Extends the federal public safety officers' death benefits program to retired law enforcement officers who die or become permanently and totally disabled from a targeted attack because of their past service.

• Adds a new subsection to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 defining a retired law enforcement officer as one who separated in good standing from a public agency, with or without compensation.
• Makes such a retired officer eligible for benefits if death or permanent and total disability results directly and proximately from a personal injury in a targeted attack because of their law enforcement service.
• Takes effect on enactment and applies to matters pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or filed or accruing after enactment.
• Applies to actions taken against a covered retired officer on or after January 1, 2012.
• Short title is the Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025.

• Judiciary Committee (Senate)

Crime and Law Enforcement