119-hr1236

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1236 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1236

 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety 
 officers' death benefits program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 12, 2025

 Mr. Barr (for himself and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety 
 officers' death benefits program.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN THE 
 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--

Section 1201 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) Personal Injury to Retired Law Enforcement Officer.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--A retired law enforcement officer shall 
 be eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died 
 or become permanently and totally disabled as the direct and 
 proximate result of a personal injury resulting from a targeted 
 attack because of the retired law enforcement officer's service 
 as a law enforcement officer.
 ``

    (2) Retired law enforcement officer defined.--In this 
 subsection, the term `retired law enforcement officer' means an 
 individual who separated from service, in good standing, as a 
 law enforcement officer, in an official capacity at a public 
 agency, with or without compensation.''.

    (b) Retroactive Applicability.--

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph

    (2) , the 
 amendments made by this section shall--
        (A) take effect on the date of enactment of this 
 Act; and
        (B) apply to any matter pending, before the Bureau 
 of Justice Assistance or otherwise, on the date of 
 enactment of this Act, or filed (consistent with pre-
 existing effective dates) or accruing after that date.

    (2) Exceptions.--The amendments made by this section shall 
 apply to any action taken against a retired law enforcement 
 officer described in 

section 1201

    (p) of the Omnibus Crime 
 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) 
 that occurred on or after August 28, 2012.
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