,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #icj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bb1 #bjbc,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and 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 benefits for exposure-related cancers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,honoring ,our ,fallen ,heroes ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,cancer-related deaths ,section #abja of title ,i 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 following3 7a7 ,in general 7p7 ,exposure-,related cancers 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,carcinogen ,the term carcinogen means a known or suspected carcinogen1 as defined by the ,international ,agency for ,research on ,cancer1 that is reasonably linked to an exposure-related cancer4 7,b7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,bureau4 7,c7 ,exposure-related cancer ,the term exposure-related cancer means-- 7i7 bladder cancer2 7ii7 brain cancer2 7iii7 breast cancer2 7iv7 cervical cancer2 7v7 colon cancer2 7vi7 colorectal cancer2 7vii7 esophagus cancer2 7viii7 kidney cancer2 7ix7 leukemia2 7x7 lung cancer2 7xi7 malignant melanoma2 7xii7 mesothelioma2 7xiii7 multiple myeloma2 7xiv7 non-,hodgkins lymphoma2 7xv7 ovarian cancer2 7xvi7 prostate cancer2 7xvii7 skin cancer2 7xviii7 stomach cancer2 7xix7 testicular cancer2 7xx7 thyroid cancer2 7xxi7 any form of cancer that is considered a ,,wtc-related health condition under section #ccab7;a7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm-#bb7;a772 and 7xxii7 any other form of cancer that the ,bureau may determine appropriate in accordance with paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,personal injury sustained in the line of duty 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 as determined by the ,bureau1 the death or permanent and total disability of a public safety officer due to an exposure-related cancer shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of subsection 7a71 sustained in the line of duty by the officer and directly and proximately resulting in death or permanent and total disability1 if-- 7i7 the public safety officer was exposed to or in contact with heat1 radiation1 or a carcinogen that is linked to an exposure-related cancer while in the course of the line of duty2 7ii7 the public safety officer began serving as a public safety officer not later than #e years before the date of the diagnosis of the public safety officer with an exposure-related cancer2 7iii7 the public safety officer was diagnosed with an exposure-related cancer not later than #ae years after the last date of active service as a public safety officer of the public safety officer2 and 7iv7 the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately results in the death or permanent and total disability of the public safety officer4 7,b7 ,exception ,the presumption under subparagraph 7,a7 shall not apply to the death or permanent and total disability of a public safety officer due to an exposure-related cancer if competent medical evidence establishes that the exposure-related cancer was unrelated to the exposure or contact described in subparagraph 7,a77i74 7#c7 ,additional exposure-related cancers 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall-- 7i7 periodically review the definition of exposure-related cancer under paragraph 7#a72 and 7ii7 add a type of exposure-related cancer to the definition by rule1 upon a showing by a petitioner or on the ,director's own determination1 in accordance with this paragraph4 7,b7 ,basis for determination ,the ,director shall add a type of exposure-related cancer to the definition of exposure-related cancer under paragraph 7#a7 upon a showing by a petitioner or the ,director's own determination1 based on the weight of the best available scientific evidence1 that there is a significant risk to public safety officers engaged in public safety activities of developing the type of exposure-related cancer4 7,c7 ,available expertise ,in determining significant risk for the purpose of subparagraph 7,b71 the ,director may accept as authoritative and may rely upon recommendations1 risk assessments1 and scientific studies by the ,national ,institute for ,occupational ,safety and ,health1 the ,national ,toxicology ,program1 the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine1 and the ,international ,agency for ,research on ,cancer4 7,d7 ,petitions to add to the list of exposure-related cancers 7i7 ,in general ,any person may petition the ,director to add a type of exposure-related cancer to the definition of exposure-related cancer under paragraph 7#a74 7ii7 ,content of petition ,a petition under clause 7i7 shall provide information to show that there is sufficient evidence1 based on the weight of the best available scientific evidence1 of significant risk to public safety officers engaged in public safety activities of developing such exposure-related cancer from their employment4 7iii7 ,timely and substantive decisions ,not later than #ahj days after receipt of a petition under this subparagraph1 the ,director shall grant or deny the petition by publishing in the ,federal ,register a written explanation of the reasons for the ,director's decision4 ,the ,director may not deny a petition solely on the basis of competing priorities1 inadequate resources1 or insufficient time for review4 7iv7 ,notification to congress ,not later than #cj days after making any decision to approve or deny a petition under this subparagraph1 the ,director shall notify the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives of the decision4 4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply in the case of any public safety officer who died or became permanently and totally disabled on or after ,january #a1 #bjbc1 as a result of an exposure-related cancer4 #c4 ,technical amendments 7a7 ,in general ,section #c of the ,safeguarding ,america's ,first ,responders ,act of #bjbj 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha note7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term line of duty action includes any action in which a public safety officer engages at the direction of the agency served by the public safety officer4 4 7b7 ,applicability 7#a7 ,in general ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply in the case of any public safety officer who died on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj4 7#b7 ,time for filing claim ,section #cb4ab7;a77#a7 of title #bh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 shall not apply to a claimant who otherwise qualifies for support pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 7a74