Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025

[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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