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34 U.S.C. § 20322 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20322. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure that by January 1, 2015, a court-appointed special advocate shall be available to every victim of child abuse or neglect in the United States that needs such an advocate.
(Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 216, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4794; Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(a)(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 109–162, title I, § 112(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2986; Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 106(1), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 77.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 13012 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “January 1, 2015” for “January 1, 2010”.
2006—Pub. L. 109–162 substituted “January 1, 2010” for “January 1, 1995”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322 made technical amendment to reference to this subchapter to correct reference to corresponding provision of original act.
heading: Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 113–4 not effective until the beginning of the fiscal year following Mar. 7, 2013, see section 4 of Pub. L. 113–4, set out as a note under section 2261 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
34 U.S.C. § 20332 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20332. Grants for juvenile and family court personnel
In order to improve the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall make grants for the purpose of providing—
(1) technical assistance and training to judicial personnel and attorneys, particularly personnel and practitioners in juvenile and family courts; and
(2) administrative reform in juvenile and family courts.
(Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 222, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4797.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 13022 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20333 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20333. Specialized technical assistance and training programs
(a) Grants to develop model programs
(1) The Administrator shall make grants to national organizations to develop 1 or more model technical assistance and training programs to improve the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases.
(2) An organization to which a grant is made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be one that has broad membership among juvenile and family court judges and has demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for judges, attorneys, child welfare personnel, and lay child advocates.
(b) Grants to juvenile and family courts
(1) In order to improve the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases, the Administrator shall make grants to State courts or judicial administrators for programs that provide or contract for, the implementation of—
(A) training and technical assistance to judicial personnel and attorneys in juvenile and family courts; and
(B) administrative reform in juvenile and family courts.
(2) The criteria established for the making of grants pursuant to paragraph (1) shall give priority to programs that improve—
(A) procedures for determining whether child service agencies have made reasonable efforts to prevent placement of children in foster care;
(B) procedures for determining whether child service agencies have, after placement of children in foster care, made reasonable efforts to reunite the family; and
(C) procedures for coordinating information and services among health professionals, social workers, law enforcement professionals, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and juvenile and family court personnel, consistent with subchapter I.
(c) Grant criteria
The Administrator shall make grants under subsections (a) and (b) consistent with sections 11172, 11183, and 11186 of this title.
(Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 223, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4797; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12221(b)(1)(D), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1894.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 13023 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification.
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted “sections 5666, 5673, and 5676 of this title” for “section 5665a, 5673, and 5676 of this title”.
heading: Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 107–273 effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 12223 of Pub. L. 107–273, as amended, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 20334 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20334. Authorization of appropriations
(a) Authorization
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
(b) Use of funds
Of the amounts appropriated in subsection (a), not less than 80 percent shall be used for grants under section 20333(b) of this title.
(c) Limitation
No funds are authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter unless the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) 1 for such fiscal year is not less than the aggregate amount appropriated to carry out such title for the preceding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 224, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4798; Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(b)(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title III, § 1302(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1511; Pub. L. 113–4, title XI, § 1105, Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 135.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 93–415, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1109. Title II of the Act was classified principally to subchapter II (§ 5611 et seq.) of chapter 72 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification as subchapter II (§ 11111 et seq.) of chapter 111 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 13024 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.” for “$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.”
2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–386 added subsec. (a) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter—
“(1) $750,000 for fiscal year 1996;
“(2) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
“(3) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
“(4) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
“(5) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2000.”
1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter—
“(1) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1991; and
“(2) such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter in each of fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994.”
34 U.S.C. § 20501 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20501. National coordination of AMBER Alert communications network
(a) Coordination within Department of Justice
The Attorney General shall assign an officer of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network regarding abducted children. The officer so designated shall be known as the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice.
(b) Duties
In acting as the national coordinator of the AMBER Alert communications network, the Coordinator shall—
(1) seek to eliminate gaps in the network, including gaps in areas of interstate travel;
(2) work with States to encourage the development of additional elements (known as local AMBER plans) in the network;
(3) work with States to ensure appropriate regional coordination of various elements of the network; and
(4) act as the nationwide point of contact for—
(A) the development of the network; and
(B) regional coordination of alerts on abducted children through the network.
(c) Consultation with Federal Bureau of Investigation
In carrying out duties under subsection (b), the Coordinator shall notify and consult with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning each child abduction for which an alert is issued through the AMBER Alert communications network.
(d) Cooperation
The Coordinator shall cooperate with the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Communications Commission in carrying out activities under this section.
(e) Report
Not later than March 1, 2005, the Coordinator shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the Coordinator and the effectiveness and status of the AMBER plans of each State that has implemented such a plan. The Coordinator shall prepare the report in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation.
(Pub. L. 108–21, title III, § 301, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 660.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 5791 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20502 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20502. Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through AMBER Alert communications network
(a) Establishment of minimum standards
Subject to subsection (b), the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice shall establish minimum standards for—
(1) the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert communications network; and
(2) the extent of the dissemination of alerts issued through the network.
(b) Limitations
(1) The minimum standards established under subsection (a) shall be adoptable on a voluntary basis only.
(2) The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement agencies), provide that appropriate information relating to the special needs of an abducted child (including health care needs) are disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement, public health, and other public officials.
(3) The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement agencies), provide that the dissemination of an alert through the AMBER Alert communications network be limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the recovery of the abducted child concerned.
(4) In carrying out activities under subsection (a), the Coordinator may not interfere with the current system of voluntary coordination between local broadcasters and State and local law enforcement agencies for purposes of the AMBER Alert communications network.
(c) Cooperation
(1) The Coordinator shall cooperate with the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Communications Commission in carrying out activities under this section.
(2) The Coordinator shall also cooperate with local broadcasters and State and local law enforcement agencies in establishing minimum standards under this section.
(Pub. L. 108–21, title III, § 302, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 661.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 5791a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20504 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20504. Grant program for support of AMBER Alert communications plans
(a) Program required
The Attorney General shall carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans.
(b) Activities
Activities funded by grants under the program under subsection (a) may include—
(1) the development and implementation of education and training programs, and associated materials, relating to AMBER Alert communications plans;
(2) the development and implementation of law enforcement programs, and associated equipment, relating to AMBER Alert communications plans;
(3) the development and implementation of new technologies to improve AMBER Alert communications; and
(4) such other activities as the Attorney General considers appropriate for supporting the AMBER Alert communications program.
(c) Federal share
The Federal share of the cost of any activities funded by a grant under the program under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent.
(d) Distribution of grant amounts on geographic basis
The Attorney General shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure the distribution of grants under the program under subsection (a) on an equitable basis throughout the various regions of the United States.
(e) Administration
The Attorney General shall prescribe requirements, including application requirements, for grants under the program under subsection (a).
(f) Authorization of appropriations
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Justice $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this section and, in addition, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out subsection (b)(3).
(2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 108–21, title III, § 304, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 663.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 5791c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20505 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20505. Limitation on liability
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, including any of its officers, employees, or agents, shall not be liable for damages in any civil action for defamation, libel, slander, or harm to reputation arising out of any action or communication by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, its officers, employees, or agents, in connection with any clearinghouse, hotline or complaint intake or forwarding program or in connection with activity that is wholly or partially funded by the United States and undertaken in cooperation with, or at the direction of a Federal law enforcement agency.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply in any action in which the plaintiff proves that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, its officers, employees, or agents acted with actual malice, or provided information or took action for a purpose unrelated to an activity mandated by Federal law. For purposes of this subsection, the prevention, or detection of crime, and the safety, recovery, or protection of missing or exploited children shall be deemed, per se, to be an activity mandated by Federal law.
(Pub. L. 108–21, title III, § 305, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 664.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 5791d of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 20702 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20702. Establishment of grant program to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for certain persons subject to trafficking
(a) Grant program
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to States, Indian tribes, units of local government, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victims’ service organizations to establish, develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for United States citizens or aliens admitted for permanent residence who are the subject of sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons that occurs, in whole or in part, within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
(b) Selection factor
In selecting among applicants for grants under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants with experience in the delivery of services to persons who have been subjected to sexual abuse or commercial sexual exploitation and to applicants who would employ survivors of sexual abuse or commercial sexual exploitation as a part of their proposed project.
(c) Limitation on Federal share
The Federal share of a grant made under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in the application submitted.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out the activities described in this section.
(Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 202, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3569; Pub. L. 110–457, title III, § 302(3), Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5087; Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1241(a), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 149.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 14044a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Pub. L. 113–4 temporarily amended section generally, so as to consist of subsecs. (a) to (j) relating to grant programs to develop, expand, and strengthen assistance programs for certain persons subject to trafficking. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2013 Amendment note below.
2008—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–457 substituted “$8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011” for “$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007”.
heading: Effective and Termination Dates of 2013 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1241(b), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 153, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective during the 4-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [March 7, 2013].”
34 U.S.C. § 20706 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20706. Senior Policy Operating Group
Each Federal department or agency involved in grant activities related to combatting trafficking or providing services to persons subjected to trafficking inside the United States shall apprise the Senior Policy Operating Group established by section 105(f) 1 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(f)), under the procedures established by the Senior Policy Operating Group, of such activities of the department or agency to ensure that the activities are consistent with the purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).
(Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 206, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3571; Pub. L. 110–457, title II, § 233, Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5074.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 105(f) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, referred to in text, was redesignated 105(g) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 by Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1201(3), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 136.
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, referred to in text, is div. A of Pub. L. 106–386, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1466, which is classified principally to chapter 78 (§ 7101 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7101 of Title 22 and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 14044d of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Pub. L. 110–457 struck out “, as the department or agency determines appropriate,” before “apprise the Senior Policy Operating Group”.
34 U.S.C. § 20707 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20707. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Severe forms of trafficking in persons
The term “severe forms of trafficking in persons” has the meaning given the term in section 7102(9) of title 22.
(2) Sex trafficking
The term “sex trafficking” has the meaning given the term in section 7102(10) of title 22.
(3) Commercial sex act
The term “commercial sex act” has the meaning given the term in section 7102(4) of title 22.
(Pub. L. 109–164, title II, § 207, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3572; Pub. L. 113–4, title XII, § 1212(b)(2)(C), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 144.)
heading: References in Text
text: This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 109–164, Jan. 10, 2006, 119 Stat. 3567, which enacted sections 20701 to 20703 and 20705 to 20707 of this title and amended sections 7103 and 7104 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 14044e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Par. (1). Pub. L. 113–4, § 1212(b)(2)(C)(i), substituted “section 7102(9)” for “section 7102(8)”.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 113–4, § 1212(b)(2)(C)(ii), substituted “section 7102(10)” for “section 7102(9)”.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–4, § 1212(b)(2)(C)(iii), substituted “section 7102(4)” for “section 7102(3)”.
34 U.S.C. § 20708 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 20708. 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 formerly classified to section 14044f of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “paragraph (9)” for “paragraph (8)”.