34 U.S.C. 10284: Definitions

2022

• Pub. L. 117–172, §4(b)(1), struck out "and" at end. Law text · (11)
• Pub. L. 117–172, §4(b)(2), substituted semicolon for period at end. Law text · (12)
• Pub. L. 117–172, §4(b)(3), redesignated subpar. (F) relating to an employee or contractor of the Department of Energy as (G). Law text · (14), (G)

2021

• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(8), added pars. (1) to (3). Former pars. (1) to (3) redesignated (4) to (6), respectively. Law text · (1), (2), (3)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(2), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: " 'catastrophic injury' means an injury, the direct and proximate consequences of which permanently prevent an individual from performing any gainful work;". Law text · (4)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), redesignated par. (1) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (7). Law text · (4)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), redesignated par. (2) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (8). Law text · (5)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), (3), redesignated par. (3) as (6) and substituted "at the time of the public safety officer's death or fatal injury (in connection with any claim predicated upon such death or injury) or the date of the public safety officer's catastrophic injury or of the final det… Law text · (6)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), (4), redesignated par. (4) as (7) and inserted ", including an individual who, as such a member, engages in scene security or traffic management as the primary or only duty of the individual during emergency response" before semicolon at end. Former par. (7) redesig… Law text · (7)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), redesignated par. (5) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (13). Law text · (8)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), (5), redesignated par. (6) as (9) and substituted "delinquency)," for "delinquency).,". Former par. (9) redesignated (14). Law text · (9)
• Pub. L. 116–283 added subpar. (F) relating to an employee or contractor of the Department of Energy. Par. (9) was subsequently redesignated (14) by Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1). Law text · (9)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), redesignated par. (7) as (10). Law text · (10)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(9), added pars. (11) and (12). Law text · (11), (12)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), (6), redesignated par. (8) as (13) and inserted ", and includes (as may be prescribed by regulation hereunder) a legally organized volunteer fire department that is a nonprofit entity and provides services without regard to any particular relationship (such as a su… Law text · (13)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(1), redesignated par. (9) as (14). Law text · (14)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(7)(A), added subpar. (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, or as a chaplain;". Law text · (14)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(7)(C), added subpar. (B). Former subpar. (B) redesignated (C). Law text · (14)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(7)(B), redesignated subpars. (B) and (C) as (C) and (D), respectively. Law text · (14), (D)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(7)(D), added subpar. (E) and struck out former subpar. (E) which read as follows: "a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew who, as authorized or licensed by law and by the applicable agency or entity, is engaging in rescue activity or in the provision of emerge… Law text · (14)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(7)(B), redesignated subpar. (D) as (E). Former subpar. (E), relating to an individual appointed to the National Disaster Medical System under section 300hh–11 of title 42 and whose effect ceased Oct. 1, 2021, redesignated (F). Law text · (14)
• Pub. L. 117–61, §3(7)(B), redesignated omitted subpar. (E), relating to an individual appointed to the National Disaster Medical System under section 300hh–11 of title 42 and whose effect ceased on Oct. 1, 2021, as (F). See Codification note above. Law text · (14)

2019

• Pub. L. 116–22, §301(d)(2), (3), temporarily added subpar. (E) which related to an individual appointed to the National Disaster Medical System under section 300hh–11 of title 42. See Codification note above and Termination Date of 2019 Amendment note below. Law text · (9)

2013

• Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(E)(i), substituted "an injury, the direct and proximate consequences of which" for "consequences of an injury that". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (1)
• Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(E)(ii), inserted "or permanently and totally disabled" after "deceased" and substituted "fatal or catastrophic injury" for "death" in introductory provisions and redesignated cls. (i) to (iii) as subpars. (A) to (C), respectively. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (3)
• Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(E)(iii)(II), (III), redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and, in subpar. (B), substituted "fatal or catastrophic injury" for "death". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (5)
• Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(E)(iii)(I), substituted "post-injury" for "post-mortem" in cls. (i) and (ii). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (5)
• Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(E)(iv), substituted "employee or volunteer member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew (including a ground or air ambulance service) that—" for "public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;" and added subpars. (A) and (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (7)
• Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(E)(v)(I), substituted "or as a chaplain;" for "as a chaplain, or as a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (9)
• Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(E)(v)(II)–(IV), added subpar. (D). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (9)

2006

• Pub. L. 109–162, §1164(a)(3), struck out "and an officially recognized or designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew" before semicolon at end. (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (4)
• Pub. L. 109–162, §1164(a)(4), substituted "enforcement of the criminal laws (including juvenile delinquency)." for "enforcement of the laws". (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (6)
• Pub. L. 109–162, §1164(a)(1), (2), added par. (7) and redesignated former pars. (7) and (8) as (8) and (9), respectively. (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (7), (8), (9)

2002

• Pub. L. 107–196, §2(a)(1), (2), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (6) as (3) to (7), respectively. Former par. (7) redesignated (8). (Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 2002) Law text · (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7)
• Pub. L. 107–196, §2(a)(1), (3), redesignated par. (7) as (8) and inserted "as a chaplain," after "firefighter," in subpar. (A). (Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act of 2002) Law text · (8)

2000

• Pub. L. 106–390 added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: " 'public safety officer' means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or rescue squad or ambulance crew". (Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000) Law text · (7)

1994

• Pub. L. 103–322 struck out before semicolon at end "who was responding to a fire, rescue or police emergency". · (3)

1990

• Pub. L. 101–647, §1301(c), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). · (1)
• Pub. L. 101–647, §1302, which directed amendment of par. (2) by inserting a period after "ambulance crew" and striking out "who was responding to a fire, rescue or police emergency.", could not be executed because the phrases "ambulance crew" and "who was responding to a fire, rescue or p… · (2)
• Pub. L. 101–647, §1301(c)(1), redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). · (2)
• Pub. L. 101–647, §1301(c)(1), redesignated pars. (2) to (6) as (3) to (7), respectively. · (3), (4), (5), (6), (7)

1988

• Pub. L. 100–690, §6105(d), redesignated pars. (3) to (7) as (2) to (6), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) defining a "dependent" as any individual substantially reliant for support upon income of deceased public safety officer. · (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7)

1986

• Pub. L. 99–500 and Pub. L. 99–591 inserted "and an officially recognized or designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew who was responding to a fire, rescue or police emergency" in par. (3), and substituted ", a firefighter, or rescue squad or ambulance crew" for "or a fir…