[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3298 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3298
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24, 2017
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and
Administration
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AN ACT
To authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United
States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States
Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Officers Recovery Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FROM UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE MEMORIAL FUND TO
EMPLOYEES SUSTAINING SERIOUS LINE-OF-DUTY INJURIES.
(a) Authorizing Payments From Fund.--Section 2 of Public Law 105-
223 (2 U.S.C. 1952) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and certain
other united states capitol police employees'' before the
period at the end;
(2) by striking ``Subject to the regulations'' and
inserting ``(a) In General.--Except to the extent used or
reserved for use under subsection (b) and subject to the
regulations''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Payments for Employees Sustaining Serious Line-of-Duty
Injuries.--In addition to the amounts paid under subsection (a),
amounts in the Fund may be paid to employees of the United States
Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, in
accordance with the regulations issued under section 4(b).''.
(b) Regulations of Capitol Police Board.--Section 4 of Public Law
105-223 (2 U.S.C. 1954) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Capitol Police Board'' and inserting
``(a) In General.--The Capitol Police Board''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Regulations Governing Payments to Employees Sustaining
Serious Line-of-Duty Injuries.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Capitol Police Board shall issue specific regulations governing the use
of the Fund for making payments to employees of the United States
Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries (as
authorized under section 2(b)), including regulations--
``(1) establishing the conditions under which an employee
is eligible to receive such a payment;
``(2) providing for the amount, timing, and manner of such
payments; and
``(3) ensuring that any such payment is in addition to, and
does not otherwise affect, any other form of compensation
payable to the employee, including benefits for workers'
compensation under chapter 81 of title 5, United States
Code.''.
(c) Treatment of Amounts Received in Response to Incident of June
14, 2017.--The second sentence of section 1 of Public Law 105-223 (2
U.S.C. 1951) is amended by striking ``deposit into the Fund'' and
inserting ``deposit into the Fund, including amounts received in
response to the shooting incident at the practice for the Congressional
Baseball Game for Charity on June 14, 2017,''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2017.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.