[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1638 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1638

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for 
higher education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, 
 and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 1999

Mr. Ashcroft (for himself, Mr. Specter, and Ms. Collins) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 extend the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for 
higher education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, 
 and local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF RETROACTIVE ELIGIBILITY DATES FOR FINANCIAL 
              ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN 
              OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1216(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796d-5(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``May 1, 1992'', and inserting ``May 1, 
        1978,'' ; and
            (2) by striking ``October 1, 1997,'' and inserting 
        ``October 1, 1978,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 1999.
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