Section 13-348. Accidental death benefits in the case of deaths occurring prior to July first, nineteen hundred sixty-five

a. Notwithstanding the  provisions of section 13-347 of this subchapter, in  any  case  where  a
  pension  was  or  is  awarded  under  the provisions of such section, by
  reason of the death of a member occurring before  July  first,  nineteen
  hundred   sixty-five,   such  pension,  subject  to  the  provisions  of
  subdivisions b and c of this section, shall be:
    (1) For each full calendar year, on and after January first,  nineteen
  hundred  sixty-five  an amount equal to one-half of the annual salary or
  compensation payable, on July first, nineteen hundred sixty-five,  to  a
  member   of   the   uniformed   force   of  rank,  seniority  and  other
  salary-determining status, equal to that of the deceased member  on  the
  date  of  his  or  her  death,  but in no case less than one-half of the
  salary payable, to a first grade firefighter  on  July  first,  nineteen
  hundred sixty-five, and
    (2)  For  any  portion of a calendar year, on and after January first,
  nineteen hundred sixty-five, the appropriate pro  rata  portion  of  the
  amount  which would be payable, under the provisions of paragraph one of
  this subdivision a, for the  full  calendar  year  which  includes  such
  portion of a year, if a pension were payable under this section for such
  full calendar year.
    b.  Such  pension  shall  be  payable to the same persons and shall be
  subject to the same terms and conditions,  including  provisions  as  to
  termination,  as  the  pension  which would otherwise be payable, on and
  after January first, nineteen hundred sixty-five,  pursuant  to  section
  13-347 of this subchapter by reason of the death of such member.
    c.  The  pension  payable pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions a
  and b of this section shall be  in  lieu  of  any  pension  which  would
  otherwise  be  payable  on  and  after  January  first, nineteen hundred
  sixty-five, pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section  13-347  of  this
  subchapter  and,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  paragraph  one of
  subdivision e of section 13-686 of this title, shall be in lieu  of  any
  supplemental  retirement  allowance which would otherwise be payable, on
  and after such date, under the provisions of subchapter six  of  chapter
  five of this title or any other law.