To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide a lump sum payment to public safety officers who become totally and permanently disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty.

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Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide a lump sum payment of $100,000 (adjusted to reflect the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index) to public safety officers (law enforcement officers and fire fighters) who become permanently and totally disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty. Prohibits the payment of both a lump sum disability payment and a lump sum death benefit.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 July 1989

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