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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2059 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 462
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2059

                          [Report No. 106-800]

  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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 1999

 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Stupak) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             July 27, 2000

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
Holden, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Walsh, 
Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
 Cunningham, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
Fossella, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Baird, Mr. Smith of 
 Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rahall, 
  Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
 LaTourette, Mr. Holt, Mr. Horn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of 
 Rhode Island, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Engel, Mrs. McCarthy 
   of New York, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Ms. 
   Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
  Latham, Mr. Baca, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
   Schakowsky, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

                             July 27, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  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,

<DELETED>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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``May 1, 1992,'' and inserting 
        ``May 1, 1978,''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``October 1, 1997,'' and inserting 
        ``October 1, 1978,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect October 1, 1999.</DELETED>

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.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 462

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2059

                          [Report No. 106-800]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 27, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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