[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 899 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 899

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 increase the amount paid to families of public safety officers killed 
                          in the line of duty.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 16 (legislative day, May 15), 2001

   Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Allen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 increase the amount paid to families of 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Frances Collender and Michael J. 
Dunman Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT INCREASE.

    (a) Payments.--Section 1201(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796) is amended by striking 
``$100,000'' and inserting ``$250,000''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any death or disability occurring on or after January 1, 2001.
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