Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/1152
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1152', '§\u202f1332', '§\u202f543', '§\u202f1132', '§\u202f1503', '§\u202f575', '§\u202f1073', '§\u202f1704', '§\u202f543', '§\u202f1132']

10 U.S. Code § 1152 - Assistance to eligible members and former members to obtain employment with law enforcement agencies | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Assistance to eligible members and former members to obtain employment with law enforcement agencies
The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, may enter into an agreement with the Attorney General to establish or participate in a program to assist eligible members and former members of the armed forces to obtain employment as law enforcement officers with eligible law enforcement agencies following the discharge or release of such members or former members from active duty. Eligible law enforcement agencies shall consist of State law enforcement agencies, local law enforcement agencies, and Indian tribes that perform law enforcement functions (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior).
Any individual who, during the 6-year period beginning on October 1, 1993, is a member of the armed forces and is separated with an honorable discharge or is released from service on active duty characterized as honorable by the Secretary concerned shall be eligible to participate in a program covered by an agreement referred to in subsection (a).
(c)Selection.—In the selection of applicants for participation in a program covered by an agreement referred to in subsection (a), preference shall be given to a member or former member who—
(e)Administrative Expenses.—
Ten percent of the amount, if any, appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out the program established pursuant to subsection (a) may be used to administer the program.
(f)Requirement for Appropriation.—
No person may be selected to participate in the program established pursuant to subsection (a) unless a sufficient amount of appropriated funds is available at the time of the selection to satisfy the obligations to be incurred by the United States under an agreement referred to in subsection (a) that applies with respect to the person.
(g)Authority To Expand Placement To Include Firefighters.—
(Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIII, § 1332(a), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1793; amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 543(d), title XI, § 1132(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2771, 2872; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(a)(11), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 575, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2535; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(20), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1901; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314.)
2002—Subsecs. (a), (d)(1). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.
1997—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 105–85 inserted “(1)” before “The Secretary may”.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “not later than April 3, 1994,” for “not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, § 543(d), inserted “, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard,” after “Secretary of Defense” in subsecs. (a) and (d).
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1132(a)(1), substituted “eligible members and former members” for “separated members” in section catchline and amended text generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (g) for former subsecs. (a) to (f).