H.R. 1362 will change the definition of Law Enforcement Officers who will become eligible for Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) retirement and pay. Currently Department of Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs Police Officers do not qualify as LEO status but other departments such as the VA fire department do. VA Police, for example; in the past have responded to 23,749 disturbances, including 13,683 disorderly conduct incidents, 3,577 disturbing the peace incidents, and 2,582 trespassing incidents. It's important to note that quick intervention by these officers likely prevented these crimes from graduating into more significant and violent incidents. There is no reason why these Officers as well as their DOD counterparts should not qualify as LEO status.
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