[105th Congress Public Law 180]
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Public Law 105-180
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  To amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
              1968. <<NOTE: June 16, 1998 -  [H.R. 3565]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Care for Police Survivors 
Act of 1998.>> assembled,

SECTION <<NOTE: 42 USC 3711 note.>> 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Care for Police Survivors Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH 
            BENEFITS.

    (a) National <<NOTE: Appropriation authorization.>> Programs for 
Families of Public Safety 
Officers Who Have Died in the Line of Duty.--Section 1203 of Part L of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796a-
1), is amended to read as follows: ``The Director is authorized to use 
no less than $150,000 of the funds appropriated for this part to 
maintain and enhance national peer support and counseling programs to 
assist families of public safety officers who have died in the line of 
duty.''.

    (b) Administrative Provision.--Section 1205 of Part L of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796c), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau is 
authorized to use appropriated funds to conduct appeals of public safety 
officers' death and disability claims.''.

    Approved June 16, 1998.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3565 (S. 1985):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-486 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
            Apr. 21, considered and passed House.
            May 15, considered and passed Senate.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 34 (1998):
            June 16, Presidential remarks.

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