,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbj,mr4 
,hold+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,henry1 ,mr4 
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,nor?       
,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,foxx ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1    
,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4       
,walk]1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,nor? 
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 & ,mr4 ,budd7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to all[ c]ta9 gov]nm5tal p5sion
 plans to include firefight]s1 em]g5cy  
m$ical te*nicians1 & p>am$ics1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,gov]nm5tal p5sion plans 
may include c]ta9 firefight]s1 em]g5cy  
m$ical te*nicians1 & p>am$ics  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,subsection 7d7 ( section #dad ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7relat+ 
to gov]nm5tal plans7 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7d7 ,gov]nm5tal plan  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,= purposes ( ?is "p1 ! t]m       
gov]nm5tal plan means-- 7,a7 a plan     
e/abli%$ & ma9ta9$ = its employees by ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 by !       

gov]nm5t ( any ,/ate or political       
subdivision !re(1 or by any ag5cy or    
in/rum5tality ( any ( ! =ego+1  7,b7 any
 plan to :i* ! ,railroad ,retirem5t ,act
 ( #aice or #aicg applies & :i* is      
f9anc$ by contributions requir$ "u t    
,act1  7,c7 any plan ( an int]national  
organization :i* is exempt f taxation by
 reason ( ! ,int]national ,organizations
 ,immunities ,act 7#ei ,/at4 #ffi71 or  
7,d7 a plan :i* is e/abli%$ & ma9ta9$ by
 an ,indian tribal gov]nm5t 7z def9$ 9  
section #ggja7;a77#dj771 a subdivision (
 an ,indian tribal gov]nm5t 7det]m9$ 9  
accordance ) section #ghga7;d771 or an  
ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( ei!r1 & all ( !
 p>ticipants ( :i* are employees ( su*  
entity sub/antially all ( ^: s]vices z  
su* an employee are 9 ! p]=mance (      
ess5tial gov]nm5tal functions b n 9 !   
p]=mance ( comm]cial activities 7:e!r or
 n an ess5tial gov]nm5t function74  7#b7
 ,special rule = em]g5cy response       
provid]s ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 a 
public safety ag5cy 7describ$ 9 section 

#eja7;c7 & exempt f taxation "u section 
#eja7;a77 t employs em]g5cy response    
provid]s 7def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,homel&
 ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#aja771 sub/antially all ( ^: s]vices z 
em]g5cy response provid]s are 9 !       
p]=mance ( firefight+ s]vices or        
out-(-hospital em]g5cy m$ical s]vices = 
a political subdivision ( a ,/ate "u a  
contract betwe5 su* public safety ag5cy 
& ! political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 may
 opt to jo9 ! gov]nm5tal plan ( su*     
,/ate or political subdivision4  4  7b7 
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is  
section %all apply to plan ye>s beg9n+  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4