#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#iaa  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act
 of #aifh to include certain retired law
 enforcement officers in the public     
safety officers' death benefits program4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,chief ,herbert ,d4        
,proffitt ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,inclusion
 of certain retired public safety       
officers in the public safety officers' 
death benefits program  7a7 ,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  7p7 ,personal injury to 
retired law enforcement officer  7#a7   
,definition ,in this subsection1 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 compensation4  7#b7 ,eligibility

 ,a retired law enforcement officer     
shall be eligible for a benefit under   
this part if the officer died or became 
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 officer4  4  7b7        
,retroactive applicability  7#a7 ,in    
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 the amendments made by this      
section shall-- 7,a7 take effect on the 
date of enactment of this ,act2 and     
7,b7 apply to any matter-- 7i7 pending  
before the ,bureau of ,justice          
,assistance or otherwise on the date of 
enactment of this ,act2 or  7ii7 filed  
7consistent with pre-existing effective 
dates7 or accruing after the date of    
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,exceptions ,the amendment made by this 
section shall apply to any action taken 
against a retired law enforcement       
officer described in section #abja7p7 of

 title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime        
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7as added by this ,act7 on or     
after ,january #a1 #bjab4  ,passed the  
,senate ,july #bi1 #bjbe4,secretary