---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch46/schXII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter XII"
heading: "Public Safety Officers’ Death Benefits"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch46-schXII"
sections_count: 16
---

# Subchapter XII — Public Safety Officers’ Death Benefits

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 46 — Justice System Improvement

## Contents

- [Part A — Death Benefits](/usc/42/ch46-schXII-ptA.md)
- [Part B — Educational Assistance to Dependents of Civilian Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty](/usc/42/ch46-schXII-ptB.md)