1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act”.
Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of Transportation Security Administration employees to receive public safety officers’ death benefits, and for other purposes.
2. Transportation Security Administration employees eligible to receive public safety officers’ death benefits
Section 1204(9) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(9)) is amended—
in subparagraph (C), by striking “or” at the end;
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
“(E) an employee of the Transportation Security Administration who is performing official duties of the Administration, if those official duties are related to protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.”
3. Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if they had been enacted on October 31, 2013.