‘‘(b) COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.—On October 
1 of each fiscal year beginning after the effective date of 
this subpart, the Bureau shall adjust the amounts used 
to determine the amount of an annual pension under this 
subpart immediately before such October 1 under sub-
section (a), to reflect the annual percentage change in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occurring in the 
1-year period ending on June 1 immediately preceding 
such October 1. 
‘‘SEC. 1224. DEFINITION. 
‘‘Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 1204, for 
the purposes of this subpart the term ‘child’ means any 
natural, illegitimate, adopted, or posthumous child or step-
child of a deceased public safety officer.’’. 
TITLE III—PUBLIC SAFETY 
OFFICER SCHOLARSHIPS 
SEC. 301. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER SCHOLARSHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.—The Secretary of 
Education is authorized to award a Public Safety 
Officer scholarship, in accordance with this title, 
to— 
(A) any eligible applicant who is attending, 
or who has been accepted for attendance at, 
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any eligible institution providing instruction for 
one or more grades of kindergarten, elementary 
school, or secondary school; and 
(B) any eligible applicant who is enrolled, 
or has been accepted for enrollment, as a full- 
time or part-time postsecondary student in any 
eligible institution providing a degree-granting 
program for one or more postsecondary degrees. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To receive a scholarship 
award under this title, an eligible applicant shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. Such an application shall 
be accompanied by a certification from the head of 
the public safety agency, organization, or unit that 
employed the public safety officer by reason of whom 
the applicant is claiming eligibility, certifying that 
such officer is a deceased or disabled officer, as de-
fined in paragraph (1) of section 305. 
(b) MAXIMUM AWARD.— 
(1) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY AWARDS.— 
For any academic year, the maximum amount of a 
scholarship award under this section for a kinder-
garten, elementary school, or secondary school stu-
dent shall not exceed the lesser of the following: 
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(A) The average per pupil expenditure for 
elementary and secondary education of the local 
educational agency for the geographic area in 
which the eligible applicant resides. 
(B) The actual cost to the student for at-
tendance at the school, including expenses such 
as tuition, fees, books, transportation costs, and 
other related expenses, as determined by the 
Secretary. 
(2) POSTSECONDARY AWARDS.—For any aca-
demic year, the maximum amount of a scholarship 
award under this section for a postsecondary student 
shall not exceed the lesser of the following: 
(A) The average cost of attendance (as de-
fined in section 472 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk)), at a State 
university in the State in which the student re-
sides, for a State resident carrying the same 
academic workload as the student, with the 
same number of dependents as the student, and 
residing in the same type of housing as the stu-
dent. 
(B) The actual cost of attendance (as de-
fined in section 472 of the Higher Education 
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Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk)) of such stu-
dent. 
(c) AWARD PERIOD.—The maximum duration of 
each scholarship award under this title— 
(1) for a kindergarten, elementary school, or 
secondary school student, shall be the period of time 
normally required for the completion of a high 
school diploma by a student in the grade that the re-
cipient is in at the time the award commences, as 
determined by the Secretary; and 
(2) for a postsecondary student, shall be the 
lesser of— 
(A) the time actually required by the stu-
dent to complete the course of study for which 
the student is receiving the scholarship award 
under this title; 
(B) 6 years, in the case of a student en-
rolled in undergraduate studies; or 
(C) 3 years, in the case of a student en-
rolled in postgraduate studies. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the 
applicant and the eligible institution of the applicant’s se-
lection for receipt of a scholarship award under this title, 
and the conditions pertaining to scholarship award eligi-
bility and continuance. 
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(e) FISCAL AGENT.—The Secretary shall, if prac-
ticable, use eligible institutions as fiscal agents for the 
payment of scholarship awards. 
SEC. 302. ADDITIONAL AWARD REQUIREMENTS. 
A student awarded a scholarship under this title shall 
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary, as a con-
dition for initial receipt of such award and periodically 
thereafter as a condition for its continuation, that the stu-
dent is— 
(1) maintaining satisfactory progress in the 
course of study the student is pursuing— 
(A) in the case of a kindergarten, elemen-
tary school, or secondary school student, as 
such satisfactory progress is determined by the 
Secretary; and 
(B) in the case of a postsecondary student, 
consistent with section 484(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965; 
(2) committed to remaining drug-free; and 
(3) attending classes on a regular basis so as 
not to interfere with the normal course of studies, 
except for excused absence for vacation, illness, mili-
tary service, or such other reason deemed good cause 
by the eligible institution or the Secretary. 
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SEC. 303. AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS. 
For the purposes of this title, the Secretary is author-
ized to enter into agreements with eligible institutions in 
which any student receiving a scholarship award under 
this title has enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment. 
Each such agreement shall provide— 
(1) that the institution shall cooperate with the 
Secretary in carrying out this title, including the 
provision of information necessary for a student to 
satisfy the requirements in section 302; 
(2) that the institution shall conduct a periodic 
review to determine whether students enrolled at the 
institution and receiving a scholarship award under 
this title continue to be eligible to receive such schol-
arship award, and shall notify the Secretary of the 
results of such reviews; and 
(3) for control and accounting procedures as 
may be necessary to assure proper disbursement and 
accounting of funds paid to the institution under 
section 301(e). 
SEC. 304. TREATMENT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PURPOSES 
OF FINANCIAL AID. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a schol-
arship award received under this title shall not be taken 
into account in determining the need or eligibility of a per-
son for student financial assistance, or the amount of such 
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assistance, under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
SEC. 305. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DECEASED
OR
DISABLED
OFFICER.—The 
term ‘‘deceased or disabled officer’’ means a public 
safety officer with respect to whom the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance has determined, in accordance 
with section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796) and 
under regulations issued pursuant to part L of such 
Act, that such public safety officer— 
(A) has died as the direct and proximate 
result of a personal injury sustained in the line 
of duty; or 
(B) has become permanently and totally 
disabled as the direct result of a catastrophic 
injury sustained in the line of duty. 
(2) DEPENDENT CHILD.—The term ‘‘dependent 
child’’ means a child of a deceased or disabled offi-
cer, including a stepchild or an adopted child, who— 
(A) is living with or receiving regular sup-
port contributions from such deceased or dis-
abled officer— 
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(i) at the time of the officer’s death; 
or 
(ii) at the time of the officer’s totally 
and permanently disabling injury; and 
(B) at the start of the academic year for 
which a scholarship award is received, is 25 
years of age or under. 
(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
applicant’’ means a person residing in a State who 
is any of the following: 
(A) A public safety officer described in 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) An eligible spouse of a deceased or dis-
abled officer. 
(C) A dependent child of a deceased or dis-
abled officer. 
(4) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble institution’’ means any public or private kinder-
garten, elementary school, or secondary school as de-
fined in section 7801 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, or any institution of 
higher education, as defined in section 102 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, that— 
(A) is located in a State; and 
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(B) complies with the antidiscrimination 
provisions of section 601 of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 and does not discriminate on the basis 
of race. 
(5) ELIGIBLE
SPOUSE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
spouse’’ means an individual who is the legally mar-
ried husband or wife of a deceased or disabled offi-
cer— 
(A) in the case of a deceased officer, at the 
time of the officer’s death; or 
(B) in the case of a disabled officer, at the 
time of the officer’s totally and permanently 
disabling injury, and at the time of the deter-
mination of eligibility for a scholarship award 
under this title. 
(6) PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER.—The term ‘‘pub-
lic safety officer’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 1217 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–6), as 
added by section 104 of this Act. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
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the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory 
or possession of the United States. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. COMPENSATION IN CASE OF DEATH. 
Section 8133(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘or remarries before reaching age 
55’’. 
SEC. 402. BENEFITS DEFINITION CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT. 
Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended by 
striking ‘‘As used in this part—’’ and inserting ‘‘Except 
as otherwise expressly provided, as used in this part—’’ 
Æ 
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