An Act to provide certain benefits for law enforcement, officers not employed by the United States who are killed or injured while apprehending violators of Federal law
PL 90-291 (H.R.11816), enacted 04/19/1968

98 
PUBLIC LAW 90-290-APR. 19, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
Public Law 90-290 
April 19, 1968 
[H. R. 5799] 
D.C 
Gifts to minors. 
79 Stat. 744. 
AN ACT 
"Financial in-
stitution." 
To amend the District of Columbia Uniform Gifts to Minors Act to provide that 
gifts to minors made under such Act may be deposited in savings and loan 
associations and related institutions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the District 
of Columbia Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (chapter 3 of title 21 of the 
District of Columbia Code) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 21-301 of such Act is amended— 
(A) by striking out "bank" in paragraph (3) and inserting 
"financial institution"; 
(B) by renumbering paragraphs (7) through (15) as (8) 
through (16), respectively; and 
(C) 
by inserting immediately 
after 
paragraph 
(6) 
the 
following: 
"(7) 'Financial institution' means— 
"(A) any bank, 
"(B) any homestead or building association, building and 
loan association, savings and loan association, or Federal savings 
and loan association, or 
"(C) any Federal credit union, 
having an office in the District of Columbia." 
(2) Section 21-302(a) (4) of such Act is amended (A) by striking 
out "bank" where such term first appears and inserting "financial 
institution"; and (B) by striking out "bank with trust powers" and 
inserting "trust company". 
(3) Sections 21-303(b), 21-304(g), and 21-306 of such Act are 
each amended by striking out "bank" and inserting "financial 
institution". 
Approved April 19, 1968. 
Public Law 90-291 
April 19, 1968 
[H.R. 11816] 
Local law en-
forcement officers-
Benefits for in-
jury or death 
while apprehend-
ing Federal vio-
lators. 
80 Stat. 531. 
5 u s e 8101 
et seq. 
AN ACT 
To provide compensation for law enforcement officers not employed by the United 
States killed or injured while apprehending persons suspected of committing 
Federal crimes, and for other purposes. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. (a) Chapter 81 of title 5 of the United States Code is 
amended by adding the following new subchapter at the end: 
"SUBCHAPTER III.—LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NOT 
EMPLOYED BY T H E UNITED STATES 
**§8191. Determination of eligibility 
"The benefits of this subchapter are available as provided in this sub-
chapter to eligible law enforcement officers (referred to in this sub-
chapter as 'eligible officers') and their survivors. For the purposes of 
this Act, an eligible officer is any person who is determined by the Secre-
tary of Labor in his discretion to have been on any given occasion— 
" (1) a law enforcement officer and to have been engaged on that 
occasion in the apprehension or attempted apprehension of any 
person— 
8150. 
82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-291-APR. 19, 1968 
99 
"(A) for the commission of a crime against the United 
States, or 
"(B) who at that time was sought by a law enforcement 
authority of the United States for the commission of a crime 
against the United States, or 
"(C) who at that time was sought as a material witness in 
a criminal proceeding instituted by the United States; or 
" (2) a hiw enforcement officer and to have been engaged on that 
occasion in protecting or guarding a person held for the commis-
sion of a crime against the United States or as a material witness 
in connection with such a crime; or 
" (3) a law enforcement officer and to have been engaged on that 
occasion in the lawful prevention of, or lawful attempt to prevent, 
the commission of a crime against the United States; 
and to have been on that occasion not an employee as defined in section 
8101(1), and to have sustained on that occasion a personal injury for 81^513^*19"^' 
which the United States would be required under subchapter I of this 
chapter to pay compensation if he had been on that occasion such an ^^^^usc sioi-
employee engaged in the performance of his duty. No person otherwise 
eligible to receive a benefit under this subchapter because of the dis-
ability or death of an eligible officer shall be barred from the receipt of 
such benefit because the person apprehended or attempted to be appre-
hended by such officer was then sought for the commission of a crime 
against a sovereignty other than the United States. 
"§ 8192. Benefits 
"(a) BENEFITS IK EVENT OF INJURY.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
furnish to any eligible officer the benefits to which he would have been 
entitled under subchapter I of this chapter if, on the occasion giving 
rise to his eligibility, he had been an employee as defined in section 
8101(1) engaged in the performance of his duty, reduced or adjusted 
as the Secretary of Labor in his discretion may deem appropriate to 
reflect comparable benefits, if any, received by the officer (or which he 
would have been entitled to receive but for this subchapter) by virtue of 
his actual employment on that occasion. When an enforcement officer 
has contributed to a disability compensation fund, the reduction of 
Federal benefits provided for in this subsection is to be limited to the 
amount of the State or local government benefits which bears the same 
proportion to the full amount of such benefits as the cost or contribu-
tion paid by the State or local government bears to the cost of disability 
coverage for the individual officer. 
"(b) BENEFITS IN EVENT OF DEATH.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
pay to any survivor of an eligible officer the difference, as determined 
by the Secretary in his discretion, between the benefits to which that 
survivor would be entitled if the officer had been an employee as defined 
in section 8101(1) engaged in the performance of his duty on the 
occasion giving rise to his eligibility^, and the comparable benefits, if 
any, received bjr the survivor (or which that survivor would have been 
entitled to receive but for this subchapter) by virtue of the officer's 
actual employment on that occasion. When an enforcement officer has 
contributed to a survivor's benefit fund, the reduction of Federal bene-
fits provided for in this subsection is to be limited to the amount of the 
State or local government benefits which bears the same proportion to 
tlie full amount of such benefits as the cost or contribution paid by the 
State or local government bears to the cost of survivors benefits cover-
age for the individual officer. 
"§8193. Administration 
"(a) DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose 
of this subchapter— 
I'tilO 
PUBLIC LAW 90-291-APR. 19, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
" (1) The term 'Attorney General" includes any person to whom 
the Attorney General has delegated any function pursuant to sub-
section (b) of this section. 
" (2) The term 'Secretary of Labor' includes any person to whom 
the Secretary of Labor has delegated any function pursuant to 
subsection (b) of this section. 
"(b) 
DELEGATION.— 
" (1) The Attorney General may delegate to any division, officer, 
or employee of the Department of Justice any function conferred 
upon the Attorney General by this subchapter. 
" (2) The Secretary 
of Labor may delegate to any bureau, officer, 
or employee of the Department of Labor any function conferred 
upon the Secretary of Labor by this subchapter. 
"(c) APPLICATIONS.—^An application for any benefit under this 
subchapter may be made only— 
" (1) to the Secretary of Labor 
"(2) by 
i
*
. riOf!> 
"(A) any eligible officer or survivor of an eligible officer, 
"(B) any guardian, personal representative, or other per-
son legally authorized to act on behalf of an eligible officer, his 
. 
i 
estate, or any of his survivors, or 
*r .; 
"(C) any association of law enforcement officers which is 
acting on behalf of an eligible officer or any of his survivors; 
" (3) within five years after the injury or death; and 
"(4) in such form as the Secretary of Labor may require. 
"(d) 
CONSULTATION W I T H ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OTHER AGEN-
CIES.—The Secretary of Labor may refer any application received 
l)y him pursuant to this subchapter to the Attorney General for his 
assistance, comments and advice as to any determination required to be 
made pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 8191. To insure 
that all Federal assistance under this subchapter is carried out in a 
coordinated manner, the Secretary of Labor is authorized to request 
any Federal department or agency to supply any statistics, data, or any 
other materials he deems necessary to carry out his functions under this 
subchapter. Each such department or agency is authorized to cooperate 
with the Secretary of Labor and, to the extent permitted by laAv, to 
furnish such materials to him. 
" (e) COOPERATION W I T H STATE AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall cooperate fully with the appropriate State and local officials, and 
shall take all other practicable measures^ to assure that the benefits of 
this subchapter are made available to eligible officers and their survivors 
with a minimum of delay and difficulty. 
"(e) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.'' 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 5 of 
the United States Code is amended by adding at the end: 
"SUBCHAPTER III.—LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NOT 
EMPLOYED BY T H E UNITED STATES 
"Sec. 
"8191. Determination of eligibility. 
"8192. Benefits. 
"8193. Administration." 
SEC. 2. The amendments made by section 1 of this Act are effective 
only with respect to personal injuries sustained on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
Approved April 19, 1968. 
Effective date.