,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,zeldin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,suozzi7  
introduced the following bill2 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 benefits4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,emergency ,medical ,service        
,providers ,protection ,act4  #b4       
,eligibility ,section #abjd of title ,i 
of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and     
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhd7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
paragraph 7#g7 to read as follows3  7#g7
 member of a rescue squad or ambulance  
crew means an officially recognized or  
designated employee or volunteer member 
of a rescue squad or ambulance crew     
7including a ground or air ambulance    
service7 that--  7,a7 is a public       
agency2 or  7,b7 is 7or is a part of7 a 

nonprofit or private1 for-profit entity 
serving the public that is officially   
authorized or licensed to engage in     
rescue activity or to provide emergency 
medical services2 and  7i7 engages in   
rescue activities or provides emergency 
medical services as part of an official 
emergency response system2 or  7ii7 is  
officially designated as a pre-hospital 
emergency medical response agency2  2   
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#i71 by         
inserting after and by the applicable   
agency or entity the following3 7and as 
designated by such agency or entity74   
#c4 ,offset ,of the unobligated balances
 available under the ,department of     
,justice ,assets ,forfeiture ,fund1     
#ab1jjj1jjj are permanently cancelled4  
#d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by section #b shall apply only to      
injuries sustained on or after ,march   
#a1 #bjjg1 and shall take effect        
beginning on the date that is #ij days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4 ,any person who had made an       

application under part ,l of title ,i of
 the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe 
,streets ,act of #aifh and whose        
application was denied by reason of the 
date an injury was sustained may        
reapply4  #e4 ,conforming amendment     
,section #ajhf7;d77#b77;,a7 of the      
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjac 7,public ,law   
#aab-bci7 is amended by striking ,june  
#a1 #bjji and inserting ,march #be1     
#bjjg4