U.S. Code > Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare > CHAPTER 46—JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT > SUBCHAPTER XII—PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS DEATH BENEFITS > Part B—Educational Assistance to Dependents of Civilian Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty > § 3796d-6. Definitions

§ 3796d-6. Definitions

For purposes of this part:
(1) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.
(2) The term “program of education” means any curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects pursued at an eligible educational institution, which generally is accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the attainment of a predetermined and identified educational, professional, or vocational objective. It includes course work for the attainment of more than one objective if in addition to the previous requirements, all the objectives generally are recognized as reasonably related to a single career field.
(3) The term “eligible educational institution” means an institution which—
(A) is described in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088), as in effect on October 3, 1996; and
(B) is eligible to participate in programs under title IV of such Act [20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.].