H.R. 5971 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5971 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2018Mr. Zeldin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act. 2. Eligibility Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7)(B)(ii), by striking engages in rescue activities or provides emergency medical services as part of an official emergency response system; and inserting is officially designated as a pre-hospital emergency medical response agency;; and (2) in paragraph (9), by inserting after and by the applicable agency or entity the following: (and as designated by such agency or entity). 3. Offset Of the unobligated balances available under the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund, $12,000,000 are permanently cancelled. 4. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall apply only to injuries sustained on or after March 1, 2007, and shall take effect beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Any person who had made an application under part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and whose application was denied by reason of the date an injury was sustained may reapply. 5. Conforming amendment Section 1086(d)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) is amended by striking June 1, 2009 and inserting March 25, 2007.