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§10303 Applications; Approval

Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 101 — JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER XI — PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS › Part B — Educational Assistance to Dependents of Civilian Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty › § 10303

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

To get help under this part, a person must send an application to the Attorney General in the form requested and give whatever information the Attorney General asks for. The Attorney General must approve the application unless they find one of these four things: (1) the person is not, is no longer, or is not entitled to be eligible; (2) the chosen school does not meet the rules for eligibility; (3) the chosen program does not meet the program criteria; or (4) the person already has the education or training needed. The Attorney General must tell the applicant in writing whether the application is approved or denied.

Title 34, §10303

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(a)Application

A person seeking assistance under this part shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General reasonably may require.

(b)Approval

The Attorney General shall approve an application for assistance under this part unless the Attorney General finds that—

(1)the person is not eligible for, is no longer eligible for, or is not entitled to the assistance for which application is made;

(2)the person’s selected educational institution fails to meet a requirement under this part for eligibility;

(3)the person’s enrollment in or pursuit of the educational program selected would fail to meet the criteria established in this part for programs; or

(4)the person already is qualified by previous education or training for the educational, professional, or vocational objective for which the educational program is offered.

(c)Notification

The Attorney General shall notify a person applying for assistance under this part of approval or disapproval of the application in writing.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “person” for “dependent” in pars. (1) and (4) and “person’s” for “dependent’s” in pars. (2) and (3). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(G), substituted “person” for “dependent”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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 10251 of this title.