,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #gh #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bcg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bc1 #bjbe,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,justice1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,moreno1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mrs4 ,moody1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,may #bj1 #bjbe,reported by ,mr4 ,grassley1 without amendment ,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 #bjbe4 #b4 ,honoring our fallen heroes 7a7 ,cancer-,related deaths and disabilities 7#a7 ,in general ,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 7p7 ,exposure-,related cancers 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,carcinogen ,the term carcinogen means an agent that is-- 7i7 classified by the ,international ,agency for ,research on ,cancer under ,group #a or ,group #b;,a2 and 7ii7 reasonably linked to an exposure-related cancer4 7,b7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,bureau4 7,c7 ,exposure-related cancer ,as updated from time to time in accordance with paragraph 7#c71 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 esophageal 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 form of cancer added to this definition pursuant to an update 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 exposure of a public safety officer to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of subsection 7a7 or 7b7 sustained in the line of duty by the officer and directly and proximately resulting in death or permanent and total disability1 if-- 7i7 the exposure occurred while the public safety officer was engaged in line of duty action or activity2 7ii7 the public safety officer began serving as a public safety officer not fewer 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 the exposure-related cancer not more than #ae years after the public safety officer's last date of active service as a 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 if competent medical evidence establishes that the exposure of the public safety officer to the carcinogen was not a substantial contributing factor in the death or disability of the public safety officer4 7#c7 ,additional exposure-related cancers 7,a7 ,in general ,from time to time but not less frequently than once every #c years1 the ,director shall-- 7i7 review the definition of exposure-related cancer under paragraph 7#a72 and 7ii7 if appropriate1 update the definition1 in accordance with this paragraph-- 7,i7 by rule2 or 7,,ii7 by publication in the ,federal ,register or on the public website of the ,bureau4 7,b7 ,basis for updates 7i7 ,in general ,the ,director shall make an update under subparagraph 7,a77ii7 in any case in which the ,director finds such an update to be appropriate based on competent medical evidence of significant risk to public safety officers of developing the form of exposure-related cancer that is the subject of the update from engagement in their public safety activities4 7ii7 ,evidence ,the competent medical evidence described in clause 7i7 may include recommendations1 risk assessments1 and scientific studies by-- 7,i7 the ,national ,institute for ,occupational ,safety and ,health2 7,,ii7 the ,national ,toxicology ,program2 7,,iii7 the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine2 or 7,,iv7 the ,international ,agency for ,research on ,cancer4 7,c7 ,petitions to add to the list of exposure-related cancers 7i7 ,in general ,any person may petition the ,director to add a form of 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 competent medical evidence of significant risk to public safety officers of developing the cancer from engagement in their public safety activities4 7iii7 ,timely and substantive decisions 7,i7 ,referral ,not later than #ahj days after receipt of a petition satisfying clause 7ii71 the ,director shall refer the petition to appropriate medical experts for review1 analysis 7including risk assessment and scientific study71 and recommendation4 7,,ii7 ,consideration ,the ,director shall consider each recommendation under subclause 7,i7 and promptly take appropriate action in connection with the recommendation pursuant to subparagraph 7,b74 7iv7 ,notification to congress ,not later than #cj days after taking any substantive action in connection with a recommendation under clause 7iii77,,ii71 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 substantive action4 4 7#b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to any claim under-- 7,a7 section #abja7;a7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7;a77 that is predicated upon the death of a public safety officer on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj1 that is the direct and proximate result of an exposure-related cancer2 or 7,b7 section #abja7;b7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7;b77 that is filed on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj1 and predicated upon a disability that is the direct and proximate result of an exposure-related cancer4 7#c7 ,time for filing claim ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an individual who desires to file a claim that is predicated upon the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall not be precluded from filing such a claim within #c years of the date of enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,confidentiality of information 7#a7 ,in general ,section #hab7;a7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbca7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking furnished under this title by any person and identifiable to any specific private person and inserting furnished under any law to any component of the ,office of ,justice ,programs1 or furnished otherwise under this title1 by any entity or person1 including any information identifiable to any specific private person12 and 7,b7 in the second sentence1 by striking person furnishing such information and inserting entity or person furnishing such information or to whom such information pertains4 7#b7 ,effective date2 applicability ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 shall take effect for all purposes as if enacted on ,december #bg1 #aigi2 and 7,b7 apply to any matter pending1 before the ,department of ,justice or otherwise1 as of the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,technical amendments 7#a7 ,in general ,section #abja7o77#b7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7o77#b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or 7b7 after subsection 7a72 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting or 7b7 after subsection 7a72 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting or 7b7 after subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,applicability ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to any matter pending before the ,department of ,justice as of the date of enactment of this ,act4 #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-- 7#a7 in which a public safety officer engaged at the direction of the agency served by the public safety officer2 or 7#b7 the public safety officer is authorized or obligated to perform4 4 7b7 ,applicability 7#a7 ,in general ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to any claim under section #c of the ,safeguarding ,america's ,first ,responders ,act of #bjbj 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha note7-- 7,a7 that is predicated upon the death of a public safety officer on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj2 or 7,b7 that is-- 7i7 predicated upon the disability of a public safety officer2 and 7ii7 filed on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj4 7#b7 ,time for filing claim ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an individual who desires to file a claim that is predicated upon the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall not be precluded from filing such a claim within #c years of the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,may #bj1 #bjbe,reported without amendment