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34 U.S.C. § 10302

Basic eligibility

United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective

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34 U.S.C. § 10302, Basic eligibility, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469864
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The Attorney General shall provide financial assistance to a person who attends a program of education and is— No person shall receive assistance under this part for a period in excess of forty-five months of full-time education or training or a proportional period of time for a part-time program. Subject to paragraph (2), no child shall be eligible for assistance under this part after the child’s 27th birthday absent a finding by the Attorney General of extraordinary circumstances precluding the child from pursuing a program of education. If a claim for assistance under this part is approved more than 1 year after the date on which the application for such assistance is filed with the Attorney General, the age limitation under this subsection shall be extended by the length of the period— In addition to an extension under subparagraph (A), if any, for an application for assistance under this part that relates to a claim for benefits under part A that was approved more than 1 year after the date on which the claim was filed with the Attorney General, the age limitation under this subsection shall be extended by the length of the period—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 104-238(S. 2101)1996-10-03
    Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-390(S. 1525)1998-11-13
    Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-239(H.R. 4310)2013-01-02
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
    House: 315–107Senate: 81–14
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-36(S. 419)2017-06-02
    Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally