[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1985 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 346
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1985

 To amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
                                 1968.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 24, 1998

   Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Leahy, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. 
   Sessions) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  ordered to be placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
                                 1968.

    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 ``Care for Police Survivors Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS.

    (a) National Programs for Families of Public Safety Officers Who 
Have Died in the Line of Duty.--Section 1203 of Part L of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 379a-1), is 
amended to read as follows: ``The Director is authorized to use no less 
than $150,000 of the funds appropriated for this part to maintain and 
enhance national peer support and counseling programs to assist 
families of public safety officers who have died in the line of 
duty.''.
    (b) Administrative Provision.--Section 1205 of Part L of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796c), 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau is 
authorized to use appropriated funds to conduct appeals of public 
safety officers' death and disability claims.''.
                                     





                                                       Calendar No. 346

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1985

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                                 A BILL

 To amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
                                 1968.

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                             April 24, 1998

          Read twice and ordered to be placed on the calendar