Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002
Last action on Nov 15, 2002Received in the Senate.
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Summary
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that a public safety officer who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke suffered while on duty or within 24 hours after participating in a training exercise or responding to an emergency situation shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, for purposes of survivor benefits.
Makes this Act applicable to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2002.
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