PUBLIC LAW 104-238—OCT. 3, 1996 110 STAT. 3115 "(B) the spouse of an officer described in subparagraph (A) at the time of the officer's death or on the date of a toteilly and permanently disabling injury. "(2) Financial assistance under this subpart shall consist of direct payments to an eligible dependent and shall be computed on the basis set forth in section 3532 of title 38, United States Code. "(b) DURATION OF BENEFITS.— No dependent shall receive assistance under this subpart for a period in excess of forty-five months of full-time education or training or a proportional period of time for a pgirt-time program. "(c) AGE LIMITATION FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. —N O dependent child shall be eligible for assistance under this subpart 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. «SEC. 1213. APPLICATIONS; APPROVAL. 42 USC 3796d-2. "(a) APPLICATION. —^A person seeking assistance \under this subpart 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 tlus subpart unless the Attorney General finds that— "(1) the dependent is not eligible for, is no longer eligible for, or is not entitled to the assistance for which application is made; "(2) the dependent's selected educational institution fails to meet a requirement under this subpart for eligibility; "(3) the dependent's enrollment in or pursuit of the educational program selected would fail to meet the criteria estab- Ushed in this subpart for programs; or "(4) the dependent already is quaUfied 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 dependent applying for assistance under this subpart of approval or disapproval of the application in writing. " SEC 1214. REGULATIONS. 42 USC 3796d-3. The Attorney General may promulgate reasonable and necessary regulations to implement this subpart. " SEC. 1216. DISCONTINUATION FOR UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT OR 42 USC 3796d-4. PROGRESS. "The Attorney General may discontinue assistance under this subpart when the Attorney General finds that, according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices of the educational institution, the recipient fails to maintaiu satisfactory progress as described in section 484(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)). «SEC. 1216. SPECIAL RULE. 42 USC 3796d-5. " (a) RETROACTIVE ELIGIBILITY.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each dependent of a Federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty on or after May 1, 1992, shall
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