I assume you're taking about the pension provisions
regarding retired public safety officers.
Other
than the statute, there is little guidance on what actually qualifies. The
statute defines a "public safety officer" using the definition in 42
U.S.C. 3796b (9)(A). There is no list in the statute of positions that qualify,
you just need to determine if you meet the definition. That definition is
here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/3796b . It covers
the obvious positions such as law enforcement officer, firefighter, member of a
rescue or ambulance crew, corrections and parole officer, etc. However, if your
position is not that obvious, you need to actually read the statute to see if
it is included. (It's not a fun read.)
In your husband's case, a Corrections Officer is specifically included in the Sec. 3796b definition. It includes in subsection (6)
“law enforcement officer”
means an individual involved in crime and juvenile delinquency control
or reduction, or enforcement of the criminal laws (including juvenile
delinquency), including, but not limited to, police, corrections, probation, parole, and judicial officers
