A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve law enforcement and criminal justice and for other purposes.
PL 93-83 (H.R.8152), enacted 08/06/1973

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Public Law 93-83 
AN ACT 
August 6,1973 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
[H. R. 8152] 
to improve law enforcement and criminal justice, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
'^'"^'"^ control 
be cited as the "Crime Control Act of 1973". 
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SEC. 2. Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 is amended to read as follows: 
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"TITLE I—LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
"DECLARATION AND PURPOSE 
"Congress finds that the high incidence of crime in the United 
States threatens the peace, security, and general welfare of the 
Nation and its citizens. To reduce and prevent crime and juvenile 
delinquency, and to insure the greater safety of the people, law 
enforcement and criminal justice efforts must be better coordinated, 
intensified, and made more effective at all levels of government. 
"Congress finds further that crime is essentially a local problem 
that must be dealt with by State and local governments if it is to be 
controlled effectively. 
"It is therefore the declared policy of the Congress to assist State 
and local governments in strengthening and improving law enforce-
ment and criminal justice at every level by national assistance. It is 
the purpose of this title to (1) encourage States and units of general 
local government to develop and adopt comprehensive plans based 
upon their evaluation of State and local problems of law enforcement 
and criminal justice; (2) authorize grants to States and units of local 
government in order to improve and strengthen law enforcement and 
criminal justice; and (3) encourage research and development directed 
toward the improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice and 
the development of new methods for the prevention and reduction of 
crime and the detection, apprehension, and rehabilitation of criminals. 
"PART A—LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION 
"SEC. 101. (a) There is hereby established within the Department 
of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a Law 
Enforcement Assistance Administration (hereinafter referred to in 
this title as 'Administration') composed of an Administrator of Law 
Enforcement Assistance and tw^o Deputy Administrators of Ijaw 
Enforcement Assistance, w4io shall be appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
"(b) The Administrator shall be the head of the agency. One 
Deputy Administrator shall be designated the Deputy Administrator 
for Policy Development. The second Deputy Administrator shall be 
designated the Deputy Administrator for Administration. 
"PART B—PLANNING GRANTS 
"SEC. 201. It is the purpose of this part to encourage States and 
units of general local government to develop and adopt comprehensive 
law enforcement and criminal justice plans based on their evaluation 
of State and local problems of law enforcement and criminal justice. 
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state planning 
agencies. 
Functions. 
Funds, 
availability. 
Meetings. 
Records, 
accessability. 
"SEC. 202. The Administration shall make grants to the States for 
the establishment and operation of State law enforcement and crimi-
nal justice planning agencies (hereinafter referred to in this title as 
'State planning agencies') for the preparation, development, and 
revision of the State plan required under section 303 of this title. Any 
State may make application to the Administration for such grants 
within six months of the date of enactment of this Act. 
"SEC. 203. (a) A grant made under this part to a State shall be 
utilized by the State to establish and maintain a State planning agency. 
Such agency shall be created or designated by the chief executive of 
the State and shall be subject to his jurisdiction. The State planning 
agency and any regional planning units within the State shall, within 
their respective jurisdictions, be representative of the law enforcement 
and criminal justice agencies, units of general local government, and 
public agencies maintaining programs to reduce and control crime and 
may include representatives of citizen, professional, and community 
organizations. The regional planning units within the State shall be 
comprised of a majority of local elected officials. 
"(b) The State planning agency shall— 
" (1) develop, in accordance with part C, a comprehensive state-
wide plan for the improvement of law enforcement and criminal 
justice throughout the State; 
"(2) define, develop, and correlate programs and projects for 
the State and the units of general local government in the State 
or combinations of States or units for improvement in law enforce-
ment and criminal justice; and 
"(3) establish priorities for the improvement in law enforce-
ment and criminal justice throughout the State. 
"(c) The State planning agency shall make such arrangements as 
such agency deems necessary to provide that at least 40 per centum of 
all Federal funds granted to such agency under this part for any fiscal 
year will be available to units of general local government or combi-
nations of such units to enable such units and combinations of such 
units to participate in the formulation of the comprehensive State plan 
required under this part. The Administration may waive this require-
ment, in whole or in part, upon a finding that the requirement is 
inappropriate in view of the respective law enforcement and criminal 
justice planning responsibilities exercised by the State and its units of 
general local government and that adherence to the requirement would 
not contribute to the efficient development of the State plan required 
under this part. In allocating funds under this subsection, the State 
planning agency shall assure that major cities and counties within the 
State receive planning funds to develop comprehensive plans and 
coordinate functions at the local level. Any portion of such 40 per 
centum in any State for any fiscal year not required for the purpose set 
forth in this subsection shall be available for expenditure by such 
State agency from time to time on dates during such year as the Admin-
istration may fix, for the development by it of the State plan required 
under this part. 
"(d) The State planning agency and anv other planning organiza-
tion for the purposes of the title shall hold each meeting open to the 
public, giving public notice of the time and place of such meeting, and 
the nature of the business to be transacted, if final action is taken at 
that meeting on (A) the State plan, or (B) any application for 
funds under this title. The State planning agency and any other plan-
ning organization for the purposes of the title shall provide for public 
access to all records relating to its functions under this Act, except 
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such records as are required to be kept confidential by any other pro-
visions of local, State, or Federal law. 
"SEC. 204. A Federal grant authorized under this part shall not 
Limitation. 
exceed 90 per centum of the expenses incurred by the State and units 
of general local government under this part, and may be up to 100 
per centum of the expenses incurred by regional planning units under 
this part. The non-Federal funding of such expenses, shall be of money 
appropriated in the aggregate by the State or units of general local 
government, except that the State shall provide in the aggregate not 
less than one-half of the non-Federal funding required of units of gen-
eral local government under this part. 
"SEC. 205. Funds appropriated to make grants under this part for ^if^^^^l^^ 
a fiscal year shall be allocated by the Administration among the States 
for use therein by the State planning agency or units of general local 
government, as the case may be. The Administration shall allocate 
$200,000 to each of the States; and it shall then allocate the remainder 
of such funds available among the States according to their relative 
populations. 
"PART C—GRANTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES 
"SEC. 301. (a) It is the purpose of this part to encourage States and 
units of general local government to carry out programs and projects 
to improve and strengthen law enforcement and criminal justice. 
"(b) The Administration is authorized to make grants to States 
having comprehensive State plans approved by it under this part, 
for: 
"(1) Public protection, including the development, demonstra-
tion, evaluation, implementation, and purchase of methods, 
devices, facilities, and equipment desio^ed to improve and 
strengthen law enforcement and criminal justice and reduce crime 
in public and private places. 
"(2) The recruiting of law enforcement and criminal justice 
personnel and the training of personnel in law enforcement and 
criminal justice. 
"(3) Public education relating to crime prevention and encour-
aging respect for law and order, including education programs in 
schools and programs to improve public understanding of and 
cooperation with law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. 
"(4) Constructing buildings or other physical facilities which 
would fulfill or implement the purpose of this section, including 
local correctional facilities, centers for the treatment of narcotic 
addicts, and temporary courtroom facilities in areas of high crime 
incidence. 
"(5) The organization, education, and training of special law 
enforcement and criminal justice units to combat organized crime, 
including the establishment and development of State organized 
crime prevention councils, the recruiting and training of special 
investigative and prosecuting personnel, and the development of 
systems for collecting, storing, and disseminating information 
relating to the control of organized crime. 
"(6) The organization, education, and training of regular law 
enforcement and criminal justice officers, special law enforcement 
and criminal justice units, and law enforcement reserve units for 
the prevention, detection, and control of liots and other violent 
civil disorder's, including the acquisition of riot control equipment. 
"(7) The recruiting, organization, training, and education of 
community service officers to serve with and assist local and State 
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Prohibition. 
Limitation. 
law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in the discliarge of 
their dvities through such activities as recruiting; improvement of 
police-community relations and grievance resolution mechanisms; 
community patrol activities; encouragement of neighborhood par-
ticipation in crime prevention and public safety efforts; and other 
activities designed to improve police capabilities, public safety 
and the objectives of this section: Provided,, That in no case shall 
a grant be made under this subcategory without the approval of 
the local government or local law enforcement and criminal jus-
tice agency. 
"(8) The establishment of a Criminal Justice Coordinating 
Council for any unit of general local government or any combina-
tion of such units within the State, having a population of two 
hundred and fifty thousand or more, to assure improved planning 
and coordination of all law enforcement and criminal justice 
activities. 
" (9) The development and operation of community-based delin-
quent prevention and correctional programs, emphasizing halfway 
houses and other community-based rehabilitation centers for 
initial preconviction or post-conviction referral of offenders; 
expanded probationary programs, including paraprofessional and 
volunteer participation; and community service centers for the 
guidance and supervision of potential repeat youthful offenders. 
"(10) The establishment of interstate metropolitan regional 
planning units to prepare and coordinate plans of State and local 
governments and agencies concerned with regional planning for 
metropolitan areas. 
"(c) The portion of any Federal grant made under this section 
for the purposes of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this section 
may be up to ,50 per centum of the cost of the program or project 
specified in the application for such grant. The portion of any Federal 
grant made under this section to be used for any other purpose set 
forth in this section may be up to 90 per centum of the cost of the 
program or project specified in the application for such grant. No part 
of any grant made under this section for the purpose of renting, 
leasing, or constructing buildings or other physical facilities shall be 
used for land acquisition. In the case of a grant under this section 
to an Indian tribe or other aboriginal group, if the Administration 
determines that the tribe or group does not have sufficient funds 
available to meet the local share of the cost of any program or project 
to be funded under the grant, the Administration may increase the 
Federal share of the cost thereof to the extent it deems necessary. 
The non-Federal funding of the cost of any program or project to 
be funded by a grant under this section shall be of money appropriated 
in the aggregate, by State or individual units of government, for the 
purpose of the shared funding of such programs or projects. 
"(d) Not more than one-third of any grant made under this section 
may be expended for the compensation of police and other regular 
law enforcement and criminal justice personnel. The amount of any 
such grant expended for the compensation of such personnel shall 
not exceed the amount of State or local funds made available to increase 
such compensation. The limitations contained in this subsection shall 
not apply to the compensation of personnel for time engaged in con-
ducting or undergoing training programs or to the compensation of 
personnel engaged in research, development, demonstration or other 
short-term programs. 
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State 
participation. 
"SEC. 302. Any State desiring to participate in the grant program 
under this part shall establish a State planning agency as described 
in part B of this title and shall within six months after approval of 
a planning grant under part B submit to the Administration through 
such State planning agency a comprehensive State plan developed 
pursuant to part B of this title. 
"SEC. 303. (a) The Administration shall make grants under this title stateTL^ns^"'''''' 
to a State planning agency if such agency has on file with the Admin- requirement's. 
istration an approved comprehensive State plan (not more than one 
year in age) which conforms with the purposes and requirements of 
this title. No state plan shall be approved as comprehensive unless the 
Administration finds that the plan provides for the allocation of ade-
quate assistance to deal with law enforcement and criminal justice 
problems in areas characterized by both high crime incidence and high 
law enforcement and criminal justice activity. No State plan shall be 
approved as comprehensive, unless it includes a comprehensive pro-
gram, whether or not funded under this title, for the improvement of 
juvenile justice. Each such plan shall— 
" (1) provide for the administration of such grants by the State 
planning agency; 
"(2) provide that at least the per centum of Federal assistance 
granted to the State planning agency under this part for any fis-
cal year which corresponds to the per centum of the State and 
local law enforcement expenditures funded and expended in the 
immediately preceding fiscal year by units of general local govern-
ment will be made available to such units or combinations of such 
units in the immediately following fiscal year for the develop-
ment and implementation of programs and projects for the 
improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice, and that 
with respect to such programs or projects the State will provide in 
the aggregate not less than one-half of the non-Federal funding. 
Per centum determinations under this paragraph for law enforce-
ment funding and expenditures for such immediately preceeding 
fiscal year shall be based upon the most accurate and complete data 
available for such fiscal year or for the last fiscal year for which 
such data are available. The Administration shall have the 
authority to approve such determinations and to review the accu-
racy and completeness of such data; 
"(3) adequately take into account the needs and requests of the 
units of general local government in the State and encourage local 
initiative in the development of programs and projects for 
improvements in law enforcement and criminal justice, and pro-
vide for an appropriately balanced allocation of funds between 
the State and the units of general local government in the State 
and among such units ; 
"(4) provide for procedures under which plans may be sub-
mitted to the State planning agency for approval or disapproval, 
in whole or in part, annually from units of general local govern-
ment or combinations thereof having a population of at least two 
hundred and fifty thousand persons to use funds received under 
this part to carry out a comprehensive plan consistent with the 
State comprehensive plan for the improvement of law enforce-
ment and criminal justice in the jurisdiction covered by the plan ; 
"(5) incorporate innovations and advanced techniques and con-
tain a comprehensive outline of priorities for the improvement 
and coordination of all aspects of law enforcement and criminal 
justice, dealt with in the plan, including descriptions of: (A) 
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general needs and problems; (B) existing systems; (C) avail-
able resources; (I)) organizational systems and administrative 
machinery for implementing the plan; (E) the direction, scope, 
and general types of improvements to be made in the future; 
and (F) to the extent appropriate, the relationship of the plan 
to other relevant State or local law enforcement and criminal 
justice, plans and systems; 
"(6) provide foi- effective utilization of existing facilities and 
permit and encourage units of general local government to com-
bine or provide for cooperative ai-rangements with respect to 
services, facilities, and equipment; 
"' (7) provide for research and development; 
''(8) provide for appropriate review of procedures of actions 
taken by the State planning agency disapproving an application 
for which funds are available or terminating or refusing to con-
tinue financial assistance to units of general local government or 
combinations of such units; 
"(9) demonstrate the willingness of the State and units of 
general local govei-nment to assume the costs of improvements 
funded under this part after a reasonable period of Federal 
assistance; 
''(10) demonstrate the willingness of the State to contribute 
technical assistance or services for programs and projects contem-
plated by the statewide comprehensive plan and the programs and 
projects contemplated by units of general local government or 
combinations of such units; 
"(11) set forth policies and procedures designed to assure that 
Federal funds made available under this title will be so used as 
not to supplant State or local funds, but to increase the amounts 
of such funds that would in the absence of such Federal funds 
be made available for law enforcement and criminal justice; 
"(12) provide for such fund accounting, audit, monitoring, 
and evaluation procedures as may be necessary to assure fiscal 
control, proper management, and disbursement of funds received 
under this title; 
"(13) provide for the maintenance of such data and informa-
tion, and for the submission of such reports in such form, at such 
times, and containing such data and information as the National 
Institute for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice may rea-
sonably require to evaluate pursuant to section 402(c) programs 
and projects carried out under this title and as the Administra-
tion may reasonably reojuire to administer other provisions of this 
title; 
"(14) provide funding incentives to those units of general local 
government that coordinate or combine law enforcement and 
criminal justice functions or activities with other such units within 
the State for the purpose of improving law enforcement and 
criminal justice; and 
"(15) provide for proceduies that will insure that (A) all 
applications by units of general local government or combinations 
thereof to the State planning agency for assistance shall be 
approved or disapproved, in whole or in part, no later than ninety 
days after receipt by the State planning agency, (B) if not dis-
approved (and returned with the reasons for such disapproval, 
including the reasons for the disapproval of each fairly severable 
part of such application which is disapproved) within ninety 
days of such application, any part of such application which is 
not so disapproved shall be deemed approved for the purposes 
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of this title, and the State planning agency shall disburse the 
approved funds to the applicant in accordance with procedures 
established by the Administration, (C) the reasons for disap-
proval of such application or any part thereof, in order to be 
eifective for the purposes of this section, shall contain a detailed 
explanation of the reasons for which such application or any part 
thereof was disapproved, or an explanation of what supporting 
material is necessary for the State planning agency to evaluate 
such application, and (D) disapproval of any application or part 
thereof shall not preclude the resubmission of such application or 
part thereof to the State planning agency at a later date. 
Any portion of the per centum to be made available pursuant to para-
graph (2) of this section in any State in any fiscal year not required 
for the purposes set forth in such paragraph (2) shall be available 
for expenditure by such State agency from time to time on dates 
during such year as the Administration may fix, for the development 
and implementation of programs and projects for the improvement 
of law enforcement and criminal justice and in conformity with the 
State plan. 
" (b) No approval shall be given to any State plan unless and until 
the Administration finds that such plan reflects a determined effort 
to improve the quality of law enforcement and criminal justice 
throughout the State. No award of funds which are allocated to the 
States under this title on the basis of population shall be made with 
respect to a program or project other than a program or project 
contained in an approved plan. 
"(c) No plan shall be approved as comprehensive unless it estab-
lishes statewide priorities for the improvement and coordination of 
all aspects of law enforcement and criminal justice, and considers the 
relationships of activities carried out under this title to related activi-
ties being carried out under other Federal programs, the general 
types of improvements to be made in the future, the effective utiliza-
tion of existing facilities, the encouragement of cooperative arrange-
ments between units of general local government, innovations and 
advanced techniques in the design of institutions and facilities, and 
advanced practices in the recruitment, organization, training, and 
education of law enforcement and criminal justice personnel. It shall 
thoroughly address improved court and correctional programs and 
practices throughout the State. 
"SEC. 304. State planning agencies shall receive applications for 
financial assistance from units of general local government and com-
binations of such units. When a State planning agency determines 
that such an application is in accordance with the purposes stated in 
section 301 and is in conformance with any existing statewide com-
prehensive law enforcement plan, the State planning agency is 
authorized to disburse funds to the applicant. 
"SEC. 305. Where a State has failed to have a comprehensive State 
plan approved under this title within the period specified by the 
Administration for such purpose, the funds allocated for such State 
under paragraph (1) of section 306(a) of this title shall be available 
for reallocation by the Administration under paragraph (2) of section 
306(a). 
"SEC. 306. (a) The funds appropriated each fiscal year to make 
grants under this part shall be allocated by the Administration as 
follows; 
"(1) Eighty-five per centum of such funds shall be allocated 
among the States according to their respective populations for 
grants to State planning agencies. 
Funds, 
availability. 
Funds, 
reallocation. 
Funds, 
allocation. 
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STAT. 
Prohibition. 
Funds, 
reallocation. 
"Date of 
submission." 
"(2) Fifteen per centum of such funds, plus any additional 
amounts made available by virtue of the application of the pro-
visions of sections 305 and 509 of this title to the «r-ant of any 
State, may. in the discretion of the Administr-ation, be allocated 
among the States for grants to State planning agencies, units of 
general local government, combinations of such units, or private 
nonprofit organizations, according to the criteria and on the terms 
and conditions the Administration determines consistent with 
this title. 
Any grant made from funds available undei- paragraph (2) of this 
subsection may be up to 90 per centum of the cost of the pi-ogi-am oi-
project for which such grant is made. No part of any gi'ant under such 
paragraph for the pui-pose of renting, leasing, or constructing build-
ings or other physical facilities shall be used for land acquisition. In 
the case of a gi-ant under such paragraph to an Indian tr-ibe or other 
aboriginal group, if the Administration determines that the tribe or 
group does not have sufficient funds available to meet the local shar-e 
of the costs of any program or project to be funded under the grant, 
the Administration may inci'ease the Federal share of the cost thereof 
to the extent it deems necessary. The limitations on the expenditure of 
portions of grants for the compensation of personnel in subsection 
(d) of section 301 of this title shall apply to a grant inider such para-
graph. The non-Federal share of the cost of any program or pr-oject 
to be funded under this section shall be of money appropriated in the 
aggregate by the State or units of general local government, or pro-
vided in the aggregate by a, private nonprofit organization. The 
Administration shall make grants in its discr-etion under paragraph 
(2) of this subsection in such a manner as to accord funding incentives 
to those States oi' imits of general local government that coor-dinate law 
enforcement and criminal justice functions and activities with othei: 
such States or units of general local government thereof for the pur-
pose of improving law enforcement and criminal justice. 
"(b) If the Administration determines, on the basis of information 
available to it during any fiscal year, that a portion of the finids allo-
cated to a State for that fiscal year for gi-ants to the State planning 
agency of the State will not be required by the State, or that the State 
will be unable to qualify to receive any portion of the funds under 
the requirements of this part, that portion shall be available for reallo-
cation to other States vmder paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this 
section. 
'"SEC. 307. In making grants under this part, the Administration 
and each State planning agency, as the case may be, shall give special 
emphasis, where appropriate or feasible, to programs and projects 
dealing with the prevention, detection, and control of oi-ganized crime 
and of riots and other violent civil disorders. 
"SEC. 308. Each State plan submitted to the Administration foi' 
approval under section 302 shall be either approved or disapproved, in 
whole or in part, by the Administration no later than ninety days after 
the date of submission. If not disapproved (and returned with the rea-
sons for such disapproval) within such ninety days of such applica-
tion, such plan shall be deemed approved for the purposes of this title. 
The I'easons for disapproval of such plan, in order to be efl'ective for 
the purposes of this section, shall contain an explanation of which 
requirements enumerated in section 302(b) such plan fails to comply 
with, or an explanation of what supporting material is necessary for 
the Administration to evaluate such plan. For the purposes of this 
section, the term 'date of submission' means the date on which a State 
plan which the State has designated as the 'final State plan applica-
tion' for the appropriate fiscal year is delivered to the Administration. 
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"PART D—TRAINING, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND 
SPECIAL GRANTS 
"SEC. 401. It is the purpose of this part to provide for and encourage 
training, education, research, and development for the purpose of 
improving law enforcement and criminal justice, and developing new 
methods for the prevention and reduction of crime, and the detection 
and apprehension of criminals. 
"SEC. 402. (a) There is established within the Department of Justice 
a National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (here-
after referred to in this part as 'Institute'). The Institute shall be 
under the general authority of the Administration. The chief admin-
istrative officer of the Institute shall be a Director appointed by the 
Administrator. It shall be the purpose of the Institute to encourage 
research and development to improve and strengthen law^ enforcement 
and criminal justice, to disseminate the results of such efforts to State 
and local governments, and to assist in the development and support 
of programs for the training of law enforcement and criminal justice 
personnel. 
"(b) The Institute is authorized— 
"(1) to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public 
agencies, institutions of higher education, or private organizations 
to conduct research, demonstrations, or special projects pertaining 
to the purposes described in this title, including the development 
of new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, equipment, 
and devices to improve and strengthen law enforcement and 
criminal justice; 
"(2) to make continuing studies and undertake programs of 
research to develop new or improved approaches, techniques, sys-
tems, equipment, and devices to improve and strengthen law 
enforcement and criminal justice, including, but not limited to, 
the effectiveness of projects or programs carried out under this 
title; 
"(3) to carry out programs of behavioral research designed to 
provide more accurate information on the causes of crime and the 
effectiveness of various means of preventing crime, and to evalu-
ate the success of correctional procedures; 
"(4) to make recommendations for action which can be taken 
by Federal, State, and local governments and by private persons 
and organizations to improve and strengthen law" enforcement and 
criminal justice; 
"(5) to carry out programs of instructional assistance consist-
ing of research fellowships for the programs provided under this 
section, and special workshops for the presentation and dissemi-
nation of information resulting from research, demonstrations, 
and special projects authorized by this title; 
"(6) to assist in conducting, at the request of a State or a unit 
of general local government or a combination thereof, local or 
regional training programs for the training of State and local 
law enforcement and criminal justice personnel, including but not 
limited to those engaged in the investigation of crime and appre-
hension of criminals, community relations, the prosecution or 
defense of those charged with crime, corrections, rehabilitation, 
probation and parole of offenders. Such training activities shall be 
designed to supplement and improve rather than supplant the 
training activities of the State and units of general local govern-
ment and shall not duplicate the training activities of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation under section 404 of this title. While par-
ticipating in the training program or traveling in connection with 
National 
Institute of 
Law Enforcement 
land Criminal 
Justice. 
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80 Stat. 499. 
Survey. 
Guidelines. 
Report to 
President, 
Congress, and 
non-Federal 
agencies. 
Grants, 
amounts. 
participation in the training program, State and local personnel 
shall be allowed travel expenses and a per diem allowance in the 
same manner as prescribed under section 5703 (b) of title 5, United 
States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the Govern-
ment service; 
"(7) to carry out a program of collection and dissemination of 
information obtained by the Institute or other Federal agencies, 
public agencies, institutions of higher education, or private orga-
nizations engaged in projects under this title, including informa-
tion relating to new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, 
equipment, and devices to improve and strengthen law enforce-
ment ; and 
"(8) to establish a research center to carry out the programs 
described in this section. 
"(c) The Institute shall serve as a national and international clear-
inghouse for the exchange of information with respect to the improve-
ment of law enforcement and criminal justice, including but not 
limited to police, courts, prosecutore, public defenders, and correc-
tions. 
"The Institute shall undertake, where possible, to evaluate the vari-
ous programs and projects carried out under this title to determine 
their impact upon the quality of law^ enforcement and criminal justice 
and the extent to which they have met or failed to meet the purposes 
and policies of this title, and shall disseminate such information to 
State planning agencies and, upon request, to units of general local 
government. 
"The Institute shall, before the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1976, survey existing and future personnel needs of the Nation in the 
field of law enforcement and criminal justice and the adequacy of 
Federal, State and local programs to meet such needs. Such survey 
shall specifically determine the effectiveness and sufficiency of the 
training and academic assistance programs carried out under this title 
and relate such programs to actual manpower and training require-
ments in the law enforcement and criminal justice field. In carrying 
out the provisions of this section, the Director of the Institute shall 
consult with and make maximum use of statistical and other related 
information of the Department of Labor, Department of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare, Federal, State and local criminal justice agencies 
and other appropriate public and private agencies. The Administra-
tion shall thereafter, within a reasonable time develop and issue guide-
lines, based upon the need priorities established by the survey, 
pursuant to which project grants for training and academic assistance 
programs shall be made. 
"The Institute shall report annually to the President, the Congress, 
the State planning agencies, and, upon request, to units of general 
local government, on the research and development activities under-
taken pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b), 
and shall describe in such report the potential benefits of such activities 
of law enforcement and criminal justice and the results of the evalua-
tions made pursuant to the second paragraph of this subsection. Such 
report shall also describe the programs of instructional assistance, the 
special workshops, and the training programs undertaken pursuant 
to paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (b). 
"SEC. 403. A grant authorized under this part may be up to 100 
l)er centum of the total cost of each project for which such grant is 
made. The Administration or the Institute shall require, w^henever 
feasible, as a condition of approval of a grant under this part, that 
the recipient contribute money, facilities, or services to carry out the 
purposes for which the grant is sought. 
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207 
"SEC. 404. (a) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
Training 
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V / 
o 
programs. 
IS authorized to— 
"(1) establish and conduct training programs at the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, 
to provide, at the request of a State or unit of local government, 
training for State and local law enforcement and criminal justice 
personnel; 
"(2) develop new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, 
equipment, and devices to improve and strengthen law enforce-
ment and criminal justice ; 
"(3) assist in conducting, at the request of a State or unit of 
local government, local and regional training programs for the 
training of State and local law enforcement and criminal justice 
personnel engaged in the investigation of crime and the appre-
hension of criminals. Such training shall be provided only for 
persons actually employed as State police or highway patrol, police 
of a unit of local government, sheriffs and their deputies, and 
other persons as the State or unit may nominate for police train-
ing while such persons are actually employed as officers of such 
State or unit; and 
"(4) cooperate with the Institute in the exercise of its respon-
sibilities under section 402(b) (6) of this title. 
"(b) In the exercise of the functions, powers, and duties established 
under this section the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
shall be under the general authority of the Attorney General. 
"SEC. 405. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Law 
Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 828) is repealed: Pro- ^^^^^f^^^^'^'-
vided, That— 
"(1) The Administration, or the Attorney General until such 
time as the members of the Administration are appointed, is 
authorized to obligate funds for the continuation of projects 
approved under the Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act to the extent that such 
approval provided for continuation. 
"(2) Any funds obligated under subsection (1) of this section 
and all activities necessary or appropriate for the review under 
subsection (3) of this section may be carried out with funds pre-
viously appropriated and funds appropriated pursuant to this 
title. 
" (3) Immediately upon establishment of the Administration, it 
shall be its duty to study, review, and evaluate projects and 
programs funded under the Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 
1965. Continuation of projects and programs under subsections 
(1) and (2) of this section shall be in the discretion of the 
Administration. 
"SEC. 406. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) 
Educational 
of this section, the Administration is authorized, after appropriate programs. 
consultation with the Commissioner of Education, to carry out pro-
grams of academic educational assistance to improve and strengthen 
law enforcement and criminal justice. 
"(b) The Administration is authorized to enter into contracts to 
contract 
make, and make payments to institutions of higher education for ^"* °"*^" 
loans, not exceeding $2,200 per academic year to any person, to per-
sons enrolled on a full-time basis in undergraduate or graduate pro-
grams approved by the Administration and leading to degrees or 
certificates in areas directly related to law enforcement and criminal 
justice or suitable for persons employed in law enforcement and crim-
inal justice, with special consideration to police or correctional per-
sonnel of States or units of general local government on academic 
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[87 
STAT. 
Tuition and 
fees. 
Service 
agreements. 
Grants. 
Contract 
authority. 
leave to earn such degrees or certificates. Loans to persons assisted 
under this subsection shall be made on such terms and conditions as 
the Administration and the institution offering such programs may 
determine, except that the total amount of any such loan, plus interest, 
shall be canceled for service as a full-time officer or employee of a 
law enforcement and criminal justice agency at the rate of 25 per 
centum of the total amount of such loans plus interest for each com-
plete year of such service or its equivalent of such service, as deter-
mined under regulations of the Administration. 
"(c) The Administration is authorized to enter into contracts to 
make, and make, payments to institutions of higher education for 
tuition, books and fees, not exceeding $250 per academic quarter or 
$400 per semester for any person, for officers of any publicly funded 
law enforcement agency enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in 
courses included in an undergraduate or graduate program which is 
approved by the Administration and which leads to a degree or certifi-
cate in an area related to law enforcement and criminal justice or an 
area suitable for persons employed in law enforcement and criminal 
justice. Assistance under this subsection may be granted only on 
behalf of an applicant who enters into an agreement to remain in the 
service of a law enforcement and criminal justice agency employing 
such applicant for a period of two years following completion of 
any course for which payments are provided under this subsection, 
and in the event such service is not completed, to repay the full amount 
of such payments on such terms and in such manner as the Admin-
istration may prescribe. 
"(d) Full-time teachers or persons preparing for careers as full-
time teachers of courses related to law enforcement and criminal 
justice or suitable for persons employed in law enforcement, in insti-
tutions of higher education which are eligible to receive funds under 
this section, shall be eligible to receive assistance under subsections 
(b) and (c) of this section as determined under regulations of the 
Administration. 
"(e) The Administration is authorized to make grants to or enter 
into contracts with institutions of higher education, or combinations 
of such institutions, to assist them in planning, developing, strengthen-
ing, improving, or carrying out programs or projects for the develop-
ment or demonstration of improved methods of law enforcement 
and criminal justice education, including— 
" (1) planning for the development or expansion of undergrad-
uate or graduate programs in law enforcement and criminal 
justice; 
"(2) education and training of faculty members; 
"(3) strengthening the law enforcement and criminal justice 
aspects of coui-ses leading to an undergraduate, graduate, or pro-
fessional degree; and 
"(4) research into, and development of, methods of educating 
students or faculty, including the preparation of teaching mate-
rials and the planning of curriculums. 
The amount of a grant or contract may be up to 75 per centum of 
the total cost of programs and projects for which a grant or contract 
is made. 
"(f) The Administration is authorized to enter into contracts to 
make, and make, payments to institutions of higher education for 
grants not exceeding $65 per week to persons enrolled on a full-time 
basis in undergraduate or graduate degree programs who are accepted 
for and serve in full-time internships in law enforcement and criminal 
justice agencies for not less than eight weeks during any summer 
87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-83-AUG. 6, 1973 
209 
recess or for any entire quarter or semester on leave from the degree 
program. 
"SEC. 407. (a) The Administration is authorized to establish and ^ ^J^"^/''"*'"^ 
support a training program for prosecuting attorneys from State and training pro-
local officers engaged in the prosecution of organized crime. The pro- g
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gram shall be designed to develop new or improved approaches, tech-
niques, systems, manuals, and devices to strengthen prosecutive 
capabilities against organized crime. 
"(b) While participating in the training program or traveling in s7s^-^per d^J'm^' 
connection with participation in the training program. State and local allowance. 
personnel shall be allowed travel expenses and a per diem allowance 
in the same manner as prescribed under section 5703(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the Gov- 
^° ^*^*- '*^^-
ernment service. 
"(c) The cost of training State and local personnel under this sec-
tion shall be provided out of funds appropriated to the Administra-
tion for the purpose of such training. 
"PART E—GRANTS FOR CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
AND FACILITIES 
"SEC. 451. It is the purpose of this part to encourage States and units 
of general local government to develop and implement programs and 
projects for the construction, acquisition, and renovation of correc-
tional institutions and facilities, and for the improvement of correc-
tional programs and practices. 
"SEC. 452. A State desiring to receive a grant under this part for any 
fiscal year shall, consistent with the basic criteria which the Adminis-
tration establishes under section 454 of this title, incorporate its appli-
cation for such grant in the comprehensive State plan submitted to 
the Administration for that fiscal year in accordance with section 302 
of this title. 
"SEC. 453. The Administration is authorized to make a grant under 
this part to a State planning agency if the application incorporated in 
the comprehensive State plan— 
" (1) sets forth a comprehensive statewide program for the con-
struction, acquisition, or renovation of correctional institutions 
and facilities in the State and the improvement of correctional 
programs and practices throughout the State; 
"(2) provides satisfactory assurances that the control of the 
funds and title to property derived therefrom shall be in a public 
agency for the uses and purposes provided in this part and that a 
public agency will administer those funds and that property ; 
"(3) provides satisfactory assurances that the availability of 
funds under this part shall not reduce the amount of funds under 
part C of this title which a State would, in the absence of funds 
under this part, allocate for purposes of this part; 
"(4) provides satisfactory emphasis on the development and 
operation of community-based correctional facilities and pro-
grams, including diagnostic services, halfway houses, probation, 
and other supervisory release programs for preadjudication and 
postadjudication referral of delincjuents, youthful offenders, and 
first offenders, and community-oriented programs for the super-
vision of parolees; 
"(5) provides for advanced techniques in the design of institu-
tions and facilities ; 
"(6) provides, where feasible and desirable, for the sharing of 
correctional institutions and facilities on a regional basis; 
Conditions. 
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[87 STAT. 
Guidelines. 
Funds, allo-
cation. 
Prohibition. 
Funds, avail-
ability for 
reallocation. 
"(7) provides satisfactory assurances that the personnel stand-
ards and programs of the institutions and facilities will reflect 
advanced practices; 
" (8) provides satisfactory assurances that the State is enga^ng 
in projects and programs to improve the recruiting, organization, 
training, and education of personnel employed in correctional 
activities, including those of probation, parole, and rehabilitation; 
"(9) provides necessary arrangements for the development and 
operation of narcotic and alcoholism treatment programs in cor-
rectional institutions and facilities and in connection with proba-
tion or other supervisory release programs for all persons, 
incarcerated or on parole, who are drug addicts, drug abusers, 
alcoholics, or alcohol abusers; 
"(10) complies with the same requirements established for com-
prehensive State plans under paragraphs (1), (3), (5), (6), (8), 
(9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), and (15) of section 303(a) of 
this title; 
"(11) provides for accurate and complete monitoring of the 
progress and improvement of the correctional system. Such moni-
toring shall include rate of prisoner rehabilitation and rates of 
recidivism in comparison with previous performance of the State 
or local correctional systems and current performance of other 
State and local prison systems not included in this program; and 
"(12) provides that State and local governments shall submit 
such annual reports as the Administrator may require. 
"SEC. 454. The Administration shall, after consultation with the 
Federal Bureau of Prisons, by regulation prescribe basic criteria for 
applicants and grantees under this part. 
"In addition, the Administration shall issue guidelines for drug 
treatment programs in State and local prisons and for those to which 
persons on parole are assigned. The Administrator shall coordinate 
or assure coordination of the development of such guidelines with the 
Special Action Office For Drug Abuse Prevention. 
"SEC. 455. (a) The funds appropriated each fiscal year to make 
grants under this part shall be allocated by the Administration as 
follows: 
" (1) Fifty per centum of the funds shall be available for grants 
to State planning agencies. 
"(2) The remaining 50 per centum of the funds may be made 
available, as the Administration may determine, to State plan-
ning agencies, units of general local government, or combinations 
of such units, according to the criteria and on the terms and con-
ditions the Administration determines consistent with this part. 
Any grant made from funds available under this part may be up to 
90 per centum of the cost of the program or project for which such 
grant is made. The non-Federal funding of the cost of any program 
or project to be funded by a grant under this section shall be of money 
appropriated in the aggregate by the State or units of general local 
government. No funds awarded under this part may be used for land 
acquisition. 
"(b) If the Administration determines, on the basis of information 
available to it during any fiscal year, that a portion of the funds 
granted to an applicant for that fiscal year will not be required by the 
applicant or will become available by virtue of the application of 
the provisions of section 509 of this title, that portion shall be avail-
able for reallocation under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this 
section. 
87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-83-AUG. 6, 1973 
211 
"PART F—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
"SEC. 501. The Administration is authorized, after appropriate ,eg"/"ion"'^ 
consultation with representatives of States and units of general local 
government, to establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are 
necessary to the exercise of its functions, and are consistent with the 
stated purpose of this title. 
"SEC. 502. The Administration may delegate to any officer or official 
of the Administration, or, with the approval of the Attorney General, 
to any officer of the Department of Justice such functions as it deems 
appropriate. 
"SEC. 503. The functions, powers, and duties specified in this title 
to be carried out by the Administration shall not be transferred else-
where in the Department of Justice unless specifically hereafter 
authorized by the Congress. 
"SEC. 504. In carrying out its functions, the Administration, or upon ^^^^^"^^ 
authorization of the Administration, any member thereof or any hear-
ing examiner assigned to or employed by the Administration, shall 
have the power to hold hearings, sign and issue subpenas, administer 
oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evidence at any place in the 
United States it may designate. 
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. 
80 Stat. 460; 
"SEC. 505. Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended ge stat 1 2 1 1 . 
by adding at the end thereof-
" ' (55) Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance.' 
"SEC. 506. Title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
"(a) Section 5315(90) is amended by deleting 'Associate Adminis- s/statf'iss"?^' 
trator of Law Enforcement Assistance (2)' and inserting in lieu 
thereof 'Deputy Administrator for Policy Development of the Law 
Enforcement Assistance Administration'. 
"(b) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
^"'^' ^
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adding at the end thereof the following: 
"'(133) Deputy Administrator for Administration of the Law 
Enforcement Assistance Administration.'. 
"(c) Section 5108(c) (10) is amended by deleting the word 'twenty' 
^^ ^*^'- ^^^^• 
and inserting in lieu thereof the word 'twenty-two'. 
"SEC. 507. Subject to the civil service and classification laws, the employees.^" 
Administration is authorized to select, appoint, employ, and fix com-
pensation of such officers and employees, including hearing examiners, 
as shall be necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this title. 
"SEC. 508. The Administration is authorized, on a reimbursable basis . ^^"^^^^^ ^g^"-
1 
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. 
, 
cies, cooper-
when appropriate, to use the available services, equipment, personnel, ation. 
and facilities of the Department of Justice and of other civilian or 
military agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government 
(not including the Central Intelligence Agency), and to cooperate 
with the Department of Justice and such other agencies and instru-
mentalities in the establishment and use of services, equipment, per-
sonnel, and facilities of the Administration. The Administration is Non-Federai 
• 
• 
O l l l C C S 
further authorized to confer with and avail itself of the cooperation, utilization, 
services, records, and facilities of State, municipal, or other local 
agencies, and to receive and utilize, for the purposes of this title, prop-
erty donated or transferred for the purposes of testing by any other 
Federal agencies. States, units of general local government, public or 
private agencies or organizations, institutions of higher education, or 
individuals. 
"SEC. 509. Whenever the Administration, after reasonable notice and wiVhhoTdTng'^"''^' 
opportunity for hearing to an applicant or a grantee under this title, o
f payments. 
finds that, with respect to any payments made or to be made under this 
title, there is a substantial failure to comply with— 
Notice and 
hearing. 
212 
PUBLIC LAW 93^3-AUG. 6, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
" (a) the provisions of this title; 
"(b) regulations promulgated by the Administration under this 
title; or 
"(c) a plan or application submitted in accordance with the 
provisions of this title; 
the Administration shall notify such applicant or grantee that further 
payments shall not be made (or in its discretion that further payments 
shall not be made for activities in which there is such failure), until 
there is no longer such failure. 
"SEC. 510. (a) In carrying out the functions vested by this title in 
the Administration, the determinations, findings, and conclusions of 
the Administration shall be final and conclusive upon all applicants, 
except as hereafter provided. 
"(b) If the application has been rejected or an applicant has been 
denied a grant or has had a grant, or any portion of a grant, discon-
tinued, or has been given a grant in a lesser amount than such appli-
cant believes appropriate under the provisions of this title, the Admin-
istration shall notify the applicant or grantee of its action and set 
forth the reason for the action taken. Whenever an applicant or grantee 
requests a hearing on action taken by the Administration on an 
application or a grant, the Administration, or any authorized officer 
thereof, is authorized and directed to hold such hearings or investiga-
tions at such times and places as the Administration deems necessary, 
following appropriate and adequate notice to such applicant; and the 
findings of fact and determinations made by the Administration with 
respect thereto shall be final and conclusive, except as otherwise pro-
vided herein. 
j-cheaHn^^ ^°'^ 
"(c) If such applicant is still dissatisfied with the findings and 
determinations of the Administration, following the notice and hear-
ing provided for in subsection (b) of this section, a request may be 
made for rehearing, under such regulations and procedures as the 
Administration may establish, and such applicant shall be aflPorded an 
opportunity to present such additional information as may be deemed 
appropriate and peitinent to the matter involved. The findings and 
determinations of the Administration, following such rehearing, shall 
be final and conclusive upon all parties concerned, except as hereafter 
provided. 
^^^^^^- 
"SEC. 511. (a) If any applicant or grantee is dissatisfied with the 
Administration's final action with i-espect to the approval of its appli-
cation or plan submitted under this title, or any applicant or grantee 
is dissatisfied with the Administration's final action under section 509 
or secition 510, such applicant or grantee may, within sixty days after 
notice of such action, file with the United States court of appeals for 
the circuit in which such applicant or grantee is located a petition for 
review of that action. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith tiuns-
mitted by the clerk of the court to the Administration. The Adminis-
tration shall thereupon file in the court, the record of the proceedings 
on which the action of the Administration was based, as provided in 
sJltTu'isVs.' 
section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. 
" (b) The determinations and the findings of fact by the Administra-
tion, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive; but 
the coiirt, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Admin-
istration to take further evidence. The Administration may thereupon 
make new or modified findings of fact and may modify its previous 
action, and shall file in the court the record of the further proceedings. 
Such new or modified findings of fact or determinations shall likewise 
be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence. 
87 
STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-83-AUG. 6, 1973 
213 
"(c) Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall have jurisdic-
tion to affirm the action of the Administration or to set it aside, in 
whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review 
by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certifica-
tion as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code. 
"SEC. 512. Unless otherwise specified in this title, the Administra-
tion shall carry out the programs provided for in this title during the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and the two succeeding fiscal years. 
"SEC. 513. To insure that all Federal assistance to State and local 
programs under this title is carried out in a coordinated manner, the 
Administration is authorized to request any Federal department or 
agency to supply such statistics, data, program reports, and other 
material as the Administration deems necessary to carry out its func-
tions under this title. Each such department or agency is authorized to 
cooperate with the Administration and, to the extent permitted by law, 
to furnish such materials to the Administration. Any Federal depart-
ment or agency engaged in administering programs related to this 
title shall, to the maximum extent practicable consult with and seek 
advice from the Administration to insure fully coordinated efforts, 
and the Administration shall undertake to coordinate such efforts. 
"SEC. 514. The Administration may arrange with and reimburse the 
heads of other Federal departments and agencies for the performance 
of any of its functions under this title. 
"SEC. 515. The Administration is authorized— 
"(a) to conduct evaluation studies of the programs and activi-
ties assisted under this title; 
"(b) to collect, evaluate, publish, and disseminate statistics and 
other information on the condition and progress of law enforce-
ment within and without the United States; and 
"(c) to cooperate with and render technical assistance to States, 
units of general local government, combinations of such States or 
units, or other public or private agencies, organizations, institu-
tions, or international agencies in matters relating to law enforce-
ment and criminal justice. 
Funds appropriated for the purposes of this section may be expended 
by grant or contract, as the Administration may determine to be 
appropriate. 
"SEC. 516. (a) Payments under this title may be made in install-
ments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be 
determined by the Administration, and may be used to pay the trans-
portation and subsistence expenses of persons attending conferences or 
other assemblages notwithstanding the provisions of the joint resolu-
tion entitled 'Joint resolution to prohibit expenditure of any moneys 
for housing, feeding, or transporting conventions or meetings', 
approved February 2,1935 (31 U.S.C. sec. 551). 
" (b) Not more than 12 per centum of the sums appropriated for any 
fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this title may be used within 
any one State except that this limitation shall not apply to grants 
made pursuant to part D. 
"SEC. 517. (a) The Administration may procure the services of 
experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, at rates of compensation for individuals not to 
exceed the daily equivalent of the rate authorized for GS-18 by section 
6332 of title 5, United States Code. 
"(b) The Administration is authorized to appoint, without regard 
to the civil service laws, technical or other advisory committees to 
advise the Administration with respect to the administration of this 
title as it deems necessary. Members of those committees not otherwise 
62 Stat. 928. 
Programs, 
duration. 
Federal 
agencies, 
cooperation. 
49 Stat. 19. 
Restriction. 
Ante, 
p. 205. 
Experts and 
consultants. 
80 Stat. 416. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
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[87 STAT. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
80 Stat. 499; 
83 Stat. 190. 
Discrimination 
prohibition. 
None omplianc e. 
78 Stat. 252. 
Report to 
President and 
Congress. 
Appropriation. 
ill the employ of the United States, while eng"aged in advising- the 
Administration oi- attending meetings of the committees, shall be com-
pensated at rates to be fixed by the A(hninistration but not to exceed the 
daily equivalent of the r-ate authorized for GS-18 by section 5-^82 of 
title 5 of the United States Code and while away from home or regular 
place of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of such title 5 
for persons in the (xoverimient service employed intermittently. 
"SEC. 518. (a) Nothing contained in this title or any other Act shall 
be construed to authoi'ize any department, agency, officer, or employee 
of the United States to exer-cise any direction, supervision, or control 
over any police force or any other- law enforcement and criminal justice 
agency of any State or any political subdivision thereof. 
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law nothing contained 
in this title shall be construed to authorize the Administration (1) to 
require, or condition the availability or amount of a grant upon, the 
adoption by an applicant or grantee under this title of a percentage 
T-atio, quota system, or- other progi-am to achieve i-acial balance or to 
eliminate racial imbalance in any law enforcement agency, or (2) to 
deny or discontinue a grant because of the refusal of an applicant or 
grantee under this title to adopt such a ratio, system, or other 
program. 
"(c) (1) No person in any State shall on the ground of race, color, 
national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied 
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program 
or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available 
under this title. 
"(2) Whenever the Administration determines that a State gov-
ernment or any unit of general local government has failed to comply 
with subsection (c) (1) or an applicable regulation, it shall notify the 
chief executive of the State of the noncompliance and shall request 
the chief executive to secure compliance. If within a reasonable time 
after such notification the chief executive fails or refuses to secure 
compliance, the Administration shall exercise the powers and func-
tions provided in section 509 of this title, and is authorized concur-
rently with such exercise— 
" (A) to institute an appropriate civil action; 
"(B) to exercise the powers and functions pursuant to title VI 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d); or 
"(C) to take such other action as may be provided by law. 
"(3) Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a 
State government or unit of local government is engaged in a pattern 
or practice in violation of the provisions of this section, the Attorney 
General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States 
district court for such relief as may be appropriate, including injunc-
tive relief. 
"SEC. 519. On or before December 31 of each year, the Administra-
tion shall report to the President and to the Congress on activities 
pursuant to the provisions of this title during the preceding fiscal 
year. 
"SEC. 520. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary for the purposes of each part of this title, but such sums 
in the aggregate shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1974, $1,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1975, and $1,250,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976. 
Funds appropriated for any fiscal year may remain available for 
obligation until expended. Beginning in the fiscal year ending June 30, 
87 
STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-83-AUG. 6, 1973 
215 
1972, and in each fiscal year thereafter there shall be allocated for the 
purposes of part E an amount equal to not less than 20 per centum of 
the amount allocated for the purposes of part C. 
"SEC. 521. (a) Each recipient of assistance under this Act shall keep 
such records as the Administration shall prescribe, including records 
which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of 
the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or under-
taking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, and 
the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking 
supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an 
effective audit. 
"(b) The Administration or any of its duly authorized representa-
tives, shall have access for purpose of audit and examinations to any 
books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are perti-
nent to the grants received under this title. 
"(c) The Comptroller General of the United States, or any of his 
duly authorized representatives, shall, until the expiration of three 
years after the completion of the program or project with which the 
assistance is used, have access for the purpose of audit and examina-
tion to any books, documents, papers and records of recipients of Fed-
eral assistance under this title which in the opinion of the Comptroller 
General may be related or pertinent to the grants, contracts, subcon-
tracts, subgrants, or other arrangements referred to under this title. 
"(d) The provisions of this section shall apply to all recipients of 
assistance under this Act, whether by direct grant or contract from 
the Administration or by subgrant or subcontract from primary 
grantees or contractors of the Administration. 
"SEC. 522. Section 204(a) of the Demonstration Cities and Metro-
politan Development Act of 1966 is amended by inserting 'law enforce-
ment facilities,' immediately after 'transportation facilities,'. 
"SEC. 523. Any funds made available under parts B, C, and E prior 
to July 1, 1973, which are not obligated by a State or unit of general 
local government may be used to provide up to 90 percent of the cost 
of any program or project. The non-Federal share of the cost of any 
such program or project shall be of money appropriated in the aggre-
gate by the State or units of general local government. 
"SEC. 524. (a) Except as provided by Federal law other than this 
title, no officer or employee of the Federal Government, nor any recip-
ient of assistance under the provisions of this title shall use or 
reveal any research or statistical information furnished under this 
title by any person and identifiable to any specific private person for 
any purpose other than the purpose for which it was obtained in 
accordance with this title. Copies of such information shall be immune 
from legal process, and shall not, without the consent of the person 
furnishing such information, be admitted as evidence or used for any 
purpose in any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative 
proceedings. 
"(b) All criminal history information collected, stored, or dissemi-
nated through support under this title shall contain, to the maximum 
extent feasible, disposition as well as arrest data where arrest data is 
included therein. The collection, storage, and dissemination of such 
information shall take place under procedures reasonably designed 
to insure that all such information is kept current therein; the Admin-
istration shall assure that the security and privacy of all information 
is adequately provided for and that information shall only be used 
for law enforcement and criminal justice and other lawful purposes. 
In addition, an individual who believes that criminal history informa-
tion concerning him contained in an automated system is inaccurate, 
Ante, 
p. 209. 
Ante, 
p. 199. 
Recordkeeping 
requirements. 
GAO audit. 
80 Stat. 1262; 
82 Stat. 208. 
42 u s e 3334. 
Ante, 
pp. 1 97, 
209. 
Research and 
statistical 
information, 
prohibition. 
Criminal 
history informa-
tion, maintenance 
and dissemina-
tion. 
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[87 STAT. 
incomplete, or maintained in violation of this title, shall, upon satisfac-
tory verification of his identity, be entitled to review such information 
and to obtain a copy of it for the purpose of challenge or correction. 
Penalty. 
"(c) Any pcrsou violating the provisions of this section, or of any 
rule, regulation, or order issued thereimder, shall be fined not to 
exceed $10,000. in addition to any other penalty imposed by law. 
erf"'^cL"%^/-°^ 
"SEC. 525. The last two sentences of section 203 (n) of the Federal 
ative agree- 
Property aud Administrative Services Act of 1949 are amended to read 
•"^"ts- 
as follows: 'In addition, under such cooperative agreements and sub-
40 us^c 484. 
j^ct to such othcr conditions as may be imposed by the Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare, or the Director, Office of Civil and 
Defense Mobilization, or the Administrator, Law Enforcement Assist-
ance Administration, surplus property which the Administrator 
may approve for donation for use in any State for purposes of law 
enforcement programs, education, public health, or civil defense, or 
for research for any such purposes, prrrsuant to srrbsection (j)(3) 
or (j) (4), may with the approval of the Administrator be made avail-
able to the State agency after a determination by the Secretary or the 
Director or the Administrator, Law Errforcement Assistance Admin-
istration that such property is necessary to, or woirld facilitate, the 
effective operation of the State agency in performing its functions 
in connection with such program. Upon a determination by the Secre-
tary or the Director or Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance 
Administration, that such action is necessary to, or would facilitate, 
the effective use of sirch surplirs property made available under the 
terms of a cooper-ative agreement, title ther-eto may with the approval 
of the Administrator be vested in the State agency.' 
"PART G—DEFINITIONS 
"SEC. 601. As used in this title— 
"(a) 'Law enforcement and criminal justice' means any activity 
pertaining to crime prevention, control or reduction or the enforce-
ment of tne criminal law, including, but not limited to police efforts 
to prevent, control, or reduce crinre or to apprehend criminals, activi-
tives of courts having criminal jurisdiction and related agencies 
(including prosecutorial and defender services), activities of correc-
tions, probation, or parole authorities, and programs relating to the 
prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency or narcotic 
addiction. 
"(b) 'Organized crime' means the unlawful activities of the mem-
bers of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supply-
ing illegal goods and services, including but not limited to gambling, 
prostitution, loan sharking, narcotics, labor racketeering, and other 
unlawful activities of members of such organizations. 
"(c) 'State' means any State of the United States, the District of 
(^olrrmbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
"(d) 'LTnit of general local government' means any city, county, 
township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose 
political subdivision of a State, an Indian tribe which performs law 
enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, 
or, for the purpose of assistance eligibility, any agency of the Dis-
trict of Columbia government or the United States Government per-
forming law enforcement functions in and for the District of Colum-
bia and funds appropriated by the Congress for the activities of such 
agencies may be used to provide the non-Federal share of the cost of 
programs or projects funded rrnder this title: Provided^ hoivever^ that 
prec. 11-101 
note. 
87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-83-AUG. 6, 1973 
217 
such assistance eligibility of any agency of the United States Govern-
ment shall be for the sole purpose of facilitating the transfer of crimi-
nal jurisdiction from the United States District Court for the District 
of Columbia to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pur-
suant to the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Pro-
cedure Act of 1970. 
D.C. Code 
"(e) 'Combination' as applied to States or units of general local 
government means any grouping or joining together of such States 
or units for the purpose of preparing, developing, or implementing 
a law enforcement plan. 
"(f) 'Construction' means the erection, acquisition, expansion, or 
repair (but not including minor remodeling or minor repairs) of new 
or existing buildings or other physical facilities, and the acquisition 
or installation of initial equipment therefor. 
"(g) 'State organized crime prevention council' means a council com-
posed of not more than seven persons established pursuant to State law 
or established by the chief executive of the State for the purpose of 
this title, or an existing agency so designated, which council shall be 
broadly representative of law enforcement officials within such State 
and whose members by virtue of their training or experience shall be 
knowledgeable in the prevention and control of organized crime. 
"(h) 'Metropolitan area' means a standard metropolitan statistical 
area as established by the Bureau of the Budget, subject, however, to 
such modifications and extensions as the Administration may deter- 
,,,. , ,,, 
mine to be appropriate. 
"(i) 'Public agency' means any State, unit of local government, 
combination of such States or units, or any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of any of the foregoing. 
"(j) 'Institution of higher education' means any such institution 
as defined by section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1141 (a)), subject, however, to such modifications and exten- 
^9 stat. i269; 
sions as the Administration may determine to be appropriate. 
1050.^ 
"(k) 'Community service officer' means any citizen with the capac-
ity, motivation, integrity, and stability to assist in or perform police 
work but who may not meet ordinary standards for employment as a 
regular police officer selected from the immediate locality of the police 
department of which he is to be a part and meeting such other qualifi- 
^"' 
cations promulgated in regulations pursuant to section 501 as the 
Administration may determine to be appropriate to further the pur-
poses of section 301 (b)(7) and this Act. 
"(1) The term 'correctional institution or facility' means any place 
for the confinement or rehabilitation of juvenile offenders or indi-
viduals charged with or convicted of criminal offenses. 
"(m) The term 'comprehensive' means that the plan must be a total 
and integrated analysis of the problems regarding the law enforce-
ment and criminal justice system within the State; goals, priorities, 
and standards must be established in the plan and the plan must 
address methods, organization, and operation performance, physical 
and human resources necessary to accomplish crime prevention, iden-
tification detection, and apprehension of suspects; adjudication; cus-
todial treatment of suspects and offenders, and institutional and 
noninstitutional rehabilitative measures. 
"(n) The term 'treatment' includes but is not limited to, medical, 
educational, social, psychological, and vocational services, corrective 
and preventive guidance and training, and other rehabilitative services 
designed to protect the public and benefit the addict or other user 
by eliminating his dependence on addicting or other drugs or by con-
trolling his dependence, and his susceptibility to addiction or use. 
218 
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[87 STAT. 
62 Stat. 749. 
62 Stat. 701. 
Report to 
President and 
Congress. 
42 u s e 3801 
note. 
1 8 u s e 921 
note, 3006A 
note, 841, 2510 
note. 
Effective 
dates. 
"(o) 'Criminal history information' includes records and related 
data, contained in an automated criminal justice informational system, 
compiled by law enforcement agencies for purposes of identifying 
criminal offenders and alleged offenders and maintaining as to such 
persons summaries of arrests, the nature and disposition of criminal 
charges, sentencing, confinement, rehabilitation and release. 
"PART H—CRIMINAL PENALTIES 
"SEC. 651. Whoever embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains 
by fraud or endeavors to embezzle, willfully misapply, steal or obtain 
bj'^ fraud any funds, assets, or property which are the subject of a 
grant or contract or other form of assistance pursuant to this title, 
whether received directly or indirectly from the Administration, or 
whoever receives, conceals, or retains such funds, assets^ or property 
with intent to convert such funds, assets, or property to his use or gain, 
knowing such funds, assets, or property have been embezzled, willfully 
misapplied, stolen, or obtained by fraud, shall be fined not more than 
$10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. 
"SEC. 652. Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, 
or covers up by trick, scheme, or device, any material fact in any 
application for assistance submitted pursuant to this title or in any 
records required to be maintained pursuant to this title shall be sub-
ject to prosecution under the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
"SEC. 653. Any law enforcement and criminal justice program or 
project underwritten, in whole or in part, by any grant, or contract 
or other form of assistance pursuant to this title, whether received 
directly or indirectly from the Administration, shall be subject to the 
provisions of section 371 of title 18, United States Code. 
"PART 
I—ATTORNEY 
GENERAL'S 
BIENNIAL 
REPORT OF 
FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES 
"SEC. 670. The Attorney General, in consultation with the appro-
priate officials in the agencies involved, within 90 days of the end of 
each second fiscal year shall submit to the President and to the Con-
gress a Report of Federal Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 
Assistance Activities setting forth the programs conducted, expendi-
tures made, results achieved, plans developed, and problems discovered 
in the operations and coordination of the various Federal assistance 
programs relating to crime prevention and control, including, but not 
limited to, the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act of 
1968, the Narcotics Addict Rehabilitation Act 1968, the Gun Control 
Act 1968, the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, title X I of the Organized 
Crime Control Act of 1970 (relating to the regulation of explosives), 
and title I I I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (relating to wiretapping and electronic surveillance)." 
SEC. 3, The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on and 
after July 1, 1973, except that the offices and salaries modified under 
sections 101, 505, and 506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 as amended by this Act shall be modified 
prospectively only, effective on and after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Approved August 6, 1973.