Stanley Cooper Death Benefits for Court Security Officers Act

Bill: 114-s-1108
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2015-04-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Judicial procedure and administration

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2015-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2476)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Stanley Cooper Death Benefits for Court Security Officers Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a court security officer under contract with the U.S. Marshals Service within the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of public safety officers' death benefits.</p> <p>Makes this Act applicable with respect to any injury sustained on or after January 1, 2010.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1108 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2015 Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Heller ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include court security officers in the public safety officers’ death benefits program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stanley Cooper Death Benefits for Court Security Officers Act . 2. Public safety officers’ death benefits Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b(9) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) a court security officer who is under contract with the United States Marshals Service. . 3. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out the amendments made by this Act. 4. Applicability The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any injury sustained on or after January 1, 2010.