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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. DUE DILIGENCE IN PAYING BENEFIT CLAIMS

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## SEC. 4 DUE DILIGENCE IN PAYING BENEFIT CLAIMS Subpart 1 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ## “SEC. 1206 DUE DILIGENCE IN PAYING BENEFIT CLAIMS > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 3796c-3](/us/usc/t42/s3796c-3)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The Bureau, with all due diligence, shall expeditiously attempt to obtain the information and documentation necessary to adjudicate a benefit claim filed under this part, including a claim for financial assistance under subpart 2. > > > ### “(b) Sufficient Information Unavailable > > If a benefit claim filed under this part, including a claim for financial assistance under subpart 2, is unable to be adjudicated by the Bureau because of a lack of information or documentation from a third party, such as a public agency, and such information is not readily available to the claimant, the Bureau may not abandon the benefit claim unless the Bureau has utilized the investigative tools available to the Bureau to obtain the necessary information or documentation, including subpoenas.” > .
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