2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 46 - Justice System Improvement
Subchapter XII - Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits
Part B - Educational Assistance to Dependents of Civilian Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty
Sec. 3796d-1 - Basic eligibility
| 42 U.S.C. § 3796d-1 (2016) |
| §3796d–1. Basic eligibility |
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(a) Benefits
(1) The Attorney General shall provide financial assistance to a person who attends a program of education and is— (A) the child of any eligible public safety officer under part A; or (B) the spouse of an officer described in subparagraph (A) at the time of the officer's death or on the date of a totally and permanently disabling injury. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), financial assistance under this part shall consist of direct payments to an eligible person and shall be computed on the basis set forth in section 3532 of title 38. (3) The financial assistance referred to in paragraph (2) shall be reduced by the amount, if any, determined under section 3796d–3(b) of this title. (b) Duration of benefitsNo 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. (c) Age limitation for childrenNo 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. |
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(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, §1212, as added Pub. L. 104–238, §2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3114; amended Pub. L. 105–390, §2(3), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3495; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, §1086(b)(1)(G), (H), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.) |
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AMENDMENTS
2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(G), substituted "person" for "dependent" wherever appearing. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(H)(i)(I), substituted "The" for "Subject to the availability of appropriations, the" in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(H)(i)(II), substituted "reduced by the amount" for "reduced by the sum of— "(A) the amount of educational assistance benefits from other Federal, State, or local governmental sources to which the eligible dependent would otherwise be entitled to receive; and "(B) the amount". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(G), substituted "person" for "dependent". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, §1086(b)(1)(H)(ii), struck out "dependent" before "children" in heading and before "child shall" in text. 1998—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105–390, §2(3)(A), substituted "public safety" for "Federal law enforcement". Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–390, §2(3)(B), substituted "Except as provided in paragraph (3), financial" for "Financial". Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 105–390, §2(3)(C), added par. (3). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective Jan. 2, 2013, and applicable to matters pending on Jan. 2, 2013, or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 3791 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 46 - JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT SUBCHAPTER XII - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS Part B - Educational Assistance to Dependents of Civilian Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty Sec. 3796d-1 - Basic eligibility |
| section 3796d-1 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 110 Stat. 3114 112 Stat. 3495 126 Stat. 1968 |
| Public Law 90-351, Public Law 104-238, Public Law 105-390, Public Law 112-239 |
