Public Safety Officers Memorial Scholarship Act

(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare with amendment, S. Rept. 94-822)

Public Safety Officers Memorial Scholarship Act - Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act. Authorizes the United States Commissioner of Education to award a scholarship of up to $3,500 to any eligible applicant, having an application approved under this Act, for full-time undergraduate study at an eligible institution. Requires applicants (dependent spouses and children of public safety officers) to submit an application and a certification from the head of the agency which employed the public safety officer upon whom the applicant was dependent, stating that such officer was the victim of a homicide while engaged in the performance of his official duties. Prescribes additional requirements that the student be full-time and maintain good standing.

Authorizes the Commissioner to enter into agreements with eligible institutions in which any student receiving a scholarship award under this Act has enrolled or is accepted for enrollment. Specifies the content of such agreements.

Authorizes to be appropriated $1,750,000 for fiscal year 1977 and $3,500,000 for fiscal years 1978-1982 to carry out this Act. Limits the number of awards under this Act to 1,000 in any fiscal year.