WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:
A bipartisan bill backed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to strengthen benefits for first responders has become law.
The bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, a bill cosponsored by Sen. Ossoff, was recently signed into law as part of the NDAA to expand support for Georgia first responders battling service-related cancers or injuries.
Previously, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Public Safety Officer Benefits (PSOB) program only provided support to first responders who sustained service-related physical injuries or deaths caused by service-related heart attacks, strokes, and mental health conditions.
Under this bipartisan law, the program will now provide support...