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§10304 Regulations

Title 34 › Subtitle 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 › § 10304

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General can make rules needed to carry out this part. They must set a sliding scale based on financial need so eligible people who are needy get priority for funds.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §10304

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(a)The Attorney General may promulgate reasonable and necessary regulations to implement this part.
(b)Notwithstanding section 10303(b) of this title, the Attorney General shall issue regulations regarding the use of a sliding scale based on financial need to ensure that an eligible person who is in financial need receives priority in receiving funds under this part.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–3 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”. 1998—Pub. L. 105–390 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

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.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 10304

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60