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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.
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. ACKER-
MAN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. WEINER, Mrs. THUR-
MAN, 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. KAP-
TUR, 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 Representa-
tives 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
‘‘May 1, 1978,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1997,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 1978,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 1999.
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 sub-
section (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 eli-
gibility 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 Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed