To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
This bill creates a compensation fund for law enforcement officers who were injured or killed defending the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Attorney General will appoint a Special Master to administer the program, review claims, and determine eligible recipients and payment amounts. Officers must have served in an active duty capacity during the attack and suffered economic losses, noneconomic losses such as trauma or psychological injury, or death to qualify for compensation, with claims required within three years of the regulations taking effect. The bill mandates minimum payments of $4,975,000 for deaths and requires all eligible claimants to receive an additional equal share of any remaining funds after the three-year claim period closes, with amounts adjusted downward by any collateral compensation received such as insurance or government benefits. The Special Master must make determinations within 120 days of claim filing, with payments issued within 180 days of determination, and the bill authorizes whatever appropriations are necessary to cover both compensation and administrative costs.
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