[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1960 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1960
To provide benefits to public safety officers who die or become
disabled as a result of certain injuries.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 6, 2003
Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To provide benefits to public safety officers who die or become
disabled as a result of certain injuries.
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 ``Public Safety Officer Protection Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INJURIES.
Subpart 1 of part L of the title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC. 1206. BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INJURIES.
``Notwithstanding the rules and regulations issued pursuant to this
subpart, if a public safety officer develops cancer and either dies or
becomes permanently and totally disabled as a result of the cancer,
such officer's death or disability shall be presumed to be the direct
and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of
duty. An officer described in the preceding sentence or such officer's
family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for benefits under this
subpart''.
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