‘(4) TREATMENT OF PELL AMOUNT- Notwithstanding section 1212 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, in the case of a student who receives an increased Federal Pell Grant amount under this section, the total amount of such Federal Pell Grant, including the increase under this subsection, shall not be considered in calculating that student’s educational assistance benefits under the Public Safety Officer’s Benefits program.
‘(A) the term ‘public safety officer’ means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, or as a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew;
‘(B) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means an individual who--
‘(i) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law; and
‘(ii) has statutory powers of arrest or apprehension;
‘(C) the term ‘firefighter’ means an individual who is trained in the suppression of fire or hazardous-materials response and has the legal authority to engage in these duties;
‘(D) the term ‘member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew’ means an individual who is an officially recognized or designated public employee member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew; and
‘(E) the term ‘public agency’ means the United States, any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any territory or possession of the United States, or any unit of local government, department, agency, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, and the Amtrak Police and Federal Reserve Police departments.’.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.959 as Referred in Senate Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2009
