A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the payment of benefits with respect to public safety officers who die of certain medical conditions sustained in the performance of duty.

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Introduced

1 April 1980

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Status

Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

Extends death benefit coverage under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include public safety officers who die as a result of a medical condition sustained while ingesting a poisonous substance or while subject to extreme physical stress, on a single occasion or during a single event, in the performance of duty.

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summary · EN · 1 April 1980
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/6990
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