1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2018 . 2. Amount of benefit increased Section 1201(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10281(a) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking $250,000 and inserting $500,000 . 3. Date of determination of amount of benefit (a) Disability benefit Section 1201(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10281(b) ) is amended by striking with respect to the date on which the catastrophic injury occurred and inserting the following: with respect to the date that a determination is made to make such payment . (b) Death benefit Section 1201(i) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10281(i) ) is amended by striking as of the date of death of such officer and inserting the following: as of the date that a determination is made to make such payment subsequent to an application . 4. Amount of educational assistance Section 1212(a)(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10302(a)(2) ) is amended by striking shall be computed on the basis set forth in section 3532 of title 38, United States Code and inserting the following: shall be computed on the basis set forth in section 1219 . 5. Computation of educational assistance allowance Subpart 2 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1219. Computation of educational assistance allowance (a) In general (1) Monthly rates The financial assistance on behalf of an eligible person who is pursuing a program of education consisting of institutional courses shall be paid at the monthly rate of $2,000 for full-time, $1,600 for three-quarter-time, or $1,160 for half-time pursuit. (2) Less than half-time basis The financial assistance on behalf of an eligible person pursuing a program of education on less than