,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bd1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,gillibr& 7= h]self & ,mr4   
,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to revise       
adm9i/rative proc$ures relat+ to public 
safety (fic]s' dea? b5efits1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,(fic] ,john ,b>nes & ,*ief
 ,mi*ael ,ansbro ,public ,safety        
,(fic]s' ,b5efit ,program ,expansion    
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,eligibility         
det]m9ation = public safety (fic]       
b5efits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #abje (  
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhe7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7e77#b77;,e71 by ins]t+ 1    
includ+ :e!r ! delay is due to !        
inaction ( ! claimant or ! failure to   
coop]ate ( an ag5cy f :i* in=mation is  
requir$ aft] basis = delay2 &  7#b7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,notice &  

int]im b5efits  7#a7 ,notice ( miss+    
in=mation ,n lat] ?an #ij cal5d> days   
aft] receiv+ a claim fil$ "u ?is subp>t1
 ! ,bureau %all notify ! claimant or !  
relevant ag5cy ( any miss+ in=mation    
requir$ to process ! claim4  7#b7       
,notice ( det]m9ation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #bgj cal5d> days aft] receiv+ a
 complete claim1 ! ,bureau %all in=m !  
claimant ( ! ,bureau's det]m9ation z to 
! claimant's b5efit eligibility4  7,b7  
,int]im b5efits z notice ,provision (   
int]im b5efits "u section #abja7;d7 %all
 be deem$ to be notice "u subp>agraph   
7,a74  7#c7 ,int]im b5efits  7,a7       
,entitlem5t ,if ! ,bureau fails to in=m 
a claimant ( ! ,bureau's det]m9ation on 
or be=e ! date t is #bgj cal5d> days    
aft] receiv+ a complete claim1 ! ,bureau
 %all issue a s+le int]im b5efit paym5t 
) respect to ! claim1 payable only to-- 
7i7 a claimant ^: /atus z an eligible   
b5efici>y is undisput$2 or  7ii7 if     
b5efici>y /atus rema9s unresolv$1 an    
escr[ or fiduci>y acc\nt1 p5d+ f9al     

det]m9ation "u section #abja4  7,b7     
,rescission or repaym5t ,any int]im     
b5efits paid "u ?is subsection-- 7i7    
%all be cr$it$ aga9/ any f9al b5efit    
det]m9ation made "u section #abja2  7ii7
 %all n be subject to rec\pm5t or       
affirmative repaym5t by ! ,bureau1      
except 9 cases ( fraud or mat]ial       
misrepres5tation2 &  7iii7 %all n be    
con/ru$ to create an entitlem5t to      
b5efits if ! claimant or dec$5t is      
det]m9$ to be ineligible "u ?is "p4     
7#d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is    
subsection %all be con/ru$ to-- 7,a7    
limit ! ,bureau's au?ority to d5y a     
claim = failure to meet /atutory        
eligibility requirem5ts2  7,b7 alt] !   
det]m9ation ( eligible b5efici>ies "u   
section #abja2 or  7,c7 require paym5t (
 int]im b5efits to multiple claimants if
 ! /atute au?orizes paym5t to only #a or
 m mutually exclusive b5efici>ies4  7g7 
,outrea* ,! ,bureau %all-- 7#a7 conduct 
outrea* ef=ts on an ongo+ basis to      
ensure t public safety (fic]s & und]s]v$

 public ag5cies are aw>e ( ! program "u 
?is "p1 includ+ outrea* ef=ts = disabl$ 
public safety (fic]s2 &  7#b7 include 9 
! outrea* ef=ts "u p>agraph 7#a7 regul> 
communications ) national public safety 
organizations1 public safety ag5cies1 & 
organizations support+ disabl$ public   
safety (fic]s & ! families ( fall5      
(fic]s4  7h7 ,summ>y ( backlogg$ claims 
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] publi%+ !     
report requir$ "u subsection 7e77#b71 ! 
,bureau %all submit a summ>y ( !        
in=mation requir$ to be report$ "u      
subsection 7e77#b77;,e7 to ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7i7 ,audit ( backlogg$
 claims ,on an annual basis1 !          
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct an audit
 ( any p5d+ claims "u ?is "p t 7        
submitt$ to ! ,bureau m ?an #a ye> be=e 
! date on :i* ! audit is comm5c$1 to    
id5tify programmatic *all5ges to !      
timely process+ ( dea?1 disability1 &   
educational assi/ance claims4 ,z "p ( ! 

audit1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all also   
review-- 7#a7 :]e ! claim is 9 !        
det]m9ation process2  7#b7 ! reasons =  
delay1 includ+ any processes1 su* z     
legal review1 t prev5t timely process+ (
 claims2  7#c7 :e!r ! ag5cy has us$ its 
subpo5a au?ority = ! claims2  7#d7 !    
frequ5cy ( outrea* to ! claimant & ef=ts
 to evaluate & improve ! effectiv5ess ( 
outrea* & claims assi/ance ef=ts2  7#e7 
! ef=ts ( ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance
 to implem5t a claims process+ manual to
 ensure consi/5cy across /aff 9 det]m9+ 
claims2 &  7#f7 ef=ts to evaluate &     
improve ! effectiv5ess ( outrea* &      
claims assi/ance ef=ts4  4  7b7 ,subpo5a
 requirem5t ,section #abjf7;b7 ( !      
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhh7;b77
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#c7 ) respect to in=mation or        
docum5tation 9 ! possession ( a public  

ag5cy t ! ,bureau has det]m9$ is        
necess>y to adjudicate ! claim t !      
public ag5cy has fail$ to provide by !  
date t is #cj days aft] ! date ( !      
,bureau's or ! claimant's reque/ to     
provide ! in=mation or docum5tation1    
%all issue a subpo5a to ! public ag5cy  
to obta9 ! in=mation or docum5tation1   
unless ! ,bureau has approv$ an ext5sion
 n exce$+ #fj days4  4  7c7 ,def9itions 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #abjd ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhd7 is 
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7i7 9 !  
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+
 or ga9ful "w z a public safety (fic]   
aft] includ+ s$5t>y "w ea* place x      
appe>s2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b77ii71 
by /rik+ p>apalegic & ins]t+ p>aplegic2 
7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#g7 z      
p>agraph 7#h7 & p>agraphs 7#h7 ?r\gh    
7#ad7 z p>agraphs 7#aj7 ?r\gh 7#af71    
respectively2  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]      
p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+3  7#g7 complete  
claim means any claim t-- 7,a7 conta9s  

all requir$ docum5ts f ! claimant & !   
relevant ag5cy = process+2 &  7,b7 has  
be5 assign$ a claim numb] by ! ,bureau2 
2 &  7,d7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#h71 
z s r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3  7#i7 ga9ful  
"w means ga9ful "w activity1 z def9$ 9  
section #daf4igb ( title #bj1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations1 or successor       
regulation2  4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts   
7,a7 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ,section    
#djb7l77#d77;,c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by /rik+         
7#i77;,a7 ea* place x appe>s4  7,b7     
,title #bh ,section #ahfc7;b77#e77;,b7 (
 title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ section #abjc7f7 & ins]t+
 section #abjd4  #c4 ,b5efits = p]man5t 
& p>tial disability  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #abja ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus  
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 ?r\gh
 7q7 z subsections 7d7 ?r\gh 7r71       
respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,b5efits =

 p]man5t & p>tial disability ) inability
 ,to cont9ue previ\s "w  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,9 accordance ) regulations issu$       
pursuant to ?is "p1 9 any case 9 :i* !  
,bureau det]m9es t a public safety (fic]
 has become p]man5tly1 b n totally1     
disabl$ z ! direct & proximate result ( 
a p]sonal injury su/a9$ 9 ! l9e ( duty t
 has caus$ a physical or m5tal impairm5t
 ( su* sev]ity t ! public safety (fic]  
is prev5t$ f p]=m+ any ga9ful "w z a    
public safety (fic]1 includ+ if !       
individual is m$ically retir$ by !      
public safety ag5cy1 a b5efit %all be   
payable to ! public safety (fic] 7if    
liv+ on ! date on :i* ! det]m9ation is  
made7 ( half ( ! am\nt t w\ld be        
payable1 z ( ! date su* injury 0 su/a9$ 
7includ+ z adju/$ 9 accordance )        
subsection 7i71 & calculat$ 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7j771 if su* det]m9ation 7
 a det]m9ation "u subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,progression ( disability  ,if1 n lat]  
?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( su/a9+ !      
injury describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !      

sev]ity ( ! impairm5t ( ! public safety 
(fic] progresses to t ( p]man5t & total 
disability1 z describ$ 9 subsection 7b71
 ! public safety (fic] may apply = a    
b5efit "u t subsection &1 if ! ,bureau  
det]m9es t a p]man5t & total disability 
exi/s1 ! ,bureau %all pay ! public      
safety (fic] a b5efit 9 ! am\nt ( !     
b5efit to :i* ! public safety (fic] w\ld
 h be5 entitl$ "u t subsection1 less any
 b5efit provid$ "u ?is subsection4  7#c7
  ,(fset 9 ! ev5t ( dea?  ,if a public  
safety (fic] :o has receiv$ a b5efit "u 
?is subsection subsequ5tly dies z a     
direct & proximate result ( ! same      
l9e-(-duty injury1 any dea? b5efit      
payable "u subsection 7a7 %all be r$uc$ 
by ! am\nt ( any b5efit previ\sly paid  
"u ?is subsection4  7#d7  ,rule (       
con/ruction  7,a7  ,availability (      
b5efits  ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be 
con/ru$ to affect ! availability ( full 
b5efits "u subsection 7a7 or 7b71 nor   
%all ?is subsection apply to tempor>y   
disabilities or injuries t d n result 9 

p]man5t impairm5t at ! "t ( fil+4  7,b7 
,det]m9ation  ,a det]m9ation "u ?is     
subsection %all n con/itute a f9al      
det]m9ation ) respect to eligibility =  
b5efits "u subsection 7b74  2  7#c7 by  
/rik+ subsection 7d71 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
  7d7 ,int]im paym5t ,:5ev] ! ,bureau   
det]m9es ^u %[+ ( ne$ & prior to f9al   
action t ! disability or dea? ( a public
 safety (fic] is "o ) respect to :i* a  
b5efit w probably be paid1 ! ,bureau may
 make an int]im b5efit paym5t n exce$+  
#f1jjj1 adju/$ 9 accordance ) subsection
 7i71 to ! individual entitl$ to receive
 a b5efit "u subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7
 ( ?is section4  2 &  7#d7 9 subsection 
7j71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+           
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 & ins]t+          
subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 4  7b7      
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,"p ,l ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus    
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha et seq47 is 
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 section #abja-- 7i7 9    
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ adju/$ 9       

accordance ) subsection 7h71 & calculat$
 9 accordance ) subsection 7i7 & ins]t+ 
adju/$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7i71 & 
calculat$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7j72
  7ii7 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+ adju/$
 9 accordance ) subsection 7h71 &       
calculat$ 9 accordance ) subsection 7i7 
& ins]t+ adju/$ 9 accordance )          
subsection 7i71 & calculat$ 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7j72  7iii7 9 subsection  
7d71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ subsection
 7h7 & ins]t+ subsection 7i72  7iv7 9   
subsection 7e71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+
 subsection 7c7 & ins]t+ subsection 7d72
  7v7 9 subsection 7i71 z s r$esignat$--
 7,i7 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 & ins]t+  
subsection 7d72 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+      
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 & ins]t+          
subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c72  7vi7 9    
subsection 7j71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+
 & total aft] dea? or p]man5t2  7vii7 9 
subsection 7m71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+
 subsection 7k7 & ins]t+ subsection 7l72
  7viii7 9 subsection 7n71 z s          
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ subsection 7a71    

7b71 or 7c7 & ins]t+ subsection 7a71    
7b71 7c71 or 7d72  7ix7 9 subsection    
7p77#c71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,i7 9 !      
p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ & total        
disability & ins]t+ or p]man5t          
disability2  7,,ii7 9 ! matt] prec$+    
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ subsection   
7a7 or 7b7 & ins]t+ subsection 7a71 7b71
 or 7c72  7,,iii7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by
 /rik+ & total aft] dea? or p]man5t2 &  
7,,iv7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ &   
total aft] dea? or p]man5t2 &  7x7 9    
subsection 7r77#b77;,a71 z s            
r$esignat$-- 7,i7 by /rik+ subsection   
7a7 or 7b7 & ins]t+ subsection 7a71 7b71
 or 7c72 &  7,,ii7 by /rik+ & total ea* 
place x appe>s2 &  7,b7 9 section       
#abje7;e7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by     
/rik+ 7f77#c7 & ins]t+ 7g77#c72 &  7ii7 
9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by /rik+ 7f77#c7 &
 ins]t+ 7g77#c74  7#b7 ,o!r am5dm5ts    
7,a7 ,public ,safety ,(fic] ,support    
,act ,section #c7;b77#b7 ( ! ,public    
,safety ,(fic] ,support ,act ( #bjbb    
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha note2 ,public ,law

 #aag-agb2 #acf ,/at4 #baja7 is am5d$-- 
7i7 by /rik+ section #abja7o7 & ins]t+  
section #abja7p72 &  7ii7 by /rik+      
,janu>y #a1 #bjai & ins]t+ ,janu>y #a1  
#bjah4  7,b7 ,dale ,long ,public ,safety
 ,(fic]s' ,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act (  
#bjab ,section #ajhf7;d77#b77;,b7 ( !   
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjac 7,public ,law        
#aab-bci2 #abf ,/at4 #aifi7 is am5d$ by 
/rik+ ,section #abja7k7 & ins]t+        
,section #abja7l74  7,c7 ,,usa ,,patriot
 ,act ( #bjja ,section #faa7;a7 ( !     
,unit+ & ,/r5g!n+ ,am]ica by ,provid+   
,appropriate ,tools ,requir$ to         
,int]cept & ,ob/ruct ,t]rorism ,act (   
#bjja 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhf7;a77 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ & total aft] produc+     
p]man5t4  7,d7 ,,ndaa ,,fy#bf ,section  
#hbjd7;b77#b7 ( ! ,national ,def5se     
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjbf 
7,public ,law #aai-fj7 is am5d$ by /rik+
 section #abja7p7 & ins]t+ section      
#abja7q74  #d4 ,exp$it$ paym5t = ,,vcf  
or ,,wt*p det]m9ations ,section         

#abje7;b7 ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhe7;b77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,9 mak+   
det]m9ations "u section #abja7;a71 !    
,bureau %all1 abs5t cle> & conv9c+      
evid5ce to ! contr>y1 z det]m9$ by !    
,bureau1 approve any claim if !         
,septemb] #aa? ,victim ,comp5sation     
,fund ( #bjja 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja     
note2 ,public ,law #ajg-db7 7commonly   
ref]r$ to z ! ,,vcf7 or ! ,_w ,trade    
,c5t] ,heal? ,program "u title ,,xxxiii 
( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjmm et seq47 provides a    
c]tification ( facts t-- 7,a7 ! claim is
 eligible = dea? b5efits "u ! ,victim   
,comp5sation ,fund2 or  7,b7 ! cause (  
claimant's dea? is a ,_w ,trade ,c5t]   
,heal? ,program-relat$ condition4  4    
#e4 ,implem5tation ( c]ta9 ,,gao        
recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,attorney ,g5]al %all ensure t !        
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice         

,assi/ance implem5ts ! recomm5dations   
provid$ 9 ! report ( ! ,gov]nm5t        
,acc\ntability ,(fice entitl$ ,public   
,safety ,(fic]s' ,b5efits ,program3     
,transp>5cy1 ,claims ,assi/ance1 &      
,program ,managem5t ,improvem5ts ,ne$$  
7,,gao-#bd-ajeedi71 publi%$ on ,septemb]
 #bg1 #bjbd4  #f4 ,educational b5efits  
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act1 or ! am5dm5ts made by 
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ z exp&+ or     
alt]+ any b5efits available to dep5d5ts 
"u subp>t #b ( "p ,l ( title ,i ( !     
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha et  
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