28 C.F.R. § 32.3 Coverage.
Title 28 - Judicial Administration
(a) When the Bureau determines under this part, that a public safety officer, as defined in §32.2(h) has died or become permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the line of duty, the Bureau shall pay a benefit of $100,000, adjusted in accordance with §32.3 (b) or (c), subject to the conditions set forth in §32.6. Payment of death benefits shall be made in the order specified in §32.10. (b) For the death benefit program, on October 1 of each fiscal year after October 15, 1988, the Bureau shall adjust the level of the death benefit payable immediately before such October 1 under paragraph (a) of this section, 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. (c) For the disability benefit program, the annual cost of living adjustment shall be made in accordance with the effective date of the enactment of this program, viz. November 29, 1990. (d) The amount payable under paragraph (a) of this section with respect to the death or permanent and total disability of a public safety officer shall be the amount payable under paragraphs (b) or (c) of this section as of the date of death or permanent and total disability of such officer, as the case may be.
Title 28: Judicial Administration
PART 32—PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS
Subpart A—Death and Disability Benefits
Officers Covered
§ 32.3 Coverage.
