1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020 . 2. Pandemic Compensation Program Title II of the Public Health Service Act ( 43 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part: E Pandemic Compensation Program 275. Death and hospitalization benefits for essential workers (a) In general The Secretary shall carry out a compensation program under which the Secretary pays— (1) death benefits in accordance with subsection (b) to the survivor or survivors in the same manner as death benefits are paid pursuant to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program under subpart 1 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 of each essential worker who dies as a result of COVID–19 or related complications; and (2) a hospitalization benefit in accordance with subsection (c) to each essential worker who is hospitalized, and does not die, as a result of COVID–19 or related complications. (b) Death benefits (1) Base amount The base amount of the death benefits paid with respect to an essential worker under subsection (a)(1) in a fiscal year shall be equal to the amount of the comparable benefit calculated under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program under subpart 1 of part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 in such fiscal year, without regard to any reduction attributable to a limitation on appropriations. (2) Educational assistance to worker’s children and spouse (A) In general In addition to the base amount under paragraph (1), subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the death benefits paid with respect to an essential worker under subsection (a)(1) shall include payment of educational assistance— (i) to each child of the worker who, on or after the date of the worker’s death, is enrolled full-time or part-time at an institution of higher education