HR 6773 · 93th Congress · Insurance

Public Safety Officers Group Life Insurance and Benefits Act

Introduced 1973-04-10· Sponsored by Rep. Cronin, Paul W. [R-MA-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1973-04-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Public Safety Officers Group Life Insurance - Public Safety Officers Group Life Insurance and Benefits Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to purchase from life insurance companies a policy or policies of group life insurance to provide the benefits provided under this Act. Provides that each such life insurance company must: (1) be licensed to issue life insurance in each of the fifty States of the United States and in the District of Columbia, and (2) as of the most recent December 3l for which information is available to the Secretary have in effect at least one percent of the total amount of group life insurance which all life insurance companies have in effect in the United States. Provides that any purchased policy will automatically insure any law enforcement officer employed on a full time basis by a State or local government which has applied to participate in the insurance program and agrees to deduct from such officer's pay the amount of the premium, to be forwarded to the proper federal agency. Specifies the amount of life insurance an officer may receive on the basis of their pay rate. Provides that each policy purchased under this Act shall contain a provis…

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