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42 U.S.C. § 13961 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13961. Research agenda
(a) Request for contract
The Attorney General shall request the National Academy of Sciences, through its National Research Council, to enter into a contract to develop a research agenda to increase the understanding and control of violence against women, including rape and domestic violence. In furtherance of the contract, the National Academy shall convene a panel of nationally recognized experts on violence against women, in the fields of law, medicine, criminal justice, and direct services to victims and experts on domestic violence in diverse, ethnic, social, and language minority communities and the social sciences. In setting the agenda, the Academy shall focus primarily on preventive, educative, social, and legal strategies, including addressing the needs of underserved populations.
(b) Declination of request
If the National Academy of Sciences declines to conduct the study and develop a research agenda, it shall recommend a nonprofit private entity that is qualified to conduct such a study. In that case, the Attorney General shall carry out subsection (a) through the nonprofit private entity recommended by the Academy. In either case, whether the study is conducted by the National Academy of Sciences or by the nonprofit group it recommends, the funds for the contract shall be made available from sums appropriated for the conduct of research by the National Institute of Justice.
(c) Report
The Attorney General shall ensure that no later than 1 year after September 13, 1994, the study required under subsection (a) is completed and a report describing the findings made is submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40291, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1939.)
heading: Development of Research Agenda Identified by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
text: Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title IV, § 1404, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1514, provided that:
“(a) In General.—
The Attorney General shall—
“(1) direct the National Institute of Justice, in consultation and coordination with the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Academy of Sciences, through its National Research Council, to develop a research agenda based on the recommendations contained in the report entitled ‘Understanding Violence Against Women’ of the National Academy of Sciences; and
“(2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2000], in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, submit to Congress a report which shall include—
“(A) a description of the research agenda developed under paragraph (1) and a plan to implement that agenda; and
“(B) recommendations for priorities in carrying out that agenda to most effectively advance knowledge about and means by which to prevent or reduce violence against women.
“(b) Authorization of Appropriations.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.”
42 U.S.C. § 13962 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 13962. State databases
(a) In general
The Attorney General shall study and report to the States and to Congress on how the States may collect centralized databases on the incidence of sexual and domestic violence offenses within a State.
(b) Consultation
In conducting its study, the Attorney General shall consult persons expert in the collection of criminal justice data, State statistical administrators, law enforcement personnel, and nonprofit nongovernmental agencies that provide direct services to victims of domestic violence. The final report shall set forth the views of the persons consulted on the recommendations.
(c) Report
The Attorney General shall ensure that no later than 1 year after September 13, 1994, the study required under subsection (a) is completed and a report describing the findings made is submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40292, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1939.)
42 U.S.C. § 14001 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14001. Authorization of circuit studies; education and training grants
(a) Studies
In order to gain a better understanding of the nature and the extent of gender bias in the Federal courts, the circuit judicial councils are encouraged to conduct studies of the instances, if any, of gender bias in their respective circuits and to implement recommended reforms.
(b) Matters for examination
The studies under subsection (a) may include an examination of the effects of gender on—
(1) the treatment of litigants, witnesses, attorneys, jurors, and judges in the courts, including before magistrate and bankruptcy judges;
(2) the interpretation and application of the law, both civil and criminal;
(3) treatment of defendants in criminal cases;
(4) treatment of victims of violent crimes in judicial proceedings;
(5) sentencing;
(6) sentencing alternatives and the nature of supervision of probation and parole;
(7) appointments to committees of the Judicial Conference and the courts;
(8) case management and court sponsored alternative dispute resolution programs;
(9) the selection, retention, promotion, and treatment of employees;
(10) appointment of arbitrators, experts, and special masters;
(11) the admissibility of the victim’s past sexual history in civil and criminal cases; and
(12) the aspects of the topics listed in section 13992 of this title that pertain to issues within the jurisdiction of the Federal courts.
(c) Clearinghouse
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall act as a clearinghouse to disseminate any reports and materials issued by the gender bias task forces under subsection (a) and to respond to requests for such reports and materials. The gender bias task forces shall provide the Administrative Office of the Courts of the United States 1 with their reports and related material.
(d) Continuing education and training programs
The Federal Judicial Center, in carrying out section 620(b)(3) of title 28, shall include in the educational programs it prepares, including the training programs for newly appointed judges, information on the aspects of the topics listed in section 13992 of this title that pertain to issues within the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and shall prepare materials necessary to implement this subsection.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40421, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1944; Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title IV, § 1406(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1516.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–386 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally, substituting provisions relating to continuing education and training programs for provisions relating to model programs.
42 U.S.C. § 14013 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14013. Report on battered women’s syndrome
(a) Report
Not less than 1 year after September 13, 1994, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall transmit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the medical and psychological basis of “battered women’s syndrome” and on the extent to which evidence of the syndrome has been considered in criminal trials.
(b) Components
The report under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) medical and psychological testimony on the validity of battered women’s syndrome as a psychological condition;
(2) a compilation of State, tribal, and Federal court cases in which evidence of battered women’s syndrome was offered in criminal trials; and
(3) an assessment by State, tribal, and Federal judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys of the effects that evidence of battered women’s syndrome may have in criminal trials.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40507, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1949.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.
42 U.S.C. § 14031 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14031. Grant program
(a) In general
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grants to States and units of local government to improve and implement processes for entering data regarding stalking and domestic violence into local, State, and national crime information databases.
(b) Eligibility
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State or unit of local government shall certify that it has or intends to establish a program that enters into the National Crime Information Center records of—
(1) warrants for the arrest of persons violating protection orders intended to protect victims from stalking or domestic violence;
(2) arrests or convictions of persons violating protection 1 or domestic violence; and
(3) protection orders for the protection of persons from stalking or domestic violence.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40602, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1951; Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title I, § 1106(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1497.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–386 inserted “and implement” after “improve”.
42 U.S.C. § 14044f (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14044f. Grants for law enforcement training programs
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Act of trafficking
The term “act of trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) of section 7102 of title 22.
(2) Eligible entity
The term “eligible entity” means a State or a local government.
(3) State
The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(4) Victim of trafficking
The term “victim of trafficking” means a person subjected to an act of trafficking.
(b) Grants authorized
The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities to provide training to State and local law enforcement personnel to identify and protect victims of trafficking.
(c) Use of funds
A grant awarded under this section shall be used to—
(1) train law enforcement personnel to identify and protect victims of trafficking, including training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, or local resources to assist victims of trafficking;
(2) train law enforcement or State or local prosecutors to identify, investigate, or prosecute acts of trafficking; or
(3) train law enforcement or State or local prosecutors to utilize laws that prohibit acts of trafficking and to assist in the development of State and local laws to prohibit acts of trafficking.
(d) Restrictions
(1) Administrative expenses
An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use not more than 5 percent of the total amount of such grant for administrative expenses.
(2) Nonexclusivity
Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict the ability of an eligible entity to apply for or obtain funding from any other source to carry out the training described in subsection (c).
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 111, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2984; Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1212(b)(2)(D), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 144.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, and not as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 which enacted this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “paragraph (9)” for “paragraph (8)”.
42 U.S.C. § 14052 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14052. Enhanced penalties for illegal drug use in Federal prisons and for smuggling drugs into Federal prisons
(a) Declaration of policy
It is the policy of the Federal Government that the use or distribution of illegal drugs in the Nation’s Federal prisons will not be tolerated and that such crimes shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
(b) Sentencing guidelines
Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, the United States Sentencing Commission shall amend its sentencing guidelines to appropriately enhance the penalty for a person convicted of an offense—
(1) under section 844 of title 21 involving simple possession of a controlled substance within a Federal prison or other Federal detention facility; or
(2) under section 841(b) of title 21 involving the smuggling of a controlled substance into a Federal prison or other Federal detention facility or the distribution or intended distribution of a controlled substance within a Federal prison or other Federal detention facility.
(c) No probation
Notwithstanding any other law, the court shall not sentence a person convicted of an offense described in subsection (b) to probation.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IX, § 90103, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1987.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is comprised of section 90103 of Pub. L. 103–322. Subsec. (b) of section 90103 of Pub. L. 103–322 is also listed in a table relating to sentencing guidelines set out under section 994 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
42 U.S.C. § 14062 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14062. Gang investigation coordination and information collection
(a) Coordination
The Attorney General (or the Attorney General’s designee), in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s designee), shall develop a national strategy to coordinate gang-related investigations by Federal law enforcement agencies.
(b) Data collection
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall acquire and collect information on incidents of gang violence for inclusion in an annual uniform crime report.
(c) Report
The Attorney General shall prepare a report on national gang violence outlining the strategy developed under subsection (a) to be submitted to the President and Congress by January 1, 1996.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XV, § 150008, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2036.)
42 U.S.C. § 14082 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14082. Rural drug enforcement training
(a) Specialized training for rural officers
The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall develop a specialized course of instruction devoted to training law enforcement officers from rural agencies in the investigation of drug trafficking and related crimes.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)—
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
(2) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(3) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(4) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(5) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XVIII, § 180103, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2046.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center of the Department of the Treasury to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(4), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
42 U.S.C. § 14094 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14094. Designation of lead agency and submission of State plan
(a) Lead agency
A State that desires to participate in the Police Corps program under this part shall designate a lead agency that will be responsible for—
(1) submitting to the Director a State plan described in subsection (b); and
(2) administering the program in the State.
(b) State plans
A State plan shall—
(1) contain assurances that the lead agency shall work in cooperation with the local law enforcement liaisons, representatives of police labor organizations and police management organizations, and other appropriate State and local agencies to develop and implement interagency agreements designed to carry out the program;
(2) contain assurances that the State shall advertise the assistance available under this part;
(3) contain assurances that the State shall screen and select law enforcement personnel for participation in the program; and
(4) meet the requirements of section 14099 of this title.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200105, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2050.)
42 U.S.C. § 14116 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14116. State application
(a) In general
Each State desiring an allotment under section 14112 of this title shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may reasonably require.
(b) Contents
An application under subsection (a) shall—
(1) describe the scholarship program and the student employment program for which assistance under this part is sought;
(2) contain assurances that the lead agency will work in cooperation with the local law enforcement liaisons, representatives of police labor organizations and police management organizations, and other appropriate State and local agencies to develop and implement interagency agreements designed to carry out this part;
(3) contain assurances that the State will advertise the scholarship assistance and student employment it will provide under this part and that the State will use such programs to enhance recruitment efforts;
(4) contain assurances that the State will screen and select law enforcement personnel for participation in the scholarship program under this part;
(5) contain assurances that under such student employment program the State will screen and select, for participation in such program, students who have an interest in undertaking a career in law enforcement;
(6) contain assurances that under such scholarship program the State will make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education on behalf of persons who receive scholarships under this part;
(7) with respect to such student employment program, identify—
(A) the employment tasks that students will be assigned to perform;
(B) the compensation that students will be paid to perform such tasks; and
(C) the training that students will receive as part of their participation in the program;
(8) identify model curriculum and existing programs designed to meet the educational and professional needs of law enforcement personnel; and
(9) contain assurances that the State will promote cooperative agreements with educational and law enforcement agencies to enhance law enforcement personnel recruitment efforts in institutions of higher education.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200207, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2059.)
42 U.S.C. § 14117 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14117. Local application
(a) In general
A person who desires a scholarship or employment under this part shall submit an application to the State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State may reasonably require.
(b) Contents
An application under subsection (a) shall describe—
(1) the academic courses for which a scholarship is sought; or
(2) the location and duration of employment that is sought.
(c) Priority
In awarding scholarships and providing student employment under this part, each State shall give priority to applications from persons who are—
(1) members of racial, ethnic, or gender groups whose representation in the law enforcement agencies within the State is substantially less than in the population eligible for employment in law enforcement in the State;
(2) pursuing an undergraduate degree; and
(3) not receiving financial assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.].
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200208, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2060.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, which is classified generally to chapter 28 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 20, Education, and part C (§ 2751 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 34 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables.
42 U.S.C. § 14118 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14118. Scholarship agreement
(a) In general
A person who receives a scholarship under this part shall enter into an agreement with the Director.
(b) Contents
An agreement described in subsection (a) shall—
(1) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship in accordance with the service obligation described in subsection (c) after completion of the scholarship recipient’s academic courses leading to an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree;
(2) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will repay the entire scholarship in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Director shall prescribe if the requirements of the agreement are not complied with, unless the scholarship recipient—
(A) dies;
(B) becomes physically or emotionally disabled, as established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; or
(C) has been discharged in bankruptcy; and
(3) set forth the terms and conditions under which the scholarship recipient may seek employment in the field of law enforcement in a State other than the State that awarded the scholarship.
(c) Service obligation
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person who receives a scholarship under this part shall work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship for a period of 1 month for each credit hour for which funds are received under the scholarship.
(2) Special rule
For purposes of satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1), a scholarship recipient shall work in a law enforcement position in the State that awarded the scholarship for not less than 6 months but shall not be required to work in such a position for more than 2 years.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200209, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2060.)
42 U.S.C. § 14119 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 14119. Authorization of appropriations
(a) General authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part—
(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(3) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(b) Uses of funds
Of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year—
(1) 80 percent shall be available to provide scholarships described in section 14113(a)(1)(A) of this title; and
(2) 20 percent shall be available to provide employment described in sections 14113(a)(1)(B) and 14113(a)(2) of this title.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200210, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2061.)