,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #beb #aag?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fidc
 ,report ,no4 #aag-cce ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,trone 7= himself & ,mr4 ,res*5?al]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,may #ah1 
#bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,bey]1  
,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,g>b>9o1 ,ms4        
,/efanik1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,miss             
,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4    
,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 ,ms4 ,h]rell1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4
 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mrs4     
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (       
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4        
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4 ,bacon1
 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,blunt    
,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,k5tucky1 ,mr4   
,phillips1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 
,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mrs4        
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4
 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4
 ,s*ri]1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4   

,nehls1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 
,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4      
,timmons1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1
 & ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut  ,may #ah1
 #bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be              
printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+    
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,m>* #g1 #bjbb  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &   
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh to au?orize  
public safety (fic] dea? b5efits to     
(fic]s suff]+ f po/-traumatic /ress     
disord] or acute /ress disord]1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,public ,safety ,(fic]     
,support ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,e day1   
public safety (fic]s1 includ+ police    
(fic]s1 firefight]s1 em]g5cy m$ical     
te*nicians1 & o!rs1 "w to ma9ta9 !      
safety1 heal?1 & well-be+ ( !           
communities !y s]ve4  7#b7 ,?is means   

public safety (fic]s are r\t9ely call$  
to respond to /ressful & pot5tially     
traumatic situations1 (t5 putt+ _! own  
lives 9 dang]4  7#c7 ,?is "w n only puts
 public safety (fic]s at-risk = exp]i5c+
 h>m1 s]i\s injury1 & cumulative & acute
 trauma1 b also places !m at up to #be4f
 times high] risk = develop+            
po/-traumatic /ress disord] :5 comp>$ to
 individuals )\t su* exp]i5ces4  7#d7   
,psy*ological evid5ce indicates t law   
en=cem5t (fic]s exp]i5ce significant    
job-relat$ /ressors & exposures t may   
conf] increas$ risk = m5tal heal?       
morbidities 7su* z po/-traumatic /ress  
disord] & suicidal ?\ghts1 ideation1    
int5ts1 & behaviors7 & ha/5$ mortality4 
7#e7 ,public safety (fic]s (t5 d n h !  
res\rces or support !y ne$1 leav+ !m at 
high] risk = long-t]m m5tal heal?       
consequ5ces4  7#f7 ,:]eas1 al?\gh !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se already consid]s    
s]vicememb] suicides to be l9e-(-duty   
dea?s & provides ,f$]al support to      
eligible surviv+ families1 ! ,f$]al     

,gov]nm5t does n recognize public safety
 (fic] suicides z dea?s 9 ! l9e ( duty4 
7#g7 ,9 #bjag1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice    
approv$ #dha claims "u ! ,public ,safety
 ,(fic]s' ,b5efits ,program "u subp>t #a
 ( "p ,l ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime 
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha et seq471 b n "o (
 !m = ! m ?an #bdj public safety (fic]s 
:o di$ by suicide t ye>4  7#h7 ,public  
safety (fic]s :o h di$ or are disabl$ z 
a result ( suicide or po/-traumatic     
/ress disord] d n qualify = ! ,public   
,safety ,(fic]s' ,b5efits ,program1     
despite ! fact t public safety (fic]s   
are m likely to die by suicide ?an f any
 o!r l9e-(-duty cause ( dea?4  #c4      
,public safety (fic] dea? b5efits =     
po/-traumatic /ress disord] & acute     
/ress disord]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#abja ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime    
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7 is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7o7 ,po/-traumatic  
/ress disord] & acute /ress disord]     

7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7,a7   
,mass casualty ev5t ,! t]m mass casualty
 ev5t means an incid5t result+ 9        
casualties to n few] ?an #c victims1    
includ+-- 7i7 an incid5t t exce$s !     
normal res\rces = em]g5cy response      
available 9 ! jurisdiction :]e ! incid5t
 takes place2 &  7ii7 an incid5t t      
results 9 a sudd5 temporal surge (      
injur$ individuals necessitat+ em]g5cy  
s]vices4  7,b7 ,mass fatality ev5t ,!   
t]m mass fatality ev5t means an incid5t 
result+ 9 ! fatalities ( n few] ?an #c  
individuals at #a or m locations close  
to "o ano!r ) a common cause4  7,c7     
,mass %oot+ ,! t]m mass %oot+ means a   
multiple homicide incid5t 9 :i* n few]  
?an #c victims are kill$-- 7i7 ) a      
fire>m2  7ii7 )9 #a ev5t2 &  7iii7 9 #a 
or m locations 9 close proximity4  7,d7 
,expos$ ,! t]m expos$ includes-- 7i7    
directly exp]i5c+ or witness+ an ev5t2  
or  7ii7 be+ subject$1 9 an int5se way1 
to av]sive consequ5ces ( ! ev5t 7includ+
 a public safety (fic] collect+ human   

rema9s74  7,e7 ,traumatic ev5t ,! t]m   
traumatic ev5tmeans1 9 ! case ( a public
 safety (fic] expos$ to an ev5t1 an ev5t
 t is-- 7i7 a homicide1 suicide1 or !   
viol5t or gruesome dea? ( ano!r         
individual 7includ+ su* a dea? result+ f
 a mass casualty ev5t1 mass fatality    
ev5t1 or mass %oot+72  7ii7 a h>r[+     
circum/ance pos+ an extraord9>y &       
significant dang] or ?reat to ! life (  
or ( s]i\s bodily h>m to any individual 
7includ+ su* a circum/ance z a mass     
casualty ev5t1 mass fatality ev5t1 or   
mass %oot+72 or  7iii7 an act ( crim9al 
sexual viol5ce committ$ aga9/ any       
individual4  7#b7 ,p]sonal injury su/a9$
 9 l9e ( duty ,z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau-- 
7,a7 po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 acute 
/ress disord]1 or trauma & /ress relat$ 
disord]s suff]$ by a public safety (fic]
 & diagnos$ by a lic5s$ m$ical or m5tal 
heal? pr(essional1 %all be presum$ to   
con/itute a p]sonal injury )9 ! mean+ ( 
subsection 7a71 su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty by
 ! (fic]1 if ! (fic] 0 expos$1 :ile on  

duty1 to "o or m traumatic ev5ts & su*  
exposure 0 a sub/antial factor 9 !      
disord]2  7,b7 po/-traumatic /ress      
disord]1 acute /ress disord]1 or trauma 
& /ress relat$ disord]s1 suff]$ by a    
public safety (fic] :o has contact$ or  
attempt$ to contact ! employee assi/ance
 program ( ! ag5cy or entity t ! (fic]  
s]ves1 a lic5s$ m$ical or m5tal heal?   
pr(essional1 suicide prev5tion s]vices1 
or ano!r m5tal heal? assi/ance s]vice 9 
ord] to receive help1 treatm5t1 or      
diagnosis = po/-traumatic /ress disord] 
or acute /ress disord]1 %all be presum$ 
to con/itute a p]sonal injury )9 ! mean+
 ( subsection 7a71 su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty
 by ! (fic]1 if ! (fic]1 0 expos$1 :ile 
on duty1 to "o or m traumatic ev5ts &   
su* exposure 0 a sub/antial factor 9 !  
disord]2 &  7,c7 po/-traumatic /ress    
disord]1 acute /ress disord]1 or trauma 
& /ress relat$ disord]s1 suff]$ by a    
public safety (fic] :o 0 expos$1 :ile on
 duty1 to "o or m traumatic ev5ts %all  
be presum$ to con/itute a p]sonal injury

 )9 ! mean+ ( subsection 7a71 su/a9$ 9 !
 l9e ( duty by ! (fic] if su* exposure 0
 a sub/antial factor 9 ! disord]4  7#c7 
,presumption ( dea? or total disability 
,a public safety (fic] %all be presum$  
to h di$ or become p]man5tly & totally  
disabl$ 7)9 ! mean+ ( subsection 7a7 or 
7b77 z ! direct & proximate result ( a  
p]sonal injury su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty1 if
 7z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau7 ! (fic] ei!r--
 7,a7 took an action1 :i* action 0      
int5d$ to br+ ab\t ! (fic]'s dea? &     
directly & proximately result$ 9 su*    
(fic]'s dea? or p]man5t & total         
disability & exposure to "o or m        
traumatic ev5ts 0 a sub/antial factor 9 
! action tak5 by ! (fic]2 or  7,b7 took 
an action )9 #de days ( ! end ( exposure
 to a traumatic ev5t1 :i* action 0      
int5d$ to br+ ab\t ! (fic]'s dea? &     
directly & proximately result$ 9 su*    
(fic]'s dea? or p]man5t & total         
disability1 if su* action 0 n inconsi/5t
 ) a psy*iatric disord]4  7#d7          
,applicability ( limitations on b5efits 

7,a7 ,int5tional actions ,section       
#abjb7;a77#a7 %all n apply to any claim 
= a b5efit "u ?is "p t is payable 9     
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7,b7      
,sub/ance use ,section #abjb7;a77#b7    
%all n preclude ! paym5t ( a b5efit "u  
?is "p if ! b5efit is o!rwise payable 9 
accordance ) ?is subsection4  4  7b7    
,retroactive applicability  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all--  
7,a7 take effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act2 &  7,b7 apply to any matt]    
p5d+1 be=e ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice          
,assi/ance or o!rwise1 on ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 or fil$ 7consi/5t )
 pre-exi/+ effective dates7 or accru+   
aft] t date4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,!       
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to any action tak5 by a public safety   
(fic] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 ( section
 #abja7o7 ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh  
7z add$ by ?is ,act7 t occurr$ on or    
aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjai4  #d4 ,te*nical  

fixes  7a7 ,subpo5a p[]2 employm5t (    
he>+ (fic]s2 au?ority to hold he>+s     
,section #hjf ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus   
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh is am5d$ by-- 7#a7 /rik+ by !     
,attorney ,g5]al2  7#b7 ins]t+ ,assi/ant
 be=e ,attorney ev]y:]e x appe>s2  7#c7 
/rik+ ,code7 & ins]t+ ,code 7)\t reg>d  
to ! days limitation prescrib$ !re971 b 
%all1 9 no ev5t1 be und]/ood to be 7or  
to h ! au?ority (7 (fic]s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates72  7#d7 /rik+ necess>y to c>ry   
out & ins]t+ necess>y or conv5i5t to    
assi/ !m 9 c>ry+ out2  7#e7 /rik+ or any
 & ins]t+ 1 or 7subject to su*          
limitations z ! appo9t+ au?ority may1 9 
its sole discretion1 impose f "t to "t7 
any2  7#f7 ins]t+ a comma aft] !reby2   
7#g7 /rik+ duties "u ?is title & ins]t+ 
duties "u any law adm9i/]$ by or "u !   
,(fice2  7#h7 /rik+ su* he>+ exam9]s !  
second place x appe>s2 &  7#i7 /rik+    
exam9ations & & ins]t+ exam9ations1 &4  
7b7 ,def9itions ,section #abjd ( title  
,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe 

,/reets ,act ( #aifh is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
p>agraph 7#aa71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ 22
  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#ab77;,b71 by /rik+  
basis4 & ins]t+ basis22 &  7#c7 9       
p>agraph 7#ad71 by r$esignat+ ! second  
subp>agraph 7,f7 z subp>agraph 7,g74    
#e4 ,,gao report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ,congress a report t     
details b5efits issu$ pursuant to       
subsection 7o7 ( section #abja ( title  
,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe 
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajbha71 z add$ by section #c1 &        
includes any recomm5dations to improve t
 subsection4  ,may #ah1 #bjbb,report$ ) 
an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !
 ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &   
ord]$ to be pr9t$