SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement Offi-
cers’ Health Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that—
(1) the cumulative stress of a career in law en-
forcement contributes significantly to the develop-
ment of heart and lung disease of law enforcement 
officers, giving rise to a presumption that such 
stress caused such diseases; 
(2) hearings to determine an officer’s entitle-
ment to this presumption usually result in the grant-
ing of such presumption; 
(3) such hearings are expensive, create an ad-
versarial relationship between the public employer 
and employee, and cause delays in receiving critical 
treatment; and 
(4) the creation of such a presumption as a na-
tional health standard will result in more efficient 
delivery of law enforcement services nationwide. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An entity that fails to have in ef-
fect throughout the jurisdiction of that entity the policy 
described in subsection (b) shall not receive 10 percent 
of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to that enti-
ty under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Pro-
gram of the Department of Justice, as described in appro-
priations Acts. 
(b) POLICY REQUIRED.—The policy referred to in 
subsection (a) is a policy that, for each public safety offi-
cer (as defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)) em-
ployed in the jurisdiction of that entity, the following shall 
apply: 
(1) If that officer was so employed for a period 
of at least 5 years and, prior to the time of initial 
employment, passed a physical exam that revealed 
no evidence of heart, lung, or respiratory disease, 
there shall be a rebuttable presumption that any 
heart, lung, or respiratory disease resulting in the 
death or permanent incapacity of that officer is serv-
ice connected. 
(2) If any heart, lung, or respiratory disease re-
sulting in the death or permanent incapacity of that 
officer is service connected, that officer shall be enti-
tled to all benefits, including retirement, disability or 
workers compensation benefits, provided to other 
public employees in the jurisdiction of that entity for 
service-connected heart, lung, or respiratory disease.
(c) REALLOCATION.—Any funds that are not allo-
cated for failure to comply with this Act shall be reallo-
cated to entities that comply with this Act. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
Chapter 81 of title 5 of the United States Code is 
amended as follows: 
(1) By inserting the following new section after 
section 8143A: 
‘‘SEC. 8143B. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. 
‘‘In the case of each employee who is a public safety 
officer (as defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)) 
there shall be a rebuttable presumption for purposes of 
this subchapter that any heart, lung, or respiratory dis-
ease resulting in the death or permanent incapacity of that 
officer was sustained in the performance of duty if such 
officer—
‘‘(1) was so employed for a period of at least 
5 years, and 
‘‘(2) prior to the time of initial employment, 
passed a physical exam that revealed no evidence of 
heart, lung, or respiratory disease.’’
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of section 3 of this Act shall apply 
to any funds allocated for any fiscal year beginning with 
fiscal year 2005.
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