,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ifb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #ae1         
#bjae,mr4 ,reed 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 
and ,mr4 ,markey7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend the   
same ,federal benefits to law           
enforcement officers serving private    
institutions of higher education and    
rail carriers that apply to law         
enforcement officers serving units of   
,state and local government4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,equity in ,law ,enforcement ,act of    
#bjae4  #b4 ,line-of-duty death and     
disability benefits  7a7 ,amendments    
,section #abjd7i7 of title ,i of the    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgif;b7#i77 is amended--  7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,c77ii71 by striking or at
 the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by

 striking the period at the end and     
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,e7  
an individual who is--  7i7 serving a   
private institution of higher education 
in an official capacity1 with or without
 compensation1 as a law enforcement     
officer2 and  7ii7 sworn1 licensed1 or  
certified under the laws of a ,state for
 the purposes of law enforcement 7and   
trained to meet the training standards  
for law enforcement officers established
 by the relevant governmental appointing
 authority72 or  7,f7 a rail police     
officer who is--  7i7 employed by a rail
 carrier2 and  7ii7 sworn1 licensed1 or 
certified under the laws of a ,state for
 the purposes of law enforcement 7and   
trained to meet the training standards  
for law enforcement officers established
 by the relevant governmental appointing
 authority74  4  7b7 ,applicability of  
amendments ,the amendments made by this 
section shall apply to a personal injury
 sustained in the line of duty by an    

individual described in subparagraph    
7,e7 or 7,f7 of section #abjd7i7 of     
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;b7#i771 as added by     
subsection 7a71 on or after ,april #ae1 
#bjac4  #c4 ,law enforcement armor vests
  7a7 ,grant ,program ,section #beja of 
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cgifll7 is amended--  7#a7 in
 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by striking and 
,indian tribes and inserting ,indian    
tribes1 private institutions of higher  
education1 and rail carriers2 and  7,b7 
by inserting before the period at the   
end the following3 and law enforcement  
officers serving private institutions of
 higher education and rail carriers who 
are sworn1 licensed1 or certified under 
the laws of a ,state for the purposes of
 law enforcement 7and trained to meet   
the training standards for law          
enforcement officers established by the 
relevant governmental appointing        

authority72  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71
 by striking or ,indian tribe and       
inserting ,indian tribe1 private        
institution of higher education1 or rail
 carrier2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7e71  
by striking or ,indian tribe and        
inserting ,indian tribe1 private        
institution of higher education1 or rail
 carrier4  7b7 ,applications ,section   
#bejb of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of    
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgifll-#a7 is     
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
striking or ,indian tribe and inserting 
,indian tribe1 private institution of   
higher education1 or rail carrier2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking and 
,indian tribes and inserting ,indian    
tribes1 private institutions of higher  
education1 and rail carriers4  7c7      
,definitions ,section #bejc7f7 of title 
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cgifll-#b7f77 is amended by  
striking or ,indian tribe and inserting 

,indian tribe1 private institution of   
higher education1 or rail carrier4  #d4 
,byrne grants ,section #eja7;b77#b7 of  
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cgea7;b77#b77 is amended by  
inserting after units of local          
government the following3 1 private     
institutions of higher education1 and   
rail carriers4