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        S.1638

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
   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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF RETROACTIVE ELIGIBILITY DATES FOR FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
    (a) In General.--Section 1216(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796d-5(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``May 1, 1992'', and inserting ``January 1, 
    1978,'' ; and
        (2) by striking ``October 1, 1997,'' and inserting ``January 1, 
    1978,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect October 1, 1999.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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