This bill expands the federal Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program to cover retired law enforcement officers who are killed or permanently disabled in targeted attacks related to their past service. Currently, the program only provides benefits to active-duty officers and their families when they die or become disabled in the line of duty. Under this legislation, retired officers who separated from service in good standing would be eligible for the same federal death and disability benefits if they are specifically targeted because of their previous law enforcement work. The bill applies retroactively to incidents occurring on or after January 1, 2012, meaning families of retired officers killed in targeted attacks since that date could potentially receive benefits. The legislation does not specify funding amounts, as it expands eligibility for an existing federal benefits program rather than creating new appropriations.
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