,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ag1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve  
the tracking of data on1 and benefits   
paid to1 public safety officers who are 
killed or disabled in the line of duty4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,helping ,extend           
,responding ,officers ,expansive        
,support ,act of #bjah or the ,,heroes  
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,collection of data 
on killed or disabled law enforcement   
officers ,section #ecd7;a7 of title #bh1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and 
at the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#e7 operate a  
central clearinghouse for statistics on 

law enforcement officers under the      
,uniform ,crime ,reporting ,program1    
including data on law enforcement       
officers who1 while performing their    
duties1 were--  7,a7 feloniously killed2
  7,b7 accidentally killed2  7,c7       
feloniously assaulted2 or  7,d7 severely
 and permanently disabled4  4  #c4      
,public safety officers' benefits  7a7  
,eligibility for educational assistance 
benefits ,section #abaf7;a7 of title ,i 
of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and     
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcjf7;a77 is amended to read
 as follows3  7a7 ,retroactive          
eligibility ,subject to the other       
limitations of this subpart and         
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 a spouse or child of a public      
safety officer who was killed or        
permanently and totally disabled in the 
line of duty before1 on1 or after       
,january #a1 #aigh1 shall be eligible   
for assistance under this subpart4  4   
7b7 ,election of lump sum or annuity    

7#a7 ,in general ,section #abja of title
 ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and 
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7o7 7#a7 ,an 
individual entitled to receive a benefit
 under this subpart shall elect to      
receive the benefit as--  7,a7 a lump   
sum2 or  7,b7 an annuity4  7#b7 ,if an  
individual does not make a timely       
election under paragraph 7#a71 as       
determined by the ,bureau1 the ,bureau  
shall pay the benefit as a lump sum4  4 
7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made
 by paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 take    
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act2 and  7,b7 apply with respect to a 
benefit under subpart #a of part ,l of  
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha et seq47 that the      
,bureau of ,justice ,assistance         
determines1 on or after that date1 to be
 payable under that subpart4  #d4 ,,gao 
report on medical costs  7a7 ,definition

 ,in this section1 the term disabled    
officer means a public safety officer to
 whom a benefit is payable under subpart
 #a of part ,l of title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajbha et seq47 based on the permanent  
and total disability of the officer1 as 
described in section #abja7;b7 of that  
subpart 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbha7;b774  7b7
 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives a report that
 estimates the average medical costs    
incurred by a disabled officer over the 
lifetime of the officer after sustaining
 the injury that caused the disability4