(1) In general

Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(p) Exposure-Related cancers

(1) Definitions

In this subsection:

(A) Carcinogen

The term carcinogen means an agent that is—

(i)

classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer under Group 1 or Group 2A; and

(ii)

reasonably linked to an exposure-related cancer.

(B) Director

The term Director means the Director of the Bureau.

(C) Exposure-related cancer

As updated from time to time in accordance with paragraph (3), the term exposure-related cancer means—

(i)

bladder cancer;

(ii)

brain cancer;

(iii)

breast cancer;

(iv)

cervical cancer;

(v)

colon cancer;

(vi)

colorectal cancer;

(vii)

esophageal cancer;

(viii)

kidney cancer;

(ix)

leukemia;

(x)

lung cancer;

(xi)

malignant melanoma;

(xii)

mesothelioma;

(xiii)

multiple myeloma;

(xiv)

non-Hodgkins lymphoma;

(xv)

ovarian cancer;

(xvi)

prostate cancer;

(xvii)

skin cancer;

(xviii)

stomach cancer;

(xix)

testicular cancer;

(xx)

thyroid cancer;

(xxi)

any form of cancer that is considered a WTC-related health condition under section 3312(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)); and

(xxii)

any form of cancer added to this definition pursuant to an update in accordance with paragraph (3).

(2) Personal injury sustained in the line of duty

(A) In general

Subject to subparagraph (B), as determined by the Bureau, the exposure of a public safety officer to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a personal injury within the meaning of subsection (a) or (b) sustained in the line of duty by the officer and directly and proximately resulting in death or permanent and total disability, if—

(i)

the exposure occurred while the public safety officer was engaged in line of duty action or activity;

(ii)

the public safety officer began serving as a public safety officer not fewer than 5 years before the date of the diagnosis of the public safety officer with an exposure-related cancer;

(iii)

the public safety officer was diagnosed with the exposure-related cancer not more than 15 years after the public safety officer’s last date of active service as a public safety officer; and

(iv)

the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately results in the death or permanent and total disability of the public safety officer.

(B) Exception

The presumption under subparagraph (A) shall not apply if competent medical evidence establishes that the exposure of the public safety officer to the carcinogen was not a substantial contributing factor in the death or disability of the public safety officer.

(3) Additional exposure-related cancers

(A) In general

From time to time but not less frequently than once every 3 years, the Director shall—

(i)

review the definition of exposure-related cancer under paragraph (1); and

(ii)

if appropriate, update the definition, in accordance with this paragraph—

(I)

by rule; or

(II)

by publication in the Federal Register or on the public website of the Bureau.

(B) Basis for updates

(i) In general

The Director shall make an update under subparagraph (A)(ii) in any case in which the Director finds such an update to be appropriate based on competent medical evidence of significant risk to public safety officers of developing the form of exposure-related cancer that is the subject of the update from engagement in their public safety activities.

(ii) Evidence

The competent medical evidence described in clause (i) may include recommendations, risk assessments, and scientific studies by—

(I)

the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;

(II)

the National Toxicology Program;

(III)

the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; or

(IV)

the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

(C) Petitions to add to the list of exposure-related cancers

(i) In general

Any person may petition the Director to add a form of cancer to the definition of exposure-related cancer under paragraph (1).

(ii) Content of petition

A petition under clause (i) shall provide information to show that there is sufficient competent medical evidence of significant risk to public safety officers of developing the cancer from engagement in their public safety activities.

(iii) Timely and substantive decisions

(I) Referral

Not later than 180 days after receipt of a petition satisfying clause (ii), the Director shall refer the petition to appropriate medical experts for review, analysis (including risk assessment and scientific study), and recommendation.

(II) Consideration

The Director shall consider each recommendation under subclause (I) and promptly take appropriate action in connection with the recommendation pursuant to subparagraph (B).

(iv) Notification to congress

Not later than 30 days after taking any substantive action in connection with a recommendation under clause (iii)(II), the Director shall notify the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives of the substantive action.

(2) Applicability

The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any claim under—

(3) Time for filing claim

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who desires to file a claim that is predicated upon the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not be precluded from filing such a claim within 3 years of the date of enactment of this Act.

(1) In general

Section 812(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10231(a)) is amended—

(2) Effective date; applicability

The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall—

(1) In general

Section 1201(o)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(o)(2)) is amended—

(2) Applicability

The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any matter pending before the Department of Justice as of the date of enactment of this Act.

(1) In general

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any claim under section 3 of the Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note)—

(2) Time for filing claim

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who desires to file a claim that is predicated upon the amendment made by subsection (a) shall not be precluded from filing such a claim within 3 years of the date of enactment of this Act.