#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #feji  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh to provide public
 safety officer death and disability    
benefits for certain public safety      
officers who contract ,,covid-#ai1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,public  
,safety ,officer ,pandemic ,response    
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,death and          
disability benefits for public safety   
officers impacted by ,,covid-#ai        
,section #abja of the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7o7 ,for purposes of this  
part3 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai 7or complications
 therefrom7 shall be presumed to        
constitute a personal injury within the 
meaning of subsection 7a71 sustained in 
the line of duty by a public safety     
officer and directly and proximately    
resulting in death1 in the case of a    

public safety officer who was diagnosed 
with1 who received a positive test for1 
or for whom evidence indicated that the 
officer was infected with1 ,,covid-#ai1 
unless such officer was not on duty     
during the #de-;day period prior to     
being diagnosed with or having positive 
test for ,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,the        
,attorney ,general shall accept claims1 
including supplemental claims1 under    
this section from an individual who--   
7,a7 was serving as a public safety     
officer and was injured or disabled in  
the line of duty as a result of the     
terrorist attacks on the ,united ,states
 that occurred on ,september #aa1 #bjja1
 or in the aftermath of such attacks    
developed a condition described in      
section #ccab7;a7 of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#cjjmm-#bb7;a772 and  7,b7 was diagnosed
 with ,,covid-#ai during the period     
described in paragraph 7#c71 which1 in  
combination with the injury or          
disability described in subparagraph    

7,a71 permanently and totally disabled  
or directly and proximately resulted in 
the death of the individual4  ,in       
assessing a claim under this paragraph1 
the presumption of causation described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall apply4  7#c7    
,the presumption described in paragraph 
7#a7 and standard in subsection 7p7     
shall apply with respect to a diagnosis 
of ,,covid-#ai 7or complications        
therefrom7 beginning on ,january #bj1   
#bjbj1 and ending on ,january #bj1      
#bjbb4  7#d7 ,the term ,,covid-#ai means
 a disease caused by severe acute       
respiratory syndrome coronavirus #b     
7,,sars-,co,v-#b74  7p7 ,in determining 
whether the personal injury under       
subsection 7b7 resulting from           
,,covid-#ai 7or complications therefrom7
 was a catastrophic injury1 the         
,attorney ,general's inquiry shall apply
 the presumption in subsection 7o7 and  
be limited to whether the individual is 
permanently prevented from performing   
any gainful work as a public safety     

officer4  4  #c4 ,determination of      
,budgetary ,effects ,the budgetary      
effects of this ,act1 for the purpose of
 complying with the ,statutory          
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation or this ,act1     
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,may #bg1 #bjbj4;,clerk4