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.
PL 106-437 (H.R.4404), enacted 11/06/2000

114 STAT. 1920 
PUBLIC LAW 106-437—NOV. 6, 2000 
Public Law 106-437 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States Park 
N fi 2000 
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-
[H.R. 4404] 
ments between the National Park Service and a State or political subdivision 
when reqviired by State law, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
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 Amend-
ments of 1957 (71 Stat. 399) is amended by inserting after the 
first sentence the following new sentence: "Such sums are author-
ized to be appropriated 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 PoUce.". 
SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10(c) of the Act of August 18, 1970 
(PubHc Law 91-383; 16 U.S.C. la-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 following: 
"(3) mutually waive, in any agreement pursuant to para-
graphs (1) and (2) of this subsection or pursuant 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 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 parties' activities outside their respective jurisdictions 
under such agreement; and". 
PUBLIC LAW 106-437—NOV. 6, 2000 
114 STAT. 1921 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5) of section 10(c) 
the Act of August 18, 1970 (Public Law 91-383; 16 U.S.C. la-
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. 
Approved November 6, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4404: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-854, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
Oct. 17, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 26, considered and passed Senate.