[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9845 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9845

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
simplify the claim process for beneficiaries of public safety officers 
 who die from a heart attack or stroke to receive payment through the 
                 Public Safety Office Benefit program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2026

   Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
Lynch, Mr. Alford, Mr. Gray, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Kean, Mr. 
 Bacon, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Golden of Maine, and Ms. Perez) introduced 
    the following bill; which was 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 
simplify the claim process for beneficiaries of public safety officers 
 who die from a heart attack or stroke to receive payment through the 
                 Public Safety Office Benefit program.

    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 Officers' Benefits 
Enhancement Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED CLAIMS.

    Section 1201(k) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(k)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter following paragraph (3), by striking ``or 
        was directly and proximately caused by something other than the 
        mere presence of cardiovascular-disease risk factors'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (3);
            (3) in paragraph (2)(C)--
                    (A) by striking ``24 hours'' and inserting ``72 
                hours''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting 
                ``,''; and
            (4) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the 
        end and inserting ``; and''.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply in the case of any 
claim for benefits that is pending or filed on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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