The Federal Public Safety Officer's Benefits Program (PSOB) provides death benefits to eligible survivors of public safety officers who die in the line of duty. The amount is adjusted each year on Oct. to reflect the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. The PSOB program also provides disability benefits for public safety officers who have been permanently and totally disabled by injury sustained in the line of duty.
As defined by Congress in Public Law 90-351 (Sec. 1217), a public safety officer is an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew.
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