,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aj1 #bjbb,ms4
 ,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4
 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 
,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 & ,mr4 ,book]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,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$-- 7i7 ) a      
fire>m2  7ii7 )9 #a ev5t2 &  7iii7 9 #a 
or m locations 9 close proximity4  7#b7 
,p]sonal injury su/a9$ 9 l9e ( duty     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 z det]m9$ by !        
,bureau-- 7i7 po/-traumatic /ress       
disord] or acute /ress disord] suff]$ by
 a public safety (fic]1 & 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]1 :ile on duty1     
engages 9 situations involv+ /ressful1  
t5sional1 or traumatic law en=cem5t1    
fire suppression1 rescue1 haz>d\s       
mat]ial response1 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices
 7includ+ respond+ to opioid ov]doses1  
or traumatic psy*ological or psy*iatric 
di/ress calls71 prison security1 disa/] 
relief1 or o!r em]g5cy response         
activity2  7ii7 po/-traumatic /ress     
disord] or acute /ress disord] suff]$ 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 :ile 

on duty1 engages 9 situations involv+   
/ressful1 t5sional1 or traumatic law    
en=cem5t1 fire suppression1 rescue1     
haz>d\s mat]ial response1 em]g5cy m$ical
 s]vices 7includ+ respond+ to opioid    
ov]doses1 or traumatic psy*ological or  
psy*iatric di/ress calls71 prison       
security1 disa/] relief1 or o!r em]g5cy 
response activity2 &  7iii7             
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord] suff]$ by a public safety 
(fic] :o engages 9 a response to a mass 
casualty incid5t1 mass dea? incid5t1 or 
mass %oot+ involv+ /ressful1 t5sional1  
or traumatic law en=cem5t1 fire         
suppression1 rescue1 haz>d\s mat]ial    
response1 prison security1 disa/]       
relief1 or o!r em]g5cy response activity
 %all be presum$ to con/itute a p]sonal 
injury )9 ! mean+ ( subsection 7a71     
su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty by ! (fic]4  7,b7 
,exceptions  7i7 ,disord] unrelat$ to   
engagem5t ,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply
 if ! ,bureau e/abli%es1 by cle> &      
conv9c+ evid5ce1 & bas$ on compet5t     

psy*ological or m$ical evid5ce1 t !     
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord] 0 completely unrelat$ to  
engagem5t 9 situations describ$ 9 clause
 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 ( t subp>agraph4   
7ii7 ,o!r direct & proximate cause      
,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply if       
compet5t psy*ological or m$ical evid5ce 
e/abli%es t ! po/-traumatic /ress       
disord] or acute /ress disord] 0        
directly & proximately caus$ by some?+  
o!r ?an ! m]e pres5ce ( po/-traumatic   
/ress disord] or acute /ress disord]    
risk factors4  7#c7 ,dea? or disability 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al  7i7 ,dea? by suicide (   
any (fic] ,= purposes ( a claim "u      
subsection 7a71 if a public safety (fic]
 describ$ 9 clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii7 (
 p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 ( ?is subsection    
dies by suicide1 t dea? %all be presum$ 
to be a direct & proximate result ( !   
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord] suff]$ by ! public safety 
(fic]4  7ii7 ,disability ( diagnos$     
(fic]s ,= purposes ( a claim "u         

subsection 7b71 if a public safety (fic]
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a77i7 ( ?is 
subsection is p]man5tly & totally       
disabl$ z a result ( ! po/-traumatic    
/ress disord] or acute /ress disord]    
suff]$ by ! public safety (fic]1 includ+
 z a result ( attempt$ suicide1 t       
disability %all be presum$ to be a      
direct & proximate result ( !           
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord] suff]$ by ! public safety 
(fic]4  7iii7 ,disability ( non-diagnos$
 (fic]s due to attempt$ suicide ,=      
purposes ( a claim "u subsection 7b71 if
 a public safety (fic] describ$ 9 clause
 7ii7 or 7iii7 ( p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 (   
?is subsection is p]man5tly & totally   
disabl$ z a result ( attempt$ suicide1 t
 disability %all be presum$ to be a     
direct & proximate result ( !           
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord] suff]$ by ! public safety 
(fic]4  7,b7 ,p]man5t & total disability
 ,= purposes ( clauses 7ii7 & 7iii7 (   
subp>agraph 7,a71 an individual %all be 

consid]$ p]man5tly & totally disabl$ z a
 result ( an attempt$ suicide or (      
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord] if ! individual is unable 
to s]ve z a public safety (fic] 9 ! same
 or a sub/antially simil> role z !      
individual 0 s]v+ prior to ! attempt$   
suicide or prior to suff]+ f            
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord]1 respectively4  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 ,! am5dm5t   
made by subsection 7a7 %all take effect 
z if enact$ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjai1 & %all
 apply to any public safety (fic] :o    
dies or is p]man5tly & totally disabl$  
on or aft] t date4  #d4 ,,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