Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998''.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED OR PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in the heading for subpart 2, <<NOTE: 42 USC 3796d et seq.>> by striking ``Civilian Federal Law Enforcement'' and inserting ``Public Safety''; (2) in section 1211(1), by striking ``civilian Federal law enforcement'' and inserting ``public safety''; (3) in section 1212(a)-- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``Federal law enforcement'' and inserting ``public safety''; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Financial'' and inserting the following: ``Except as provided in paragraph (3), financial''; and (C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The financial assistance referred to in paragraph (2) shall be 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, if any, determined under section 1214(b).''; (4) in section 1214-- (A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The''; and (B) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Sliding Scale.--Notwithstanding section 1213(b), the Attorney General shall issue regulations regarding the use of a sliding scale based on financial need to ensure that an eligible dependent who is in financial need receives priority in receiving funds under this subpart.'';
(5) in section 1216(a), by inserting ``and each dependent of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after October 1, 1997,'' after ``1992,''; and (6) in section 1217-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
Approved November 13, 1998.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1525 (H.R. 3046): ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): May 15, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 10, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 3046. Oct. 15, Senate concurred in House amendment. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 34 (1998): Nov. 13, Presidential remarks.
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