#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #chcd  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide that 
members of public safety agencies who   
died of #i_/aa-related health conditions
 are eligible for the ,presidential     
#i_/aa ,heroes ,medal of ,valor1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the #i_/aa ,heroes
 ,medal of ,valor ,act of #bjag4  #b4   
,members of public safety agencies who  
subsequently died of #i_/aa-related     
health conditions eligible for          
,presidential #i_/aa ,heroes ,medal of  
,valor ,an individual who was a public  
safety officer 7as defined in section #e
 of the ,public ,safety ,officer ,medal 
of ,valor ,act of #bjja7 who--  7#a7    
participated in the response at any     
point during the period beginning on    
,september #aa1 #bjja1 and ending on    
,july #ca1 #bjjb1 to the terrorist      
attacks on the ,world ,trade ,center1   
the terrorist attack on the ,pentagon1  
or the terrorist attack that resulted in
 the crash of the fourth airplane in    

,pennsylvania2 and  7#b7 died as a      
result of such participation thereafter 
as a result of a ,,wtc-related health   
condition 7which term shall have the    
meaning given such term in section #ccab
 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#bb7 with respect 
to a ,,wtc responder71  shall be        
eligible for the #i_/aa ,heroes ,medal  
of ,valor referred to in subsection 7a7 
of section #abd of the ,consolidated    
,appropriations ,act1 #bjje1 in the same
 manner and to the same extent as any   
individual who is otherwise eligible    
under such section1 except that no      
requirement under such section          
pertaining to the death of that         
individual shall apply4  ,passed the    
,house of ,representatives ,september   
#bf1 #bjah4;,clerk4