[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1638 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1638


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2000

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
  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 ``January 1, 
        1978,'' ; and
            (2) by striking ``October 1, 1997,'' and inserting 
        ``January 1, 1978,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 1999.

            Passed the Senate May 15, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.