[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 1727 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 36
107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1727

                          [Report No. 107-65]

  To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent 
treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the 
                             line of duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2001

 Mr. Ramstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

                              May 15, 2001

Additional sponsors: Mr. Weller, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Foley, 
  Mr. McInnis, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
 Cunningham, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Stark, 
           Mr. Shaw, Mr. Portman, Mr. English, and Mr. Crane

                              May 15, 2001

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent 
treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the 
                             line of duty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Hero Survivor 
Benefit Fairness Act of 2001''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC 
              SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
of 1997 (Public Law 105-34) is amended by striking the period and 
inserting ``, and to amounts received after the date of the enactment 
of the Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Fairness Act of 2001 with respect 
to individuals dying on or before December 31, 1996.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit 
Fairness Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. CONSISTENT TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY 
              OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    Subsection (b) of section 1528 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105-34) is amended by striking the period and inserting ``, 
and to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2001, with respect to individuals dying on or before December 31, 
1996.''.




                                                  Union Calendar No. 36

107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1727

                          [Report No. 107-65]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent 
treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the 
                             line of duty.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 15, 2001

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed