OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
(Dollars in Thousands)
  Pos. FTE Amount
       
2005 Obligations   0 0 $51,732
       
       
2006 Appropriation   0 0 72,948
  2006 Rescission Against Balances   0 0 -6,298
  2006 Rescission -- Reduction applied to DOJ (0.28%)   0 0 -25
  2006 Rescission -- Government-wide reduction (1.0%)   0 0 -89
2006 Enacted (with Rescissions)   0 0 66,536
       
2007 Request   0 0 0
       
Change 2007 from 2006   0 0 -66,536
       
Technical Adjustments:          
       
  Restoration of 2006 Rescission of Prior Year Unobligated Balances   0 0 6,298
       
Adjustments to Base:            
         
  Transfer to the Justice Assistance Appropriation 0 0 -72,834
  Net Adjustments to Base 0 0 -72,834
       
2007 Current Services   0 0 0
         
2007 Request   0 0 0
  Change 2007 from 2006   0 0 -66,536

 

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
(Dollars in Thousands)
  2006 Enacted
(w/ Rescission)		   2007 Current Services   2007 Request   Total Program Changes
Perm           Perm           Perm           Perm        
Comparison by activity and program     Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount Pos. FTE Amount
                                     
1.Public Safety Officers Death Benefits Program   0 0 $64,000 0 0 $0 0 0 $0 0 0 $0
                                     
2. Disability Benefits Program 2/   0 0 4,822 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                     
3. Education Assistance 2/   0 0 4,012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                     
  Total   0 0 72,834 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                     
  Rescission of Prior Year Unobligated Balances       -6,298                  
              66,536                  
                                     

1/ As part of its effort to realign resources to the DOJ strategic plan, the 2007 budget proposes to move funding for this program under the Justice Assistance account. In 2007, $58,562,000 is requested for this in the Justice Assistance appropriation under the Services for Victims of Crime Decision Unit.

2/ This program is classified by the Administration as a discretionary account.
                                                           

The PSOB Program's mission is to provide financial assistance to the eligible survivors of federal, state, and local public safety officers who have died as the result of traumatic injury or who are permanently and totally disabled as the direct result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty, and to provide educational assistance to the spouse and children of slain or totally disabled public safety officers.

Consistent with the Government Performance and Results Act, the 2007 budget proposes to streamline the decision unit structure of DOJ components to align more closely with the mission and strategic objectives contained in the DOJ Strategic Plan (FY 2003-2008). In addition, the budget has been realigned to reflect each component's outputs and full costs by major program activity, including the costs of management and administration, so that a more accurate picture of total activity costs is reflected in the budget. In this way, budget and performance are more closely linked, and provide a better basis on which to make budget decisions. Over time, agencies will be expected to identify effective outcome measures, monitor their progress, and accurately present the associated costs.

As part of its effort to realign resources to the DOJ strategic plan, the 2007 budget proposes to move funding for this program under the Justice Assistance account. In 2007, $58,562,000 is requested for this in the Justice Assistance appropriation under the Services for Victims of Crime Decision Unit.