[Congressional Bills 105th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1525 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] 105th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1525 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 ``Public Safety 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)(1)(A), by striking ``Federal law enforcement'' and inserting ``public safety''; (4) 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 (5) in section 1217-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (6) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. Passed the Senate May 15, 1998. Attest: Secretary. 105th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1525 _______________________________________________________________________ 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.