[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 3897 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 416
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3897
To revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers'
death benefits, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 24, 2026
Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Hirono, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Booker) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
May 19, 2026
Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers'
death benefits, and for other purposes.
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 ``Officer John Barnes and
Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion
Act of 2026''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER
BENEFITS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 1205 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (e)(2)(E), by inserting ``,
including whether the delay is due to the inaction of the
claimant or the failure to cooperate of an agency from which
information is required'' after ``basis for delay'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(f) Notice and Interim Benefits.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Notice of missing information.--Not later
than 90 calendar days after receiving a claim filed under this
subpart, the Bureau shall notify the claimant or the relevant
agency of any missing information required to process the
claim.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Notice of determination.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Not later than 270
calendar days after receiving a complete claim, the
Bureau shall inform the claimant of the Bureau's
determination as to the claimant's benefit
eligibility.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Interim benefits as notice.--
Provision of interim benefits under section 1201(d)
shall be deemed to be notice under subparagraph
(A).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Interim benefits.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Entitlement.--If the Bureau fails to
inform a claimant of the Bureau's determination on or
before the date that is 270 calendar days after
receiving a complete claim, the Bureau shall issue a
single interim benefit payment with respect to the
claim, payable only to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) a claimant whose status as
an eligible beneficiary is undisputed;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) if beneficiary status
remains unresolved, an escrow or fiduciary
account, pending final determination under
section 1201.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Rescission or repayment.--Any
interim benefits paid under this subsection--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) shall be credited against
any final benefit determination made under
section 1201;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) shall not be subject to
recoupment or affirmative repayment by the
Bureau, except in cases of fraud or material
misrepresentation; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) shall not be construed to
create an entitlement to benefits if the
claimant or decedent is determined to be
ineligible under this part.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) limit the Bureau's authority to deny
a claim for failure to meet statutory eligibility
requirements;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) alter the determination of eligible
beneficiaries under section 1201; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) require payment of interim benefits
to multiple claimants if the statute authorizes payment
to only 1 or more mutually exclusive
beneficiaries.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Outreach.--The Bureau shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) conduct outreach efforts on an ongoing basis
to ensure that public safety officers and underserved public
agencies are aware of the program under this part, including
outreach efforts for disabled public safety officers;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) include in the outreach efforts under
paragraph (1) regular communications with national public
safety organizations, public safety agencies, and organizations
supporting disabled public safety officers and the families of
fallen officers.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(h) Summary of Backlogged Claims.--Not later than 30
days after publishing the report required under subsection (e)(2), the
Bureau shall submit a summary of the information required to be
reported under subsection (e)(2)(E) to the Committee on the Judiciary
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) Audit of Backlogged Claims.--On an annual basis, the
Comptroller General shall conduct an audit of any pending claims under
this part that were submitted to the Bureau more than 1 year before the
date on which the audit is commenced, to identify programmatic
challenges to the timely processing of death, disability, and
educational assistance claims. As part of the audit, the Comptroller
General shall also review--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) where the claim is in the determination
process;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) the reasons for delay, including any
processes, such as legal review, that prevent timely processing
of claims;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) whether the agency has used its subpoena
authority for the claims;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) the frequency of outreach to the claimant
and efforts to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of
outreach and claims assistance efforts;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) the efforts of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance to implement a claims processing manual to ensure
consistency across staff in determining claims; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) efforts to evaluate and improve the
effectiveness of outreach and claims assistance
efforts.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Subpoena Requirement.--Section 1206(b) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10288(b)) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at
the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) with respect to information or documentation
in the possession of a public agency that the Bureau has
determined is necessary to adjudicate the claim that the public
agency has failed to provide by the date that is 30 days after
the date of the Bureau's or the claimant's request to provide
the information or documentation, shall issue a subpoena to the
public agency to obtain the information or documentation,
unless the Bureau has approved an extension not exceeding 60
days.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Definitions.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or gainful
work as a public safety officer'' after
``including sedentary work'' each place it
appears; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by
striking ``parapalegic'' and inserting
``paraplegic'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as
paragraph (8) and paragraphs (8) through (14) as
paragraphs (10) through (16), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) `complete claim' means any claim that--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) contains all required documents from
the claimant and the relevant agency for processing;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) has been assigned a claim number by
the Bureau;''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by inserting after paragraph (8), as
so redesignated, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(9) `gainful work' means gainful work activity,
as defined in section 416.972 of title 20, Code of Federal
Regulations, or successor regulation;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Conforming amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Internal revenue code.--Section
402(l)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking ``(9)(A)'' each place it
appears.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Title 28.--Section 1863(b)(5)(B) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``section 1203(6)'' and inserting ``section
1204''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. BENEFITS FOR PERMANENT AND PARTIAL
DISABILITY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (q)
as subsections (d) through (r), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Benefits for Permanent and Partial Disability With
Inability To Continue Previous Work.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--In accordance with regulations
issued pursuant to this part, in any case in which the Bureau
determines that a public safety officer has become permanently,
but not totally, disabled as the direct and proximate result of
a personal injury sustained in the line of duty that has caused
a physical or mental impairment of such severity that the
public safety officer is prevented from performing any gainful
work as a public safety officer, including if the individual is
medically retired by the public safety agency, a benefit shall
be payable to the public safety officer (if living on the date
on which the determination is made) of half of the amount that
would be payable, as of the date such injury was sustained
(including as adjusted in accordance with subsection (i), and
calculated in accordance with subsection (j)), if such
determination were a determination under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Progression of disability.--If, not later
than 3 years after the date of sustaining the injury described
in paragraph (1), the severity of the impairment of the public
safety officer progresses to that of permanent and total
disability, as described in subsection (b), the public safety
officer may apply for a benefit under that subsection and, if
the Bureau determines that a permanent and total disability
exists, the Bureau shall pay the public safety officer a
benefit in the amount of the benefit to which the public safety
officer would have been entitled under that subsection, less
any benefit provided under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Offset in the event of death.--If a public
safety officer who has received a benefit under this subsection
subsequently dies as a direct and proximate result of the same
line-of-duty injury, any death benefit payable under subsection
(a) shall be reduced by the amount of any benefit previously
paid under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Rule of construction.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Availability of benefits.--Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to affect the
availability of full benefits under subsection (a) or
(b), nor shall this subsection apply to temporary
disabilities or injuries that do not result in
permanent impairment at the time of filing.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Determination.--A determination
under this subsection shall not constitute a final
determination with respect to eligibility for benefits
under subsection (b).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking subsection (d), and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Interim Payment.--Whenever the Bureau determines
upon showing of need and prior to final action that the disability or
death of a public safety officer is one with respect to which a benefit
will probably be paid, the Bureau may make an interim benefit payment
not exceeding $6,000, adjusted in accordance with subsection (i), to
the individual entitled to receive a benefit under subsection (a), (b),
or (c) of this section.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in subsection (j), as so redesignated, by
striking ``subsections (a) and (b)'' and inserting
``subsections (a), (b), and (c)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Part L of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281 et
seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in section 1201--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in subsection (a), by striking
``adjusted in accordance with subsection (h),
and calculated in accordance with subsection
(i)'' and inserting ``adjusted in accordance
with subsection (i), and calculated in
accordance with subsection (j)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subsection (b), by
striking ``adjusted in accordance with
subsection (h), and calculated in accordance
with subsection (i)'' and inserting ``adjusted
in accordance with subsection (i), and
calculated in accordance with subsection
(j)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) in subsection (d), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsection (h)''
and inserting ``subsection (i)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) in subsection (e), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsection (c)''
and inserting ``subsection (d)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (v) in subsection (i), as so
redesignated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking
``subsection (c)'' and inserting
``subsection (d)''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by striking
``subsections (a) and (b)'' and
inserting ``subsections (a), (b), and
(c)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vi) in subsection (j), as so
redesignated, by striking ``and total'' after
``death or permanent'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (vii) in subsection (m), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsection (k)''
and inserting ``subsection (l)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (viii) in subsection (n), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subsection (a),
(b), or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (a),
(b), (c), or (d)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ix) in subsection (p)(3), as so
redesignated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) in the paragraph
heading, by striking ``and total
disability'' and inserting ``or
permanent disability'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting
``subsection (a), (b), or
(c)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) in subparagraph (A),
by striking ``and total'' after ``death
or permanent''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) in subparagraph (B),
by striking ``and total'' after ``death
or permanent''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (x) in subsection (r)(2)(A), as so
redesignated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by striking
``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting
``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by striking ``and
total'' each place it appears;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in section 1205(e)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in paragraph (2), by striking
``(f)(3)'' and inserting ``(g)(3)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by
striking ``(f)(3)'' and inserting
``(g)(3)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Other amendments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Public safety officer support act.--
Section 3(b)(2) of the Public Safety Officer Support
Act of 2022 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note; Public Law 117-172;
136 Stat. 2101) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``section
1201(o)'' and inserting ``section 1201(p)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``January 1,
2019'' and inserting ``January 1,
2018''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Dale long public safety officers'
benefits improvements act of 2012.--Section
1086(d)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat.
1969) is amended by striking ``Section 1201(k)'' and
inserting ``Section 1201(l)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) USA patriot act of 2001.--Section
611(a) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and
Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (34 U.S.C. 10286(a)) is
amended by striking ``and total'' after ``producing
permanent''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) NDAA fy26.--Section 8204(b)(2) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
(Public Law 119-60) is amended by striking ``section
1201(p)'' and inserting ``section 1201(q)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. EXPEDITED PAYMENT FOR VCF OR WTCHP
DETERMINATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1205(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285(b)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) In making determinations under section
1201(a), the Bureau shall, absent clear and convincing evidence
to the contrary, as determined by the Bureau, approve any claim
if the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49
U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 107-42) (commonly referred to as
the `VCF') or the World Trade Center Health Program under title
XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm et
seq.) provides a certification of facts that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the claim is eligible for death
benefits under the Victim Compensation Fund;
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the cause of claimant's death is a
World Trade Center Health Program-related
condition.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN GAO
RECOMMENDATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall ensure that the Director of the
Bureau of Justice Assistance implements the recommendations provided in
the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled ``Public
Safety Officers' Benefits Program: Transparency, Claims Assistance, and
Program Management Improvements Needed'' (GAO-24-105549), published on
September 27, 2024.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act
shall be construed as expanding or altering any benefits available to
dependents under subpart 2 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281 et
seq.).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Officer John Barnes and Chief
Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of
2026''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 1205 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)(2)(E), by inserting ``, including
whether the delay is due to the inaction of the claimant or an
agency from which information is required'' after ``basis for
delay''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Notice and Interim Benefits.--
``(1) Notice of missing information.--Not later than 90
calendar days after receiving a claim filed under this subpart,
the Bureau shall notify the claimant or the relevant agency of
any missing information required to process the claim.
``(2) Notice of determination.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 270 calendar days
after receiving all information required to process the
claim, the Bureau shall inform the claimant of the
Bureau's final, appealable determination as to the
claimant's benefit eligibility.
``(B) Interim benefits as notice.--Provision of
interim benefits under section 1201(c) shall be deemed
to be notice under subparagraph (A).
``(3) Interim benefits.--
``(A) Entitlement.--If the Bureau fails to inform a
claimant of the Bureau's determination on or before the
date that is 270 calendar days after receiving all
information required to process the claim, the Bureau
shall issue a single interim benefit payment with
respect to the claim, payable only to--
``(i) a claimant whose status as an
eligible beneficiary is undisputed; or
``(ii) if beneficiary status remains
unresolved, an escrow or fiduciary account,
pending final determination under section 1201.
``(B) Rescission or repayment.--Any interim
benefits paid under this subsection--
``(i) shall be credited against any final
benefit determination made under section 1201;
``(ii) shall not be subject to recoupment
or affirmative repayment by the Bureau, except
in cases of fraud or material
misrepresentation; and
``(iii) shall not be construed to create an
entitlement to benefits if the claimant or
decedent is determined to be ineligible under
this part.
``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to--
``(A) limit the Bureau's authority to deny a claim
for failure to meet statutory eligibility requirements;
``(B) alter the determination of eligible
beneficiaries under section 1201; or
``(C) require payment of interim benefits to
multiple claimants if the statute authorizes payment to
only 1 or more mutually exclusive beneficiaries.
``(g) Outreach.--The Bureau shall--
``(1) conduct outreach efforts on an ongoing basis to
ensure that public safety officers and underserved public
agencies are aware of the program under this part, including
outreach efforts for disabled public safety officers; and
``(2) include in the outreach efforts under paragraph (1)
regular communications with national public safety
organizations, public safety agencies, and organizations
supporting disabled public safety officers and the families of
fallen officers.
``(h) Summary of Backlogged Claims.--Not later than 30 days after
publishing the report required under subsection (e)(2), the Bureau
shall submit a summary of the information required to be reported under
subsection (e)(2)(E) to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
``(i) Audit of Backlogged Claims.--On an annual basis, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of any
pending claims under this part that were submitted to the Bureau more
than 1 year before the date on which the audit is commenced, to
identify programmatic challenges to the timely processing of death,
disability, and educational assistance claims. As part of the audit,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall also review--
``(1) where the claim is in the determination process;
``(2) the reasons for delay, including any processes, such
as legal review, that prevent timely processing of claims;
``(3) whether the agency has used its subpoena authority
for the claims;
``(4) the frequency of outreach to the claimant and efforts
to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of outreach and
claims assistance efforts;
``(5) the efforts of the Bureau to implement a claims
processing manual to ensure consistency across staff in
determining claims; and
``(6) efforts to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of
outreach and claims assistance efforts.''.
(b) Subpoena Requirement.--Section 1206(b) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10288(b))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) with respect to information or documentation in the
possession of a public agency that the Bureau has determined is
necessary to adjudicate the claim that the public agency has
failed to provide by the date that is 30 days after the date of
the Bureau's or the claimant's request to provide the
information or documentation, shall issue a subpoena to the
public agency to obtain the information or documentation,
unless the Bureau has approved an extension not exceeding 60
days.''.
(c) Definitions.--
(1) In general.--Section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by striking
``parapalegic'' and inserting ``paraplegic'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (14) as
paragraphs (9) through (15), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) `gainful work' means gainful work activity, as
defined in section 32.23 of title 28, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor regulation;''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Internal revenue code.--Section 402(l)(4)(C) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ``(9)(A)'' each place it appears.
(B) Title 28.--Section 1863(b)(5)(B) of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``section
1203(6)'' and inserting ``section 1204''.
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED PAYMENT FOR VCF OR WTCHP DETERMINATIONS.
Section 1205(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(4) In making determinations under section 1201(a), the Bureau
shall, absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, as
determined by the Bureau, approve any claim if the September 11th
Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 107-
42) (commonly referred to as the `VCF') or the World Trade Center
Health Program under title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300mm et seq.) provides a certification of facts that--
``(A) the claim is eligible for death benefits under the
Victim Compensation Fund; or
``(B) the cause of claimant's death is a World Trade Center
Health Program-related condition.''.
SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Attorney General shall ensure that the Director of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance implements the recommendations provided in the
report of the Government Accountability Office entitled ``Public Safety
Officers' Benefits Program: Transparency, Claims Assistance, and
Program Management Improvements Needed'' (GAO-24-105549), published on
September 27, 2024.
Calendar No. 416
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3897
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers'
death benefits, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 19, 2026
Reported with an amendment