S. 459 · 108th Congress
Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003
- Stage
- Signed by the president
- Sponsor
- Patrick Leahy
- Introduced
- 2003-02-26
- Latest action
- 2003-12-15 · Signed by President.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 - 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 not later than 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 provision applicable to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2003.