PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT.

SEC. 6105. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT. (a) Basic Level of Death Benefit Payable.—Section 1201(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796) is amended by striking out “$50,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$100,000, adjusted in accordance with subsection (g)”. (b) Annual Adjustment of Benefit Level.—Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(g) On October 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the Bureau shall adjust the level of the benefit payable immediately before such October 1 under subsection (a), to reflect the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occurring in the 1-year period ending on June 1 immediately preceding such October 1. “(h) The amount payable under subsection (a) with respect to the death of a public safety officer shall be the amount payable under subsection (a) as of the date of death of such officer.”. (c) Parents as Beneficiaries.—Section 1201(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796(a)(4)) is amended by striking out “dependent”. (d) Technical Amendment.—Section 1203 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively. (e) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on June 1, 1988.