[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7800]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          AMENDMENT SUBMITTED

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 EXTENDING RETROACTIVE ELIGIBILITY DATES IN THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL 
                      AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968

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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 3147

  Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill (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; 
as follows:

       On page 2, line 10, strike ``May 1, 1978'' and insert 
     ``January 1, 1978''.
       On page 2, line 12, strike ``October 1, 1978'' and insert 
     ``January 1, 1978''.

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