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,s4 #cfjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #e1 #bjbj,mr4     
,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 
,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1  
,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1   
,mrs4 ,loeffl]1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4    
,moran1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d public  
safety (fic] dea? b5efits to public     
safety (fic]s ^: dea? is caus$ by       
,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,safegu>d+ ,am]ica's ,fir/ ,respond]s   
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress2   
purpose  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !  
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 an infecti\s  
disease p&emic kn[n z ,,covid-#ai exi/s2
  7#b7 to date1 !re is mu* /ill unkn[n  
ab\t ,,covid-#ai1 b x is kn[n t         
,,covid-#ai & relat$ complications may  
be fatal2  7#c7 s]vices provid$ by      

public safety (fic]s are none!less      
ess5tial dur+ ?is p&emic2  7#d7 due to !
 ,,covid-#ai p&emic & :at is curr5tly   
kn[n ab\t h[ ! disease is spread1 public
 safety (fic]s are un*>act]i/ically at  
risk ( contract+ ! disease2 &  7#e7     
al?\gh ! ,public ,safety ,(fic]s'       
,b5efits program curr5tly cov]s dea?s   
result+ f infecti\s disease su/a9$ by   
public safety (fic]s 9 c>ry+ out _!     
duties1 ! det]m9ation ( claims may be   
uniquely *all5g+ or delay$ giv5 ! lack  
(-- 7,a7 def9itive te/+ & m$ical records
 at ?is "t2 &  7,b7 a def9itive uni=m   
body ( m$ical in=mation ab\t h[ !       
disease is spread or its effects4  7b7  
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
e/abli% a c>efully drawn framework :]e9 
claims "u ! ,public ,safety ,(fic]s'    
,b5efits program1 aris+ "u ! unique     
circum/ances describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 
c be process$ exp$iti\sly & "u fair &   
cle> /&>ds4  #c4 ,public ,safety ,(fic] 
,b5efits ,z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau (      
,ju/ice ,assi/ance1 unless compet5t     

m$ical evid5ce e/abli%es t ! dea? ( a   
public safety (fic] 7z def9$ 9 section  
#abjd ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime    
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhd77 0 directly &    
proximately caus$ by some?+ o!r ?an     
,,covid-#ai1 ,,covid-#ai 7or            
complications !refrom7 suff]$ by !      
public safety (fic] %all be presum$ to  
con/itute a p]sonal injury )9 ! mean+ ( 
section #abja7;a7 ( title ,i ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajbha7;a771 su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty by ! 
(fic] & directly & proximately result+ 9
 dea?1 if-- 7#a7 ! (fic] engag$ 9 a l9e 
( duty action or activity betwe5 ,janu>y
 #a1 #bjbj1 & ,decemb] #ca1 #bjba2  7#b7
 ! (fic] 0 diagnos$ ) ,,covid-#ai 7or   
evid5ce indicates t ! (fic] _h          
,,covid-#ai7 dur+ ! #de-;day p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! la/ day ( duty ( ! (fic]2 & 
7#c7 evid5ce indicates t ! (fic] _h     
,,covid-#ai 7or complications !refrom7  
at ! "t ( ! (fic]'s dea?4