34 USC § 10303 - Applications; approval

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title: "34 USC § 10303 - Applications; approval"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10303"
section_name: "Applications; approval"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "XI"
subchapter_name: "PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Educational Assistance to Dependents of Civilian Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1213, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (I), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.)"
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# § 10303. Applications; approval

**(a)** **Application** A person seeking assistance under this part shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General reasonably may require.

**(b)** **Approval** The Attorney General shall approve an application for assistance under this part unless the Attorney General finds that—

**(1)** the person is not eligible for, is no longer eligible for, or is not entitled to the assistance for which application is made;

**(2)** the person’s selected educational institution fails to meet a requirement under this part for eligibility;

**(3)** the person’s enrollment in or pursuit of the educational program selected would fail to meet the criteria established in this part for programs; or

**(4)** the person already is qualified by previous education or training for the educational, professional, or vocational objective for which the educational program is offered.

**(c)** **Notification** The Attorney General shall notify a person applying for assistance under this part of approval or disapproval of the application in writing.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1213, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (I), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

### Amendments

2013—Subsec. (b).  substituted “person” for “dependent” in pars. (1) and (4) and “person’s” for “dependent’s” in pars. (2) and (3).

Subsec. (c). , substituted “person” for “dependent”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2013 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , and applicable to matters pending on , or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see , set out as a note under .