US Code
Title 34— CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

§ 10111. Consolidation of financial management systems of Office of Justice Programs - (a) Consolidation of accounting activities and procurement activitiesThe Assistant Attorney...

§ 10112. Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities within the Office of Justice Programs - (a) Establishment; dutiesThere shall be a Senior Policy Advisor on...

SUBCHAPTER II— NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE

§ 10121. Statement of purpose - (1) improving Federal, State, and local criminal justice systems and...

§ 10122. National Institute of Justice - (a) Establishment; general authority of Attorney General over InstituteThere is...

§ 10123. Authority for 100 per centum grants - A grant authorized under this subchapter may be up to...

SUBCHAPTER III— BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

§ 10131. Statement of purpose - It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide for...

§ 10132. Bureau of Justice Statistics - (a) EstablishmentThere is established within the Department of Justice, under...

§ 10133. Authority for 100 per centum grants - A grant authorized under this subchapter may be up to...

§ 10134. Use of data - Data collected by the Bureau shall be used only for...

SUBCHAPTER IV— ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

§ 10141. Establishment of Bureau of Justice Assistance - (a) There is established within the Department of Justice, under...

§ 10142. Duties and functions of Director - (1) Providing funds to eligible States, units of local government,...

SUBCHAPTER V— BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS

Part A— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

§ 10151. Name of program - (a) In generalThe grant program established under this part shall...

§ 10152. Description - (a) Grants authorized(1) In generalFrom amounts made available to carry...

§ 10153. Applications - (a) 11 So in original. Probably should be “(a)”. In...

§ 10154. Review of applications - The Attorney General shall not finally disapprove any application (or...

§ 10155. Rules - The Attorney General shall issue rules to carry out this...

§ 10156. Formula - (a) Allocation among States(1) In generalOf the total amount appropriated...

§ 10157. Reserved funds - (a) Of the total amount made available to carry out...

§ 10158. Interest-bearing trust funds - (a) Trust fund requiredA State or unit of local government...

§ 10159. Law enforcement training programs - (a) DefinitionIn this section, the term “certified training program or...

Part B— Discretionary Grants -

Part C— Administrative Provisions

§ 10201. Evaluation - (a) Guidelines and comprehensive evaluationsTo increase the efficiency and effectiveness...

§ 10202. General provisions - (a) The Bureau shall prepare both a “Program Brief” and...

§ 10203. Reports - (a) Each State which receives a grant under section 10156...

SUBCHAPTER VI— FBI TRAINING OF STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL

§ 10211. Training and manpower development - (a) Functions, powers, and duties of Director of Federal Bureau...

SUBCHAPTER VII— ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 10221. Rules, regulations, and procedures; consultations and establishment - (a) General authorization of certain Federal agenciesThe Office of Justice...

§ 10222. Notice and hearing on denial or termination of grant - (1) any provisions of this chapter; (2) any regulations or...

§ 10223. Finality of determinations - In carrying out the functions vested by this chapter in...

§ 10224. Delegation of functions - The Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General, the Director of...

§ 10225. Subpoena power; employment of hearing officers; authority to hold hearings - The Assistant Attorney General, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the...

§ 10226. Personnel and administrative authority - (a) Officers and employees of certain Federal agencies; employment; compensationThe...

§ 10227. Title to personal property - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, title to all expendable...

§ 10228. Prohibition of Federal control over State and local criminal justice agencies; prohibition of discrimination - (a) General ruleNothing in this chapter or any other Act...

§ 10229. Report to President and Congress - Not later than April 1 of each year, the Assistant...

§ 10230. Other administrative provisions - (a) Recordkeeping requirement; scope of disclosure; other sources of fundsEach...

§ 10231. Confidentiality of information - (a) Research or statistical information; immunity from process; prohibition against...

§ 10232. Administration of juvenile delinquency programs - The Director of the National Institute of Justice and the...

§ 10233. Prohibition on land acquisition - No funds under this chapter shall be used for land...

§ 10234. Prohibition on use of Central Intelligence Agency services - Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no use will...

§ 10235. Indian liability waiver - Where a State does not have an adequate forum to...

§ 10236. District of Columbia matching fund source - Funds appropriated by the Congress for the activities of any...

§ 10237. Limitation on civil justice matters - Authority of any entity established under this chapter shall extend...

§ 10238. Accountability and oversight - (a) Report by grant recipientsThe Attorney General or Secretary of...

SUBCHAPTER VIII— DEFINITIONS

§ 10251. General provisions - (a) DefinitionsAs used in this chapter—(1) “criminal justice” means activities...

SUBCHAPTER IX— FUNDING

§ 10261. Authorization of appropriations - (a)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal...

§ 10262. State and local governments to consider courts - (1) considered the needs of the judicial branch of the...

§ 10263. Oversight and accountability - (1) Audit requirementBeginning in fiscal year 2016, and each fiscal...

SUBCHAPTER X— CRIMINAL PENALTIES

§ 10271. Misuse of Federal assistance - Whoever embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud or...

§ 10272. Falsification or concealment of facts - Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up by...

§ 10273. Conspiracy to commit offense against United States - Any law enforcement or criminal justice program or project underwritten,...

SUBCHAPTER XI— PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ DEATH BENEFITS

Part A— Death Benefits

§ 10281. Payment of death benefits - (a) Amount; recipientsIn any case in which the Bureau of...

§ 10282. Limitations on benefits - (a) In generalNo benefit shall be paid under this subchapter—(1)...

§ 10283. National programs for families of public safety officers who have sustained fatal or catastrophic injury in the line of duty - The Director is authorized to use no less than $150,000...

§ 10284. Definitions - (1) “action outside of jurisdiction” means an action, not in...

§ 10285. Administrative provisions - (a) Rules, regulations, and proceduresThe Bureau is authorized to establish...

§ 10286. Expedited payment for public safety officers involved in the prevention, investigation, rescue, or recovery efforts related to a terrorist attack - (a) In generalNotwithstanding the limitations of subsection (b) of section...

§ 10287. Funds available for appeals and expenses of representation of hearing examiners - (1) the provisions of section 1001(a)(4) of such title I...

§ 10288. Due diligence in paying benefit claims - (a) In generalThe Bureau, with all due diligence, shall expeditiously...

Part B— Educational Assistance to Dependents of Civilian Federal Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Disabled in Line of Duty

§ 10301. Purposes - (1) to enhance the appeal of service in public safety...

§ 10302. Basic eligibility - (a) Benefits(1) The Attorney General shall provide financial assistance to...

§ 10303. Applications; approval - (a) ApplicationA person seeking assistance under this part shall submit...

§ 10304. Regulations - (a) In generalThe Attorney General may promulgate reasonable and necessary...

§ 10305. Discontinuation for unsatisfactory conduct or progress - The Attorney General may discontinue assistance under this part when...

§ 10306. Special rule - (a) Retroactive eligibilityNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a spouse...

§ 10307. Definitions - (1) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of...

§ 10308. Authorization of appropriations - There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this...

SUBCHAPTER XII— REGIONAL INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEMS

§ 10321. Regional information sharing systems grants - (a) Authority of DirectorThe Director of the Bureau of Justice...

SUBCHAPTER XIII— GRANTS FOR CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISING OF TESTIMONY OF CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE

§ 10331. Function of Director - The Director shall provide funds to eligible States and units...

§ 10332. Description of grant program - The Director is authorized to make grants to provide equipment...

§ 10333. Applications to receive grants - (1) a certification that Federal funds made available under section...

§ 10334. Review of applications - (a) Eligibility for grantsAn applicant is eligible to receive a...

§ 10335. Reports - (a) Each State or unit of local government that receives...

§ 10336. Expenditure of grants; records - (a) Identified usesA grant made under this subchapter may not...

§ 10337. Definitions - (1) the term “child” means an individual under the age...

SUBCHAPTER XIV— RURAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT

§ 10351. Rural drug enforcement assistance - (a) Of the total amount appropriated for this section in...

§ 10352. Other requirements - (1) section 10156(a) of this title shall not apply with...

SUBCHAPTER XV— CRIMINAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

§ 10361. Grant authorization - (a) In generalThe Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance...

§ 10362. State applications - (a) In general(1) To request a grant under this subchapter,...

§ 10363. Review of State applications - (a) In generalThe Bureau shall make a grant under section...

§ 10364. Local applications - (a) In general(1) To request funds under this subchapter from...

§ 10365. Distribution of funds - The Federal share of a grant made under this subchapter...

§ 10366. Evaluation - (a) In general(1) Each State and local entity that receives...

§ 10367. “Local entity” defined - For purposes of this subchapter, the term “local entity” means...

SUBCHAPTER XVI— PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING; “COPS ON THE BEAT”

§ 10381. Authority to make public safety and community policing grants - (a) Grant authorizationThe Attorney General shall carry out a single...

§ 10382. Applications - (a) In generalNo grant may be made under this subchapter...

§ 10383. Renewal of grants - (a) In generalExcept for grants made for hiring or rehiring...

§ 10384. Limitation on use of funds - (a) Nonsupplanting requirementFunds made available under this subchapter to States...

§ 10385. Performance evaluation - (a) Monitoring componentsEach program, project, or activity funded under this...

§ 10386. Revocation or suspension of funding - If the Attorney General determines, as a result of the...

§ 10387. Access to documents - (a) By Attorney GeneralThe Attorney General shall have access for...

§ 10388. General regulatory authority - The Attorney General may promulgate regulations and guidelines to carry...

§ 10389. Definitions - (1) “career law enforcement officer” means a person hired on...

SUBCHAPTER XVII— JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS

§ 10401. Program authorized - (a) In generalThe Attorney General is authorized to provide grants...

§ 10402. Tribal grant program authorized - (a) In generalFrom the amount reserved under section 1810(b),11 See...

§ 10403. Grant eligibility - (a) State eligibilityTo be eligible to receive a grant under...

§ 10404. Allocation and distribution of funds - (a) State allocation(1) In generalIn accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant...

§ 10405. Guidelines - (a) In generalThe Attorney General shall issue guidelines establishing procedures...

§ 10406. Payment requirements - (a) Timing of paymentsThe Attorney General shall pay to each...

§ 10407. Utilization of private sector - Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this subchapter...

§ 10408. Administrative provisions - (a) In generalA State or specially qualified unit that receives...

§ 10409. Assessment reports - (a) Reports to Attorney General(1) In generalExcept as provided in...

§ 10410. Definitions - (1) Unit of local governmentThe term “unit of local government”...

SUBCHAPTER XVIII— RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE PRISONERS

§ 10421. Grant authorization - (a) In generalThe Attorney General may make grants under this...

§ 10422. State applications - (a) In general(1) To request a grant under this subchapter...

§ 10423. Review of State applications - (a) In generalThe Attorney General shall make a grant under...

§ 10424. Allocation and distribution of funds - (a) AllocationOf the total amount appropriated under this subchapter in...

§ 10425. Evaluation - Each State that receives a grant under this subchapter shall...

§ 10426. National training center for prison drug rehabilitation program personnel - (a) In generalThe Director of the National Institute of Corrections,...

SUBCHAPTER XIX— GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN

§ 10441. Purpose of program and grants - (a) General program purposeThe purpose of this subchapter is to...

§ 10442. Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women - (a) In generalThere is hereby established within the Department of...

§ 10443. Director of Office on Violence Against Women - (a) AppointmentThe President, by and with the advice and consent...

§ 10444. Duties and functions of Director of Office on Violence Against Women - (1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial branches of the Federal...

§ 10445. Staff of Office on Violence Against Women - The Attorney General shall ensure that the Director has adequate...

§ 10446. State grants - (a) General grantsThe Attorney General may make grants to States,...

§ 10447. Definitions and grant conditions - In this subchapter the definitions and grant conditions in shall...

§ 10448. General terms and conditions - (a) Nonmonetary assistanceIn addition to the assistance provided under this...

§ 10449. Rape exam payments - (a) Restriction of funds(1) In generalA State, Indian tribal government,...

§ 10450. Costs for criminal charges and protection orders - (a) In generalA State, Indian tribal government, or unit of...

§ 10451. Polygraph testing prohibition - (a) In generalIn order to be eligible for grants under...

§ 10452. Grants to Indian tribal governments - (a) GrantsThe Attorney General may make grants to Indian tribal...

§ 10453. Tribal Deputy - (a) EstablishmentThere is established in the Office on Violence Against...

§ 10454. Grant eligibility regarding compelling victim testimony - (1) training developed by experts in the field regarding victim-centered...

§ 10455. Senior Policy Advisor for Culturally Specific Communities - (a) EstablishmentThere is established in the Office on Violence Against...

SUBCHAPTER XX— GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE AND ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS

§ 10461. Grants - (a) PurposeThe purpose of this subchapter is to assist States,...

§ 10462. Applications - (a) ApplicationAn eligible grantee shall submit an application to the...

§ 10462a. Grants to State and Tribal courts to implement protection order pilot programs - (a) Definition of eligible entityIn this section, the term “eligible...

§ 10463. Reports - Each grantee receiving funds under this subchapter shall submit a...

§ 10464. Regulations or guidelines - Not later than 120 days after , the Attorney General...

§ 10465. Definitions and grant conditions - In this subchapter the definitions and grant conditions in shall...

SUBCHAPTER XXI— MENTAL HEALTH COURTS

§ 10471. Grant authority - (1) continuing judicial supervision, including periodic review, over preliminarily qualified...

§ 10472. Definitions - (1) the term “mental illness” means a diagnosable mental, behavioral,...

§ 10473. Administration - (a) ConsultationThe Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary of...

§ 10474. Applications - To request funds under this subchapter, the chief executive or...

§ 10475. Federal share - The Federal share of a grant made under this subchapter...

§ 10476. Geographic distribution - The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent practicable,...

§ 10477. Report - A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government...

§ 10478. Technical assistance, training, and evaluation - (a) Technical assistance and trainingThe Attorney General may provide technical...

§ 10479. Mental health responses in the judicial system - (a) Pretrial screening and supervision(1) In generalThe Attorney General may...

SUBCHAPTER XXII— SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES

§ 10491. Duties - (1) establish guidelines and oversee the implementation of family-friendly policies...

§ 10492. General authorization - The Attorney General may make grants to States and local...

§ 10493. Uses of funds - (a) In generalA State or local law enforcement agency or...

§ 10494. Applications - (1) certify that the law enforcement agency shall match all...

§ 10495. Award of grants; limitation - (a) Grant distributionIn approving grants under this subchapter, the Attorney...

§ 10496. Discretionary research grants - The Attorney General may reserve 10 percent of funds to...

§ 10497. Reports - (1) program descriptions; (2) the number of staff employed to...

§ 10498. Definitions - (1) the term “family-friendly policy” means a policy to promote...

SUBCHAPTER XXIII— DNA IDENTIFICATION GRANTS

§ 10511. Grant authorization - The Attorney General may make funds available under this subchapter...

§ 10512. Applications - To request a grant under this subchapter, the chief executive...

§ 10513. Application requirements - (1) DNA analyses performed at the laboratory will satisfy or...

§ 10514. Administrative provisions - (a) Regulation authorityThe Attorney General may promulgate guidelines, regulations, and...

§ 10515. Restrictions on use of funds - (a) Federal shareThe Federal share of a grant, contract, or...

§ 10516. Reports - (1) a summary of the activities carried out under the...

§ 10517. Expenditure records - (a) RecordsEach State or unit of local government which receives...

SUBCHAPTER XXIV— MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARMOR VESTS

§ 10530. Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program - The program under this subchapter shall be known as the...

§ 10531. Program authorized - (a) In generalThe Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance...

§ 10532. Applications - (a) In generalTo request a grant under this subchapter, the...

§ 10533. Definitions - (1) the term “armor vest” means—(A) body armor, no less...

§ 10534. James Guelff and Chris McCurley Body Armor Act of 2002 - (a) Short titleThis section may be cited as the “James...

SUBCHAPTER XXV— TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALER

§ 10541. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings - (a) Continuing status until otherwise affected(1) All orders, determinations, rules,...

SUBCHAPTER XXVI— MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY

§ 10551. Program authorized - (a) In general(1) COPS grantsThe Director of the Office of...

§ 10552. Applications - (a) In generalTo request a grant under this subchapter, the...

§ 10553. Annual report to Congress; grant accountability - (a) Annual reportNot later than November 30th of each year,...

§ 10554. Definitions - (1) the term “school” means an elementary or secondary school,...

§ 10555. Authorization of appropriations - (a) In generalThere are authorized to be appropriated—(1) $75,000,000 for...

§ 10556. Rules of construction - (a) No funds to provide firearms or trainingNo amounts provided...

SUBCHAPTER XXVII— PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

§ 10561. Grant authorization - The Attorney General shall award grants to States and units...

§ 10562. Applications - (1) a certification that the State or unit of local...

§ 10563. Allocation - (a) In general(1) Population allocationEighty-five percent of the amount made...

§ 10564. Use of grants - (a) In generalA State or unit of local government that...

§ 10565. Administrative provisions - (a) RegulationsThe Attorney General may promulgate such guidelines, regulations, and...

§ 10566. Reports - (a) Reports to Attorney GeneralFor each fiscal year for which...

SUBCHAPTER XXVIII— MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION PROGRAMS

§ 10581. Repealed. , , -

SUBCHAPTER XXIX— GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

§ 10591. Grants authorized - (1) develop, implement, and expand comprehensive and clinically-appropriate family-based substance...

§ 10592. Use of grant funds - (1) the development, implementation, and expansion of prison-based family treatment...

§ 10593. Program requirements - (a) In generalA program for which a grant is made...

§ 10594. Applications - (a) In generalAn entity described in section 10591 of this...

§ 10595. Reports - (1) is based on evidence-based data; and (2) uses the...

§ 10595a. Authorization of appropriations - (a) In generalThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry...

§ 10596. Definitions - (1) Nonviolent parent drug offenderThe term “nonviolent parent drug offender”...

SUBCHAPTER XXX— DRUG COURTS

§ 10611. Grant authority - (a) In generalThe Attorney General may make grants to States,...

§ 10612. Prohibition of participation by violent offenders - (1) issue regulations or guidelines to ensure that the programs...

§ 10613. Definition - (a) In generalExcept as provided in subsection (b), in this...

§ 10614. Administration - (a) ConsultationThe Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary of...

§ 10615. Applications - To request funds under this subchapter, the chief executive or...

§ 10616. Federal share - (a) In generalThe Federal share of a grant made under...

§ 10617. Distribution and allocation - (a) Geographic distributionThe Attorney General shall ensure that, to the...

§ 10618. Report - A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government...

§ 10619. Technical assistance, training, and evaluation - (a) Technical assistance and trainingThe Attorney General may provide technical...

SUBCHAPTER XXXI— OFFENDER REENTRY AND COMMUNITY SAFETY

§ 10631. Adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects - (a) Grant authorizationThe Attorney General shall make grants to States,...

§ 10632. State reentry project evaluation - (a) EvaluationThe Attorney General shall evaluate the demonstration projects authorized...

§ 10633. Repealed. , , -

SUBCHAPTER XXXII— CRIME FREE RURAL STATE GRANTS

§ 10641. Grant authority - The Attorney General shall award grants to rural State criminal...

§ 10642. Use of funds - (a) In generalA capacity building grant shall be used to...

§ 10643. Statewide strategic prevention plan - (a) In generalA statewide strategic prevention plan shall be used...

§ 10644. Requirements - (a) Training and technical assistanceThe rural State shall provide training...

SUBCHAPTER XXXIII— ADULT AND JUVENILE COLLABORATION PROGRAM GRANTS

§ 10651. Adult and juvenile collaboration programs - (a) DefinitionsIn this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) ApplicantThe...

§ 10651a. Veteran Treatment Court Program - (a) EstablishmentSubject to the availability of appropriations, in coordination with...

§ 10652. National criminal justice and mental health training and technical assistance - (a) AuthorityThe Attorney General may make grants to eligible organizations...

§ 10653. Creation of a TBI and PTSD training for first responders - (a) In generalNot later than one year after August 16,...

SUBCHAPTER XXXIV— CONFRONTING USE OF METHAMPHETAMINE

§ 10661. Authority to make grants to address public safety and methamphetamine manufacturing, sale, and use in hot spots - (a) 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been...

§ 10662. Funding - There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this...

§ 10663. Grants for programs for drug-endangered children - (a) In generalThe Attorney General shall make grants to States,...

§ 10664. Authority to award competitive grants to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders - (a) Purpose and program authority(1) Grant authorizationThe Attorney General may...

SUBCHAPTER XXXV— LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

§ 10671. Grant authorization - (a) PurposeThe purpose of this section is to encourage qualified...

SUBCHAPTER XXXVI— GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES

§ 10681. Repealed. , , -

SUBCHAPTER XXXVII— SEX OFFENDER APPREHENSION GRANTS; JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT GRANTS

§ 10691. Sex offender apprehension grants - (a) Authority to make sex offender apprehension grants(1) In generalFrom...

§ 10692. Juvenile sex offender treatment grants - (a) Authority to make juvenile sex offender treatment grants(1) In...

SUBCHAPTER XXXVIII— COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM

§ 10701. Description - (a) Grants authorizedFrom amounts made available to carry out this...

§ 10702. Applications - (1) A certification that Federal funds made available under this...

§ 10703. Review of applications - The Attorney General shall not finally disapprove any application (or...

§ 10704. Equitable distribution of funds - (1) equitably addresses the needs of underserved populations, including rural...

§ 10705. Definitions - (1) The term “first responder” includes a firefighter, law enforcement...

§ 10706. Grant accountability - (a) Definition of applicable committeesIn this section, the term “applicable...

§ 10707. Evaluation of performance of Department of Justice programs - (1) Evaluation of Justice Department Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant ProgramNot...

SUBCHAPTER XXXIX— PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME

§ 10721. Establishment of grant program - (a) AuthorizationThe Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance is...

§ 10722. Purposes - (1) To ensure that training is available for State, local,...

§ 10723. Authorized programs - (1) Programs to provide a nationwide support system for State...

§ 10724. Application - To be eligible for an award of a grant or...

§ 10725. Eligibility - States, units of local government, not-for-profit entities, and institutions of...

§ 10726. Rules and regulations - The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall promulgate...

SUBCHAPTER XL— GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES

§ 10741. Grant program to evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities - (a) Grant program authorizedThe Attorney General may carry out a...

SUBCHAPTER XLI— CRISIS STABILIZATION AND COMMUNITY REENTRY PROGRAM

§ 10751. Grant authorization - (a) In generalThe Attorney General may make grants under this...

§ 10752. Applications - (a) In generalTo request a grant under this subchapter, the...

§ 10753. Review of applications - (a) In generalThe Attorney General shall make a grant under...

§ 10754. Evaluation - Each State, Indian Tribe, unit of local government, or community-based...

§ 10755. Authorization of funding - Subject to the availability of appropriations, for purposes of carrying...

CHAPTER 111— JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION

SUBCHAPTER I— GENERALLY

§ 11101. Findings - (a) The Congress finds the following:(1) Although the juvenile violent...

§ 11102. Purposes - (1) to support State, tribal, and local programs that prevent...

§ 11103. Definitions - (1) the term “community based” facility, program, or service means...

SUBCHAPTER II— PROGRAMS AND OFFICES

Part A— Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office

§ 11111. Establishment - (a) Placement within Department of Justice under general authority of...

§ 11112. Personnel - (a) Selection; employment; compensationThe Administrator is authorized to select, employ,...

§ 11113. Voluntary and uncompensated services - The Administrator is authorized to accept and employ, in carrying...

§ 11114. Concentration of Federal efforts - (a) Implementation of policy by Administrator; consultation with Council and...

§ 11115. Joint funding; non-Federal share requirements - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where funds are made...

§ 11116. Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - (a) Establishment; membership(1) There is hereby established, as an independent...

§ 11117. Annual report - (1) A detailed summary and analysis of the most recent...

Part B— Charles Grassley Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program

§ 11131. Authority to make grants and contracts - (a) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to States...

§ 11132. Allocation of funds - (a) Time; basis; amounts(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and in...

§ 11133. State plans - (a) RequirementsIn order to receive formula grants under this part,...

Part C— Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Block Grant Program

§§ 11141 to 11146. Repealed. , , -

Part D— Research; Evaluation; Technical Assistance; Training

§ 11161. Research and evaluation; statistical analyses; information dissemination - (a) Research and evaluation(1) The Administrator shall—(A) annually publish a...

§ 11162. Training and technical assistance - (a) TrainingThe Administrator—(1) shall develop and carry out projects for...

Part E— Developing, Testing, and Demonstrating Promising New Initiatives and Programs

§ 11171. Grants and projects - (a) Authority to make grantsThe Administrator may make grants to...

§ 11172. Grants for technical assistance - The Administrator may make grants to and contracts with public...

§ 11173. Eligibility - To be eligible to receive a grant made under this...

§ 11174. Reports - Recipients of grants made under this part shall submit to...

Part F— General and Administrative Provisions

§ 11181. Repealed. , , -

§ 11182. Administrative authority - (a) Authority of AdministratorThe Office shall be administered by the...

§ 11183. Withholding - (1) the program or activity for which the grant or...

§ 11184. Use of funds - (a) In generalFunds paid pursuant to this subchapter to any...

§ 11185. Payments - (a) In generalPayments under this subchapter, pursuant to a grant...

§ 11186. Confidentiality of program records - Except as authorized by law, program records containing the identity...

§ 11187. Limitations on use of funds - None of the funds made available to carry out this...

§ 11188. Rules of construction - (1) to prevent financial assistance from being awarded through grants...

§ 11189. Leasing surplus Federal property - The Administrator may receive surplus Federal property (including facilities) and...

§ 11190. Issuance of rules - The Administrator shall issue rules to carry out this subchapter,...

§ 11191. Content of materials - Materials produced, procured, or distributed both using funds appropriated to...

SUBCHAPTER III— RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH

Part A— Basic Center Grant Program

§ 11211. Authority to make grants - (a) Grants for centers and services(1) In generalThe Secretary shall...

§ 11212. Eligibility; plan requirements - (a) Runaway and homeless youth center; project providing temporary shelter;...

§ 11213. Approval of applications - (a) In generalAn application by a public or private entity...

§ 11214. Grants to private entities; staffing - Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to deny grants...

Part B— Transitional Living Grant Program

§ 11221. Authority for program - The Secretary is authorized to make grants and to provide...

§ 11222. Eligibility - (a) In generalTo be eligible for assistance under this part,...

Part C— National Communications System

§ 11231. Authority to make grants - The Secretary shall make grants for a national communication system...

Part D— Coordinating, Training, Research, and Other Activities

§ 11241. Coordination - (1) in conjunction with the Attorney General, shall coordinate the...

§ 11242. Grants for technical assistance and training - The Secretary may make grants to statewide and regional nonprofit...

§ 11243. Authority to make grants for research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects - (a) Authorization; purposesThe Secretary may make grants to States, localities,...

§ 11244. Demonstration projects to provide services to youth in rural areas - (a)(1) The Secretary may make grants on a competitive basis...

§ 11245. Periodic estimate of incidence and prevalence of youth homelessness - (a) Periodic estimateNot later than 2 years after October 8,...

Part E— Sexual Abuse Prevention Program

§ 11261. Authority to make grants - (a) In generalThe Secretary may make grants to nonprofit private...

Part F— General Provisions

§ 11271. Assistance to potential grantees - The Secretary shall provide informational assistance to potential grantees interested...

§ 11272. Lease of surplus Federal facilities for use as runaway and homeless youth centers or as transitional living youth shelter facilities - (a) Conditions of lease arrangementsThe Secretary may enter into cooperative...

§ 11273. Reports - (a) In generalNot later than April 1, 2000, and biennially...

§ 11274. Federal and non-Federal share; methods of payment - (a) The Federal share for the renovation of existing structures,...

§ 11275. Restrictions on disclosure and transfer - Records containing the identity of individual youths pursuant to this...

§ 11276. Consolidated review of applications - (1) announcing, in a single announcement, the availability of funds...

§ 11277. Evaluation and information - (a) In generalIf a grantee receives grants for 3 consecutive...

§ 11278. Performance standards - (a) Establishment of performance standardsNot later than 1 year after...

§ 11279. Definitions - (1) Drug abuse education and prevention servicesThe term “drug abuse...

§ 11280. Authorization of appropriations - (a) In general(1) AuthorizationThere are authorized to be appropriated to...

§ 11281. Restriction on use of funds - (a) In generalNone of the funds contained in this subchapter...

SUBCHAPTER IV— MISSING CHILDREN

§ 11291. Findings - (1) each year tens of thousands of children run away,...

§ 11292. Definitions - (1) the term “missing child” means any individual less than...

§ 11293. Duties and functions of the Administrator - (a) Description of activitiesThe Administrator shall—(1) issue such rules as...

§ 11294. Grants - (a) Authority of Administrator; description of research, demonstration projects, and...

§ 11295. Criteria for grants - (a) Establishment of priorities and criteria; publication in Federal RegisterIn...

§ 11295a. Reporting - (a) Required reportingAs a condition of receiving funds under section...

§ 11296. Oversight and accountability - (1) Audit requirementFor 2 of the fiscal years in the...

§ 11297. Authorization of appropriations - (a) In generalTo carry out the provisions of this subchapter,...

§ 11298. Authority of Inspectors General - (a) In generalAn Inspector General appointed under section 403 or...

SUBCHAPTER V— INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS

§ 11311. Definitions - (1) the term “at-risk” has the meaning given that term...

§ 11312. Duties and functions of the Administrator - (1) make such arrangements as are necessary and appropriate to...

§ 11313. Grants for local delinquency prevention programs - (a) PurposeThe purpose of this section is to enable local...

§ 11314. Grants for tribal delinquency prevention and response programs - (a) In generalThe Administrator shall make grants under this section,...

SUBCHAPTER VI— AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT

§ 11321. Authorization of appropriations - There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this...

§ 11322. Accountability and oversight - (a) Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that,...

CHAPTER 121— VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

SUBCHAPTER I— PRISONS

Part A— Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants

§ 12101. Definitions - (1) the term “indeterminate sentencing” means a system by which—(A)...

§ 12102. Authorization of grants - (a) In generalThe Attorney General shall provide Violent Offender Incarceration...

§ 12103. Violent offender incarceration grants - (a) Eligibility for minimum grantTo be eligible to receive a...

§ 12104. Truth-in-sentencing incentive grants - (a) EligibilityTo be eligible to receive a grant award under...

§ 12105. Special rules - (a) Sharing of funds with counties and other units of...

§ 12106. Formula for grants - (a) Allocation of violent offender incarceration grants under section 12103(1)...

§ 12107. Accountability - (a) Fiscal requirementsA State that receives funds under this part...

§ 12108. Authorization of appropriations - (a) In general(1) AuthorizationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to...

§ 12109. Payments for incarceration on tribal lands - (a) Reservation of fundsNotwithstanding any other provision of this part,...

§ 12110. Payments to eligible States for incarceration of criminal aliens - (a) In generalThe Attorney General shall make a payment to...

§ 12111. Support of Federal prisoners in non-Federal institutions - (a) In generalThe Attorney General may make payments to States...

§ 12112. Report by Attorney General - Beginning on , and each subsequent July 1 thereafter, the...

§ 12113. Aimee’s Law - (a) Short titleThis section may be cited as “Aimee’s Law”....

Part B— Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 12121. Task force on prison construction standardization and techniques - (a) Task forceThe Director of the National Institute of Corrections...

§ 12122. Efficiency in law enforcement and corrections - (a) In generalIn the administration of each grant program funded...

§ 12123. Conversion of closed military installations into Federal prison facilities - (a) Study of suitable basesThe Secretary of Defense and the...

§ 12124. Correctional job training and placement - (a) PurposeIt is the purpose of this section to encourage...

SUBCHAPTER II— CRIME PREVENTION

Part A— Ounce of Prevention Council

§ 12131. Ounce of Prevention Council - (a) Establishment(1) In generalThere is established an Ounce of Prevention...

§ 12132. Ounce of prevention grant program - (a) In generalThe Council may make grants for—(1) summer and...

§ 12133. “Indian tribe” defined - In this part, “Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, pueblo,...

Part B— Model Intensive Grant Programs

§ 12141. Grant authorization - (a) Establishment(1) In generalThe Attorney General may award grants to...

§ 12142. Uses of funds - (a) In generalFunds awarded under this part may be used...

§ 12143. Program requirements - (a) DescriptionAn applicant shall include a description of the distinctive...

§ 12144. Applications - (1) prepare and submit to the Attorney General an application...

§ 12145. Reports - Not later than , the Attorney General shall prepare and...

§ 12146. Definitions - In this part—“chief local elected official” means an official designated...

Part C— Family and Community Endeavor Schools Grant Program

§ 12161. Community schools youth services and supervision grant program - (a) Short titleThis section may be cited as the “Community...

Part D— Police Recruitment

§ 12171. Grant authority - (a) Grants(1) In generalThe Attorney General may make grants to...

Part E— National Community Economic Partnership -

Part F— Community-Based Justice Grants for Prosecutors

§ 12221. Grant authorization - (a) In generalThe Attorney General may make grants to State,...

§ 12222. Use of funds - (1) to fund programs that require the cooperation and coordination...

§ 12223. Applications - (a) EligibilityIn order to be eligible to receive a grant...

§ 12224. Allocation of funds; limitations on grants - (a) Administrative cost limitationThe Attorney General shall use not more...

§ 12225. Award of grants - (1) Demonstrated need and evidence of the ability to provide...

§ 12226. Reports - (a) Report to Attorney GeneralState and local prosecutors that receive...

§ 12227. Definitions - In this part—“Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation,...

Part G— Family Unity Demonstration Project

§ 12241. Purpose - (1) alleviate the harm to children and primary caretaker parents...

§ 12242. Definitions - In this part—“child” means a person who is less than...

Part H— Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Tuberculosis in Correctional Institutions

§ 12271. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis in correctional institutions - (a) GuidelinesThe Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of...

Part I— Gang Resistance Education and Training

§ 12281. Gang Resistance Education and Training projects - (a) Establishment of projects(1) In generalThe Attorney General shall establish...

SUBCHAPTER III— VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Part A— Safe Streets for Women -

Part B— Safe Homes for Women -

Part C— Civil Rights for Women

§ 12361. Civil rights - (a) PurposePursuant to the affirmative power of Congress to enact...

Part D— Equal Justice for Women in Courts -

Part E— Violence Against Women Act Improvements

§ 12391. Payment of cost of testing for sexually transmitted diseases - (a) Omitted (b) Limited testing of defendants(1) Court orderThe victim...

§ 12392. Enforcement of statutory rape laws - (a) Sense of SenateIt is the sense of the Senate...

Part F— National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction

§ 12401. Grant program - (a) In generalThe Attorney General is authorized to provide grants...

§ 12402. Authorization of appropriations - There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this...

§ 12403. Application requirements - (1) the need for grant funds and that State or...

§ 12404. Disbursement - Not later than 90 days after the receipt of an...

§ 12405. Technical assistance, training, and evaluations - The Attorney General may provide technical assistance and training in...

§ 12406. Training programs for judges - The State Justice Institute, after consultation with nationally recognized nonprofit...

§ 12407. Recommendations on intrastate communication - The State Justice Institute, after consultation with nationally recognized nonprofit...

§ 12408. Inclusion in National Incident-Based Reporting System - Not later than 2 years after , the Attorney General,...

§ 12409. Report to Congress - Each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to...

§ 12410. Definitions - (1) the term “national crime information databases” refers to the...

Part G— Training and Services To End Abuse Later in Life

§ 12421. Training and services to end abuse in later life - (1) Mandatory and permissible activities(A) Mandatory activitiesAn eligible entity receiving...

Part H— Domestic Violence Task Force

§ 12431. Task force - (a) EstablishThe Attorney General, in consultation with national nonprofit, nongovernmental...

Part I— Privacy Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Stalking

§ 12441. Grants to protect the privacy and confidentiality of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking - The Attorney General, through the Director of the Office on...

§ 12442. Purpose areas - (1) to develop or improve protocols, procedures, and policies for...

§ 12443. Eligible entities - (1) jurisdictions or agencies within jurisdictions having authority or responsibility...

§ 12444. Grant conditions - Applicants described in paragraph (1) and paragraphs (3) through (6)...

Part J— Services, Education, Protection and Justice for Young Victims of Violence

§ 12451. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education for children and youth (“CHOOSE Children & Youth”) - (a) Grants authorizedThe Attorney General, working in collaboration with the...

Part K— Strengthening America’s Families by Preventing Violence Against Women and Children

§ 12461. Findings - (1) the former United States Advisory Board on Child Abuse...

§ 12462. Purpose - (1) prevent crimes involving violence against women, children, and youth;...

§ 12463. Saving money and reducing tragedies through prevention (SMART Prevention) - (a) Grants authorizedThe Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary...

§ 12464. Grants to support families in the justice system - (a) In generalThe Attorney General may make grants to States,...

Part L— Addressing the Housing Needs of Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking -

Part M— National Resource Center

§ 12501. Grant for national resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence - (a) AuthorityThe Attorney General, acting through the Director of the...

Part N— Sexual Assault Services

§ 12511. Sexual assault services program - (a) PurposesThe purposes of this section are—(1) to assist States,...

§ 12512. Working Group - (a) In generalThe Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary...

Part O— Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement

§ 12513. Demonstration program on trauma-informed, victim-centered training for law enforcement - (a) DefinitionsIn this section—(1) the term “Attorney General” means the...

Part P— Restorative Practices

§ 12514. Pilot program on restorative practices - (a) DefinitionsIn this section:(1) DirectorThe term “Director” means the Director...

SUBCHAPTER IV— DRUG CONTROL

§ 12521. Increased penalties for drug-dealing in “drug-free” zones - Pursuant to its authority under , the United States Sentencing...

§ 12522. Enhanced penalties for illegal drug use in Federal prisons and for smuggling drugs into Federal prisons - (a) Declaration of policyIt is the policy of the Federal...

§ 12523. Violent crime and drug emergency areas - (a) DefinitionsIn this section— “major violent crime or drug-related emergency”...

SUBCHAPTER V— CRIMINAL STREET GANGS

§ 12531. Juvenile anti-drug and anti-gang grants in federally assisted low-income housing - Grants authorized in this Act to reduce or prevent juvenile...

§ 12532. Gang investigation coordination and information collection - (a) CoordinationThe Attorney General (or the Attorney General’s designee), in...

SUBCHAPTER VI— RURAL CRIME

§ 12541. Rural Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces - (a) EstablishmentThe Attorney General, in consultation with the Governors, mayors,...

§ 12542. Rural drug enforcement training - (a) Specialized training for rural officersThe Director of the Federal...

SUBCHAPTER VII— POLICE CORPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Part A— Police Corps

§ 12551. Purposes - (1) address violent crime by increasing the number of police...

§ 12552. Definitions - In this part—“academic year” means a traditional academic year beginning...

§ 12553. Establishment of Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education - There is established in the Department of Justice, under the...

§ 12554. Designation of lead agency and submission of State plan - (a) Lead agencyA State that desires to participate in the...

§ 12555. Scholarship assistance - (a) Scholarships authorized(1) The Director may award scholarships to participants...

§ 12556. Selection of participants - (a) In generalParticipants in State Police Corps programs shall be...

§ 12557. Police Corps training - (a) In general(1) The Director shall establish programs of training...

§ 12558. Service obligation - (a) Swearing inUpon satisfactory completion of the participant’s course of...

§ 12559. State plan requirements - (1) provide for the screening and selection of participants in...

Part B— Law Enforcement Scholarship Program

§ 12571. Definitions - In this part—“Director” means the Director of the Office of...

§ 12572. Allotment - (1) 80 percent of such amounts to States on the...

§ 12573. Establishment of program - (a) Use of allotment(1) In generalA State that receives an...

§ 12574. Scholarships - (a) Period of awardScholarships awarded under this part shall be...

§ 12575. Eligibility - (a) ScholarshipsA person shall be eligible to receive a scholarship...

§ 12576. State application - (a) In generalEach State desiring an allotment under section 12572...

§ 12577. Local application - (a) In generalA person who desires a scholarship or employment...

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