,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aj1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,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