety
officer death benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 15, 2001
Mr. MANZULLO (for himself and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
APRIL 9, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains killed in the line
of duty receive public safety officer death benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mychal Judge Police
and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers’ Benefit Act of
2001’’.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR CHAPLAINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1204 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796b) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through
(7) as (3) through (8), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) ‘chaplain’ means any individual serving as
an officially recognized or designated member of a
legally organized volunteer fire department or legally
organized police department, or an officially recog-
nized or designated public employee of a legally or-
ganized fire or police department who was respond-
ing to a fire, rescue, or police emergency;’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8), as
redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting after
‘‘firefighter,’’ the following: ‘‘as a chaplain,’’.
(b) ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES.—Section 1201(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) if there is no surviving spouse or surviving
child, to the person designated by such officer as
beneficiary under such officer’s most recently exe-
cuted life insurance policy, provided that such per-
son survived such officer; or’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on September 11, 2001, and
shall apply to injuries or deaths that occur in the line of
duty on or after such date.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mychal Judge Police
and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers’ Benefit Act of
2002’’.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR CHAPLAINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)
is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7)
as (3) through (8), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) ‘chaplain’ means any individual serving as
an officially recognized or designated member of a le-
gally organized volunteer fire department or legally
organized police department, or an officially recog-
nized or designated public employee of a legally orga-
nized fire or police department who was responding
to a fire, rescue, or police emergency;’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8), as re-
designated by paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘fire-
fighter,’’ the following: ‘‘as a chaplain,’’.
(b) ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES.—Section 1201(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) if there is no surviving spouse or surviving
child, to the individual designated by such officer as
beneficiary under such officer’s most recently executed
life insurance policy, provided that such individual
survived such officer; or’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on September 11, 2001, and shall
apply to injuries or deaths that occur in the line of duty
on or after such date.
Calendar No. 222
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3297
[Report No. 107–384]
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains
killed in the line of duty receive public safety of-
ficer death benefits.
APRIL 9, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed