,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,nadler 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rose of    
,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,pascrell7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,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 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 unless such officer 
was not on duty during the #de-;day     
period prior to being diagnosed with    
,,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 shall apply with respect to a      
diagnosis of ,,covid-#ai beginning on   
,january #bj1 #bjbj1 and ending on the  
date that is one year after the         
emergency period 7as such term is       
defined in section #aace7;g7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;b-#e7;g777 based on the           
,,covid-#ai public health emergency     
ends4  7p7 ,in determining whether the  
personal injury resulting from          
,,covid-#ai was a catastrophic injury1  
the ,attorney ,general's inquiry shall  
be limited to whether the individual is 
permanently prevented from performing   
any gainful work as a public safety     
officer4  4