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Calendar No. 415 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 930 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 

provide public safety officer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2023 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. BARRASSO, 

Mr. WELCH, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. COONS, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. PADILLA, Ms. BUTLER, 

Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. COTTON, Mr. TILLIS, and 

Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JUNE 5, 2024 

Reported by Mr. DURBIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 to provide public safety officer benefits 

for exposure-related cancers, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Our Fallen 

3 Heroes Act of 2023’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CANCER-RELATED DEATHS. 

5 Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

6 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following: 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

9 ‘‘(p) EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

11 ‘‘(A) CARCINOGEN.—The term ‘carcinogen’ 

12 means a known or suspected carcinogen, as de13 fined by the International Agency for Research 

14 on Cancer, that is reasonably linked to an expo15 sure-related cancer. 

16 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ 

17 means the Director of the Bureau. 

18 ‘‘(C) EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCER.—The 

19 term ‘exposure-related cancer’ means— 

20 ‘‘(i) bladder cancer; 

21 ‘‘(ii) brain cancer; 

22 ‘‘(iii) breast cancer; 

23 ‘‘(iv) cervical cancer; 

24 ‘‘(v) colon cancer; 

25 ‘‘(vi) colorectal cancer; 

26 ‘‘(vii) esophagus cancer; 


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1 ‘‘(viii) kidney cancer; 

2 ‘‘(ix) leukemia; 

3 ‘‘(x) lung cancer; 

4 ‘‘(xi) malignant melanoma; 

5 ‘‘(xii) mesothelioma; 

6 ‘‘(xiii) multiple myeloma; 

7 ‘‘(xiv) non-Hodgkins lymphoma; 

8 ‘‘(xv) ovarian cancer; 

9 ‘‘(xvi) prostate cancer; 

10 ‘‘(xvii) skin cancer; 

11 ‘‘(xviii) stomach cancer; 

12 ‘‘(xix) testicular cancer; 

13 ‘‘(xx) thyroid cancer; 

14 ‘‘(xxi) any form of cancer that is con15 sidered a WTC-related health condition 

16 under section 3312(a) of the Public Health 

17 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)); 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(xxii) any other form of cancer that 

20 the Bureau may determine appropriate in 

21 accordance with paragraph (3). 

22 ‘‘(2) PERSONAL INJURY SUSTAINED IN THE

23 LINE OF DUTY.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara25 graph (B), as determined by the Bureau, the 


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1 death or permanent and total disability of a 

2 public safety officer due to an exposure-related 

3 cancer shall be presumed to constitute a per4 sonal injury within the meaning of subsection 

5 (a), sustained in the line of duty by the officer 

6 and directly and proximately resulting in death 

7 or permanent and total disability, if— 

8 ‘‘(i) the public safety officer was ex9 posed to or in contact with heat, radiation, 

10 or a carcinogen that is linked to an expo11 sure-related cancer while in the course of 

12 the line of duty; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the public safety officer began 

14 serving as a public safety officer not later 

15 than 5 years before the date of the diag16 nosis of the public safety officer with an 

17 exposure-related cancer; 

18 ‘‘(iii) the public safety officer was di19 agnosed with an exposure-related cancer 

20 not later than 15 years after the last date 

21 of active service as a public safety officer 

22 of the public safety officer; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) the exposure-related cancer di24 rectly and proximately results in the death 


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1 or permanent and total disability of the 

2 public safety officer. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The presumption 

4 under subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 

5 death or permanent and total disability of a 

6 public safety officer due to an exposure-related 

7 cancer if competent medical evidence establishes 

8 that the exposure-related cancer was unrelated 

9 to the exposure or contact described in subpara10 graph (A)(i). 

11 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE-RELATED CAN12 CERS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) periodically review the definition 

15 of ‘exposure-related cancer’ under para16 graph (1); and 

17 ‘‘(ii) add a type of exposure-related 

18 cancer to the definition by rule, upon a 

19 showing by a petitioner or on the Direc20 tor’s own determination, in accordance 

21 with this paragraph. 

22 ‘‘(B) BASIS FOR DETERMINATION.—The 

23 Director shall add a type of exposure-related 

24 cancer to the definition of ‘exposure-related 

25 cancer’ under paragraph (1) upon a showing by 


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1 a petitioner or the Director’s own determina2 tion, based on the weight of the best available 

3 scientific evidence, that there is a significant 

4 risk to public safety officers engaged in public 

5 safety activities of developing the type of expo6 sure-related cancer. 

7 ‘‘(C) AVAILABLE EXPERTISE.—In deter8 mining significant risk for the purpose of sub9 paragraph (B), the Director may accept as au10 thoritative and may rely upon recommenda11 tions, risk assessments, and scientific studies by 

12 the National Institute for Occupational Safety 

13 and Health, the National Toxicology Program, 

14 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer15 ing, and Medicine, and the International Agen16 cy for Research on Cancer. 

17 ‘‘(D) PETITIONS TO ADD TO THE LIST OF

18 EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any person may 

20 petition the Director to add a type of expo21 sure-related cancer to the definition of ‘ex22 posure-related cancer’ under paragraph 

23 (1). 

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1 tion to show that there is sufficient evi2 dence, based on the weight of the best 

3 available scientific evidence, of significant 

4 risk to public safety officers engaged in 

5 public safety activities of developing such 

6 exposure-related cancer from their employ7 ment. 

8 ‘‘(iii) TIMELY AND SUBSTANTIVE DE9 CISIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 receipt of a petition under this subpara11 graph, the Director shall grant or deny the 

12 petition by publishing in the Federal Reg13 ister a written explanation of the reasons 

14 for the Director’s decision. The Director 

15 may not deny a petition solely on the basis 

16 of competing priorities, inadequate re17 sources, or insufficient time for review. 

18 ‘‘(iv) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.— 

19 Not later than 30 days after making any 

20 decision to approve or deny a petition 

21 under this subparagraph, the Director 

22 shall notify the Committee on the Judici23 ary of the Senate and the Committee on 

24 the Judiciary of the House of Representa25 tives of the decision.’’. 


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1 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub2 section (a) shall apply in the case of any public safety offi3 cer who died or became permanently and totally disabled 

4 on or after January 1, 2023, as a result of an exposure5 related cancer. 

6 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Safeguarding 

8 America’s First Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 

9 10281 note) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘line of 

12 duty action’ includes any action in which a public safety 

13 officer engages at the direction of the agency served by 

14 the public safety officer.’’. 

15 (b) APPLICABILITY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 

17 subsection (a) shall apply in the case of any public 

18 safety officer who died on or after January 1, 2020. 

19 (2) TIME FOR FILING CLAIM.—Section 

20 32.12(a)(1) of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, 

21 shall not apply to a claimant who otherwise qualifies 

22 for support pursuant to the amendment made by 

23 subsection (a). 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Our Fallen 

3 Heroes Act of 2024’’. 

4 SEC. 2. HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES. 

5 (a) CANCER-RELATED DEATHS AND DISABILITIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of title I of the 

7 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

8 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(p) EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

12 ‘‘(A) CARCINOGEN.—The term ‘carcinogen’ 

13 means an agent that is— 

14 ‘‘(i) classified by the International 

15 Agency for Research on Cancer under 

16 Group 1 or Group 2A; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) reasonably linked to an exposure18 related cancer. 

19 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ 

20 means the Director of the Bureau. 

21 ‘‘(C) EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCER.—As up22 dated from time to time in accordance with 

23 paragraph (3), the term ‘exposure-related cancer’ 

24 means— 

25 ‘‘(i) bladder cancer; 

26 ‘‘(ii) brain cancer; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) breast cancer; 

2 ‘‘(iv) cervical cancer; 

3 ‘‘(v) colon cancer; 

4 ‘‘(vi) colorectal cancer; 

5 ‘‘(vii) esophageal cancer; 

6 ‘‘(viii) kidney cancer; 

7 ‘‘(ix) leukemia; 

8 ‘‘(x) lung cancer; 

9 ‘‘(xi) malignant melanoma; 

10 ‘‘(xii) mesothelioma; 

11 ‘‘(xiii) multiple myeloma; 

12 ‘‘(xiv) non-Hodgkins lymphoma; 

13 ‘‘(xv) ovarian cancer; 

14 ‘‘(xvi) prostate cancer; 

15 ‘‘(xvii) skin cancer; 

16 ‘‘(xviii) stomach cancer; 

17 ‘‘(xix) testicular cancer; 

18 ‘‘(xx) thyroid cancer; 

19 ‘‘(xxi) any form of cancer that is con20 sidered a WTC-related health condition 

21 under section 3312(a) of the Public Health 

22 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)); and 

23 ‘‘(xxii) any form of cancer added to 

24 this definition pursuant to an update in ac25 cordance with paragraph (3). 


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1 ‘‘(2) PERSONAL INJURY SUSTAINED IN THE LINE

2 OF DUTY.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara4 graph (B), as determined by the Bureau, the ex5 posure of a public safety officer to a carcinogen 

6 shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury 

7 within the meaning of subsection (a) or (b) sus8 tained in the line of duty by the officer and di9 rectly and proximately resulting in death or per10 manent and total disability, if— 

11 ‘‘(i) the exposure occurred while the 

12 public safety officer was engaged in line of 

13 duty action or activity; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the public safety officer began 

15 serving as a public safety officer not fewer 

16 than 5 years before the date of the diagnosis 

17 of the public safety officer with an exposure18 related cancer; 

19 ‘‘(iii) the public safety officer was di20 agnosed with the exposure-related cancer not 

21 more than 15 years after the public safety 

22 officer’s last date of active service as a pub23 lic safety officer; and 

24 ‘‘(iv) the exposure-related cancer di25 rectly and proximately results in the death 


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1 or permanent and total disability of the 

2 public safety officer. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The presumption under 

4 subparagraph (A) shall not apply if competent 

5 medical evidence establishes that the exposure of 

6 the public safety officer to the carcinogen was 

7 not a substantial contributing factor in the death 

8 or disability of the public safety officer. 

9 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE-RELATED CAN10 CERS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From time to time but 

12 not less frequently than once every 3 years, the 

13 Director shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) review the definition of ‘exposure15 related cancer’ under paragraph (1); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) if appropriate, update the defini17 tion, in accordance with this paragraph— 

18 ‘‘(I) by rule; or 

19 ‘‘(II) by publication in the Fed20 eral Register or on the public website 

21 of the Bureau. 

22 ‘‘(B) BASIS FOR UPDATES.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 

24 make an update under subparagraph 

25 (A)(ii) in any case in which the Director 


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1 finds such an update to be appropriate 

2 based on competent medical evidence of sig3 nificant risk to public safety officers of de4 veloping the form of exposure-related cancer 

5 that is the subject of the update from en6 gagement in their public safety activities. 

7 ‘‘(ii) EVIDENCE.—The competent med8 ical evidence described in clause (i) may in9 clude recommendations, risk assessments, 

10 and scientific studies by— 

11 ‘‘(I) the National Institute for Oc12 cupational Safety and Health; 

13 ‘‘(II) the National Toxicology Pro14 gram; 

15 ‘‘(III) the National Academies of 

16 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(IV) the International Agency 

19 for Research on Cancer. 

20 ‘‘(C) PETITIONS TO ADD TO THE LIST OF

21 EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any person may 

23 petition the Director to add a form of can24 cer to the definition of ‘exposure-related 

25 cancer’ under paragraph (1). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) CONTENT OF PETITION.—A peti2 tion under clause (i) shall provide informa3 tion to show that there is sufficient com4 petent medical evidence of significant risk 

5 to public safety officers of developing the 

6 cancer from engagement in their public 

7 safety activities. 

8 ‘‘(iii) TIMELY AND SUBSTANTIVE DECI9 SIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(I) REFERRAL.—Not later than 

11 180 days after receipt of a petition sat12 isfying clause (ii), the Director shall 

13 refer the petition to appropriate med14 ical experts for review, analysis (in15 cluding risk assessment and scientific 

16 study), and recommendation. 

17 ‘‘(II) CONSIDERATION.—The Di18 rector shall consider each recommenda19 tion under subclause (I) and promptly 

20 take appropriate action in connection 

21 with the recommendation pursuant to 

22 subparagraph (B). 

23 ‘‘(iv) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.— 

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1 ommendation under clause (iii)(II), the Di2 rector shall notify the Committee on the Ju3 diciary of the Senate and the Committee on 

4 the Judiciary of the House of Representa5 tives of the substantive action.’’. 

6 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

7 paragraph (1) shall apply to any claim under— 

8 (A) section 1201(a) of title I of the Omnibus 

9 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

10 U.S.C. 10281(a)) that is predicated upon the 

11 death of a public safety officer on or after Janu12 ary 1, 2020, that is the direct and proximate re13 sult of an exposure-related cancer; or 

14 (B) section 1201(b) of title I of the Omnibus 

15 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

16 U.S.C. 10281(b)) that is filed on or after Janu17 ary 1, 2020, and predicated upon a disability 

18 that is the direct and proximate result of an ex19 posure-related cancer. 

20 (3) TIME FOR FILING CLAIM.—Notwithstanding 

21 any other provision of law, an individual who desires 

22 to file a claim that is predicated upon the amendment 

23 made by paragraph (1) shall not be precluded from 

24 filing such a claim within 3 years of the date of en25 actment of this Act. 


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1 (b) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 812(a) of title I of the 

3 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

4 (34 U.S.C. 10231(a)) is amended— 

5 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘fur6 nished under this title by any person and identi7 fiable to any specific private person’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘furnished under any law to any component 

9 of the Office of Justice Programs, or furnished 

10 otherwise under this title, by any entity or per11 son, including any information identifiable to 

12 any specific private person,’’; and 

13 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘per14 son furnishing such information’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘entity or person furnishing such information or 

16 to whom such information pertains’’. 

17 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The 

18 amendments made by paragraph (1) shall— 

19 (A) shall take effect for all purposes as if 

20 enacted on December 27, 1979; and 

21 (B) apply to any matter pending, before the 

22 Department of Justice or otherwise, as of the 

23 date of enactment of this Act. 

24 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201(o)(2) of title I of 

2 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

3 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(o)(2)) is amended— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 

5 (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 

7 (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 

8 (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 

9 (b)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 

10 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by 

11 paragraph (1) shall apply to any matter pending be12 fore the Department of Justice as of the date of enact13 ment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Safeguarding 

16 America’s First Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 

17 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘line of 

19 duty action’ includes any action— 

20 ‘‘(1) in which a public safety officer engaged at 

21 the direction of the agency served by the public safety 

22 officer; or 

23 ‘‘(2) the public safety officer is authorized or ob24 ligated to perform.’’. 

25 (b) APPLICABILITY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by sub2 section (a) shall apply to any claim under section 3 

3 of the Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act 

4 of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note)— 

5 (A) that is predicated upon the death of a 

6 public safety officer on or after January 1, 2020; 

7 or 

8 (B) that is— 

9 (i) predicated upon the disability of a 

10 public safety officer; and 

11 (ii) filed on or after January 1, 2020. 

12 (2) TIME FOR FILING CLAIM.—Notwithstanding 

13 any other provision of law, an individual who desires 

14 to file a claim that is predicated upon the amendment 

15 made by subsection (a) shall not be precluded from 

16 filing such a claim within 3 years of the date of en17 actment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 415 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 930 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

other purposes. cer benefits for exposure-related cancers, and for Streets Act of 1968 to provide public safety offiJUNE 5, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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