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(vi) by striking ‘‘the total’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘For’’ and inserting 
‘‘for’’; and 
(vii) by striking ‘‘That these’’ and all 
that follows through the period, and insert-
ing ‘‘That the amount payable under this 
subsection shall be the amount payable as 
of the date of catastrophic injury of such 
public safety officer.’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, as 
amended (D.C. Code, sec. 4–622); or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘. Such bene-
ficiaries shall only receive benefits 
under such section 8191 that’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, such that beneficiaries shall 
receive only such benefits under such 
section 8191 as’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) payments under the September 11th Vic-
tim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note; Public Law 107–42).’’; 
(D) by amending subsection (k) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(k) As determined by the Bureau, a heart attack, 
stroke, or vascular rupture suffered by a public safety offi-
cer shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury with-
in the meaning of subsection (a), sustained in the line of 
duty by the officer and directly and proximately resulting 
in death, if— 
‘‘(1) the public safety officer, while on duty— 
‘‘(A) engages in a situation involving non-
routine stressful or strenuous physical law en-
forcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous 
material response, emergency medical services, 
prison security, disaster relief, or other emer-
gency response activity; or 
‘‘(B) participates in a training exercise in-
volving nonroutine stressful or strenuous phys-
ical activity; 
‘‘(2) the heart attack, stroke, or vascular rup-
ture commences— 
‘‘(A) while the officer is engaged or partici-
pating as described in paragraph (1); 
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‘‘(B) while the officer remains on that duty 
after being engaged or participating as de-
scribed in paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(C) not later than 24 hours after the offi-
cer is engaged or participating as described in 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) the heart attack, stroke, or vascular rup-
ture directly and proximately results in the death of 
the public safety officer, 
unless competent medical evidence establishes that the 
heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture was unrelated to 
the engagement or participation or was directly and proxi-
mately caused by something other than the mere presence 
of cardiovascular-disease risk factors.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) The public safety agency, organization, or unit 
responsible for maintaining on file an executed designation 
of beneficiary or executed life insurance policy for pur-
poses of subsection (a)(4) shall maintain the confiden-
tiality of the designation or policy in the same manner 
as the agency, organization, or unit maintains personnel 
or other similar records of the public safety officer.’’; 
(3) in section 1202 (42 U.S.C. 3796a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘death’’, each place it ap-
pears except the second place it appears, and 
inserting ‘‘fatal’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or cata-
strophic injury’’ the second place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘, disability, or injury’’; 
(4) in section 1203 (42 U.S.C. 3796a–1)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY’’ and 
inserting ‘‘WHO
HAVE
SUSTAINED
FATAL
OR 
CATASTROPHIC INJURY IN THE LINE OF DUTY’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘who have died in the line 
of duty’’ and inserting ‘‘who have sustained 
fatal or catastrophic injury in the line of duty’’; 
(5) in section 1204 (42 U.S.C. 3796b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘con-
sequences of an injury that’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
injury, the direct and proximate consequences 
of which’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
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(I) by inserting ‘‘or permanently 
and 
totally 
disabled’’ 
after 
‘‘de-
ceased’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘death’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fatal or catastrophic injury’’; 
and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘post-mortem’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘post-in-
jury’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and 
(ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively; 
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘public 
employee member of a rescue squad or ambu-
lance crew;’’ and inserting ‘‘employee or volun-
teer member of a rescue squad or ambulance 
crew (including a ground or air ambulance serv-
ice) that— 
‘‘(A) is a public agency; or 
‘‘(B) is (or is a part of) a nonprofit entity 
serving the public that— 
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‘‘(i) is officially authorized or licensed 
to engage in rescue activity or to provide 
emergency medical services; and 
‘‘(ii) engages in rescue activities or 
provides emergency medical services as 
part of an official emergency response sys-
tem;’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘as a chaplain, or as a member of a rescue 
squad or ambulance crew;’’ and inserting 
‘‘or as a chaplain;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik-
ing the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) a member of a rescue squad or am-
bulance crew who, as authorized or licensed by 
law and by the applicable agency or entity, is 
engaging in rescue activity or in the provision 
of emergency medical services.’’. 
(6) in section 1205 (42 U.S.C. 3796c), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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(9) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
1213(b) (42 U.S.C. 3796d–2(b)), by striking ‘‘de-
pendent’s’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘per-
son’s’’; 
(10) in section 1216 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–5)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘each de-
pendent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘a 
spouse or child’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘a person’’; and 
(11) in section 1217(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 3796d– 
6(3)(A)), by striking ‘‘described in’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘an institution of higher edu-
cation, as defined in section 102 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); and’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT RELATED
TO EXPEDITED PAY-
MENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE 
PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, RESCUE, OR RECOVERY 
EFFORTS RELATED TO A TERRORIST ATTACK.—Section 
611(a) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Pro-
viding Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Ob-
struct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (42 
U.S.C. 3796c–1(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or an entity 
described in section 1204(7)(B) of the Omnibus Crime 
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Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796b(7)(B))’’ after ‘‘employed by such agency’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 402(l)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 1204(9)(A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1204(10)(A)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘42 U.S.C. 3796b(9)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘42 U.S.C. 3796b(10)(A)’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; DETER-
MINATIONS; APPEALS. 
The matter under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC SAFETY OF-
FICERS BENEFITS’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF JUS-
TICE PROGRAMS’’ under title II of division B of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 
121 Stat. 1912; 42 U.S.C. 3796c–2) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘decisions’’ and inserting ‘‘de-
terminations’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(including those, and any re-
lated matters, pending)’’; and 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That, on and 
after the date of enactment of the Public Safety Of-
ficers’ Benefits Improvements Act of 2012, as to 
each such statute— 
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‘‘(1) the provisions of section 1001(a)(4) of 
such title I (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(4)) shall apply; 
‘‘(2) payment (other than payment made pursu-
ant to section 611 of the Uniting and Strengthening 
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to 
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT 
ACT) Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3796c–1)) shall be 
made only upon a determination by the Bureau that 
the facts legally warrant the payment; 
‘‘(3) any reference to section 1202 of such title 
I shall be deemed to be a reference to paragraphs 
(2) and (3) of such section 1202; and 
‘‘(4) a certification submitted under any such 
statute (other than a certification submitted pursu-
ant to section 611 of the Uniting and Strengthening 
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to 
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT 
ACT) Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3796c–1)) may be ac-
cepted by the Bureau as prima facie evidence of the 
facts asserted in the certification: 
Provided further, That, on and after the date of enactment 
of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act 
of 2012, no appeal shall bring any final determination of 
the Bureau before any court for review unless notice of 
appeal is filed (within the time specified herein and in the 
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manner prescribed for appeal to United States courts of 
appeals from United States district courts) not later than 
90 days after the date on which the Bureau serves notice 
of the final determination: Provided further, That any reg-
ulations promulgated by the Bureau under such part (or 
any such statute) before, on, or after the date of enact-
ment of the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements 
Act of 2012 shall apply to any matter pending on, or filed 
or accruing after, the effective date specified in the regula-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the amendments made by this Act shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(2) apply to any matter pending, before the Bu-
reau of Justice Assistance or otherwise, on the date 
of enactment of this Act, or filed or accruing after 
that date. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) 
RESCUE
SQUADS
AND
AMBULANCE 
CREWS.—For a member of a rescue squad or ambu-
lance crew (as defined in section 1204(7) of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968, as amended by this Act), the amendments 
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made by this Act shall apply to injuries sustained on 
or after June 1, 2009. 
(2) HEART ATTACKS, STROKES, AND VASCULAR 
RUPTURES.—Section 1201(k) of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
amended by this Act, shall apply to heart attacks, 
strokes, and vascular ruptures sustained on or after 
December 15, 2003. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 441 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4018 
AN ACT 
To improve the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits 
Program. 
JULY 9, 2012 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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