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34 U.S.C. § 10306

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

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34 U.S.C. § 10306, Special rule, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469868
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a spouse or child of a Federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1978,,11 So in original. and a spouse or child of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1978, shall be eligible for assistance under this part, subject to the other limitations of this part. The Attorney General shall (unless prospective assistance has been provided) provide retroactive assistance to a person eligible under this section for each month in which the person pursued a program of education at an eligible educational institution. The Attorney General shall apply the limitations contained in this part to retroactive assistance. The Attorney General may provide prospective assistance to a person eligible under this section on the same basis as assistance to a person otherwise eligible. In applying the limitations on assistance under this part, the Attorney General shall include assistance provided retroactively. A person eligible under this section may waive retroactive assistance and apply only for prospective assistance on the same basis as a person otherwise eligible.

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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. 106-276(S. 1638)2000-10-02
    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.
    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. 117-61(S. 1511)2021-11-18
    Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021
    House: 420–3Senate: no recorded tally