[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5077-S5081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3272. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, and
Mr. Cornyn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to
the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title X, add the following:
Subtitle H--Law Enforcement and Crime Victims Support Package
SEC. 1091. PREVENTING FIRST RESPONDER SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO
FENTANYL.
Section 3021(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701(a)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as
paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Providing training and resources for first responders
on the use of containment
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devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other
potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such
containment devices for use by first responders.''.
SEC. 1092. REAUTHORIZING SUPPORT AND TREATMENT FOR OFFICERS
IN CRISIS.
Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(21)) is
amended by striking ``2020 through 2024'' and inserting
``2025 through 2029''.
SEC. 1093. PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT OF 2008 REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Establishment of National Strategy for Child
Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction.--Section 101 of the
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21111) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``every second year''
and inserting ``every fourth year''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National
Strategy established under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
``(1) An analysis of current trends, challenges, and the
overall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation.
``(2) An analysis of future trends and challenges,
including new technologies, that will impact the efforts to
combat child exploitation.
``(3) Goals and strategic solutions to prevent and
interdict child exploitation, including--
``(A) plans for interagency coordination;
``(B) engagement with the judicial branches of the Federal
Government and State governments;
``(C) legislative recommendations for combating child
exploitation;
``(D) cooperation with international, State, local, and
Tribal law enforcement agencies; and
``(E) engagement with the private sector and other entities
involved in efforts to combat child exploitation.
``(4) An analysis of Federal efforts dedicated to combating
child exploitation, including--
``(A) a review of the policies and work of the Department
of Justice and other Federal programs relating to the
prevention and interdiction of child exploitation crimes,
including training programs, and investigative and
prosecution activity; and
``(B) a description of the efforts of the Department of
Justice to cooperate and coordinate with, and provide
technical assistance and support to, international, State,
local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and private sector
and nonprofit entities with respect to child exploitation
prevention and interdiction efforts.
``(5) An estimate of the resources required to effectively
respond to child exploitation crimes at scale by--
``(A) each ICAC task force;
``(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including
investigators, forensic interviewers, and analysts of
victims, witnesses, and forensics;
``(C) Homeland Security Investigations, including forensic
interviewers and analysts of victims, witnesses, and
forensics;
``(D) the United States Marshals Service;
``(E) the United States Secret Service;
``(F) the United States Postal Service;
``(G) the criminal investigative offices of the Department
of Defense; and
``(H) any component of an agency described in this
paragraph.
``(6) A review of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task
Force Program, including--
``(A) the number of ICAC task forces and the location of
each ICAC task force;
``(B) the number of trained personnel at each ICAC task
force;
``(C) the amount of Federal grants awarded to each ICAC
task force; and
``(D) an assessment of the Federal, State, and local
cooperation with respect to each ICAC task force, including--
``(i) the number of arrests made by each ICAC task force;
``(ii) the number of criminal referrals to United States
attorneys for prosecution;
``(iii) the number of prosecutions and convictions from the
referrals described in clause (ii);
``(iv) the number, if available, of local prosecutions and
convictions based on ICAC task force investigations; and
``(v) any other information determined by the Attorney
General demonstrating the level of Federal, State, Tribal,
and local coordination and cooperation.
``(7) An assessment of training needs for each ICAC task
force and affiliated agencies.
``(8) An assessment of Federal investigative and
prosecution activity relating to reported incidents of child
exploitation crimes that include a number of factors,
including--
``(A) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions,
and convictions for a crime of child exploitation; and
``(B) the average sentence imposed and the statutory
maximum sentence that could be imposed for each crime of
child exploitation.
``(9) A review of all available statistical data indicating
the overall magnitude of child pornography trafficking in the
United States and internationally, including--
``(A) the number of foreign and domestic suspects observed
engaging in accessing and sharing child pornography;
``(B) the number of tips or other statistical data from the
CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children and other data indicating the magnitude of child
pornography trafficking; and
``(C) any other statistical data indicating the type,
nature, and extent of child exploitation crime in the United
States and abroad.''.
(b) Establishment of National ICAC Task Force Program.--
Section 102 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34
U.S.C. 21112) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by inserting ``, Tribal, military,'' after ``State'';
and
(B) by striking ``and child obscenity and pornography
cases'' and inserting ``child obscenity and pornography
cases, and the identification of child victims'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``consult with and
consider'' and all that follows through ``track record of
success.'' and inserting ``, evaluate the task forces funded
under the ICAC Task Force Program to determine if those task
forces are operating in an effective manner.'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
(i) by striking ``establish a new task force'' and
inserting ``establish a new or continue an existing task
force''; and
(ii) by striking ``state'' and inserting ``State''; and
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall'';
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph
(B); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Limited Liability for ICAC Task Forces.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
civil claim or criminal charge against an ICAC task force
established pursuant to this section and sections 103 and
104, including any law enforcement agency that participates
on such a task force or a director, officer, employee, or
agent of such a law enforcement agency, arising from the
prioritization decisions with respect to leads related to
Internet crimes against children described in section 104(8),
may not be brought in any Federal or State court.
``(2) Intentional, reckless, or other misconduct.--
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a claim if the ICAC task
force or law enforcement agency, or a director, officer,
employee, or agent of that law enforcement agency--
``(A) engaged in intentional misconduct; or
``(B) acted, or failed to act--
``(i) with actual malice;
``(ii) with gross negligence or reckless disregard to a
substantial risk of causing physical injury without legal
justification; or
``(iii) for a purpose unrelated to the performance of any
responsibility or function under section 104(8).
``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to--
``(A) create any independent basis of liability on behalf
of, or any cause of action against--
``(i) an ICAC task force; or
``(ii) a law enforcement agency or a director, officer,
employee, or agent of the law enforcement agency; or
``(B) expand any liability otherwise imposed, or limit any
defense to that liability, otherwise available under Federal
or State law.''.
(c) Purpose of ICAC Task Forces.--Section 103 of the
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21113) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and the
identification of child victims of those crimes'' before the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and prioritizing
investigations that task force personnel, through the
background, training and experience of those personnel and
the consideration of all relevant circumstances, determine to
be most likely to result in positive case outcomes and in the
rescue of children'' before the semicolon at the end;
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``and local law enforcement'' and inserting
``Tribal, military, and local law enforcement''; and
(B) by inserting ``, including probation and parole
agencies, child advocacy centers, and child protective
services,'' after ``enforcement agencies'';
(4) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(5) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) educating the judiciary on--
``(A) the link between intrafamilial contact offenses and
technology-facilitated crimes; and
``(B) characteristics of internet offenders, including the
interest of online offenders in incest-themed material,
sadism, and other related paraphilias or illegal activity.''.
(d) Duties and Functions of Task Forces.--Section 104 of
the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21114) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by inserting ``reactive and'' before ``proactive'';
(B) by inserting ``conduct digital'' before ``forensic
examinations''; and
(C) by inserting ``engage in'' before ``effective
prosecutions'';
(2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
``(8) investigate, seek prosecution with respect to, and
identify child victims from leads relating to Internet crimes
against
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children, including CyberTipline reports, with prioritization
determined according to circumstances and by each task force,
as described in section 102;'';
(3) by striking paragraph (9); and
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs
(9) and (10), respectively.
(e) National Internet Crimes Against Children Data
System.--Section 105 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008
(34 U.S.C. 21115) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall establish'' and
inserting ``may establish'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``continue and build
upon Operation Fairplay developed by the Wyoming Attorney
General's office, which has established a secure, dynamic
undercover infrastructure that has facilitated'' and
inserting ``facilitate''; and
(3) in subsection (g)--
(A) by striking paragraph (3);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking ``1
representative'' and inserting ``2 representatives''.
(f) ICAC Grant Program.--Section 106 of the PROTECT Our
Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21116) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ``Operation
Fairplay,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--Not less than 20 percent of the total
funds appropriated to carry out this section shall be
distributed to support the ICAC Task Force Program through
grants to--
``(i) provide training and technical assistance to members
of the ICAC Task Force Program;
``(ii) maintain, enhance, research, and develop tools and
technology to assist members of the ICAC Task Force Program;
``(iii) provide other support to the ICAC Task Force
Program determined by the Attorney General;
``(iv) conduct research;
``(v) support the annual National Law Enforcement Training
on Child Exploitation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention; and
``(vi) provide wellness training.''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``, including'' and all
that follows through ``such crime under State law.'' and
inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) the number of child victims identified.'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (D); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as
subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 107(a) of the
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21117(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through
2028.''.
(h) Additional Regional Computer Forensic Labs.--The
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21101 et seq.) is
amended by striking title II.
(i) Reporting Requirements of Providers.--Section 2258A(c)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``and all supplemental
data included in the report'' after ``each report made under
subsection (a)(1)''.
SEC. 1094. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICERS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH
BENEFITS PROGRAM.
(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 by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Personal Injury to Retired Law Enforcement Officer.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `retired
law enforcement officer' means an individual who separated
from service in good standing as a law enforcement officer in
an official capacity at a public agency with or without
compensation.
``(2) Eligibility.--A retired law enforcement officer shall
be eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died
or became permanently and totally disabled as the direct and
proximate result of a personal injury resulting from a
targeted attack because of the retired law enforcement
officer's service as a law enforcement officer.''.
(b) Retroactive Applicability.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall--
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
(B) apply to any matter--
(i) pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or
otherwise on the date of enactment of this Act; or
(ii) filed (consistent with pre-existing effective dates)
or accruing after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Exceptions.--The amendment made by this section shall
apply to any action taken against a retired law enforcement
officer described in section 1201(p) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added
by this Act) on or after January 1, 2012.
SEC. 1095. STRONG COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) COPS Strong Communities Program.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(i) an institution of higher education, as defined in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001), that, in coordination or through an agreement with a
local law enforcement agency, offers a law enforcement
training program; or
``(ii) a local law enforcement agency that offers a law
enforcement training program.
``(B) Local law enforcement agency.--The term `local law
enforcement agency' means an agency of a State, unit of local
government, or Indian Tribe that is authorized by law or by a
government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention,
detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of
criminal law.
``(2) Grants.--The Attorney General may use amounts
otherwise appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal
year (beginning with fiscal year 2025) to make competitive
grants to local law enforcement agencies to be used for
officers and recruits to attend law enforcement training
programs at eligible entities if the officers and recruits
agree to serve in law enforcement agencies in their
communities.
``(3) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant through a
local law enforcement agency under this subsection, each
officer or recruit described in paragraph (2) shall--
``(A) serve as a full-time law enforcement officer for a
total of not fewer than 4 years during the 8-year period
beginning on the date on which the officer or recruit
completes a law enforcement training program for which the
officer or recruit receives benefits;
``(B) complete the service described in subparagraph (A) in
a local law enforcement agency located within--
``(i) 7 miles of the residence of the officer or recruit
where the officer or recruit has resided for not fewer than 5
years; or
``(ii) if the officer or recruit resides in a county with
fewer than 150,000 residents, within 20 miles of the
residence of the officer or recruit where the officer or
recruit has resided for not fewer than 5 years; and
``(C) submit to the eligible entity providing a law
enforcement training program to the officer or recruit
evidence of employment of the officer or recruit in the form
of a certification by the chief administrative officer of the
local law enforcement agency where the officer or recruit is
employed.
``(4) Repayment.--
``(A) In general.--If an officer or recruit does not
complete the service described in paragraph (3), the officer
or recruit shall submit to the local law enforcement agency
an amount equal to any benefits the officer or recruit
received through the local law enforcement agency under this
subsection.
``(B) Regulations.--The Attorney General shall promulgate
regulations that establish categories of extenuating
circumstances under which an officer or recruit may be
excused from repayment under subparagraph (A).''.
(b) Transparency.--Not less frequently than annually, the
Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives a report that details, with
respect to recipients of grants under section 1701(q) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968, as added by subsection (a)--
(1) during the 1-year period preceding the date of the
report--
(A) the number and location of those recipients; and
(B) the number of law enforcement officers and recruits
each recipient intends to send to law enforcement training
programs at eligible entities (as defined in paragraph (1) of
such section 1701(q)) with amounts from the grant; and
(2) during the period between the date of enactment of this
Act and the date of the report--
(A) the number of law enforcement officers or recruits who
attended the training described in paragraph (1)(B) with
amounts from the grant and returned from the training as
employees of the recipient; and
(B) the number of law enforcement officers or recruits
described in subparagraph (A) who remain an employee of the
recipient.
SEC. 1096. RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CONTINUING
SERVICE.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act''.
(b) Grant Program.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART PP--CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK GRANTS
``SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Civilian law enforcement task.--The term `civilian
law enforcement task'--
``(A) includes--
``(i) assisting in homicide investigations;
``(ii) assisting in carjacking investigations;
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``(iii) assisting in financial crimes investigations;
``(iv) assisting in compliance with reporting requirements;
``(v) reviewing camera footage;
``(vi) crime scene analysis;
``(vii) forensics analysis; and
``(viii) providing expertise in computers, computer
networks, information technology, or the internet; and
``(B) does not include the ability to make arrests or use
force under the color of law.
``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency
that certifies that retired law enforcement personnel hired
using amounts from a grant under this part--
``(A) have appropriate and reasonably current training and
experience to effectively carry out the tasks described in
section 3062(a); or
``(B) will participate in appropriate continuing education
programs to satisfy subparagraph (A).
``SEC. 3062. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may award grants to
eligible entities for the purpose of hiring retired personnel
from law enforcement agencies to--
``(1) train civilian employees of the eligible entity on
civilian law enforcement tasks that can be performed on
behalf of a law enforcement agency; and
``(2) perform civilian law enforcement tasks on behalf of
the eligible entity.
``(b) Disciplinary Records.--
``(1) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a grant
under subsection (a) shall make a good faith effort to
determine whether a retired law enforcement officer seeking
to be hired by the eligible entity using amounts from a grant
under this part has a disciplinary record or an internal
investigation record by--
``(A) conducting a search of the National Decertification
Index; or
``(B) requesting the personnel record of the retired law
enforcement officer from each law enforcement agency that
employed the retired law enforcement officer.
``(2) Hiring determinations.--Before making any hiring
determination, the highest ranking law enforcement officer of
an eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) or
a designee of that law enforcement officer shall review any
findings of misconduct that arise as a result of a search or
request conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
``SEC. 3063. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS.
``(a) In General.--A grant awarded under this part shall be
subject to the accountability requirements of this section.
``(b) Audit Requirement.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `unresolved
audit finding' means a finding in a final audit report of the
Inspector General of the Department of Justice that an
audited grantee has used grant funds for an unauthorized
expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed
or resolved within 12 months from the date when the final
audit report is issued.
``(2) Audits.--Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning
after the date of enactment of the Retired Law Enforcement
Officers Continuing Service Act, and in each fiscal year
thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under
this part to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by
grantees. The Inspector General of the Department of Justice
shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to be
audited each year.
``(3) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant funds
under this part that is found to have an unresolved audit
finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under
this part during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the
end of the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).
``(4) Priority.--In awarding grants under this part, the
Attorney General shall give priority to eligible entities
that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the 3
fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant
under this part.
``(c) Annual Certification.--Beginning in the fiscal year
during which audits commence under subsection (b)(2), the
Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the
Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives an annual
certification--
``(1) indicating whether--
``(A) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Justice under subsection (b)
have been completed and reviewed by the appropriate Assistant
Attorney General or Director; and
``(B) all mandatory exclusions required under subsection
(b)(3) have been issued; and
``(2) that includes a list of any grant recipients excluded
under subsection (b)(3) from the previous year.
``(d) Preventing Duplicative Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a
grant to an eligible entity under this part, the Attorney
General shall compare potential grant awards with other
grants awarded by the Attorney General to determine if grant
awards are or have been awarded for a similar purpose.
``(2) Report.--If the Attorney General awards grants to the
same applicant for a similar purpose, the Attorney General
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report that includes--
``(A) a list of all such grants awarded, including the
total dollar amount of any such grants awarded; and
``(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded multiple
grants to the same applicant for a similar purpose.''.
SEC. 1097. TRAUMA KIT STANDARDS.
Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10202) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(d) Trauma Kits.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `trauma
kit' means a first aid response kit, which includes a
bleeding control kit that can be used for controlling a life-
threatening hemorrhage.
``(2) Requirement for trauma kits.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a grantee may only purchase a trauma kit using funds
made available under this part if the trauma kit meets the
performance standards established by the Director of the
Bureau of Justice Assistance under paragraph (3)(A).
``(B) Authority to separately acquire.--Nothing in
subparagraph (A) shall prohibit a grantee from separately
acquiring the components of a trauma kit and assembling
complete trauma kits that meet the performance standards.
``(3) Performance standards and optional agency best
practices.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Director of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance, in consultation with organizations
representing trauma surgeons, emergency medical response
professionals, emergency physicians, other medical
professionals, relevant law enforcement agencies of States
and units of local government, professional law enforcement
organizations, local law enforcement labor or representative
organizations, and law enforcement trade associations,
shall--
``(A) develop and publish performance standards for trauma
kits that are eligible for purchase using funds made
available under this part that, at a minimum, require the
components described in paragraph (4) to be included in a
trauma kit; and
``(B) develop and publish optional best practices for law
enforcement agencies regarding--
``(i) training law enforcement officers in the use of
trauma kits;
``(ii) the deployment and maintenance of trauma kits in law
enforcement vehicles; and
``(iii) the deployment, location, and maintenance of trauma
kits in law enforcement agency or other government
facilities.
``(4) Components.--The components of a trauma kit described
in this paragraph are--
``(A) a tourniquet recommended by the Committee on Tactical
Combat Casualty Care;
``(B) a bleeding control bandage;
``(C) a pair of nonlatex protective gloves and a pen-type
marker;
``(D) a pair of blunt-ended scissors;
``(E) instructional documents developed--
``(i) under the `Stop the Bleed' national awareness
campaign of the Department of Homeland Security, or any
successor thereto;
``(ii) by the American College of Surgeons Committee on
Trauma;
``(iii) by the American Red Cross; or
``(iv) by any partner of the Department of Defense;
``(F) a bag or other container adequately designed to hold
the contents of the kit; and
``(G) any additional trauma kit supplies that--
``(i) are approved by a State, local, or Tribal law
enforcement agency or first responders;
``(ii) can adequately treat a traumatic injury; and
``(iii) can be stored in a readily available kit.''.
SEC. 1098. HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES.
(a) Cancer-Related Deaths and Disabilities.--
(1) In general.--Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281),
as amended by section 1094 of this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(q) Exposure-Related Cancers.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Carcinogen.--The term `carcinogen' means an agent
that is--
``(i) classified by the International Agency for Research
on Cancer under Group 1 or Group 2A; and
``(ii) reasonably linked to an exposure-related cancer.
``(B) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Bureau.
``(C) Exposure-related cancer.--As updated from time to
time in accordance with paragraph (3), the term `exposure-
related cancer' means--
``(i) bladder cancer;
``(ii) brain cancer;
``(iii) breast cancer;
``(iv) cervical cancer;
``(v) colon cancer;
``(vi) colorectal cancer;
``(vii) esophageal cancer;
``(viii) kidney cancer;
``(ix) leukemia;
``(x) lung cancer;
``(xi) malignant melanoma;
``(xii) mesothelioma;
``(xiii) multiple myeloma;
``(xiv) non-Hodgkins lymphoma;
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``(xv) ovarian cancer;
``(xvi) prostate cancer;
``(xvii) skin cancer;
``(xviii) stomach cancer;
``(xix) testicular cancer;
``(xx) thyroid cancer;
``(xxi) any form of cancer that is considered a WTC-related
health condition under section 3312(a) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a)); and
``(xxii) any form of cancer added to this definition
pursuant to an update in accordance with paragraph (3).
``(2) Personal injury sustained in the line of duty.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), as
determined by the Bureau, the exposure of a public safety
officer to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a
personal injury within the meaning of subsection (a) or (b)
sustained in the line of duty by the officer and directly and
proximately resulting in death or permanent and total
disability, if--
``(i) the exposure occurred while the public safety officer
was engaged in line of duty action or activity;
``(ii) the public safety officer began serving as a public
safety officer not fewer than 5 years before the date of the
diagnosis of the public safety officer with an exposure-
related cancer;
``(iii) the public safety officer was diagnosed with the
exposure-related cancer not more than 15 years after the
public safety officer's last date of active service as a
public safety officer; and
``(iv) the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately
results in the death or permanent and total disability of the
public safety officer.
``(B) Exception.--The presumption under subparagraph (A)
shall not apply if competent medical evidence establishes
that the exposure of the public safety officer to the
carcinogen was not a substantial contributing factor in the
death or disability of the public safety officer.
``(3) Additional exposure-related cancers.--
``(A) In general.--From time to time but not less
frequently than once every 3 years, the Director shall--
``(i) review the definition of `exposure-related cancer'
under paragraph (1); and
``(ii) if appropriate, update the definition, in accordance
with this paragraph--
``(I) by rule; or
``(II) by publication in the Federal Register or on the
public website of the Bureau.
``(B) Basis for updates.--
``(i) In general.--The Director shall make an update under
subparagraph (A)(ii) in any case in which the Director finds
such an update to be appropriate based on competent medical
evidence of significant risk to public safety officers of
developing the form of exposure-related cancer that is the
subject of the update from engagement in their public safety
activities.
``(ii) Evidence.--The competent medical evidence described
in clause (i) may include recommendations, risk assessments,
and scientific studies by--
``(I) the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health;
``(II) the National Toxicology Program;
``(III) the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine; or
``(IV) the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
``(C) Petitions to add to the list of exposure-related
cancers.--
``(i) In general.--Any person may petition the Director to
add a form of cancer to the definition of `exposure-related
cancer' under paragraph (1).
``(ii) Content of petition.--A petition under clause (i)
shall provide information to show that there is sufficient
competent medical evidence of significant risk to public
safety officers of developing the cancer from engagement in
their public safety activities.
``(iii) Timely and substantive decisions.--
``(I) Referral.--Not later than 180 days after receipt of a
petition satisfying clause (ii), the Director shall refer the
petition to appropriate medical experts for review, analysis
(including risk assessment and scientific study), and
recommendation.
``(II) Consideration.--The Director shall consider each
recommendation under subclause (I) and promptly take
appropriate action in connection with the recommendation
pursuant to subparagraph (B).
``(iv) Notification to congress.--Not later than 30 days
after taking any substantive action in connection with a
recommendation under clause (iii)(II), the Director shall
notify the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives of
the substantive action.''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to any claim under--
(A) section 1201(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(a)) that is
predicated upon the death of a public safety officer on or
after January 1, 2020, that is the direct and proximate
result of an exposure-related cancer; or
(B) section 1201(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(b)) that is
filed on or after January 1, 2020, and predicated upon a
disability that is the direct and proximate result of an
exposure-related cancer.
(3) Time for filing claim.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, an individual who desires to file a claim
that is predicated upon the amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall not be precluded from filing such a claim within 3
years of the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Confidentiality of Information.--
(1) In general.--Section 812(a) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10231(a)) is amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``furnished under
this title by any person and identifiable to any specific
private person'' and inserting ``furnished under any law to
any component of the Office of Justice Programs, or furnished
otherwise under this title, by any entity or person,
including any information identifiable to any specific
private person,''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``person furnishing
such information'' and inserting ``entity or person
furnishing such information or to whom such information
pertains''.
(2) Effective date; applicability.--The amendments made by
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) shall take effect for all purposes as if enacted on
December 27, 1979; and
(B) apply to any matter pending, before the Department of
Justice or otherwise, as of the date of enactment of this
Act.
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 1201(o)(2) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10281(o)(2)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or (b)'' after
``subsection (a)'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or (b)'' after
``subsection (a)''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or (b)'' after
``subsection (a)''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to any matter pending before the Department of
Justice as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) Technical Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 3 of the Safeguarding America's
First Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `line of duty
action' includes any action--
``(1) in which a public safety officer engaged at the
direction of the agency served by the public safety officer;
or
``(2) the public safety officer is authorized or obligated
to perform.''.
(2) Applicability.--
(A) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
apply to any claim under section 3 of the Safeguarding
America's First Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281
note)--
(i) that is predicated upon the death of a public safety
officer on or after January 1, 2020; or
(ii) that is--
(I) predicated upon the disability of a public safety
officer; and
(II) filed on or after January 1, 2020.
(B) Time for filing claim.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, an individual who desires to file a claim
that is predicated upon the amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall not be precluded from filing such a claim within 3
years of the date of enactment of this Act.
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