Fire Police Fairness Act

Bill: 115-s-2871
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2018-05-16
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fires

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Fire Police Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include a fire police officer within the definition of &quot;public safety officer&quot; for purposes of death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2871 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2018 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Toomey , and Mr. Murphy ) 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 extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Police Fairness Act . 2. Extending public safety officer death benefits to fire police (a) In general Section 1204 of title I the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10284 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) fire police officer includes an individual who— (A) is serving in accordance with State or local law as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew described in paragraph (10)(D); and (B) provides scene security or directs traffic— (i) in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police emergency; or (ii) at a planned special event; ; and (3) in paragraph (10)(A), as so redesignated, by inserting as a fire police officer, after firefighter, . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 611(a) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 ( 34 U.S.C. 10286(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking section 1204(7)(B) and inserting section 1204(8)(B) of title I ; and (2) by striking ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b(7)(B) ) and inserting ( 34 U.S.C. 10284(8)(B) ) .