Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Part B · Chapter 101 — Justice System Improvement
§ 10303. Applications; approval
Statutory text
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.
Approval
The Attorney General shall approve an application for assistance under this part unless the Attorney General finds that—
the person is not eligible for, is no longer eligible for, or is not entitled to the assistance for which application is made;
the person’s selected educational institution fails to meet a requirement under this part for eligibility;
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
the person already is qualified by previous education or training for the educational, professional, or vocational objective for which the educational program is offered.
Notification
The Attorney General shall notify a person applying for assistance under this part of approval or disapproval of the application in writing.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Pub. L. 90–351 title I § 1213 · 82 Stat. 197
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 10303
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1213, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1213, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115Dale Long Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–239 div. A title X § 1086(b)(1)(G) · 126 Stat. 1632
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 10303(b)
Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “person” for “dependent” in pars. (2) and (3)
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 10303(b)
Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “person’s” for “dependent’s” in pars. (2) and (3)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “person” for “dependent” in pars. (1) and (4) and “person’s” for “dependent’s” in pars. (2) and (3).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(G) in each of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1212 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–1), sections 1213 and 1214 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–2 and 3796d–3), and subsections (b) and (c) of section 1216 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–5), by striking “dependent” each place it appears and inserting “person”;Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective Jan. 2, 2013, and applicable to matters pending on Jan. 2, 2013, or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 10251 of this title.Dale Long Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Improvements Act of 2012
Pub. L. 112–239 § 1086(b)(1)(G) · 126 Stat. 1632
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 10303(c)
Pub. L. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(G), substituted “person” for “dependent”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(G), substituted “person” for “dependent”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(G) in each of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1212 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–1), sections 1213 and 1214 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–2 and 3796d–3), and subsections (b) and (c) of section 1216 (42 U.S.C. 3796d–5), by striking “dependent” each place it appears and inserting “person”;Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective Jan. 2, 2013, and applicable to matters pending on Jan. 2, 2013, or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 10251 of this title.
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “person” for “dependent” in pars. (1) and (4) and “person’s” for “dependent’s” in pars. (2) and (3).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(G), substituted “person” for “dependent”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective , and applicable to matters pending on , or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 10251 of this title.
Credits
1996–2013 · 2 acts
- 1996Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1213, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), , 110 Stat. 3115
- 2013amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (I), , 126 Stat. 1968.
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(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1213, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), , 110 Stat. 3115; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (I), , 126 Stat. 1968.)