42 U.S.C. § 3796D
Section 3796d · Basic eligibility
Viewing 42 U.S.C. § 3796D as in effect on October 3, 1996. The text changed in 3 later editions (most recent June 2, 2017).
View current version →(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall provide financial assistance to a dependent who attends a program of education and is—
(A) the child of any eligible Federal law enforcement officer under part A of this subchapter; or
(B) the spouse of an officer described in subparagraph (A) at the time of the officer's death or on the date of a totally and permanently disabling injury.
(2) Financial assistance under this part shall consist of direct payments to an eligible dependent and shall be computed on the basis set forth in section 3532 of title 38.
No dependent shall receive assistance under this part for a period in excess of forty-five months of full-time education or training or a proportional period of time for a part-time program.
No dependent child shall be eligible for assistance under this part after the child's 27th birthday absent a finding by the Attorney General of extraordinary circumstances precluding the child from pursuing a program of education.