Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Fire Police Fairness Act”.
Fire Police Fairness Act
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.
Sec. 2 Extending public safety officer death benefits to fire police
In general— Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively;
in paragraph (10)(A) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section), by inserting “as a fire police officer,” after “firefighter,”; and
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;
“(B) is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew described in paragraph (10)(A); and
“(C) 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;”
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 (42 U.S.C. 3796c–1(a)) is amended—
by striking “section 1204(7)(B)” and inserting “section 1204(8)(B)”; and
by striking “(42 U.S.C. 3796b(7)(B))” and inserting “(42 U.S.C. 3796b(8)(B))”.