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Calendar No. 220
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1353
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 25, 2009
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
December 3, 2009
Reported by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Dale Long Emergency Medical Service
Providers Protection Act
.
Benefits for certain nonprofit emergency medical service providers
Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended—
in paragraph (7),
by striking public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance
crew
and inserting “employee or volunteer member of a rescue squad or
ambulance crew (including a ground or air ambulance service) that—
is a public agency; or
is (or is a part of) a nonprofit entity serving the public that is officially authorized or licensed—
to engage in rescue activity or to provide emergency medical services; and
to respond to an emergency situation;
; and
in paragraph (9)—
in subparagraph
(A), by striking as a chaplain
and all that follows through the
semicolon, and inserting or as a chaplain;
;
in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking or
after the semicolon;
in subparagraph
(C)(ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or
; and
by adding at the end the following:
a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew who, as authorized or licensed by law and by the applicable agency or entity, is engaging in rescue activity or in the provision of emergency medical services.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by section 2(1) of this Act shall apply only to injuries sustained on or after January 1, 2009.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Dale
Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act
.
Eligibility
Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended—
in paragraph (7), by
striking public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance
crew;
and inserting “employee or volunteer member of a rescue squad or
ambulance crew (including a ground or air ambulance service) that—
is a public agency; or
is (or is a part of) a nonprofit entity serving the public that—
is officially authorized or licensed to engage in rescue activity or to provide emergency medical services; and
is officially designated as a pre-hospital emergency medical response agency;
; and
in paragraph (9)—
in subparagraph (A), by
striking as a chaplain
and all that follows through the
semicolon, and inserting or as a chaplain;
;
in subparagraph (B)(ii),
by striking or
after the semicolon;
in subparagraph (C)(ii),
by striking the period and inserting ; or
; and
by adding at the end the following:
a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew who, as authorized or licensed by law and by the applicable agency or entity (and as designated by such agency or entity), is engaging in rescue activity or in the provision of emergency medical services.
.
Offset
Of the unobligated balances available under the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, $5,000,000 are permanently cancelled.
Effective date
The amendments made by section 2 shall apply only to injuries sustained on or after June 1, 2009.
December 3, 2009
Reported with an amendment