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34 U.S.C. § 10301 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10301. Purposes
The purposes of this part are—
(1) to enhance the appeal of service in public safety agencies;
(2) to extend the benefits of higher education to qualified and deserving persons who, by virtue of the death of or total disability of an eligible officer, may not be able to afford it otherwise; and
(3) to allow the family members of eligible officers to attain the vocational and educational status which they would have attained had a parent or spouse not been killed or disabled in the line of duty.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1211, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3114; amended Pub. L. 105–390, § 2(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3495.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796d of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–390 substituted “public safety” for “civilian Federal law enforcement”.
34 U.S.C. § 10303 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10303. Applications; approval
(a) Application
A person seeking assistance under this part shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General reasonably may require.
(b) Approval
The Attorney General shall approve an application for assistance under this part unless the Attorney General finds that—
(1) the person is not eligible for, is no longer eligible for, or is not entitled to the assistance for which application is made;
(2) the person’s selected educational institution fails to meet a requirement under this part for eligibility;
(3) the person’s enrollment in or pursuit of the educational program selected would fail to meet the criteria established in this part for programs; or
(4) the person already is qualified by previous education or training for the educational, professional, or vocational objective for which the educational program is offered.
(c) Notification
The Attorney General shall notify a person applying for assistance under this part of approval or disapproval of the application in writing.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1213, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (I), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “person” for “dependent” in pars. (1) and (4) and “person’s” for “dependent’s” in pars. (2) and (3).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(G), substituted “person” for “dependent”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective Jan. 2, 2013, and applicable to matters pending on Jan. 2, 2013, or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 10251 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 10304 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10304. Regulations
(a) In general
The Attorney General may promulgate reasonable and necessary regulations to implement this part.
(b) Sliding scale
Notwithstanding section 10303(b) of this title, the Attorney General shall issue regulations regarding the use of a sliding scale based on financial need to ensure that an eligible person who is in financial need receives priority in receiving funds under this part.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1214, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115; amended Pub. L. 105–390, § 2(4), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3495; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–3 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “person” for “dependent”.
1998—Pub. L. 105–390 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective Jan. 2, 2013, and applicable to matters pending on Jan. 2, 2013, or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 10251 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 10305 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10305. Discontinuation for unsatisfactory conduct or progress
The Attorney General may discontinue assistance under this part when the Attorney General finds that, according to the regularly prescribed standards and practices of the educational institution, the recipient fails to maintain satisfactory progress as described in section 1091(c) of title 20.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1215, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–4 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 10306 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10306. Special rule
(a) Retroactive eligibility
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a spouse or child of a Federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1978,,1 and a spouse or child of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1978, shall be eligible for assistance under this part, subject to the other limitations of this part.
(b) Retroactive assistance
The Attorney General may provide retroactive assistance to a person eligible under this section for each month in which the person pursued a program of education at an eligible educational institution. The Attorney General shall apply the limitations contained in this part to retroactive assistance.
(c) Prospective assistance
The Attorney General may provide prospective assistance to a person eligible under this section on the same basis as assistance to a person otherwise eligible. In applying the limitations on assistance under this part, the Attorney General shall include assistance provided retroactively. A person eligible under this section may waive retroactive assistance and apply only for prospective assistance on the same basis as a person otherwise eligible.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1216, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115; amended Pub. L. 105–390, § 2(5), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3496; Pub. L. 106–276, § 1(a), Oct. 2, 2000, 114 Stat. 812; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (J), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–5 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. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(J)(i), substituted “a spouse or child” for “each dependent” in two places.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (J)(ii), substituted “to a person” for “to dependents” and “the person” for “the dependent”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1086(b)(1)(G), (J)(ii), substituted “A person” for “A dependent” and substituted “a person” for “dependents” wherever appearing.
2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–276 substituted “January 1, 1978,” for “May 1, 1992” and “January 1, 1978, shall” for “October 1, 1997, shall”.
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–390 inserted “and each dependent of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty on or after October 1, 1997,” after “1992,”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective Jan. 2, 2013, and applicable to matters pending on Jan. 2, 2013, or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 10251 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 106–276, § 1(b), Oct. 2, 2000, 114 Stat. 812, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect October 1, 1999.”
34 U.S.C. § 10307 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10307. Definitions
For purposes of this part:
(1) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.
(2) The term “program of education” means any curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects pursued at an eligible educational institution, which generally is accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the attainment of a predetermined and identified educational, professional, or vocational objective. It includes course work for the attainment of more than one objective if in addition to the previous requirements, all the objectives generally are recognized as reasonably related to a single career field.
(3) The term “eligible educational institution” means an institution which—
(A) is an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); and
(B) is eligible to participate in programs under title IV of such Act [20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.].
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1217, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3116; amended Pub. L. 105–390, § 2(6), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3496; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(K), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in par. (3)(B), is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 1070 et seq.) of chapter 28 of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–6 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 2013—Par. (3)(A). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “an institution of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); and” for “described in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088), as in effect on October 3, 1996; and”.
1998—Pars. (2) to (4). Pub. L. 105–390 redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “The term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ has the same meaning as under part A of this subchapter.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 112–239 effective Jan. 2, 2013, and applicable to matters pending on Jan. 2, 2013, or filed or accruing after that date, with certain exceptions, see section 1086(d) of Pub. L. 112–239, set out as a note under section 10251 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 10308 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10308. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part such sums as may be necessary.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1218, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3117.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796d–7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 10331 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10331. Function of Director
The Director shall provide funds to eligible States and units of local government pursuant to this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1401, as added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4810.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796aa of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Another section 1401 of Pub. L. 90–351, title IX, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 238, enacted section 3103a of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 1401 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 2601 and is classified to section 10541 of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Effective Aug. 1, 2000, all functions of Director of Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 10142(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 10141 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 10332 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10332. Description of grant program
The Director is authorized to make grants to provide equipment and personnel training for the closed-circuit televising and video taping of the testimony of children in criminal proceedings for the violation of laws relating to the abuse of children.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1402, as added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4810; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(c)(2), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1923.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796aa–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 struck out “to States, for the use of States and units of local government in the States” after “make grants”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Effective Aug. 1, 2000, all functions of Director of Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 10142(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 10141 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 10333 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10333. Applications to receive grants
To request a grant under section 10332 of this title, the chief executive officer of a State or unit of local government shall submit to the Director an application at such time and in such form as the Director may require. Such application shall include—
(1) a certification that Federal funds made available under section 10332 of this title will not be used to supplant State or local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of such funds, be made available for criminal proceedings for the violation of laws relating to the abuse of children; and
(2) a certification that funds required to pay the non-Federal portion of the cost of equipment and personnel training for which such grant is made shall be in addition to funds that would otherwise be made available by the recipients of grant funds for criminal proceedings for the violation of laws relating to the abuse of children.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1403, as added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4810; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(c)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1923.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796aa–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–322, in introductory provisions inserted “or unit of local government” after “of a State”, in par. (1) inserted “and” at end, in par. (2) substituted a period for the semicolon at end, and struck out pars. (3) and (4) which read as follows:
“(3) an assurance that the State application described in this section, and any amendment to such application, has been submitted for review to the State legislature or its designated body (for purposes of this section, such application or amendment shall be deemed to be reviewed if the State legislature or such body does not review such application or amendment within the 60-day period beginning on the date such application or amendment is so submitted); and
“(4) an assurance that the State application and any amendment thereto was made public before submission to the Bureau and, to the extent provided under State law or established procedure, an opportunity to comment thereon was provided to citizens and to neighborhood and community groups.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Effective Aug. 1, 2000, all functions of Director of Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 10142(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 10141 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 10335 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10335. Reports
(a) Each State or unit of local government that receives a grant under this subchapter shall submit to the Director, for each year in which any part of such grant is expended by a State or unit of local government, a report which contains—
(1) a summary of the activities carried out with such grant and an assessment of the impact of such activities on meeting the needs identified in the application submitted under section 10333 of this title; and
(2) such other information as the Director may require by rule.
Such report shall be submitted in such form and by such time as the Director may require by rule.
(b) Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which grants are made under this subchapter, the Director shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report that includes with respect to each State—
(1) the aggregate amount of grants made under this chapter to the State and units of local government in the State for such fiscal year; and
(2) a summary of the information provided in compliance with subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1406, as added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4812; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(c)(6), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1924.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796aa–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322, § 40156(c)(6)(A)(i), (ii), substituted “State or unit of local government that” for “State which” and “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–322, § 40156(c)(6)(A)(iii), struck out “State” before “application submitted”.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–322, § 40156(c)(6)(B), substituted “the State and units of local government in the State” for “such State”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Termination of Reporting Requirements
text: For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which item 13 on page 121 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in subsec. (b) of this section), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: Effective Aug. 1, 2000, all functions of Director of Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 10142(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 10141 of this title.
34 U.S.C. § 10337 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10337. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) the term “child” means an individual under the age of 18 years; and
(2) the term “abuse” means physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment of a child.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1409, as added Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4813.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796aa–8 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
34 U.S.C. § 10351 (CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT)
§ 10351. Rural drug enforcement assistance
(a) Of the total amount appropriated for this section in any fiscal year:
(1) 50 percent shall be allocated to and shared equally among rural States as described in subsection (b); and
(2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the remaining States for use in nonmetropolitan areas within those States, as follows:
(A) $250,000 to each nonrural State; and
(B) of the total funds remaining after the allocation in subparagraph (A), there shall be allocated to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of remaining funds described as the population of such State bears to the population of all States.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the term “rural State” means a State that has a population density of fifty-two or fewer persons per square mile or a State in which the largest county has fewer than one hundred and fifty thousand people, based on the decennial census of 1990 through fiscal year 1997.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1501, as added Pub. L. 101–647, title VIII, § 801(a)(3), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4825; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XVIII, § 180101(b), (c), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2045.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 3796bb of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 1501 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 2601 and is classified to section 10541 of this title.
Another prior section 1501 of Pub. L. 90–351, title X, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 238, was not classified to the Code.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 103–322, § 180101(b), substituted “$250,000” for “$100,000”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–322, § 180101(c), inserted before period at end “, based on the decennial census of 1990 through fiscal year 1997”.