Police, Fire, and Emergency Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998
PL 105-390 (S.1525), enacted 11/13/1998

PUBLIC LAW 105-390—NOV. 13, 1998 
112 STAT. 3495 
Public Law 105-390 
105th Congress 
An Act 
To provide financial assistance for higher education to the dependents of Federal, 
State, and local public safety officers who are killed or permanently and totally 
disabled as the result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "PoUce, Fire, and Emergency 
Officers Educational Assistance Act of 1998". 
SEC. 2. FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
TO 
DEPENDENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED OR 
PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED IN THE LINE OF 
DUTY. 
Part L of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the heading for subpart 2, by striking "Civilian 
Federal Law Enforcement" and inserting "Public Safety"; 
(2) in section 1211(1), by striking "civilian Federal law 
enforcement" and inserting "public safety"; 
(3) in section 1212(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking "Federal law 
enforcement" and inserting "public safety'; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "Financial" and insert-
ing the following: "Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
financial"; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
"(3) The financial assistance referred to in paragraph (2) shall 
be reduced by the sum of— 
"(A) the amount of educational assistance benefits from 
other Federal, State, or local governmental sources to which 
the eligible dependent would otherwise be entitled to receive; 
and 
"(B) the amount, if any, determined under section 1214(b)."; 
(4) in section 1214— 
(A) by inserting "(a) IN GENERAL.—" before "The"; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
"(b) SLIDING SCALE.—^Notwithstanding section 1213(b), the 
Attorney General shall issue regulations regarding the use of a 
sliding scale based on financial need to ensure that an eligible 
dependent who is in financial need receives priority in receiving 
funds under this subpart."; 
Nov. 13, 1998 
[S. 1525] 
PoUce, Fire, and 
Emergency 
Officers 
Educational 
Assistance Act of 
1998. 
42 u s e 3796d et 
seq. 
42 u s e 3796d. 
42 u s e 3796d-l. 
42 u s e 3796d-3. 
Regulations. 
60-194 O - 96 - 24: QL 3 Part 6 
112 STAT. 3496 
PUBLIC LAW 105-390—NOV. 13, 1998 
42 use 3796d-5. 
(5) in Section 1216(a), by inserting "and each dependent 
of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after 
October 1, 1997," after "1992,"; and 
42 use 3796d-6. 
(6) in section 1217— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para-
graphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
Approved November 13, 1998. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1525 (H.R. 3046): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): 
May 15, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 10, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 3046. 
Oct. 15, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 34 (1998): 
Nov. 13, Presidential remarks.