Sec. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS
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## SEC. 3 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS ###
(a)Death Benefits As determined by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, unless competent medical evidence establishes that the death of a public safety officer (as defined in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284)) was directly and proximately caused by something other than COVID-19, COVID-19 (or complications therefrom) suffered by the public safety officer shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of section 1201(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(a)), sustained in the line of duty by the officer and directly and proximately resulting in death, if— ####
(1)the officer engaged in a line of duty action or activity during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on the termination date; ####
(2)the officer was diagnosed with COVID-19 (or evidence indicates that the officer had COVID-19) during the 45-day period beginning on the last day of duty of the officer; and ####
(3)evidence indicates that the officer had COVID-19 (or complications therefrom) at the time of the officer’s death. ###
(b)Disability Benefits As determined by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, COVID-19 (or complications therefrom) suffered by a public safety officer shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of section 1201(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(b)), sustained in the line of duty by the officer, if— ####
(1)the officer engaged in a line of duty action or activity during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on the termination date; and ####
(2)the officer was diagnosed with COVID-19 (or evidence indicates that the officer had COVID-19) during the 45-day period beginning on the last day of duty of the officer. ###
(c)Termination Date For purposes of this section, the term “termination date” means the earlier of— ####
(1)the date on which the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), expires; and ####
(2)December 31, 2023. ###
(d)Definition In this section, the term “**line of duty action**” includes any action— ####
(1)in which a public safety officer engaged at the direction of the agency served by the public safety officer; or ####
(2)the public safety officer is authorized or obligated to perform.
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