### Question
Can you define what public safety officer means?


### Answer
**Public safety officer** is defined as the following in *2 U.S.C. § 1881*:

> 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

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 1881*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL > SUBCHAPTER V-CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES**

