§10301. Purposes

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Latest Jul 12, 2026 NOW As last amended Nov 13, 1998 — Pub. L. 105–390 As originally enacted Oct 3, 1996

34 U.S.C. § 10301

The purposes of this part are—

(1)

to enhance the appeal of service in public safety agencies;

(2)

to extend the benefits of higher education to qualified and deserving persons who, by virtue of the death of or total disability of an eligible officer, may not be able to afford it otherwise; and

(3)

to allow the family members of eligible officers to attain the vocational and educational status which they would have attained had a parent or spouse not been killed or disabled in the line of duty.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1211, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3114; amended Pub. L. 105–390, § 2(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3495.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

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

Amendments

1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–390 substituted “public safety” for “civilian Federal law enforcement”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

For short title of Pub. L. 104–238, which enacted this subchapter, as the “Federal Law Enforcement Dependents Assistance Act of 1996”, see section 1 of Pub. L. 104–238, set out as a Short Title of 1996 Act note under section 10101 of this title.