,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,mr4  
,courtney 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4    
,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4           
,mc,intyre1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 and ,ms4
 ,esty7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe     
,streets ,act of #aifh to extend public 
safety officers' death benefits to fire 
police officers4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,fire ,police 
,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,extending public  
safety officer death benefits to fire   
police ,section #abjd of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;b7 is     
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#i7 as         
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#aj71          
respectively2  7#b7 in paragraph        

7#aj77;,a7 7as so redesignated by       
paragraph 7#a7 of this section71 by     
inserting as a fire police officer1     
after firefighter12 and  7#c7 by        
inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the      
following new paragraph3  7#e7 fire     
police officer includes an individual   
who--  7,a7 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 officer1 a firefighter1 a   
chaplain1 or a member of a rescue squad 
or ambulance crew described in paragraph
 7#aj77;,a72 and  7,b7 provides scene   
security or directs traffic--  7i7 in   
response to any fire drill1 fire call1  
or other fire1 rescue1 or police        
emergency2 or  7ii7 at a planned special
 event2  4