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S. 3114

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT](D-VT)Sponsor
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