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S. 459 (108th)

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

26 February 2003

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Became Public Law No: 108-182.

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10 August 2026

Summary

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or not later than 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits.

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