Section 13-685. Definitions

As  used in this article, the following terms
  shall mean and include:
    a. (1) "Police or fire line-of-duty surviving  spouse  or  dependent".
  Any  person (i) who is a surviving spouse, a dependent parent or a child
  (under the age of eighteen years) of a member of a retirement system  or
  plan  of  the  city  for  the  uniformed  force  of  the  police or fire
  department who died prior to January first, nineteen hundred seventy and
  (ii) to whom a pension was or is  awarded  pursuant  to  the  applicable
  provisions  of  subdivision  b  of section 13-209 of this title, section
  13-244 of this title, subdivision b of section 13-309 of this  title  or
  section  13-347  of this title or any predecessor provision and (iii) on
  or after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-three is receiving such  a
  pension or an annual increased allowance (as defined in subdivision e of
  this section) from such retirement system or plan.
    (2) If two or more persons are or shall be receiving such a pension or
  such  an increased annual allowance from such system or plan on or after
  July  first,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-three  as  a  result  of  being
  dependent  parents  or children (under the age of eighteen years) of the
  same deceased member, they shall collectively be deemed to be one police
  or fire line-of-duty surving spouse or dependent within the  meaning  of
  this  article  and  any  supplemental  pension  granted  pursuant to the
  provisions of this article in any case where two or  more  such  persons
  collectively  constitute  one  police  or  fire  line-of-duty  widow  or
  dependent shall be divided among such persons in the same proportions as
  apply with respect to distribution of such pension or  increased  annual
  allowance among such persons.
    b. "Supplemental pension fund". The supplemental pension fund provided
  for by section 13-650 of this chapter.
    c. "Comptroller". The comptroller of the city.
    d.  "Basic  annual pension". The annual pension awarded to a police or
  fire line-of-duty surving spouse or dependent pursuant to the applicable
  provisions of subdivision b of section 13-209  of  this  title,  section
  13-244  of  this title, subdivision b of section 13-309 of this title or
  section 13-347 of this title or any predecessor provision.
    e. "Annual increased allowance". In the  case  of  a  police  or  fire
  line-of-duty  surving  spouse  or  dependent  who is entitled, under the
  applicable provisions of subdivision d of section 13-209 of  this  title
  or  section  13-245  of this title or subdivision c of section 13-309 of
  this title or section 13-348 of this title, to receive a  supplement  to
  his  or  her basic annual pension, the term "annual increased allowance"
  shall mean the aggregate annual amount payable to such  police  or  fire
  line-of-duty  widow  or dependent, consisting of his or her basic annual
  pension, together with the supplement payable pursuant to the applicable
  provisions of such subdivision d  of  section  13-209,  section  13-245,
  subdivision c of section 13-309 or section 13-348.