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B-157179 1 (1978-09-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgib0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1 , w THE CCOMPTROLLEfl GENERAL DECISIONI .OF THE UNITHD OTATEa C4/=. ,f WASHINGTON 03. 0, 20540 FILE: 57179 DATE: 9 MATTER OF: Oction 701 of Public Safety Offtiers' Benefits Act of 1976 DIGEST: Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) pays $50,000 to survivors of nonaFederal public afety officers klledenforcingiFderal law. Payment must be re~dcd by *mount of monthly payments under 5 U.S.C. 0$8191 msade by Depart- met of Labor tosame survivors. Because total Labor payment cannot be known in advance, LRM may pay $SV,000 imediately and Labor should pay over amthly amounts to Ma until amount reaches $50,000., This procedurj achi',ves congressional itent that survivors rceive iamdiatseassistance and avoitis double payaeAts or augmentation of Labor'r appropritions. This deciston responds to a request by the Assistant Admin- istrator, Ltw tforcoment Assistance Administration (LEAA), for our opinion on a proponed ars&ngsmet between LAAA and the Department of Labor (Labor) to establish an ccounting system that will harmonise payments mado by these ageaies wnder asparate death compnuation programs for public safety officers, The programs irolved are con- duct 'pursuant to the Fublic Safety Officers'Benefits Act of 1976 (F803), 42 UJS,C, SO 3796-3796* (170), which is administered by LEM, and a special disability and death benefits program for law enforce- ant officers, 5 U.S.C. O6 8191-193, as added by Pub. L. No. 90-921 (April1. 11, 1968)0 which is administered by Labor. When a non-7ederal publi4 safaty officer is killed in the line of duty while engaged in the enforcement of.Federal law, the survivors of thenon-ederal officer asy be entitled to two types of Federal benefit, First, 8ON provides for a lump sum payment of Q50,OOO by LEAk to the survivors, to be paid as soon after death as the Admin- istrator determines eligibility, Second, the survivors may be entitled to monthly payments by Labor under 5 U.B.C. S 8192 during their lifetims. The longevity of the survivors is, of course, unknown at the time the payments begin and it ;s therefore Impossible c.g I

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