Sec. 1216. SPECIAL RULE
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## SEC. 1216 SPECIAL RULE **[**[34 U.S.C. 10306](/us/usc/t34/s10306)**]** ###
(a)Retroactive Eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a spouse or child of a Federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1978, and a spouse or child of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1978, shall be eligible for assistance under this subpart, subject to the other limitations of this subpart. ###
(b)Retroactive Assistance The Attorney General shall (unless prospective assistance has been provided) provide retroactive assistance to a person eligible under this section for each month in which the person pursued a program of education at an eligible educational institution. The Attorney General shall apply the limitations contained in this subpart to retroactive assistance. ###
(c)Prospective Assistance The Attorney General may provide prospective assistance to a person eligible under this section on the same basis as assistance to a person otherwise eligible. In applying the limitations on assistance under this subpart, the Attorney General shall include assistance provided retroactively. A person eligible under this section may waive retroactive assistance and apply only for prospective assistance on the same basis as a person otherwise eligible.
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