Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 This bill makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation method for such benefit. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to examine and identify ways to improve access to benefits and the processing of claims under the program.
Academic performance and assessmentsAgricultural educationAsiaCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInflation and pricesLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsPhilippinesStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education
Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1210| House
| Updated: 3/25/2019
Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 This bill makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation method for such benefit. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to examine and identify ways to improve access to benefits and the processing of claims under the program.
Academic performance and assessmentsAgricultural educationAsiaCongressional oversightDisability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInflation and pricesLaw enforcement officersLicensing and registrationsPhilippinesStudent aid and college costsVocational and technical education