Justice System Improvement Act of 1979
PL 96-157 (S.241), enacted 12/27/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1167 
Public Law 96-157 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To restructure the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, to assist 
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State and local governments in improving the quality of their justice systems, and 
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for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be Justice System 
cited as the "Justice System Improvement Act of 1979". 
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SEC. 2, Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 42 use 3701 
1968 is amended to read as follows: 
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"TITLE I—JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT 
"TABLE OF CONTENTS 
"Declaration and purpose. 
"PART A—LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION 
"Sec. 101. Establishment of Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. 
"Sec. 102. Duties £md functions of Administrator. 
"Sec. 103. Office of Community Anti-Crime Programs. 
"PART B—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE 
"Sec. 201. National Institute of Justice. 
"Sec. 202. Establishment, duties, and functions. 
"Sec. 203. Authority for lOO per centum grants. 
"Sec. 204. National Institute of Justice Advisory Board. 
"PART C—BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS 
"Sec. 301. Bureau of Justice Statistics. 
"Sec. 302. Establishment, duties, and functions. 
"Sec. 303. Authority for lOO per centum grants. 
"Sec. 304. Bureau of Justice Statistics Advisory Board. 
"Sec. 305. Use of data. 
"PART D—FORMULA GRANTS 
"Sec. 401. Description of program. 
"Sec. 402. Eligibility. 
"Sec. 403. Applications. 
"Sec. 404. Review of applications. 
"Sec. 405. Allocation and distribution of funds. 
"PART E—NATIONAL PRIORITY GRANTS 
"Sec. 501. Purpose. 
"Sec. 502. Percentage of appropriation for national priority grant program. 
"Sec. 503. Procedure for designating national priority programs. 
"Sec. 504. Application requirements. 
"Sec. 505. Criteria for award. 
"PART F—DISCRETIONARY GRANTS 
"Sec. 601. Purpose. 
"Sec. 602. Percentage of appropriation for discretionary grant program. 
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"Sec. 603. Procedure for establishing discretionary programs. 
"Sec. 604. Application requirements. 
"Sec. 605. Criteria for award. 
"Sec. 606. Period for award. 
"PART G—TRAININO AND MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT 
"Sec. 701. Pui^K^e. 
"Sec. 702. Training of prosecuting attorneys. 
"Sec. 703. Training State and local criminal justice personnel. 
"Sec. 704. FBI training of State and local criminal justice personnel. 
"Sec. 705. Criminal justice education program. 
"PART H—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
"Sec. 801. Establishment of Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics. 
"Sec. 802. Consultation; establishment of rules and regulations. 
"Sec. 803. Notice and hearing on denial or termination of grant. 
"Sec. 804. Finality of determinations. 
"Sec. 805. Appellate court review. 
"Sec. 806. Delegation of functions. 
"Sec. 807. Subpena power; authority to hold hearings. 
"Sec. 808. Compensation of Director of Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 
Statistics. 
"Sec. 809. Compensation of other Federal officers. 
"Sec. 810. Employment of hearing officers. 
"Sec. 811. Autnority to use available services. 
"Sec. 812. Consultation with other Federal, State, and local officials. 
"Sec. 813. Reimbursement authority. 
"Sec. 814. Services of experts and consultants; advisory committees. 
"Sec. 815. Prohibition of Federal control over State and local criminal justice agen* 
cies. 
"Sec. 816. Report to President and Congress. 
"Sec. 817. Recordkeeping requirement. 
"Sec. 818. Confidentiality of information. 
"Sec. 819. Authority to accept voluntary services. 
"Sec. 820. Administration or juvenile delinquency programs. 
"Sec. 821. Prohibition on land acquisition. 
"Sec. 822. Prohibition on use of CIA services. 
"Sec. 823. Indian liability waiver. 
"Sec. 824. District of Columbia matching fund source. 
"Sec. 825. Limitation on civil justice matters. 
"Sec. 826. Reimbursement for unused equipment. 
"Sec. 827. Prison industry enhancement. 
"PART I—DEFINITIONS 
"Sec. 901. Definitions. 
"PART J—FUNDINO 
"Sec. 1001. Authorization of appropriations. 
"Sec. 1002. Maintenance of effort. 
"Sec. 1003. Authorization of appropriations for Office of Anti-Crime Programs. 
"PART K—CRIMINAL PENALTIES 
"Sec. 1101. Misuse of Federal assistance. 
"Sec. 1102. Falsification or concealment of facts. 
"Sec. 1103. Conspiracy to commit offense against United States. 
'TART L—PUBUC SAFETY OpncERs' DEATH BENEFFTS 
"Sec. 1201. Payments. 
"Sec. 1202. Limitations. 
"Sec. 1203. Definitions. 
"Sec. 1204. Administrative provisions. 
'TART M—TRANsmoN—EFFECTIVB DATE—REPEALER 
"Sec. 1301. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings. 
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93 STAT. 1169 
"DECLAKATION AND PURPOSE 
"The Congress finds and declares that the high incidence of crime ^^ use 370i. 
in the United States is detrimental to the general welfare of the 
Nation and its citizens, and that criminal justice efforts must be 
better coordinated, intensified, and made more effective and equita-
ble at all levels of government. 
"Congress further finds that juvenile delinquency constitutes a 
growing threat to the national welfare requiring immediate and 
comprehensive action by the Federal Government to reduce and 
prevent delinquency by developing and implementing effective pro-
grams to improve the quality of 
juvenile justice in the United Stetes. 
"Congress further finds that there is an urgent need to encourage 
basic and applied research, to gather and disseminate accurate and 
comprehensive justice stetistics, and to evaluate methods of prevent-
ing and reducing crime. 
Congress further finds that although crime is essentially, a local 
problem that must be dealt with by Stete and local governments, the 
financial and technical resources of the Federal Government should 
be made available to support such State and local efforts. 
"Congress further finds that the future welfare of the Nation and 
the well-being of its citizens depend on the esteblishment and 
maintenance of viable and effective justice systems which require: (1) 
systematic and sustained action by Federal, Stete, and local govern-
ments; (2) greater continuity in the scope and level of Federal 
assistance; and (3) continuing efforts at all levels of government to 
streamline programs and upgrade the functioning of agencies respon-
sible for planning, implementing and evaluating efforts to improve 
justice systems. 
"It is therefore the declared policy of the Congress to aid Stete and 
local governments in strengthening and improving their systems of 
criminal justice by providing financial and technical assistance with 
maximum certeinty and minimum delay. It is the purpose of 
this title 
to (1) authorize funds for the benefit of Stetes and units of local 
govemmenjt to be used to strengthen their criminal justice system; (2) 
develop and fund new methods and programs to enhance the effec-
tiveness of criminal justice agencies; (3) support the development of 
city, county, and statewide priorities and programs to meet the 
problems confronting the justice system; (4) reduce court congestion 
and trial delay; (5) support community anticrime efforts; (6) improve 
and modernize the correctional system; (7) encourage the undertak-
ing of innovative projects of recognized importance and effectiveness; 
(8) encourage the development of basic and ai)plied research directed 
toward the improvement of 
civil and criminal 
justice systems and new 
methods for the prevention and reduction of crime and the detection, 
apprehension, and rehabilitetion of criminals; (9) encourage the 
collection and analysis of stetistical information concerning crime, 
juvenile delinquency, civil disputes, and the operation of justice 
systems; and (10) support manpower development and training 
efforts. It is further the policy of the Congress that the Federal 
assistance made available under this title not be utilized to reduce 
the amount of Stete and local financial support for criminsd justice 
activities below the level of such support prior to the availability of 
such assistance. 
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"PART A—LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION 
"ESTABLISHMENT OP LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION 
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"SEC. 101. 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 the 'Administration'). The Administration shall be under 
the direction of an Administrator, who shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and such 
other Deputy Administrators as may be designated by the Attorney 
General. The Administrator shall have final authority over all 
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the 
Administration. 
"DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR 
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"SEC. 102. The Administrator shall— 
"(1) provide funds to eligible States and units of local govern-
ment pursuant to part D; 
"(2) recognize national criminal justice priorities established 
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in accordance with parts E and F, inform States and units of 
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local government concerning such priorities and award and 
allocate funds and technic^ assistance among the eligible 
States, units of local government, and public and private non-
profit organizations according to the criteria and on the terms 
and conditions determined by the Administration to be con-
sistent with parts E and F; 
"(3) publish and disseminate information on the condition and 
progress of the criminal justice system; 
"(4) establish and carry on a specific and continuing program 
of cooperation with the States and units of local government 
designed to encourage and promote consultation and coordina-
tion concerning decisions made by the Administration affecting 
State and local criminal justice priorities; 
"(5) cooperate with and render technical assistance to States, 
units of local government, and other public and private organiza-
tions or international agencies involved in criminal justice 
activities; 
"(6) cooperate with and render technical assistance to States, 
units of local government, and other public and private organiza-
tions or agencies involved in victim-witness assistance activities 
and the post-arrest identification and prosecution of career 
criminals; 
"(7) provide funds and technical assistance to eligible jurisdic-
tions under this title for the development of operational informa-
tion and telecommunications systems; 
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"(8) exercise the powers and functions set out in part H; and 
"(9) exercise such other powers and functions as may be vested 
in the Administrator pursuEint to this title. 
"OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ANTI-CRIME PROGRAMS 
Establishment. 
"SEC. 103. (a) There is established in the Law Enforcement Assist-
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3jjgQ Administration the Office of CJommunity Anti-Crime Programs 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Office'). The Office shall 
be under the direction of 
the Administrator and shall— 
"(1) provide appropriate technical assistance to community 
and citizens groups to enable such groups to— 
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93 STAT. 1171 
"(A) apply for grants which encourage community and 
citizen participation in crime prevention and criminal jus-
tice activities; 
"(B) participate in the formula grant application process 
pursuant to section 402(f) of this title; 
"(C) provide program development and encouragement of 
neighborhood and community participation in crime preven-
tion and public safety efforts; and 
"(D) implement programs and projects assisted with 
grants under subsection (b). 
"(2) coordinate its activities with other Federal agencies and 
programs, including the Community Relations Service of the 
Department of Justice, which are designed to encourage and 
assist citizen participation in criminal justice activities; 
"(3) provide information on successnil programs of citizen and 
community participation to citizen and community groups; 
"(4) review, at its discretion, formula grant applications sub-
mitted under section 403 of this title in order to assure that the 
requirements for citizen, neighborhood, and community partici-
pation in the application process have been met; and 
"(5) make recommendations, after consultation with citizen, 
neighborhood, and community organizations, for the designation 
of effective community anticrime programs for funding as 
national priority grants under part E and discretionary grants Post, p. 1192. 
under part F. 
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"(b) The Administration is authorized to make grants to be admin- 
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istered by the Office of Community Anti-Crime Programs to commu-
nity and citizens groups, which grants shall be used— 
"(1) to enable the community to engage in a process leading to 
the identification of problems facing that community with 
respect to crime or conflicts, disputes, and other problems that 
might lead to crime; 
(2) to provide for the consideration by the community of plans 
to alleviate such problems with special attention to projects 
that— 
"(A) have been successful in other communities in dealing 
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with the same or similar problems; 
"(B) provide alternatives to the criminal justice system in 
resolving conflicts and disputes and in repairing the injuries 
suffered; 
"(C) promote increased citizen participation and confi-
dence in the processes used to resolve conflicts and disputes; 
and 
"(D) address the social and economic causes of crime. 
"(3) to enable community and citizen groups to participate in 
assistance programs under this title, but no grant under this 
section may be used principally to seek technical assistance or a 
grant under this title; 
"(4) to conduct training of community groups in the manage-
ment of grants £md such other skills as the Office determines are 
necessary to enhance the involvement of neighborhoods and 
citizens in community crime prevention and dispute resolution 
projects; and 
* (5) to carry out projects determined to be likely to alleviate 
the community's crime problems as identified through the proc-
ess set forth in this subsection. 
"(c) In carrying out the functions under this part the Administrator 
shall make appropriate provisions for coordination among neighbor-
hoods and for consultation with locally elected officials. 
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"PART B—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE 
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Research and 
development 
authority. 
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Grants. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE 
"SEC. 201. It is the purpose of this part to establish a National 
Institute of Justice, which shall provide for and encourage research 
and demonstration efforts for the purpose o
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• "(1) improving Federal, State, and local criminal 
justice systems 
and related aspects of the civil justice system; 
"(2) preventing and reducing crimes; 
"(3) insuring citizen access to appropriate dispute-resolution 
forums; 
"(4) improving efforts to detect, investigate, prosecute, and 
otherwise combat and prevent white-collar crime and public 
corruption; and 
"(5) identifying programs of proven effectiveness, programs 
having a record of proven success, or programs which offer a high 
probability of improving the functioning of the criminal justice 
system. 
The Institute shall have authority to engage in and encourage 
research and development to improve and strengthen the criminal 
jus-
tice system and related aspects of the civil justice system and to 
disseminate the results of such efforts to Federal, State, and local 
governments, to develop alternatives to judicial resolution of dis-
putes, to evaluate the effectiveness of programs funded under this 
title, to develop new or improved approaches and techniques, to 
improve and strengthen the administration of 
justice, and to identify 
programs or projects carried out under this title which have demon-
strated success in improving the quality of 
justice systems and which 
offer the likelihood of success if continued or repeated. In carrying 
out the provisions of this part, the Institute shall give primary 
emphasis to the problems of State and local justice systems and shall 
insure that there is a balance between basic and applied research. 
"ESTABLISHMENT, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS 
"SEC. 202. (a) There is established within the Department of 
Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a 
National Institute of Justice (hereinafter referred to in this part as 
the 'Institute'). 
"(b) The Institute shall be headed by a Director appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
Director shall have had experience in justice research. The Director 
shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, 
and contracts awarded by the Institute. The Director shall not engage 
in any other employment than that of serving as Director; nor shall 
the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any 
organization, agency, or institution with which the Institute makes 
any contract or other arrangement under this title. 
"(c) The Institute is authorized to— 
"(1) make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or 
contracts with, public agencies, institutions of higher education, 
private organizations, or individuals to conduct research, demon-
strations, or special projects pertaining to the purposes described 
in this part, and provide technical assistance and training in 
support of tests, demonstrations, and special projects; 
(2) conduct or authorize multiyear and short-term research 
and development concerning the criminal and civil justice sys-
tems in an effort— 
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93 STAT. 1173 
"(A) to identify alternative programs for achieving system 
goals, including programs authorized by section 103 of this 
title; 
"(B) to provide more accurate information on the causes 
and correlates of crime; 
"(C) to analyze the correlates of crime and juvenile delin-
quency and provide more accurate information on the causes 
and correlates of crime and juvenile delinquency; 
"(D) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice 
system; 
"(E) to develop new methods for the prevention and 
reduction of crime, the prevention and reduction of parental 
kidnaping, including the development of programs to facili-
tate cooperation among the States and units of local govern-
ment, the detection and apprehension of criminals, the 
expeditious, efQcient, and fair disposition of criminal and 
juvenile delinquency cases, the improvement of police and 
minority relations, the conduct of research into the problems 
of victims and witnesses of crime, the feasibility and conse-
quences of allowing victims to participate in criminal justice 
decisionmaking, the feasibility and desirability of adopting 
procedures and programs which increase the victim's par-
ticipation in the criminal justice process, the reduction in 
the need to seek court resolution of civil disputes, and the 
development of adequate corrections facilities and effective 
programs of correction; and 
"(F) to develop programs and projects to improve and 
expand the capacity of States and units of local government 
and combinations of such units, to detect, investigate, pros-
ecute, and otherwise combat and prevent white-collar crime 
and public corruption, to improve and expand cooperation 
among the Federal Government, States, and units of local 
government in order to enhance the overall criminal justice 
system response to white-collar crime and public corruption, 
and to foster the creation and implementation of a compre-
hensive national strategy to prevent and combat white-
collar crime and public corruption. 
In carr3dng out the provisions of this subsection, the Institute 
may request the gissistance of both public and private research 
agencies; 
"(3) evaluate the effectiveness of projects or programs carried 
out under this part; 
"(4) evaluate, where the Institute deems appropriate, the 
programs and projects carried out under other parts of this title 
to determine their impact upon the quality of criminal and civil 
justice systems and the extent to which they have met or failed to 
meet the purposes and policies of this title, and disseminate such 
information to State agencies and, upon request, to units of local 
government and other public and private organizations and 
individuals; 
"(5) make recommendations for action which can be taken by 
Federal, State, and local governments and by private persons 
and organizations to improve and strengthen criminal and civil 
justice systems; 
"(6) provide research fellowships and clinical internships and 
carry out programs of training and special workshops for the 
presentation and dissemination of information resulting from 
research, demonstrations, and special projects including those 
authorized by this part; 
Public and 
private research 
agencies, 
assistance. 
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"(7) collect and disseminate information obtained by the Insti-
tute or other Federal agencies, public agencies, institutions of 
higher education, and private organizations relating to the 
purposes of this part; 
"(8) serve as a national and international clearinghouse for the 
exchange of information with respect to the purposes of this part; 
"(9) submit a biennial report to the President and Congress on 
the state of 
justice research. This report shall describe significant 
achievements and identify areas needing further study. Other 
Federal agencies involved in justice research shall assist, upon 
request, in the preparation of this report; 
(10) after consultation with appropriate agencies and officials 
of States and units of local government, make recommendations 
for the designation of programs or projects which will be effective 
in improving the functioning of the criminal justice system, for 
funding as national priority grants under part E and discretion-
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ary grants under part F; and 
"(11) encourage, assist, and serve in a consulting capacity to 
Federal, State, and local justice system agencies in the develop-
ment, maintenance, and coordination of criminal and civil jus-
tice programs and services. 
"(d) To insure that all criminal and civil justice research is carried 
out in a coordinated manner, the Director is authorized to— 
"(1) utilize, with their consent, the services, equipment, person-
nel, information, and facilities of other Federal, State, local, and 
private agencies and instrumentalities with or without reim-
bursement therefor; 
"(2) confer with and avail itself of the cooperation, services, 
records, and facilities of State or of municipal or other local 
agencies; 
"(3) request such information, data, and reports from any 
Federal agency as may be required to carry out the purposes of 
this section, and the agencies shall provide such information to 
the Institute as required to carry out the purposes of this part; 
"(4) seek the cooperation of the judicial branches of Federal 
and State Government in coordinating civil and criminal justice 
research smd development; and 
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"(5) exercise the powers and functions set out in part H. 
"AUTHORITY FOR 100 PER CENTUM GRANTS 
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"SEC. 203. A grant authorized under this part may be up to 100 per 
centum of the total cost of each project for which such grant is made. 
The Institute shall require, whenever 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. 
"NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE ADVISORY BOARD 
Establishment. 
"SEC. 204. (a) There is hereby established a National Institute of 
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Justice Advisory Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
'Board'). The Board shall consist of twenty-one members who shall be 
appointed by the President. The members shall represent the public 
interest and should be experienced in the criminal or civil justice 
systems, including, representatives of States and units of local 
government, representatives of police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, 
courts, corrections, experts in the area of 
victim and witness assistance 
and other components of 
the 
justice system at all levels of government, 
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93 STAT. 1175 
representatives of professional organizations, representatives of the 
academic and research community, members of the business commu-
nity, officials of neighborhood and community organizations, and the 
general public. A majority of 
the members of the Board, including the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman, shall not be full-time employees of 
Federal, State, or local governments. The Board, by majority vote, shall 
elect from among its members a Chairman and Vice Chairman. The 
Vice Chairman is authorized to sit and act in the place of 
the Chairman 
in the absence of the Chairman. The Director shall also be a nonvoting 
member of the Board and shall not serve as Chairman or Vice 
Chairman. Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall not affect 
the power of the remaining members to execute the functions of the 
Board and shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the 
original appointment. The Chairman shall be provided by the Insti-
tute with at least one full-time staff assistant to assist the Board. The 
Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, 
the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention, and the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall 
serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the Board and shall be 
ineligible to serve as Chairman or Vice Chairman. Except as other-
wise provided herein, no more than one additional full-time Federal 
officer or employee shall serve as a member of the Board. 
"(b) The Board, after appropriate consultation with representatives 
of State and local governments, may make such rules respecting its 
organization and procedures as it deems necessary, except that no 
recommendation shall be reported from the Board unless a majority 
of the Board assents. 
"(c) The term of office of each member of the Board appointed 
under subsection (a) shall be three years except the first composition 
of the Board which shall have one-third of these members appointed 
to one-year terms, one-third to two-year terms, and one-third to three-
year terms; and any such member appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of 
such term. Such members shall be appointed within ninety days after 
the date of enactment of the Justice System Improvement Act of 
1979. The members of the Board appointed under subsection (a) shall 
receive compensation for each day engaged in the actual performance 
of duties vested in the Board at rates of pay not in excess of the daily 
equivalent of the highest rate of basic pay then payable in the 
General Schedule of section 5332(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 
in addition shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other 
necessary expenses. No voting member shall serve for more than two 
consecutive terms. 
"(d) The Board shall— 
"(1) recommend the policies and priorities of the Institute; 
"(2) create, where necessary, formal peer review procedures 
over selected categories of grants, cooperative agreements, and 
contracts; 
"(3) recommend to the President at least three candidates for 
the position of Director of the Institute in the event of a vacancy; 
and 
"(4) undertake such additional related tasks as the Board may 
deem necessary. 
"(e) In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this 
title, the Director shall exercise such powers and duties of the Board 
as may be delegated to the Director by the Board. 
Chairman and 
Vice Chairman. 
Terms of office. 
Compensation. 
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Limitation. 
Duties. 
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"PART C—BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS 
Statistical 
information, 
collection and 
analysis. 
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State 
governmental 
organizations 
and facilities. 
BUREAU OP JUSTICE STATISTICS 
"SEC. 301. It is the purpose of this part to provide for and encourage 
the collection and analysis of statistical information concerning 
crime (including white-collar crime and public corruption), juvenile 
delinquency, and the operation of the criminal justice system and 
related aspects of the civil justice system and to support the develop-
ment of information and statistical systems at the Federal, State, and 
local levels to improve the efforts of these levels of government to 
measure and understand the levels of 
crime (including crimes against 
the elderly, white-collar crime, and public corruption), juvenile delin-
quency, and the operation of the criminal justice system and related 
aspects of the civil justice i^stem. The Bureau shall utilize to the 
maximum extent feasible State governmental organizations and 
facilities responsible for the collection and analysis of criminal justice 
data and statistics. In carrying out the provisions of this part, the 
Bureau shall give primary emphasis to the problems of State and 
local justice systems. 
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Director, 
appointment, 
qualifications. 
Grants. 
ESTABUSHMENT, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS 
"SEC. 302. (a) There is established within the Department of 
Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (hereinafter referred to in this part as 
'Bureau'). 
"(b) The Bureau shall be headed by a Director appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
Director shall have had experience in statistical programs. The 
Director shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agree-
ments, and contracts awarded by the Bureau. The Director shall not 
engsige in any other employment than that of serving as Director; nor 
shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any 
organization, agency, or institution with which the Bureau makes 
any contract or other arrangement under this Act. 
"(c) The Bureau is authorized to— 
"(1) make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or 
contracts with public agencies, institutions of higher education, 
private organizations, or private individuals for purposes related 
to this part; grants shall be made subject to continuing compli-
ance with standards for gathering justice statistics set forth in 
rules and regulations promulgated by the Director; 
"(2) collect and analyze information concerning criminal vic-
timization, including crimes against the elderly, and civil 
disputes; 
"(3) collect and analyze data that will serve as a continuous 
and comparable national social indication of the prevalence, 
incidence, rates, extent, distribution, and attributes of crime, 
juvenile delinquency, civil disputes, and other statistical factors 
related to crime, civil disputes, and juvenile delinquency, in 
support of national, State, and local justice policy and decision-
making 
"(4) collect and analyze statistical information, concerning the 
operations of the criminal justice system at the Federal, State, 
and local levels; 
"(5) collect and analyze statistical information concerning the 
prevalence, incidence, rates, extent, distribution, and attributes 
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93 STAT. 1177 
of crime, and juvenile delinquency, at the Federal, State, and 
local levels; 
"(6) analyze the correlates of crime, civil disputes and juvenile 
delinquency, by the use of statistical information, about criminal 
and civil justice systems at the Federal, State, and local levels, 
and about the extent, distribution and attributes of crime, and 
juvenile delinquency, in the Nation and at the Federal, State, 
and local levels; 
"(7) compile, collate, analyze, publish, and disseminate uni-
form national statistics concerning all aspects of criminal justice 
and related aspects of civil justice, crime, including crimes 
against the elderly, juvenile delinquency, criminal offenders, 
juvenile delinquents, and civil disputes in the various States; 
"(8) recommend national standards for justice statistics and for 
insuring the reliability and validity of justice statistics supplied 
pursuant to this title; 
"(9) maintain liaison with the judicial branches of the Federal 
and State Governments in matters relating to justice statistics, 
and cooperate with the judicial branch in assuring as much 
uniformity as feasible in statistical systems of the executive and 
judicial branches; 
"(10) provide information to the President, the Congress, the 
judiciary. State and local governments, and the general public on 
justice statistics; 
"(11) establish or assist in the establishment of a system to 
provide State and local governments with access to Federal 
informational resources useful in the planning, implementation, 
and evaluation of programs under this Act; 
"(12) conduct or support research relating to methods of 
gathering or analyzing 
justice statistics; 
"(13) provide financial and technical assistance to the States 
and units of local government relating to collection, analysis, or 
dissemination of 
justice statistics; 
"(14) maintain liaison with State and local governments and 
governments of other nations concerning justice statistics; 
"(15) cooperate in and participate with national and inter-
national organizations in the development of uniform justice 
statistics; 
"(16) insure conformance with security and privacy regula-
tions issued pursuant to section 818; and 
Post, p. 1213. 
"(17) exercise the powers and functions set out in part H. 
Post, p. 1201. 
"(d) To insure that all justice statistical collection, analysis, and 
dissemination is carried out in a coordinated manner, the Director is 
authorized to— 
"(1) utilize, with their consent, the services, equipment, rec-
ords, personnel, information, and facilities of other Federal, 
State, local, and private agencies and instrumentalities with or 
without reimbursement therefor; 
"(2) confer and cooperate with State, municipal, and other local 
agencies; 
"(3) request such information, data, and reports from any 
Federal agency as may be required to carry out the purposes of 
this title; and 
"(4) seek the cooperation of the judicial branch of the Federal 
Government in gatnering data from criminal justice records. 
"(e) Federal agencies requested to furnish information, data, or 
reports pursuant to subsection (d)(3) shall provide such information to 
the Bureau as is required to carry out the purposes of this section. 
93 STAT. 1178 
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Establishment. 
42 u s e 3734. 
Chairman and 
Vice Chairman. 
"(f) In recommending standards for gathering justice statistics 
under this section, the Director shall consult with representatives of 
State and local government, including, where appropriate, repre-
sentatives of the judiciary. 
"AUTHORITY FOR 100 PER CENTUM GRANTS 
42 use 3733. 
"SEC. 303. A grant authorized under this part may be up to 100 per 
centum of the total cost of each project for which such grant is made. 
The Bureau shall require, whenever 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. 
"BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS ADVISORY BOARD 
"SEC. 304. (a) There is hereby established a Bureau of Justice 
Statistics Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to in this section as 
the 'Board'). The Board shall consist of twenty-one members who 
shall be appointed by the Attorney General. The members should 
include representatives of States and units of local government, 
representatives of police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, courts, 
corrections, experts in the area of victim and witness assistance, and 
other components of the justice system at all levels of government, 
representatives of professional organizations, members of the aca-
demic, research, and statistics community, officials of neighborhood 
and community organizations, members of the business community, 
and the general public. The Board, by majority vote, shall elect from 
among its members a Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Vice 
Chairman is authorized to sit and act in the place of 
the Cheiirman in the 
absence of the Chairman. The Director shall also be a non-voting 
member of 
the Board and shall not serve 
as 
Chairman or 
Vice Chairman. 
Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall not affect the power 
of the remaining members to execute the functions of the Board and 
shall be filled in the same manner as in the case of the original 
appointment. The Chairman shall be provided by the Bureau with at 
least one full-time staff assistant to assist the Board. The Administra-
tor of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the Adminis-
trator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 
the Director of the National Institute of Justice, and the Director of 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall serve £is non-voting ex officio 
members of the Board but shall be ineligible to serve as Chairman or 
Vice Chairman. Except as otherwise provided herein, no more than 
one additional full-time Federal officer or employee shall serve as a 
member of the Board. 
"(b) The Board, after appropriate consultation with representatives 
of State and local governments, may make such rules respecting its 
organization and procedures as it deems necessary, except that no 
recommendation shall be reported from the Board unless a majority 
of the Board assents. 
Terms of office. 
"(c) The term of office of each member of the Board appointed 
under subsection (a) shall be three years except the first composition 
of the Board which shedl have one-third of these members appointed 
to one-year terms, one-third to two-year terms, and one-tnird to 
three-year terms; and any such member appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his or her 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of 
such term. The members of the Board appointed under subsection (a) 
shall receive compensation for each day engaged in the actual 
performance of duties vested in the Board at rates of pay not in excess 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1179 
of the daily equivalent of the highest rate of basic pay then payable 
under the General Schedule of section 5332(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, £ind in addition shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and 
other necessary expenses. No voting member shall serve for more 
than two consecutive terms. 
"(d) The Board shall— 
"(1) review and make recommendations to the Bureau on 
activities undertaken by the Bureau and formulate and recom-
mend to the Director policies and priorities for the Bureau; 
"(2) recommend to the President at least three candidates for 
the position of Director of the Bureau in the event of a vacemcy; 
and 
"(3) carry out such additional related functions as the Board 
may deem necessary. 
"(e) In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this 
title, the Director shall exercise such powers and duties of the Board 
as may be delegated to the Director by the Board. 
5 u s e 5332 note. 
Limitation. 
Duties. 
USE OF DATA 
"SEC. 305. Data collected by the Bureau shall be used only for 42 use 3735. 
statistical or research purposes, and shall be gathered in a manner 
that precludes their use for law enforcement or any purpose relating 
to a particular individual other than statistical or research 
purposes. 
"PART D—FORMULA GRANTS 
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM 
"SEC. 401. (a) It is the purpose of this part to assist States and units 42 use 3741. 
of local government in carrying out specific innovative programs 
which are of proven effectiveness, have a record of proven success, or 
which offer a high probability of improving the functioning of the 
criminal justice system. The Administration is authorized to make 
grants under this part to States and units of local government for the 
purpose o
f
— 
"(1) establishing or expanding community and neighborhood 
programs that enable citizens to undertake initiatives to deal 
with crime and delinquency; 
"(2) improving and strengthening law enforcement agencies, 
as measured bv arrest rates, incidence rates, victimization rates, 
the number of reported crimes, clearance rates, the number of 
patrol or investigative hours per uniformed officer, or any other 
appropriate objective measure; 
"(3) improving the police utilization of community resources 
through support of jomt police-community projects designed to 
prevent or control neighborhood crime; 
"(4) disrupting illicit commerce in stolen goods and property 
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; 
"(5) combating arson; 
"(6) developing investigations and prosecutions of white-collar 
crime, organized crime, public-corruption-related offenses, and 
fraud against the government; 
"(7) reducing the time between arrest or indictment and 
disposition of 
trial; 
93 STAT. 1180 
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"(8) implementing court reforms; 
"(9) increasing the use and development of alternatives to the 
prosecution of 
selected offenders; 
"(10) increasing the development and use of alternatives to 
pretrial detention that assure return to court and a minimization 
of the risk of danger; 
"(11) increasing the rate at which prosecutors obtain convic-
tions against habitual, nonstatus offenders; 
"(12) developing and implementing programs which provide 
assistance to victims, witnesses, and jurors, including restitution 
by the offender, programs encouraging victim and witness par-
ticipation in the criminal justice system, and programs designed 
to prevent retribution against or intimidation of witnesses by 
persons charged with or convicted of 
crimes; 
"(13) providing competent defense counsel for indigent and 
eligible low-income persons accused of criminal offenses; 
"(14) developing projects to identify and meet the needs of drug 
dependent offenders; 
"(15) increasing the availability and use of alternatives to 
maximum-security confinement of convicted offenders who pose 
no threat to public safety; 
"(16) reducing the rates of violence among inmates in places of 
detention and confinement; 
"(17) improving conditions of detention and confinement in 
adult and juvenile correctional institutions, as measured by the 
number of such institutions administering programs meeting 
accepted standards; 
"(18) training criminal justice personnel in programs meeting 
standards recognized by the Administrator; 
"(19) revision and recodification by States and units of local 
government of criminal statutes, rules, and procedures and 
revision of statutes, rules, and regulations governing State and 
local criminal justice agencies; 
"(20) coordinating the various components of the criminal 
justice system to improve the overall operation of the system, 
establishing criminal justice information systems, and support-
ing and training of 
criminal justice personnel; 
"(21) developing statistical and eveduative systems in States 
and units of local government which assist the measurement of 
indicators in each of the areas described in paragraphs (1) 
through (20); 
"(22) encoure^ng the development of pilot and demonstration 
projects for prison industry progreuns at the State level with 
particular emphasis on involving private sector enterprise either 
as a direct participant in such programs, or as purchasers of 
goods produced through such programs, and aimed at making 
inmates self-sufficient, to the extent practicable, in a realistic 
working environment; and 
"(23) any other innovative program which is of proven effec-
tiveness, has a record of proven success, or which offers a high 
probability of improving the functioning of the criminal justice 
system. 
"0))(1) Except with respect to allocations under subsection (c)— 
"(A) for the fiscal year ending September 30,1980, the Federal 
portion of any grant made under this part may be up to 100 per 
centum of the cost of the program or project specified in the 
application for such grant; and 
"(B) for any later fiscal period, that portion of a Federal grant 
made under this section may be up to 90 per centum of the cost of 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1181 
Federal and 
non-Federal 
program costs. 
Allocation of 
funds. 
Additional 
funds. 
the program or project specified in the application for such grant 
unless the Administrator determines that State or local budge-
tary restraints prevent the recipient from providing the remain-
ing portion. 
"(2XA) The non-Federal portion of the cost of such program or 
project shall be in cash. 
"(B) In the case of a grant to an Indian tribe or other aboriginal 
group, the Administration may increase the Federal portion of the 
cost of such program to the extent the Administration deems neces-
sary, if the Administration determines that the tribe or group does 
not have sufficient funds available to meet the non-Federal portion of 
such cost. 
"(3) Except with respect to allocations under subsection (c), a grant 
recipient shall assume the cost of a program or project funded under 
this part after a reasonable period of Federal assistance unless the 
Administrator determines that the recipient is unable to assume 
such cost because of State or local budgetary restraints. 
"(cXD The Administration shall allocate from the grant provided 
for in subsection (a) $200,000 to each of the States for the purposes of 
administering grants received under this title for operating criminal 
justice councils, judicial coordinating committees, and local offices 
pursuant to part D, and an additional amount of at least $50,000 shall 
be made available by the Administration for allocation by the State 
to the judicial coordinating committee. These foregoing sums shall be 
available without a requirement for match. The Administration shall 
allocate additional funds from the grant to a State for use by the 
State and its units of local government in an amount that is 7% per 
centum of the total grant of such State. Any of the additional funds 
shall be matched in an amount equal to any such expended or 
obligated amount. An amount equal to at least IVz per centum of the 
allocation of an eligible jurisdiction as defined in section 402(a) (2), (3), 
or (4), or of a judicial coordinating committee, must be made available 
by the State to each such jurisdiction or judicial coordinating commit-
tee from these additional funds for purposes set out above. The 
eligible jurisdiction or combination thereof shall match the amounts 
passed through in an amount equal to any such amount expended or 
obligated by the eligible jurisdiction or combination thereof for the 
purposes set forth above for all Federal funds in excess of $25,000 for 
each eligible jurisdiction. 
"(2) Any funds allocated to States or units of local government and 
unexpended by such States or units of local government for the 
purposes set forth above shall be available to such States or units of 
local government for expenditure in accordemce with subsection (a). 
"(3) The State may allocate at its discretion to units of local 
government or combinations of such units which are not eligible 
jurisdictions as defined in section 402(a) (2), (3), and (4) funds provided 
under this subsection. 
"EUGIBILTTY 
"SEC. 402. (a) The Administration is authorized to make financial 42 USC 3742. 
assistance under this part available to an eligible jurisdiction to 
enable it to carry out all or a substantial part of a program or project 
submitted and approved in accordance with the provisions of this 
title. An eligible jurisdiction shall be— 
"(1) a State; 
"(2) a municipality which has no less than 0.15 per centum of 
total State and local criminal justice expenditures, and which 
has a population of one hundred thousand or more persons on the 
basis of the most satisfactory current data available on a nation-
wide basis to the Administration but only if such municipality 
93 STAT. 1182 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Post, p. 1189. 
State criminal 
justice council. 
Report. 
would receive at least $50,000 for the applicable year under 
section 405; 
"(3) a county which has no less than 0.15 per centum of total 
State and local criminal justice expenditures, and which has a 
population of one hundred thousand or more persons on the basis 
of the most satisfactory current data available on a nationwide 
basis to the Administration but only if such county would receive 
at least $50,000 for the applicable year under section 405; 
"(4) any combination of contiguous units of local government, 
whether or not situated in more than one State, or any combina-
tion of units of local government all in the same county, which 
has a population of one hundred thousand or more persons on the 
basis of the most satisfactory current data available on a nation-
wide basis to the Administration but only if such combination 
would receive at least $50,000 for the applicable year under 
section 405; 
"(5) a unit of local government, or any combination of such 
contiguous units without regard to population, which are other-
wise ineligible under the other paragraphs of this subsection. 
"(b)(1) Each State shall establish or designate and maintain a 
criminal justice council (hereinafter referred to in this title as the 
'council') for the purpose of— 
"(A) analyzing the criminal justice problems within the State 
based on input and data from all eligible jurisdictions, State 
agencies, and the judicial coordinating committee and estab-
lishing priorities based on the analysis and assuring that these 
priorities are published and made available to affected criminal 
justice agencies prior to the time required for application 
submission; 
"(B) preparing a comprehensive State application reflecting 
the statewide goals, objectives, priorities, and projected grant 
programs; 
"(C)(i) receiving, reviewing, and approving (or disapproving) 
applications or amendments submitted by State agencies, the 
judicial coordinating committee, and units of local government, 
or combinations thereof, as defined in subsection (a)(5), pursuant 
to section 405(a)(5) of this title; and 
"(ii) providing financial assistance to these agencies and units 
according to the criteria of this title and on the terms and 
conditions established by such council at its discretion; 
"(D) receiving, coordinating, reviewing, and monitoring all 
applications or amendments submitted by State agencies, the 
judicial coordinating committee, units of local government, and 
combinations of such units pursuant to section 403 of this title, 
recommending ways to improve the effectiveness of the pro-
grams or projects referred to in said applications, assuring 
compliance of said applications with Federal requirements and 
State law and integrating said applications into the comprehen-
sive State application; 
"(E) preparing an annual report for the chief executive of the 
State and the State legislature containing an assessment of the 
criminal justice problems and priorities within the State; the 
adequacy of existing State and local agencies, programs, and 
resources to meet these problems and priorities; the distribution 
and use of funds allocated pursuant to this part and the relation-
ship of these funds to State and local resources allocated to 
crime and justice system problems; and the major policy and 
legislative initiatives that are recommended to be undertaken 
on a statewide basis; 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1183 
"(F) assisting the chief executive of the State, the State 
legislature, and units of local government upon request in 
developing new or improved approaches, policies, or legislation 
designed to improve criminal justice in the State; 
"(G) developing and publishing information concerning crimi-
nal justice in the State; 
"(H) providing technical assistance upon request to State 
agencies, community-based crime prevention programs, the judi-
cial coordinating committee, and units of local government in 
matters relating to improving criminal justice in the State; and 
"(I) assuring fund accounting, auditing, and evaluation of 
programs and projects funded under this part to assure compli-
ance with Federal requirements and State law. 
"(2) The council shall be created or designated by State law and 
shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the chief executive of the State 
who shall appoint the members of the council, designate the chair-
man, and provide professional, technical, and clerical staff to serve 
the council. The council shall be broadly representative and include 
among its membership— 
"(A) representatives of eligible jurisdictions as defined in 
subsection (a) (2), (3), and (4) who shall comprise at least one-third 
of the membership of the council where there are such eligible 
jurisdictions in the State and where they submit applications 
pursuant to this part; 
"(B) representatives of the smaller units of local government 
defined in subsection (a)(5); 
"(C) representatives of the various components of the criminal 
justice system, including representatives of agencies directly 
related to the prevention and control of 
juvenile delinquency and 
representatives of police, courts, corrections, prosecutors, and 
defense attorneys; 
"(D) representatives of the general public including repre-
sentatives of neighborhood and community-based, business, and 
professional organizations of the communities to be served 
under this part; and 
"(E) representatives of the judiciary including, at a minimum, 
the chief judicial officer or other officer of the court of last resort, 
the chief judicial administrative officer or other appropriate 
judicial administrative officer of the State, and a local trial court 
judicial officer; if the chief judicial officer or chief judicial 
administrative officer cannot or does not choose to serve, the 
other judicial members and the local trial court judicial officer 
shall be selected by the chief executive of the State from a list of 
no less than three nominees for each position submitted by the 
chief judicial officer of the court of last resort within thirty days 
after the occurrence of any vacancy in the judicial membership; 
additional judicial members of the council as may be required by 
the Administration shall be appointed by the chief executive of 
the State from the membership of the judicial coordinating 
committee or, in the absence of a judicial coordinating commit-
tee, from a list of no less than three nominees for each position 
submitted by the chief judicial officer of the court of last resort. 
Individual representatives may fulfill the requirements of more than 
one functional area or geographical area where appropriate to the 
background and expertise of the individual. 
"(3)(A) Applications from eligible jurisdictions as defined in subsec-
tion (a) (2), (3), and (4) may, at the discretion of such eligible 
jurisdiction, be in the form of a single application to the State for 
inclusion in the comprehensive State application. Applications or 
Creation or 
designation by 
State law. 
Membership. 
Applications 
from eligible 
jurisdictions. 
93 STAT. 1184 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Limitations on 
approval. 
Appeal. 
Reconsideration. 
State agency and 
eligible 
jurisdiction 
applications. 
amendments should conform to the overall priorities, unless the 
eligible jurisdiction's analysis of its criminal justice system demon-
strates that such recommended priorities are inconsistent with their 
needs. Applications or amendments should conform to uniform 
administrative requirements for submission of applications. Such 
requirements shall be consistent with guidelines issued by the Ad-
ministration. Such application or amendments shall be deemed 
approved unless the council, within ninety days of the receipt of 
such application or amendment, finds that the application or 
amendment— 
"(i) does not comply with Federal requirements or with State 
law or regulations; 
"(ii) is inconsistent with priorities and fails to establish, under 
guidelines issued by the Administration, good cause for such 
inconsistency; 
"(iii) conflicts with or duplicates programs or projects of 
another applicant under this title, or other Federal, State, or 
local supported programs or applications; or 
"(iv) proposes a program or project that is substantially identi-
cal to or is a continuation of a program or project which has been 
evaluated and found to be ineffective under section 404(c)(4). 
Where the council finds such noncompliance, inconsistency, conflict, 
or duplication, it shall notify the applicant in writing and set forth its 
reasons for the finding. 
"(B) The applicant may, within thirty days of receipt of written 
findings of the council pursuant to subparagraph (A) submit to the 
council a revised application or state in writing the applicant's 
reasons for disagreeing with the council's findings. 
"(C) A revised application submitted under subparagraph (B) shall 
be treated as an original application except that the council shall act 
on such application within thirty days. 
"(D) If an applicant states in writing a disagreement with the 
council's written findings as specified in subparagraph (A), the 
findings shall be considered appealed. The appeal shall be in accord-
ance with a procedure developed by the council and reviewed and 
agreed to by the eligible jurisdiction. If any eligible jurisdiction in a 
State fails to agree with the council appeal process prior to applica-
tion submission to the council, the appeal shall be in accordance with 
procedures developed by the Administration. The Administration 
appeal procedures shall provide that if the council's action is not 
supported by clear and convincing evidence or if the council acted 
arbitrarily or capriciously, the council shall be directed to reconsider 
or approve the application or amendment. 
"(E) Approval of the application of such eligible local jurisdiction 
shall result in the award of funds to such eligible jurisdiction without 
requirement for further application or review by the council. 
"(4) Applications from State agencies and eligible jurisdictions as 
defined in subsection (a)(5) must be in the manner and form pro-
scribed by the council. Where the council determines under para-
graph (1) (C) and (D) that an application or amendment from a State 
agency or an eligible jurisdiction as defined in subsection (a)(5)— 
"(A) does not comply with Federal requirements or with State 
law or regulation; 
"(B) is inconsistent with priorities, policy, organizational, or 
procedural arrangements, or the crime analysis; 
"(C) conflicts with or duplicates programs or projects of 
another applicant under this title, or other Federal, State, or 
local supported programs or applications; or 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1185 
"(D) proposes a program or project that is substantially identi-
cal to or is a continuation of a program or project which has been 
evaluated and found to be ineffective; 
the council shall notify the applicant in writing of the finding and the 
reasons for the finding and may deny funding or recommend appro-
priate changes. Appeal of the council's action shall be in accordance 
with procedures established by the council for such matters. 
"(c) The chief executive(s) of an eligible jurisdiction as defined in 
subsection (a) (2), (3), and (4) shall create or designate an office for the 
purpose of preparing and developing the jurisdiction's application 
and assuring that such application complies with Federal require-
ments, State law, fund accounting, auditing and the evaluation of 
programs and projects to be funded under the application to be 
submitted to the council pursuant to section 403 of this title. Each 
eligible jurisdiction shall establish or designate a local criminal 
justice advisory board (hereinafter referred to in this section as the 
'board') for the purpose of— 
"(1) analyzing the criminal justice problems within the eligible 
jurisdiction and advising the council of the eligible jurisdiction 
on priorities; 
(2) advising the chief executive of the eligible jurisdiction 
pursuant to this title; 
"(3) advising on applications or amendments by the eligible 
jurisdiction; 
"(4) assuring that there is an adequate allocation of funds for 
court programs based upon that proportion of the eligible juris-
diction's expenditures for court programs which contributes to 
the jurisdiction's eligibility for funds and which take into 
account the court priorities recommended by the judicial coordi-
nating committee; and 
"(5) assuring that there is an adequate allocation of funds for 
correction programs based on that portion of the eligible jurisdic-
tion's expenditures for correction programs which contributes to 
the jurisdiction's eligibility for funds. 
Such board shall be established or designated by the chief executive 
of the eligible jurisdiction and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of 
the chief executive who shall appoint the members and designate the 
chairman. Such board shall be broadly representative of the various 
components of the criminal justice system and shall include among 
its membership representatives of neighborhood, community-beised 
and professional organizations. In the case of an eligible jurisdiction 
as defined in subsection (a)(4), the membership of the board shall be 
jointly appointed in such manner as the chief executive of each unit 
of local government shall determine by mutual agreement. Decisions 
made by the board pursuant to this subsection may be reviewed and 
either be accepted or rejected by the chief executive of the eligible 
subgrant jurisdiction, or in the case of an eligible jurisdiction as 
defined in subsection (a)(4) in such manner as the chief executive of 
each unit of local government shall determine by mutual agreement. 
Where an eligible jurisdiction as defined in subsection (a) (2) or (3) 
chooses not to combine pursuant to section 402(a)(4) and chooses not 
to exercise the powers of this subsection, it shall be treated as an 
eligible jurisdiction under subsection (aX5). 
' (d) The court of last resort of each State may establish or designate 
a judicial coordinating committee (hereinafter referred to in this title 
as the 'committee') for the preparation, development, and revision of 
a three-year application or amendments thereto reflecting the needs 
and priorities of the courts of the State. For those States where there 
is a judicial agency which is authorized by State law on the date of 
Local criminal 
justice advisory 
board, 
establishment. 
Judicial 
coordinating 
committee, 
establishment or 
designation. 
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77 : QL3 
93 STAT. 1186 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Functions. 
Report. 
Public meetings. 
Records, 
accessibility. 
enactment of this subsection to perform this function and which has 
a statutory membership of a majority of court officials (including 
judges and court administrators), the judicial agency may establish or 
designate the judicial coordinating committee. The committee shall— 
"(1) establish priorities for the improvement of the various 
courts of the State; 
"(2) define, develop, and coordinate programs and projects for 
the improvement of the courts of the State; and 
"(3) develop, in accordance with part D, an application for the 
funding of programs and projects designed to improve the 
functioning of the courts and judicial agencies of the State. 
The committee shall submit its three-year application or amend-
ments to the council. The committee shall review for consistency with 
the court priorities, applications, or amendments from any jurisdic-
tion which has incurred expenditures for court services from its own 
sources or from any other jurisdiction which is applying for funds for 
court services. The committee shall report to the council and the 
applicant its findings of consistency and inconsistency. The council 
shall approve and incorporate into its application in whole or in part 
the application or amendments of the committee unless the council 
determines that such committee application or amendments are not 
in accordance with this title, are not in conformance with, or 
consistent with, their own application made pursuant to section 403 
of this title, or do not conform with the fiscal accountability stand-
ards of this title. 
"(e)(1) The council will provide for procedures that will insure that 
all applications or amendments by units of local government or 
combinations thereof or judicial coordinating committees shall be 
acted upon no later than ninety days after being first received by the 
council. Final action by the council which results in the return of any 
application or amendments to an application must contain specific 
reasons for such action within ninety days of receipt of the applica-
tion. Any part of such application or amendments which is not acted 
upon shall be deemed approved for submission to the Administration. 
Action by the council on any application or part thereof shall not 
preclude the resubmission of such application or part thereof to the 
council at a later date. 
"(2) The council, the judicial coordinating committee, and local 
boards, established pursuant to subsection (c), shall meet at such 
times and in such places £is they deem necessary and 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 to be taken at the meeting on the State application or 
any application for funds or any amendment thereto. The council, the 
judicial coordinating committee, and local boards, pursuant to sub-
section (c), shall provide for public access to all records relating to 
their functions under this title, except such records as are required to 
be kept confidential by any other provision of local. State, or Federal 
law. 
"(3) The council shall, at a time designated in regulations promul-
gated by the Administration, submit its application made pursuant 
to this part to the Administration for approval. Its application shall 
include funding allocations or applications which were submitted by 
State agencies, the judicial coordinating committee, and units of local 
government, or combinations thereof, and which were first reviewed 
and approved by the council pursuant to subsection (bX3), (bX4), or (d), 
as appropriate. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1187 
"(D To be eligible for funds under this part all eligible jurisdictions Fundb, 
shall assure the participation of citizens, and neighborhood and eligibility, 
community organizations, in the application process. No grant may 
be made pursuant to this part unless the eligible jurisdiction has 
provided satisfactory assurances to the Administration that the 
applicant has— 
"(1) provided citizens and neighborhood and community orga-
nizations with adequate information concerning the amounts of 
funds available for proposed programs or projects under this 
title, the range of activities that may be undertaken, and other 
important program requirements; 
"(2) provided citizens and neighborhood and community orga-
nizations an opportunity to consider and comment on priorities 
set forth in the application or amendments; 
"(3) provided for full and adequate participation of units of 
local government in the performance of the analysis and the 
establishment of priorities required by subsection (D)(1)(A); and 
"(4) provided an opportunity for all affected criminal justice 
agencies to consider and comment on the proposed programs to 
be set forth in the application or amendments. 
The Administrator, in cooperation with the Office of Community Application 
Anti-Crime Programs, may establish such rules, regulations, and process, rules, 
procedures as are necessary to assure that citizens and neighborhood 
and community organizations will be assured an opportunity to 
participate in the application process. 
APPUCATIONS 
"SEC. 403. (a) No grant may be made by the Administration to a 42 use 3743. 
State, or by a State to an eligible recipient pursuant to part D, unless 
the application sets forth criminal justice programs covering a three-
year period which meet the objectives of section 401 of this title. This 
application must be amended annually if new programs are to be 
added to the application or if the programs contained in the original 
application are not implemented. The application must include— 
Contents. 
"(1) an analysis of the crime problems and criminal justice 
needs within the relevant jurisdiction and a description of the 
services to be provided and performance goals and priorities, 
including a specific statement of how the programs are expected 
to advance the objectives of section 401 of this title and meet the 
identified crime problems and criminal justice needs of the 
jurisdiction; 
"(2) an indication of how the programs relate to other similar 
State or local programs directed at the same or similar problems; 
"(3) an assurance that following the first fiscal year covered by 
an application and each fiscal year thereafter, the applicant 
shall submit to the Administration, where the applicant is a 
State, and to the council where the applicant is a State agency, 
the judicial coordinating committees, a 
nongovernmental 
grantee, or a unit or combination of units of local government— 
"(A) a performance report concerning the activities car-
ried out pursuant to this title; and 
"(B) an assessment by the applicant of the impact of those 
activities on the objectives of this title and the needs and 
objectives identified in the applicant's statement; 
"(4) a certification that Federal funds made available under 
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 
93 STAT. 1188 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
absence of Federal funds, be made available for criminal justice 
activities; 
"(5) an assurance where the applicant is a State or unit or 
combination of units of local government that there is an 
adequate share of funds for courts and for corrections, police, 
prosecution, and defense programs; 
"(6) a provision for fund accounting, auditing, monitoring, and 
such evaluation procedures as may be necessary to keep such 
records as the Administration shall prescribe to assure fiscal 
control, proper management, and efficient disbursement of funds 
received under this title; 
"(7) a provision 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 Adminis-
tration may reeisonably require to administer other provisions of 
this title; 
"(8) a certification that its programs meet all the requirements 
of this section, that all the information contained in the applica-
tion is correct, that there has been appropriate coordination with 
affected agencies, and that the applicant will comply with all 
provisions of this title and all other applicable Federal laws. Such 
certification shall be made in a form acceptable to the Adminis-
tration and shall be executed by the chief executive officer or 
other officer of the applicant qualified under regulations promul-
gated by the Administration; and 
"(9) satisfactory assurances that equipment, whose purchase 
was previously made in connection with a program or project in 
such State assisted under this title and whose cost in the 
aggregate was $100,000 or more, has been put into use not later 
than one year after the date set at the time of purchase for the 
commencement of such use and has continued in use during its 
useful life. 
"(b) Applications from judicial coordinating committees. State 
agencies, and other nongovernmental grantees do not have to include 
the crime analysis required by subsection (a)(1) but may rely on the 
crime analysis prepared by the council. 
"REVIEW OF APPUCATIONS 
Financial 
"SEC. 404. (a) The Administration shall provide financial assistance 
42^u^ 3744 
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^
*
^ State applicant under this part to carry out the programs or 
projects submitted by such applicant upon determining that— 
"(1) the application or amendment thereof is consistent with 
the requirements of this title; 
"(2) the application or amendment thereof was made public 
prior to submission to the Administration and an opportunity to 
comment thereon was provided to citizens and neighborhood and 
community groups; and 
"(3) prior to the approval of the application or amendment 
thereof the Administration has made an affirmative finding in 
writing that the program or project is likely to contribute 
effectively to the achievement of the objectives of section 401 of 
this title. 
Each application or amendment made and submitted for approval to 
the Administration pursuant to section 403 of this title shall be 
deemed approved, in whole or in part, by the Administration within 
ninety days after first received unless the Administration informs 
the applicant of specific reasons for disapproval. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1189 
"(b) The Administration shall suspend funding for an approved 
application in whole or in part if such application contains a program 
or project which has failed to conform to the requirements or 
statutory objectives of this Act as evidenced by— 
"(1) the annual performance reports submitted to the Adminis-
tration by the applicant pursuant to section 802(b) of this title; 
"(2) the failure of the applicant to submit annual performance 
reports pursuant to section 403 of this title; 
"(3) evaluations conducted pursuant to section 802(b); 
"(4) evaluations and other information provided by the 
National Institute of Justice. 
The Administration may make appropriate adjustments in the 
amounts of grants in accordance with its findings pursuant to this 
subsection, 
"(c) Grant funds awarded under part D shall not be used for— 
"(1) the purchase of equipment or hardware except as provided 
in section 102(7), or the payment of personnel costs, unless the 
cost of such purchases or payments is incurred as an incidental 
and necessary part of a program of proven effectiveness, a 
program having a record of proven success, or a program offering 
high probability of improving the functioning of the criminal 
justice system (including bulletproof vests). In determining 
whether to apply this limitation, consideration must be given to 
the extent of prior funding from any sources in that jurisdiction 
for substantially similar activities; 
"(2) programs which have as their primary purpose general 
salary payments for employees or classes of employees within an 
eligible jurisdiction, except for the compensation of personnel for 
time engaged in conducting or undergoing training programs or 
the compensation of personnel engaged in research, develop-
ment, demonstration, or short-term programs; 
"(3) construction projects; or 
"(4) programs or projects which, based upon evaluations by the 
National Institute of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance 
Administration, Bureau of Justice Statistic?, State or local agen-
cies, and other public or private organizations, have been demon-
strated to offer a low probability of improving the functioning of 
the criminal justice system. Such programs must be formally 
identified by a notice in the Federal Register after opportunity 
for comment. 
"(d) The Administration shall not finally disapprove any applica-
tion submitted to the Administrator under this part, or any amend-
ments thereof, without first affording the applicant reasonable notice 
and opportunity for a hearing and appeal pursuant to section 803 of 
this title. 
"ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS 
"SEC. 405. (a) Of the total amount appropriated for parts D, E, and F 
in any fiscal year, 80 per centum shall be set aside for part D and 
allocated to States, units of local government, and combinations of 
such units as follows: 
"(1) The sum of $300,000 to each of the participating States as 
defined in section 402(a)(1) and the balance according to one of 
the following two formulas, whichever formula results in the 
larger amount: 
"(A) Of the remaining amount to be allocated pursuant to 
this part: 
Fund 
suspension. 
Post, p. 1201. 
Grant amounts, 
adjustment. 
Use. 
Ante, p. 1170. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
Notice and 
hearing. 
Post, p. 1202. 
42 u s e 3745. 
Ante, p. 1179; 
post pp. 1192, 
1195. 
93 STAT. 1190 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Post, pp. 1192, 
1195. 
Ante. p. 1176; 
post, 1192. 
Ante, p. 1179. 
Ante, p. 1181. 
"(i) 25 per centum shall be allocated in proportion to 
the relative population within the State as compared to 
the population in all States; 
"(ii) 25 per centum shall be allocated in proportion to 
the relative number of index crimes (as documented by 
the Department of Justice) reported within the State as 
compared to such numbers in all States; 
"(iii) 25 per centum shall be allocated in proportion to 
the relative amount of total State and local criminal 
justice expenditures within the State as compared to 
such amounts in all States; and 
"(iv) 25 per centum shall be allocated in proportion to 
the relative population within the State, weighted by 
the share of State personal income paid in State and 
local taxes, as compared to such weighted populations in 
all States; or 
"(B) The remaining amount to be allocated pursuant to 
this part shall be allocated in proportion to the relative 
population within the State as compared to the population, 
in all States; 
except that no State which receives financial assistance pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall receive an amount in excess of 110 per 
centum of that amount available to a State pursuant to subpara-
graph (B). Formula allocations under this section shall utilize 
relative population data only for the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
"(2) If the fund allocation to each of the States pursuant to 
paragraph (1) results in a total amount in excess of the amount 
appropriated for the purposes of this part, additional funds shall 
be allocated by the Administration from part E or F to the States 
for purposes consistent with those parts so that the total amount 
equals the total amount allocated under paragraph (1). No State 
shall receive an allocation pursuant to paragraph (1) which is 
less than the block grant allocation received by such State for 
fiscal year 1979 pursuant to parts C and E, except that if the 
total amount appropriated for part D for any fiscal year subse-
quent to Hscal year 1979 is less than the total block grant 
appropriation for parts C and E during fiscal year 1979, the 
States shall receive an allocation in accordance with parsigraph 
(IXB). 
"(3) From the amount made available to each State pursuant to 
paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administration shall determine basic 
allocations to be made available to the State, to eligible jurisdic-
tions as defined in section 402(a) (2), (3), or (4) and to eligible 
jurisdictions as defined in section 402(a)(5). Such allocations shall 
be determined— 
"(A) by distributing 70 per centum of available funds 
allocated under paragraphs (1) and (2) to the State and those 
eligible units of local government within the State as defined 
in section 402(a) in a proportion equal to their own respective 
share of total State and local criminal justice expenditures; 
and 
"(B) by dividing the remaining 30 per centum of available 
funds allocated under paragraphs (1) and (2) and distributing 
to the State and to those eligible units of local government 
within the State as defined in section 402(a), in four equal 
shares in amounts determined as follows: 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1191 
"(i) for combating crime as specified in section 401(a), 
a proportion of the available funds equal to their own 
respective share of total State and local expenditures for 
police services from all sources; 
"(ii) for improving court administration as specified in 
section 401(a), a proportion of the available funds equal ^^^' P- H'^^-
to their own respective share of total State and local 
expenditures for judicial, legal, and prosecutive, and 
public defense services from all sources; 
"(iii) for improving correctional services as specified 
in section 401(a), a proportion of the available funds 
equal to their own respective share of total State and 
local expenditures for correctional services from all 
sources; and 
"(iv) for devising effective alternatives to the criminal 
justice system as specified in section 401(a) a proportion 
of the available funds equal to their own respective 
share of total State and local expenditures from all 
sources. 
"(4) All allocations under paragraph (3) shall be based upon the 
most accurate and complete data available for such fiscal year or 
for the most recent fiscal year for which accurate data are 
available. Eligible jurisdictions as defined in section 402(a)(4) -^"te* P- HSI. 
may not receive an allocation based upon the population of 
eligible cities and counties as defined in section 402(a) (2), (3), and 
(5) unless such cities and counties participate in activities under 
this title as part of a combination of units of local government as 
defined in section 402(a)(4). In determining allocations for the 
eligible units as defined in section 402(a), an aggregate allocation 
may be utilized where eligible jurisdictions as defined in section 
402(a) combine to meet the population requirements of section 
402(a)(4). 
"(5) The amount made available pursuant to paragraph (3) to 
eligible units of local government within each State, as defined in 
section 402(a)(5), and to eligible jurisdictions, as defined in 
section 402(a) (2), (3), or (5) which choose not to combine pursuant 
to section 402(a)(4) and choose not to exercise the powers of 
section 402(c), shall be reserved and set aside in a special 
discretionary fund for use by the council pursuant to section 402 
of this title, in making grants (in addition to any other grants 
which may be made under this title to the same entities or for the 
same purposes) to such units of local government or combina-
tions thereof. The council shall allocate such funds among such 
local units of government or combinations thereof which make 
application pursuant to section 403 of this title, according to the 
criteria of this title and on the terms and conditions established 
by such council at its discretion. If in a particular State, there are 
no eligible units of local government, as defined in section 
402(a) (2), (3), or (4), of this part, the amount otherwise reserved 
and set aside in the special discretionary fund shall consist of 
the entire amount made available to local units of government, 
pursuant to this section. 
"(b) At the request of the State legislature while in session or a body Advisory review, 
designated to act while the legislature is not in session, general goals, 
priorities, and policies of the council shall be submitted to the 
legislature for an advisory review prior to its implementation by the 
council. In this review the general criminal justice goals, priorities, 
and policies that have been developed pursuant to this part shall be 
considered. If the legislature or the interim body has not reviewed 
Aggregate 
allocation, 
utilization. 
Special 
discretionary 
fund. 
Ante, p. 1187. 
93 STAT. 1192 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
such matters forty-five days after receipt, such matters shall then be 
deemed reviewed. 
"(c) No award of funds that are allocated to the States, units of local 
government, or combinations thereof under this part shall be made 
with respect to a program other than a program contained in an 
approved application. 
"(d) If the Administration determines, on the basis of information 
available to it during any fiscal year, that a portion of the funds 
allocated to a State, unit of local government, or combination thereof 
for that fiscal year will not be required, or that the State, unit of local 
government, or combination thereof will be unable to qualify or 
receive funds under the requirements of this part, such funds shall 
be available for reallocation to the States, or other units of local 
government and combinations thereof within such State, as the 
Administration may determine in its discretion, but all States shall 
be considered equally for reallocated funds. 
"(e) A State may award funds from the State allocation to private 
nonprofit organizations. Eligible jurisdictions as defined in section 
Ante, p. 1181. 
402(a) (2) through (5) may utilize the services of private nonprofit 
organizations for purposes consistent with this title. 
"(f) In order to receive formula grants under the Juvenile Justice 
42 use 5601 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, a State shall 
^°^- 
submit a plan for carrying out the purposes of that Act in accordance 
42 use 5633. 
with the provisions of this title and section 223 of that Act. Such plan 
may at the direction of the Administrator be incorporated into the 
State application to be submitted under this part. 
"(g) Eligible jurisdictions which choose to utilize regional planning 
units may utilize the boundaries and organization of existing general 
purpose regional planning bodies within the State. 
"PART E—NATIONAL PRIORITY GRANTS 
"PURPOSE 
42 use 3751. 
"SEC. 501. It is the purpose of this part, through the provision of 
additional Federal financial aid and assistance, to encourage States 
and units of local government to carry out programs which, on the 
basis of research, demonstration, or evaluations by the National 
Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Law Enforcement 
Assistance Administration, State or local governments, or other 
Federal, State, local, or private organizations or agencies, have been 
shown to meet the criteria of section 503(a). 
"PERCENTAGE OF APPROPRIATION FOR NATIONAL PRIORITY GRANT 
PROGRAM 
42 use 3752. 
"SEC. 502. Of the total amount appropriated for parts D, E, and F, 
Ante, P- ii'^9; 
jjj g^^y fiscal year, 10 per centum shall be reserved and set aside 
post, p. 95. 
pursuant to this part as funding incentives for use by the Adminis-
tration in making national priority grants (in addition to any other 
grants which may be made under this title to the same entities or for 
the same purpose) to States, units of local government, and combina-
tions of such units. 
"PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATING NATIONAL PRIORITY PROGRAMS 
42 use 3753. 
"SEC. 503. (a) The Director of the Office of Justice Assistance, 
Research, and Statistics and the Administrator of the Law Enforce-
ment Assistance Administration shall periodically and jointly desig-
nate national priority programs and projects which through 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1193 
research, demonstration, or evaluation have been shown to be effec-
tive or innovative and to have a Ukely beneficial impact on criminal 
justice. Such national priorities may include programs and projects 
designated to improve the comprehensive planning and coordination 
of State and local criminal justice activities. Priorities established 
under this subsection shall be considered priorities for a period of 
time determined by such Director and Administrator jointly but not 
to exceed three years from the time of such determination except in 
cases of recipients for which State or local budgetary restraints 
prevent assumption of costs of priority projects. Such priorities shall 
be designated according to such criteria, and on such terms and 
conditions, as such Director and such Administrator jointly may 
determine. 
"(b) Such Director and such Administrator shall jointly annually 
request the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, State 
and local governments, and other appropriate public and private 
agencies to suggest national priority programs and projects. Such 
Director and such Administrator shall jointly then, pursuant to 
regulations such Director and such Administrator jointly promul-
gate annually, publish proposed national priority programs and 
projects pursuant to this part and invite and encourage public 
comment concerning such priorities. Such priority programs and 
projects shall not be established or modified until such Director and 
such Administrator jointly have provided at least sixty days advance 
notice for public comment and shall encourage and invite recommen-
dations and opinion concerning such priorities from appropriate 
agencies and officials of State and units of local government. After 
considering any comments submitted during such period of time, 
such Director and such Administrator jointly shall establish priority 
programs and projects for that year (and determine whether existing 
priority programs and projects should be modified). Such Director 
and such Administrator shall jointly publish in the Federal Register 
the priority programs and projects established pursuant to this part 
prior to the beginning of fiscal year 1981 and each fiscal year 
thereafter for which appropriations will be available to carry out the 
program. In the event of a disagreement by such Director and such 
Administrator as to the exercise of joint functions under this section, 
the Attorney General shall resolve such disagreement. 
Proposed 
national priority 
programs, 
invitation of 
public comment. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
APPUCATION REQUIREMENTS 
"SEC. 504. (a) No grant may be made pursuant to this part unless an 
application has been submitted to the Administration in which the 
applicant— 
"(1) identifies the priority program to be funded and describes 
how funds allocated pursuant to this part and pursuant to part D 
will be expended to carry out the priority program; 
"(2) describes specificsdly what percentages of funds allocated 
for the upcoming year pursuant to part D will be spent on 
priority programs and projects pursuant to this part; 
"(3) describes specifically the priority programs and projects 
for which funds are to be allocated pursuant to part D for the 
upcoming fiscal year; 
"(4) describes what percentage of part D funds were expended 
on national priority projects during the preceding fiscal year; 
and 
"(5) describes specifically the priority programs and projects 
for which funds were allocated pursuant to part D during the 
preceding fiscal year and the amount of such allocation. 
42 u s e 3754. 
Ante, p. 1179. 
93 STAT. 1194 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
State criminal 
justice council's 
application 
review. 
42 u s e 3755. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
Ante, p. 1179. 
Recipient's 
assumption of 
program cost. 
"(b) Each applicant for funds under this part shall certify that its 
program or project meets all the requirements of this section, that all 
the information contained in the application is correct, and that the 
applicant will comply with all the provisions of this title and all other 
applicable Federal laws. Such certification shall be made in a form 
acceptable to the Administration. 
"(c) Each application must be submitted for review to the criminal 
justice council in whose State the applicant is located. The council 
shall have thirty days to comment to the Administration upon the 
application. Any recommendation shall be accompanied by support-
ing rationale. 
(d) States and units of local government may utilize the services of 
private nonprofit organizations for purposes consistent with this 
part. 
"CRITERIA FOR AWARD 
"SEC. 505. (a) The Administration shall, after appropriate consulta-
tion with representatives of State and local governments and repre-
sentatives of the various components of the justice system at all levels 
of government, establish reasonable requirements consistent with 
this part for the award of national priority grants. Procedures for 
awards of national priority grants shall be published in the Federal 
Register and no national priority grant shall be made in a manner 
inconsistent with these procedures. The Administration in determin-
ing whether to award a priority grant to an eligible jurisdiction shall 
give consideration to the criminal justice needs and efforts of eligible 
jurisdictions, to the need for continuing programs which would not 
otherwise be continued because of the lack of adequate part D funds, 
and to the degree to which an eligible jurisdiction has expended or 
proposes to expend funds from part D or other sources of funds, 
including other Federal grants, for priority programs and projects. 
No jurisdiction shall be denied a priority grant solely on the basis of 
its population. 
(b) Grants under this part may be made in an amount equal to 50 
per centum of the cost of the priority program or project for which 
such grant is made except allocations made pursuant to section 
405(a)(2), which may be made in an amount equal to 100 per centum 
of the cost of the funded program. The remaining costs may be 
provided from part D funds or from any other source of funds, 
including other Federal grants, available to the eligible jurisdiction. 
The Administration may provide technical assistance to any priority 
program or project funded under this part. Technical assistance so 
provided may be funded in an amount equal to 100 per centum of its 
cost from funds set aside pursuant to this part. 
"(c) Amounts reserved and set aside pursuant to this part in any 
fiscal year, but not used in such year, may be used by the Administra-
tion to provide additional financial assistance to priority programs or 
projects of demonstrated effectiveness in improving the functioning 
of the criminal justice system, notwithstanding the provisions of 
subsection Ot)). 
"(d) The Administration may provide financial aid and assistance 
to programs or projects under this part for a period not to exceed 
three years. Grants made pursuant to this part may be extended or 
renewed by the Administration for an additional period of up to two 
years if an evaluation of the program or project indicates that it has 
been effective in achieving the stated goals or offers the potential for 
improving the functioning of the criminal justice system. A recipient 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1195 
shall assume the cost of any program assisted under this part after 
the period of Federal assistance unless the Administrator determines 
that the recipient is unable to assume such cost because of State or 
local budgetary restraints. The Administration shall assure that the 
problems and needs of all of the States are taken into account in 
distributing funds under this part among the States. 
"PART F—DISCRETIONARY GRANTS 
PURPOSE 
"SEC. 601. It is the purpose of this part, through the provision of 
additional Federal financial assistance, to encourage States, units of 
local government, combinations of such units, or private nonprofit 
organizations to— 
"(1) undertake programs and projects, including educational 
programs, to improve and strengthen the criminal justice 
system; 
"(2) improve the comprehensive planning and coordination of 
State and local criminal justice activities especially coordination 
between city and county jurisdictions; 
"(3) provide for the equitable distribution of funds under this 
title among all segments and components of the criminal justice 
system; 
"(4) develop and implement programs and projects to redirect 
resources so as to improve and expand the capacity of States and 
units of local government and combinations of such units, to 
detect, investigate, prosecute, and otherwise combat and prevent 
white-collar crime and public corruption, to improve and expand 
cooperation among the Federal Government, States, and units of 
local government in order to enhance the overall criminal justice 
system response to white-collar crime and public corruption, and 
to foster the creation and implementation of a comprehensive 
national strategy to prevent and combat white-collar crime and 
public corruption; 
"(5) to support modernization and improvement of State and 
local court and corrections systems and programs; 
"(6) to support organized crime programs, programs to prevent 
and reduce crime in public or private places and programs which 
are designed to disrupt illicit commerce in stolen goods and 
property; and 
"(7) to support community and neighborhood anticrime 
efforts. 
42 u s e 3761. 
White-collar 
crime. 
PERCENTAGE OF APPROPRIATION FOR DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM 
"SEC. 602. Of the total amount appropriated for parts D, E, and F 
in any fiscal year 10 per centum shall be reserved and set 
aside pursuant to this part in a special discretionary fund for use by 
the Administration in making grants (in addition to any other grants 
which may be made under this title to the same entities or for the 
same purposes) to States, units of local government, combinations of 
such unite, or private nonprofit organizations, for the purposes set 
forth in section 601 of this title. The Administrator shall assure that 
funds allocated under this subsection to private nonprofit organiza-
tions shall be used for the purpose of developing and conducting 
programs and projecte which would not otherwise be undertaken 
pursuant to this title including programs and projects— 
42 u s e 3762. 
Ante, pp. 
1197, 1192, 
supra. 
93 STAT. 1196 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Programs 
eligible for 
allocations. 
"(1) to stimulate and encourage the improvement of 
justice and 
the modernization of State court operations by means of finan-
cial assistance to national nonprofit organizations operating in 
conjunction with and serving the judicial branches of State 
governments; 
"(2) to provide national education and training programs for 
State and local prosecutors, defense personnel, judges and judi-
cial personnel, and to disseminate and demonstrate new legal 
developments and methods by means of teaching, special 
projects, practice, and the publication of manuals and materials 
to improve the administration of criminal justice. Organizations 
supported under this paragraph shall assist State and local 
agencies in the education and training of personnel on a State 
and regional basis; 
"(3) to support community and neighborhood anticrime 
programs; 
"(4) to stimulate, improve, and support victim-witness assist-
ance programs; and 
"(5) to improve the administration of justice by encouraging 
and supporting the development, dissemination, implementa-
tion, evaluation, and revision of criminal justice standards and 
guidelines. 
42 u s e 3763. 
Discretionary 
program 
priorities, 
invitation of 
public comment. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
PROCEDURE FOR ESTABLISHING DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS 
"SEC. 603. (a) The Director of the Office of Justice Assistance, 
Research, and Statistics and the Administrator of the Law Enforce-
ment Assistance Administration shall periodically and jointly estab-
lish discretionary programs and projects for financial assistance 
under this part. Such programs and projects shall be considered 
priorities for a period of time not to exceed three years from the time 
of 
such determination. 
"(b) Such Director and such Administrator shall jointly annually 
request the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, State 
and local governments, and other appropriate public and private 
agencies to suggest discretionary programs and projects. Such Direc-
tor and such Administrator shall jointly then, pursuant to regula-
tions, annually publish the proposed priorities pursuant to this part 
and invite and encourage public comment concerning such priorities. 
Priorities shall not be established or modified until such Director and 
such Administrator jointly have provided at least sixty-days advance 
notice for such public comment and such Director and such Adminis-
trator jointly shall encourage and invite recommendations and opin-
ion concerning such priorities from appropriate agencies and officials 
of State and units of local government. After considering any com-
ments submitted during such period of time and after consultation 
with appropriate agencies and officials of State and units of local 
government, such Director and such Administrator jointly shall 
determine whether existing established priorities should be modified. 
Such Director and such Administrator shall jointly publish in the 
Federal Register the priorities established pursuant to this part prior 
to the beginning of 
fiscal 
year 1981 and each fiscal year thereafter for 
which appropriations will be available to carry out the program. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1197 
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 
"SEC. 604. (a) No grant may be made pursuant to this part unless an 42 use 3764. 
application has been submitted to the Administration in which the 
applicant— 
"(1) sets forth a program or project which is eligible for funding 
pursuant to this part; 
"(2) describes the services to be provided, performance goals 
and the manner in which the program is to be carried out; 
"(3) describes the method to be used to evaluate the program or 
project in order to determine its impact and effectiveness in 
achieving the stated goals and agrees to conduct such evaluation 
according to the procedures and terms established by the 
Administration; 
"(4) indicates, if it is a private nonprofit organization, that it 
has consulted with appropriate agencies and officials of the 
State and units of local government to be affected by the 
program and project. 
"(b) Each applicant for funds under this part shall certify that its 
program or project meets all the requirements of this section, that all 
the information contained in the application is correct, and that the 
applicant will comply with all the provisions of this title and all other 
applicable Federal laws. Such certification shall be made in a form 
acceptable to the Administration. 
"CRITERIA FOR AWARD 
"SEC. 605. The Administration shall, in its discretion and according 42 use 3765. 
to the criteria and on the terms and conditions it determines 
consistent with this part, provide financial assistance to those pro-
grams or projects which most clearly satisfy the priorities established 
under section 603. In providing such assistance pursuant to this part, 
the Administration shall consider whether certain segments and 
components of the criminal justice system have received a dispropor-
tionate allocation of financial aid and assistance pursuant to other 
parts of this title, and, if such a finding is made, shall assure the 
funding of such other segments and components of the criminal 
justice system as to correct inequities resulting from such dispropor-
tionate allocations. Federal funding under this part may be up to 100 
per centum of the cost of the program. In distributing funds under 
this part among the States, the Administration shall assure that the 
problems and needs of all of the States are taken into account and 
shall fund some programs and projects responsive to each type of 
section 402 eligible jurisdiction. 
PERIOD FOR AWARD 
"SEC. 606. The Administration may provide financial aid and 
assistance to programs or projects under this part for a period not to 
exceed three years. Grants made pursuant to this part may be 
extended or renewed by the Administration for an additional period 
of up to two years i
f
— 
"(1) an evaluation of the program or project indicates that it 
has been effective in achieving the stated goals or offers the 
potential for improving the functioning of the criminal justice 
system; and 
"(2) the State, unit of local government, or combination 
thereof and private nonprofit organizations within which the 
program or project has been conducted agrees to provide at least 
42 u s e 3766. 
Financial 
assistance 
program 
extension. 
93 STAT. 1198 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
one-half of the total cost of such program or project from part D 
funds or from any other source of funds, including other Federal 
grants, available to the eligible jurisdiction. Funding for the 
management and the administration of national nonprofit orga-
nizations under section 602(1) of this part is not subject to the 
funding limitations of this section. 
"PART G—TRAINING AND MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT 
"PURPOSE 
42 use 3771. 
"SEC. 701. It is the purpose of this part to provide for and encourage 
training, manpower development, and new personnel practices for 
the purpose of improving the criminal justice system. 
42 use 3772. 
Travel expenses 
and per diem for 
program 
participants. 
TRAINING FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS 
"SEC. 702. (a) The Administration is authorized to establish and 
support a training program for prosecuting attorneys from State and 
local agencies engaged in the prosecution of white-collar and orga-
nized crime. The program shall be designed to develop new or 
improved approaches, techniques, systems, manuals, and devices to 
strengthen prosecutive capabilities against white-collar and orga-
nized crime. 
"(b) While participating in the training program or traveling in 
connection with participation in the training program. State and 
local personnel may be allowed travel expenses and a per diem 
allowance in the same manner as prescribed under section 5703 of 
title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in 
the Government service. 
"(c) The cost of training State and local personnel under this 
section shall be provided out of funds appropriated to the Administra-
tion for the purpose of such training. 
42 use 3778. 
Travel expenses 
and per diem. 
TRAINING STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL 
'SEC. 703. (a) The Administration is authorized— 
"(1) to assist in conducting local, regional, or national training 
programs for the training of State and local criminal justice 
personnel, including but not limited to those engaged in the 
investigation of crime and apprehension of criminals, commu-
nity relations, the prosecution, defense, or adjudication 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 local government and shall 
not duplicate the training activities of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. While participating in the training program or 
traveling in connection with participation in the training pro-
gram. State and local personnel may be allowed travel expenses 
and a per diem allowance in the same manner as prescribed 
under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service; 
"(2) to carry out a program of planning, development, demon-
stration, and evaluation of training programs for State and local 
criminal justice personnel; 
"(3) to assist in conducting programs relating to recruitment, 
selection, placement, and career development practices of State 
and local law enforcement and criminal justice personnel, and to 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1199 
assist State and local governments in planning manpower pro-
grams for criminal justice; and 
"(4) to carry out a program of planning, development, demon-
stration, and evaluation of recruitment, selection, and placement 
practices. 
"(b)(1) The amount of a grant or contract under this section may be 
up to 100 per centum of the total cost of a program, but the total 
financial support may not exceed 80 per centum of the total operat-
ing budget of any funded institutions or programs. 
"(2) Institutions funded under this section shall assure that to the 
maximum extent fesisible efforts shall be made to increase the non-
Federal share of the totsd operating budgets of such institutions or 
programs with the objective of becoming self-sustaining. 
"(3) To the greatest extent possible funds appropriated for the 
purposes of this section shall not be utilized to provide per diem or 
subsistence for State and local officials receiving such training. 
Allocation of 
program funds. 
FBI TRAINING OF STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL 
"SEC. 704. (a) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is 
authorized to— 
"(1) establish and conduct training programs at the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation National Academy at Quantico, Vir-
ginia, to provide, at the request of a State or unit of local 
government, training for State and local criminal justice 
personnel; 
"(2) develop new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, 
equipment, and devices to improve and strengthen criminal 
justice; and 
"(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 criminal justice personnel engaged in 
the investigation of crime and the apprehension 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 training while such 
persons are actually employed as officers of such State or unit. 
"(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. 
42 u s e 3774. 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAM 
"SEC. 705. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c), 
the Administration is authorized, after appropriate consultation 
with the Commissioner of Education, to carry out programs of 
academic educational assist£uice to improve and strengthen criminal 
justice. 
"(b) The Administration is authorized to enter into contracts to 
make, and make payments to institutions of higher education for 
loans, not exceeding $2,200 per academic year to any person, to 
persons enrolled on a full-time basis in undergraduate or graduate 
programs approved by the Administration and leading to degrees or 
certificates in areas directly related to criminal justice or suitable for 
persons employed in criminal justice, with special consideration to 
police or correctional personnel of States or units of local govern-
ment on academic leave to earn such degrees or certificates. 
42 u s e 3775. 
eontract 
authority. 
93 STAT. 1200 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Criminal justice 
education loans. 
Contract 
authority. 
Full-time 
teachers, 
assistance 
eligibility. 
Grant and 
contract 
authority. 
Full-time 
internships in 
criminal justice 
£igencies, grants. 
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 criminal justice agency at the rate of 25 
per centum of the total amount of such loan plus interest for each 
complete year of such service or its equivalent of such service, as 
determined under regulations of the Administration. 
"(c) The Administration is authorized to enter into contracts to 
make and to 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 
criminal justice 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 
certificate in an area related to criminal justice or an area suitable 
for persons employed in 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 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 pa3niients on such terms and in such manner 
as the Administration may prescribe. 
"(d) Full-time teachers or persons preparing for careers as full-time 
teachers of courses related to criminal justice or suitable for persons 
employed in criminal justice, in institutions of higher education 
which are eligible to receive funds under this section, shall be eligible 
to receive assistance under subsections (b) and (c) 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, strength-
ening, improving, or carrying out programs or projects for the 
development or demonstration of improved methods of criminal 
justice education, including— 
"(1) planning for the development or expansion of undergrad-
uate or graduate programs in law enforcement and criminal 
justice, and for law enforcement related courses in public schools; 
"(2) education and training of faculty members; 
"(3) strengthening the criminal justice aspects of courses 
leading to an undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree; 
and 
"(4) research into, and development of, methods of educating 
students or faculty, including the preparation of teaching materi-
als 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 to 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 criminal justice 
agencies for not less than eight weeks during any summer recess or 
for any entire quarter or semester on leave from the degree program. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1201 
"PART H—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
"ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, RESEARCH, AND 
STATISTICS 
"SEC. 801. (a) There is established within the Department of 42 use 3781. 
Justice, under the general authority and policy control of the Attor-
ney General, an Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics. 
The chief officer of the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 
Statistics shall be a Director appointed by the President by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. 
"(b) The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall 
directly provide staff support to, and coordinate the activities of, the 
National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the 
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. 
"CONSULTATION; ESTABUSHMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS 
"SEC. 802. (a) The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 42 use 3782. 
Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the National Institute of Justice are 
authorized, after appropriate consultation with representatives of 
States and units of local government, to establish such rules, regula-
tions, and procedures as are necessary to the exercise of their 
functions, and as are consistent with the stated purpose of this title. 
"0^) The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration shall, after 
consultation with the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, State and local governments, and the appropriate 
public and private agencies, establish such rules and regulations as 
are necessary to assure the continuing evaluation of selected pro-
grams or projects conducted pursuant to parts D, E, and F, in order ^nte, pp. 1179, 
to determine— 
^^^2,1195. 
"(1) whether such programs or projects have achieved the 
performance goals stated in the original application, are of 
proven effectiveness, have a record of proven success, or offer a 
high probability of improving the criminal justice system; 
"(2) whether such programs or projects have contributed or are 
likely to contribute to the improvement of the criminal justice 
system and the reduction and prevention of crime; 
"(3) their cost in relation to their effectiveness in achieving 
stated goals; 
"(4) their impact on communities and participants; and 
"(5) their implication for related programs. 
Evaluations shall be in addition to the requirements of sections 403 
and 404. In conducting the evaluations called for by this subsection, 
the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration shall, when practi-
cal, compare the effectiveness of programs conducted by similar 
applicants and different applicants, and shall compare the effective-
ness of programs or projects conducted by States and units of local 
government pursuant to part D of this title with similar programs Ante, p. 1179. 
carried out pursuant to parts E and F. The law Enforcement 
Annual 
Assistance Administration shall also require applicants under part 
performance 
D to submit an annual performance report concerning activities ^^^° ' 
carried out pursuant to part D together with an assessment by the 
applicant of the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the 
objectives of section 401 of this title and the relationships of those Ante, p. 1179. 
activities to the needs and objectives specified by the applicant in the 
application submitted pursuant to section 403 of this title. The 
administration shall suspend funding for an approved application 
59-194 O — 81 
78 : QL3 
93 STAT. 1202 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Ante, p. 1179. 
under part D if an applicant fails to submit such an annual perform-
ance report. 
"(c) The procedures established to implement the provisions of this 
title shall minimize paperwork and prevent needless duplication and 
unnecessary delays in award and expenditure of funds at all levels of 
government. 
NOTICE AND HEARING ON DENIAL OR TERMINATION OF GRANT 
42 use 3783. 
"SEC. 803. (a) Whenever, after reasonable notice and opportunity 
for a hearing on the record in accordance with section 554 of title 5, 
United States Code, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics, or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administra-
tion finds that a recipient of their respective assistance under this 
title has failed to comply substantially with— 
"(1) any provision of this title; 
"(2) any regulations or guidelines promulgated under this title; 
or 
"(3) any application submitted in accordance with the provi-
sions of this title, or the provisions of any other applicable 
Federal Act; 
they, until satisfied that there is no longer any such failure to 
comply, shall— 
"(A) terminate payments to the recipient under this title; 
"(B) reduce payments to the recipient under this title by an 
amount equsd to the amount of such payments which were not 
expended in accordance with this title; or 
"(C) limit the availability of payments under this title to 
programs, projects, or activities not affected by such failure to 
comply. 
"(b) If a State grant application filed under part D or any grant 
application filed under any other part of this title has been rejected or 
a State applicant under part D or an applicant under any other part 
of this title has been denied a grant or has had a grant, or any 
portion of a grant, discontinued, terminated or has been given a 
grant in a lesser amount that such applicant believes appropriate 
under the provisions of this title, the National Institute of Justice, 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the Law Enforcement Assistance 
Administration, as appropriate, shall notify the applicant or grantee 
of its action and set forth the reason for the action taken. Whenever 
such an applicant or grantee requests a hearing, the National 
Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Law En-
forcement Assistance Administration, or any authorized officer 
thereof, is authorized and directed to hold such hearings or investi-
gations, including hearings on the record in accordance with section 
554 of title 5, United States Code, at such times and places as 
necessary, following appropriate and adequate notice to such appli-
cant; and the findings of fact and determinations made with respect 
thereto shall be final and conclusive, except as otherwise provided 
herein. 
Rehearings. 
"(c) If such recipient is dissatisfied with the findings and determi-
nations of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the National Institute of Justice, 
following notice and hearing provided for in subsection (a), a request 
may be made for rehearing, under such regulations and procedures 
as such Administration, Bureau, or Institute, as the case may be, 
may establish, and such recipient shall be afforded an opportunity to 
present such additional information as may be deemed appropriate 
and pertinent to the matter involved. 
Notice of 
discontinuance 
or termination of 
grants. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1203 
"FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS 
"SEC. 804. In carrying out the functions vested by this title in the 42 USC 3784. 
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, or the National Institute of Justice, their determinations, 
findings, and conclusions shall, after reasonable notice and opportu-
nity for a hearing, be final and conclusive upon all applications, 
except as otherwise provided herein. 
"APPELLATE COURT REVIEW 
"SEC. 805. (a) If any applicant or recipient is dissatisfied with a final 42 USC 3785. 
action with respect to section 803,804, or 815(c)(2)(G) of this part, such 
applicant or recipient 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 recipient is located, or in the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, a petition for review of 
the action. A copy of the petition shall forthwith be transmitted by 
the petitioner to the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 
Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the National Institute of Justice, as 
appropriate, and the Attorney General of the United States, who 
shall represent the Federal Government in the litigation. The Office 
of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, the Law Enforcement 
Assistance Administration, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the 
National Institute of Justice, as appropriate, shall thereupon file in 
the court the record of the proceeding on which the action was based, 
as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. No 
objection to the action shall be considered by the court unless such 
objection has been urged before the Office of Justice Assistance, 
Research, and Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Adminis-
tration, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the National Institute of 
Justice, as appropriate. 
"(b) The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm or modify a final 
action or to set it aside in whole or in part. The findings of fact by the 
Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, the Law 
Enforcement Assistance Administration, the Bureau of Justice Sta-
tistics, or the National Institute of Justice, if supported by substantial 
evidence on the record considered as a whole, shall be conclusive, but 
the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Office of 
Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, the Law Enforcement 
Assistance Administration, the National Institute of Justice, or the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, to take additional evidence to be made 
part of the record. The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 
Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the National Institute of Justice, may 
thereupon make new or modified findings of fact by reason of the new 
evidence so taken and filed with the court and shall file such modified 
or new findings along with any recommendations such entity may 
have for the modification or setting aside of such entity's original 
action. All new or modified findings shall be conclusive with respect 
to questions of fact if supported by substantial evidence when the 
record as a whole is considered. 
"(c) Upon the filing of such petition, the court shall have jurisdic-
tion to affirm the action of the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, 
and Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the National Institute of Justice, 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 
93 STAT. 1204 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
writ of certiorari or certifications as provided in section 1254 of title 
28, United States Code. 
"DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS 
42 use 3786. 
"SEC, 806. The Attorney General, the Office of Justice Assistance, 
Research, and Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau 
of 
Justice Statistics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administra-
tion may delegate to any of their respective officers or employees 
such functions as they deem appropriate. 
"SUBPENA POWER; AUTHORITY TO HOLD HEARINGS 
42 use 3787. 
"SEC. 807. In carrying out their functions, the Office of Justice 
Assistance, Research, and Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance 
Administration, and upon authorization, any member thereof or any 
hearing examiner or administrative law judge assigned to or 
employed thereby shall have the power to hold hearings and issue 
subpenas, administer oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evi-
dence at any place in the United States they may designate. 
"COMPENSATION OF DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, 
RESEARCH, AND STATISTICS 
"SEC. 808. Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
"(1) by adding at the end thereof^ 
" 'Director, Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statis-
tics.' and 
"(2) by striking out— 
"'Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance.'. 
"COMPENSATION OF OTHER FEDERAL OFFICERS 
"SEC. 809. Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
"(1) by striking out— 
" 'Deputy Administrator for Policy Development of the Law 
Enforcement Assistance Administration.' and 
"'Deputy Administrator for Administration of the Law 
Enforcement Assistance Administration.'; and 
"(2) by adding at the end the following: 
" 'Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance. 
" 'Director of the National Institute of Justice. 
" 'Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.'. 
"EMPLOYMENT OF HEARING OFFICERS 
42 use 3788. 
"SEC. 810. The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statis-
tics, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statis-
tics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration may 
appoint such officers and employees as shall be necessary to carry 
out their powers and duties under this title and may appoint such 
hearing examiners or administrative law judges or request the use of 
such administrative law judges selected by the Office of Personnel 
Management pursuant to section 3344 of title 5, United States Code, 
as shall be necessary to carry out their powers and duties under this 
title. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1205 
AUTHORITY TO USE AVAILABLE SERVICES 
"SEC. 811. The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, 42 use 3789. 
the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and 
the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration are authorized, on a 
reimbursable basis when appropriate, to use the available services, 
equipment, personnel, and facilities of Federal, State, and local 
agencies to the extent deemed appropriate after giving due considera-
tion to the effectiveness of such existing services, equipment, person-
nel, and facilities. 
"CONSULTATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS 
"SEC. 812. In carrying out the provisions of this title, including the 42 use 3789a. 
issuance of regulations, the Attorney General, the Director of the 
Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, the Administra-
tor of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, and the 
Directors of the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics shall consult with other Federal departments and 
agencies and State and local officials. 
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY 
"SEC. 813. (a) The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 42 use 3789b. 
Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration may 
arrange with and reimburse the heads of other Federal departments 
and agencies for the performance of any of their functions under this 
title. 
"
O
t
>
) The National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, and the 
Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics in carrying out 
their respective functions may use grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements in accordance with the standards established in the 
Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (41 U.S.C. 501 
et seq.). 
"SERVICES OF EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS; ADVISORY COMMITTEES 
"SEC. 814. (a) The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 42 use 3789c. 
Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance 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 then 
pavable for GS-18 by section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. 
'(b) The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, the 
National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the 
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration are authorized to 
appoint, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to appointments in the competitive service, technical 
or other advisory committees to advise them with respect to the 
administration of this title as they deem necessary. Members of those 
committees not otherwise in the employ of the United States, while 
engaged in advising them or attending meetings of the committees, 
shall be compensated at rates to be fixed by the Offices but not to 
exceed the daily equivalent of the rate then payable for GS-18 by 
section 5332 of title 5, 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 
5 u s e 5332 note. 
93 STAT. 1206 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
section 5703 of such title 5 for persons in the Government service 
employed intermittently. 
* (c) Payments under this title may be made in installments, and in 
advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the 
Administration, and may be used to pay the transportation and 
subsistence expenses of persons attending conferences or other 
assemblages notwithstanding the provisions of the joint resolution 
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. 551). 
42 u s e 3789d. 
Discrimination 
prohibition. 
Notification of 
discrimination 
violation. 
PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL CONTROL OVER STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE AGENCIES 
"SEC. 815. (a) Nothing contained in this title or any other Act shall 
be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or em-
ployee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or 
control over any police force or any other 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 National Institute of 
Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the Law Enforcement 
Assistance 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 ratio, quota system, or other program to 
achieve racial balance in any criminal justice 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, 
religion, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be 
denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under or 
denied employment in connection with any programs or activity 
funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this title. 
"(2)(A) Whenever there has been— 
"(i) receipt of notice of a finding, after notice and opportunity 
for a hearing, by a Federal court (other than in an action brought 
by the Attorney General) or State court, or by a Federal or State 
administrative agency, to the effect that there has been a pattern 
or practice of discrimination in violation of paragraph (1); or 
"(ii) a determination after an investigation by the Office of 
Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics (prior to a hearing 
under subparagraph (F) but including an opportunity for the 
State government or unit of local government to make a docu-
mentary submission regarding the allegation of discrimination 
with respect to such program or activity, with funds made 
available under this title) that a State government or unit of 
local government is not in compliance with paragraph (1); 
the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall, within 
ten days after such occurrence, notify the chief executive of the 
affected State, or the State in which the affected unit of local 
government is located, and the chief executive of such unit of local 
government, that such program or activity has been so found or 
determined not to be in compliance with paragraph (1), and shall 
request each chief executive, notified under this subparagraph with 
respect to such violation, to secure compliance. For purposes of 
clause (i) a finding by a Federal or State administrative agency shall 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1207 
be deemed rendered after notice and opportunity for a hearing if it is 
rendered pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions of 
subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code. 
"(B) In the event the chief executive secures compliance after 
notice pursuant to subparagraph (A), the terms and conditions with 
which the affected State government or unit of local government 
agrees to comply shall be set forth in writing and signed by the chief 
executive of the State, by the chief executive of such unit (in the 
event of a violation by a unit of local government), and by the Office 
of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics. On or prior to the 
effective date of the agreement, the Office of Justice Assistance, 
Research, and Statistics shall send a copy of the agreement to each 
complainant, if any, with respect to such violation. The chief execu-
tive of the State, or the chief executive of the unit (in the event of a 
violation by a unit of local government) shall file semiannual reports 
with the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, £ind Statistics detail-
ing the steps taken to comply with the agreement. These reports 
shall cease to be filed upon the determination of the Office of Justice 
Assistance, Research, and Statistics that compliance has been se-
cured, or upon the determination by a Federal or State court that 
such State government or local governmental unit is in compliance 
with this section. Within fifteen days of receipt of such reports, the 
Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall send a 
copy thereof to each such complainant. 
"(C) If, at the conclusion of ninety days after notification under 
subparagraph (A)— 
"(i) compliance has not been secured by the chief executive of 
that State or the chief executive of that unit of local govern-
ment; and 
"(ii) an administrative law judge has not made a determination 
under subparagraph (F) that it is likely the State government or 
unit of local government will prevail on the merits; the Office of 
Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall notify the 
Attorney Genereil that compliance has not been secured and 
caused to have suspended further payment of any funds under 
this title to that program or activity. Such suspension shall be 
limited to the specific program or activity cited by the Office of 
Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics in the notice under 
subparagraph (A). Such suspension shall be effective for a period 
of not more than one hundred and twenty days, or, if there is a 
hearing under subparagraph (G), not more than thirty days after 
the conclusion of such hearing, unless there has been an express 
finding by the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statis-
tics, after notice and opportunity for such a hearing, that the 
recipient is not in compliance with paragraph (1). 
"(D) Pajnnent of the suspended funds shall resume only if— 
"(i) such State government or unit of local government enters 
into a compliance agreement approved by the Office of Justice 
Assistance, Research, and Statistics and the Attorney General in 
accordance with subparagraph (B); 
"(ii) such State government or unit of local government 
complies fully with the final order or judgment of a Federal or 
State court, or by a Federal or State administrative agency if 
that order or judgment covers all the matters raised by the Office 
of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics in the notice 
pursuant to subparagraph (A), or is found to be in compliance 
with paragraph (1) by such court; or 
5 u s e 551. 
Terms and 
conditions of 
compliance. 
Semismnual 
compliance 
reports. 
Attorney 
Greneral, 
notification of 
noncompliance 
and suspension 
of funds. 
93 STAT. 1208 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
Suspension of 
funds. 
Expedited 
preliminary 
hearings. 
Finding of 
compliance or 
noncompliance. 
Appeals. 
Litigation of 
discrimination 
complaints. 
"(iii) after a hearing the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, 
and Statistics pursuant to subparagraph (F) finds that noncom-
pliance has not been demonstrated. 
"(E) Whenever the Attorney General files a civil action alleging a 
pattern or practice of discriminatory conduct on the basis of race, 
color, religion, national origin, or sex in any program or activity of a 
State government or unit of local government which State govern-
ment or unit of local government receives funds made available 
under this title, and the conduct allegedly violates the provisions of 
this section and neither party within forty-five days after such filing 
has been granted such preliminary relief with regard to the suspen-
sion or payment of funds as may be otherwise available by law, the 
Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall cause to 
have suspended further payment of any funds under this title to that 
specific program or activity alleged by the Attorney General to be in 
violation of the provisions of this subsection until such time as the 
court orders resumption of payment. 
"(F) Prior to the suspension of funds under subparagraph (C), but 
within the ninety-day period after notification under subparagraph 
(C), the State government or unit of local government may request an 
expedited preliminary hearing on the record in accordance with 
section 554 of title 5, United States Code, in order to determine 
whether it is likely that the State government or unit of local 
government would, at a full hearing under subparagraph (G), prevail 
on the merits on the issue of the alleged noncompliance. A finding 
under this subparagraph by the administrative law judge in favor of 
the State government or unit of local government shall defer the 
suspension of funds under subparagraph (C) pending a finding of 
noncompliance at the conclusion of the hearing on the merits under 
subparagraph (G). 
"(G)(i) At any time after notification under subparagraph (A), but 
before the conclusion of the one-hundred-and-twenty-day period 
referred to in subparagraph (C), a State government or unit of 
local government may request a hearing on the record in accordance 
with section 554 of title 5, United States Code, which the Office of 
Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall initiate within 
sixty days of such request. 
"(ii) Within thirty days after the conclusion of the hearing, or, in 
the absence of a hearing, at the conclusion of the one-hundred-and-
twenty-day period referred to in subparagraph (C), the Office of 
Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall make a finding of 
compliance or noncompliance. If the Office of Justice Assistance, 
Research, and Statistics makes a finding of noncompliance, the Office 
of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall notify the Attor-
ney General in order that the Attorney General may institute a civil 
action under paragraph (3), cause to have terminated the payment of 
funds under this title, and, if appropriate, seek repayment of such 
funds. 
"(iii) If the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics 
makes a finding of compliance, payment of the suspended funds shall 
resume as provided in subparagraph (D). 
"(H) Any State government or unit of local government aggrieved 
by a final determination of the Office of Justice Assistance, Re-
search, and Statistics under subparagraph (G) may appeal such 
determination as provided in section 805 of this title. 
"(3) Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a 
State government or unit of local government has engaged in or is 
engaging in a pattern or practice in violation of the provisions of this 
section, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropri-
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1209 
ate United States district court. Such court may grant as relief any 
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, 
or other order, as necessary or appropriate to insure the full enjoy-
ment of the rights described in this section, including the suspension, 
termination, or repayment of such funds made available under this 
' 
title as the court may deem appropriate, or placing any further such 
funds in escrow pending the outcome of the litigation. 
"(4)(A) Whenever a State government or unit of local government, 
or any officer or employee thereof acting in an official capacity, has 
engaged or is engaging in any act or practice prohibited by this 
subsection, a civil action may be instituted after exhaustion of 
administrative remedies by the person aggrieved in an appropriate 
United States district court or in a State court of general jurisdiction. 
Administrative remedies shall be deemed to be exhausted upon the 
expiration of sixty days after the date the administrative complaint 
was filed with the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statis-
tics or any other administrative enforcement agency, unless within 
such period there has been a determination by the Office of Justice 
Assistance, Research, and Statistics or the agency on the merits of 
the complaint, in which case such remedies shall be deemed 
exhausted at the time the determination becomes final. 
"(B) In any civil action brought by a private person to enforce 
, ; 
compliance with any provision of this subsection, the court may grant 
to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney fees, unless the court 
determines that the lawsuit is frivolous, vexatious, brought for 
harassment purposes, or brought principally for the purpose of 
gaining attorney fees, 
"(C) In any action instituted under this section to enforce compli-
ance with paragraph (1), the Attorney General, or a specially desig-
nated assistant for or in the name of the United States, may 
intervene upon timely application if he certifies that the action is of 
general public importance. In such action the United States shall be 
entitled to the same relief as if it had instituted the action. 
,,. 
.:iM) .iiii 
"REPORT TO PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS 
"SEC. 816. (a) On or before March 31 of each year, the Administra- 42 use 3789e. 
tor of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration shall report 
to the President and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and House of Representatives on activities pursuant to parts D, E, F, ^"-te, pp. 1179, 
and G during the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include— 
^^^^' ^^^^' ^^^^• 
"(1) a description of the progress made in accomplishing the 
objectives of such parts; 
"(2) a description of the national priority programs and proj-
ects established pursuant to part E; 
"(3) the amounts obligated under parts D, E, and F for each of 
the components of the criminal justice system; 
"(4) the nature and number of jurisdictions which expended 
funds under part D on national priority programs or projects 
established pursuant to part E, and the percentage of part D 
funds expended by such jurisdictions on such programs or 
projects; 
"(5) a summary of the major innovative policies and programs 
for reducing and preventing crime recommended by the Admin-
istration during the preceding fiscal year in the course of 
providing technical and financial aid and assistance to State and 
local governments pursuant to this title; 
93 STAT. 1210 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
"(6) a description of the procedures used to audit, monitor, and 
evaluate programs or projects to insure that all recipients have 
complied with the title and that the information contained in 
the applications was correct; 
Ante, p. 1179. 
"(7) the number of part D applications or amendments 
approved by the Administration without recommending substan-
tial changes; 
"(8) the number of part D applications or amendments in 
which the Administration recommended substantial changes, 
and the disposition of such programs or projects; 
"(9) the number of programs or projects under part D applica-
tions or amendments with respect to which a discontinuation, 
suspension, or termination of payments occurred together with 
the reasons for such discontinuation, suspension, or termination; 
"(10) the number of programs or projects under part D applica-
tions or amendments which were subsequently discontinued by 
the jurisdiction following the termination of funding under this 
title; and 
"(11) a description of equipment whose cost in the aggregate 
was $100,000 or more that was purchased in connection with 
each program or project assisted under part D, and the current 
use status of such equipment. 
Report to 
"(b) Not later than three years after the date of enactment of the 
cCSttees 
Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, the Administrator of the 
Ante, p. 1167. 
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, after consultation with 
the Director of the National Institute of Justice, the Director of the 
Bureau of Statistics, and the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, with respect to the receipt and 
compilation of evaluations, statistics, and performance reports re-
quired by this title, shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report. The report 
shall set forth comprehensive statistics which, together with the 
Administrator's analysis and findings, shall indicate whether grants 
Ante, pp. 1179, 
made to States or units of local government under parts D, E, and F 
1192,1195. 
have made a reasonably expected contribution toward— 
"(1) improving and strengthening law enforcement agencies, 
as measured by arrest rates, incidence rates, victimization rates, 
the number of reported crimes, clearance rates, the number of 
patrol or investigative hours per uniformed officer, or any other 
appropriate objective measure; 
(2) improving the police utilization of community resources 
through support of joint police-community projects designed to 
prevent or control neighborhood crime; 
"(3) disrupting illicit commerce in stolen goods and property; 
"(4) combating arson; 
"(5) developing investigations and prosecutions of white-collar 
crime, organized crime, public-corruption-related offenses, and 
fraud against the government; 
"(6) reducing the time between arrest or indictment and 
disposition of trial; 
' (7) increasing the use and development of alternatives to the 
prosecution of selected offenders; 
"(8) increasing the development and use of alternatives to 
pretrial detention that assure return to court and a minimization 
of the risk of danger; 
"(9) increasing the rate at which prosecutors obtain convictions 
against habitual, nonstatus offenders; 
"(10) developing and implementing programs which provide 
assistance to victims and witnesses, including restitution by the 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1211 
offender, programs encouraging victim and witness participa-
tion in the criminal justice system, and programs designed to 
prevent retribution against or intimidation of witnesses by 
persons charged with or convicted of crimes; 
"(11) providing competent defense counsel for indigent and 
eligible low-income persons accused of criminal offenses; 
(12) developing projects to identify and meet the needs of drug 
dependent offenders; 
(13) increasing the availability and use of alternatives to 
maximum-security confinement of convicted offenders who pose 
no threat to public safety; 
"(14) reducing the rates of violence among inmates in places of 
detention and confinement; 
"(15) improving conditions of detention and confinement in 
adult and juvenile correctional institutions, £is measured by the 
number of such institutions administering programs meeting 
accepted standards; 
"(16) training criminal justice personnel in programs meeting 
standards recognized by the Administrator; 
"(17) revision and recodification by States and units of local 
government of criminal statutes, rules, and procedures and 
revision of statutes, rules, and regulations governing State and 
local criminal justice agencies; and 
"(18) developing statistical £ind evaluative systems in States 
and units of local government which assist the measurement of 
indicators in each of the areas described in paragraphs (1) 
through (17). 
Such report shall identify separately, to the maximum practicable 
extent, such contribution according to the parts of this title under 
which such grants are authorized and made. 
"(c) Not later than two hundred and seventy days after the date of 
enactment of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, the 
Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration 
shall transmit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a plan for the collection, analysis, and 
evaluation of any data relevant to measure, as objectively as is 
practicable, progress in each of the areas described in subsection (b). 
In developing such plan, the Administrator of the Law Enforcement 
Assistance Administration shall consult with the Director of the 
National Institute of Justice, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives. After such consultation 
and at any time prior to the submission of such plan as required by 
this subsection, the Administrator may recommend to such commit-
tees reporting areas in addition to those described in subsection (b). 
Such plans shall include the Administrator's recommended defini-
tions of the terms 'comprehensive statistics' and 'reasonably expected 
contribution' as used in subsection (b), which take into account the 
total amount of funds available for distribution to States and units of 
local government under parts D, E, and F, as compared to the total 
amount of funds available for expenditure by States and units of 
local government for criminal justice purposes. Such plan shall be 
used by the Administrator in preparing the report required by 
subsection (b). 
"(d) The report required by subsection (b) shall address whether a 
reasonably expected contribution has been attained in the aresis 
described in subsection (b) and any area added by the Administrator 
under subsection (c). 
Plan, 
transmittal to 
congressional 
committees. 
Ante, p. 1167. 
Consultation. 
Definitions. 
Ante, pp. 1179, 
1192, 1195. 
93 STAT. 1212 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
"(e) To the maximum extent feasible, the Administrator shall 
minimize duplication in data collection requirements imposed on 
grantee agencies by this section. 
42 u s e 3789f. 
Audit and 
examination. 
Audit and 
examination. 
Civil rights 
regulations, 
review. 
Acquisition of 
stolen goods and 
property, 
revolving fund. 
RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT 
"SEC. 817. (a) Each recipient of funds under this title shall keep 
such records as the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 
Statistics shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the 
amount and disposition by such recipient of the funds, the total cost 
of the project or undertaking for v/hich such funds are 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 Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics or 
any of its duly authorized representatives, shall have access for 
purpose of audit and examination of any books, documents, papers, 
and records of the recipients of funds under this title which in the 
opinion of the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics 
may be related or pertinent to the grants, contracts, subcontracts, 
subgrants, or other arrangements referred to 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 
Federal funds 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) Within one hundred and twenty days after the enactment of 
this subsection, the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 
Statistics shall review existing civil rights regulations and conform 
them to this title. Such regulations shall include— 
"(1) reasonable and specific time limits for the Office of Justice 
Assistance, Research, and Statistics to respond to the filing of a 
complaint by any person alleging that a State government or 
unit of local government is in violation of the provisions of 
section 815(c) of this title, including reasonable time limits for 
instituting an investigation, making an appropriate determina-
tion with respect to the allegations, and advising the complain-
ant of the status of the complaint; and 
"(2) reasonable and specific time limits for the Office of Justice 
Assistance, Research, and Statistics to conduct independent 
audits and reviews of State governments and units of local 
government receiving funds pursuant to this title for compliance 
with the provisions of section 815(c) of this title. 
"(e) The provisions of this section shall apply to all recipients of 
assistance under this title, whether by direct grant, cooperative 
agreement, or contract under this title or by subgrant or subcontract 
from primary grantees or contractors under this title. 
"(f) There is hereby established within the Law Enforcement 
Assistance Administration a revolving fund for the purpose of sup-
porting projects that will acquire stolen goods and property in an 
effort to disrupt illicit commerce in such goods and property. Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, any income or royalties 
generated from such projects together with income generated from 
any sale or use of such goods or property, where such goods or 
property are not claimed by their lawful owner, shall be paid into the 
revolving fund. Where a party establishes a legal right to such goods 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1213 
or property, the Administrator of the fund may in his discretion 
assert a claim against the property or goods in the amount of Federal 
funds used to purchase such goods or property. Proceeds from such 
claims shall be paid into the revolving fund. The Administrator is 
authorized to make disbursements by appropriate means, including 
grants, from the fund for the purpose of this section. 
"CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION 
"SEC. 818. (a) Except as provided by Federal law other than this 42 USC 3789g. 
title, no officer or employee of the Federal Government, and no 
recipient 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. Such information and copies thereof 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, legislative, 
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 Office of 
Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics 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 Review, 
believes that criminal history information concerning him contained 
in an automated system is inaccurate, incomplete, or maintained in 
violation of this title, shall, upon satisfactory verification of his 
identity, be entitled to review such information and to obtain a copy 
of it for the purpose of challenge or correction. 
"(c) All criminal intelligence systems operating through support 
under this title shall collect, maintain, and disseminate criminal 
intelligence information in conformance with policy standards which 
are prescribed by the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and 
Statistics and which are written to assure that the funding and 
operation of these systems furthers the purpose of this title and to 
assure that such systems are not utilized in violation of the privacy 
and constitutional rights of individuals. 
"(d) Any person violating the provisions of this section, or of any Fine, 
rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, shall be fined not to 
exceed $10,000, in addition to any other penalty imposed by law. 
AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT VOLUNTARY SERVICES 
"SEC. 819. The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statis- 42 use 3789h. 
tics, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration are authorized 
to accept and employ, in carrying out the provisions of this title, 
voluntary and uncompensated services notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 3679(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b)). Such 
individuals shall not be considered Federal employees except for 
purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to 
5 USC 8101 et 
job-incurred disability and title 28, United States Code, with respect «^9-
to tort claims. 
93 STAT. 1214 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
42 u s e 37891. 
42 u s e 5611. 
ADMINISTRATION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS 
"SEC. 820. (a) All programs concerned with juvenile delinquency 
and administered by the Administration shall be administered or 
subject to the policy direction of the office established by section 
201(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974. 
"(b) The Director of the National Institute of Justice and the 
Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall work closely with 
the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention in developing and implementing programs in the juvenile 
justice and delinquency prevention field. 
42 u s e 3789J. 
42 u s e 3789k. 
PROHIBITION ON LAND ACQUISITION 
"SEC. 821. No funds under this title shall be used for land acquisi-
tion. 
"PROHIBITION O N U S E OF CIA SERVICES 
"SEC. 822. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no use 
will be made of services, facilities, or personnel of the Central 
Intelligence Agency. 
INDIAN LIABILITY WAIVER 
42 use 3789/. 
"SEC. 823. Where a State does not have an adequate forum to 
enforce grant provisions imposing liability on Indian tribes, the 
Administration is authorized to waive State liability and may pursue 
such legal remedies as are necessary. 
"DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MATCHING FUND SOURCE 
42 use 3789m. 
"SEC. 824. Funds appropriated by the Congress for the activities of 
any agency of the District of Columbia government or the United 
States Government performing law enforcement functions in and for 
the District of Columbia may be used to provide the non-Federal 
share of the cost of programs or projects funded under this title. 
"LIMITATION O N CIVIL JUSTICE MATTERS 
42 use 3789n. 
"SEC. 825. Authority of any entity established under this title shall 
extend to civil justice matters only to the extent that such civil justice 
matters bear directly and substantially upon criminal justice matters 
or are inextricably intertwined with criminal justice matters. 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR UNUSED EQUIPMENT 
42 use 37890. 
"SEC. 826. The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration may 
require a State council, a grantee, or other recipient of assistance 
under this title to reimburse the Administration for the federally 
assisted part of the cost of any equipment whose purchase was in 
connection with a program or project assisted by such Administration 
under this title and which cost in the aggregate $100,000, or more, if 
such equipment has not been placed in use one year after the date set 
at the time of purchase for the commencement of such use, or has not 
continued in use during its useful life. In lieu of requiring reimburse-
ment under this section, such Administration may require that the 
State council, a grantee, or other recipient of assistance under this 
title take appropriate measures to put such equipment into use. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 12115 
PRISON INDUSTRY ENHANCEMENT 
"SEC. 827. (a) Section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding thereto a new subsection (c) as follows— 
•' '(c) In addition to the exceptions set forth in subsection (b) of this 
section, this chapter shall also not apply to goods, wares, or merchan-
dise manufactured, produced, or mined by convicts or prisoners 
participating in a program of not more than seven pilot projects 
designated by the Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance 
Administration and who— 
" '(1) have, in connection with such work, received wages at a 
rate which is not less than that paid for work of a similar nature 
in the locality in which the work was performed, except that such 
wages may be subject to deductions which shall not, in the 
aggregate, exceed 80 per centum of gross wages, and shall be 
limited as follows: 
" '(A) taxes (Federal, State, local); 
"'(B) reasonable charges for room and board as deter-
mined by regulations which shall be issued by the Chief 
State correctional officer; 
" '(C) allocations for support of family pursuant to State 
statute, court order, or agreement by the offender; 
"'(D) contributions to any fund established by law to 
compensate the victims of crime of not more than 20 per 
centum but not less than 5 per centum of gross wages; 
" '(2) have not solely by their status as offenders, been deprived 
of the right to participate in benefits made available by the 
Federal or State Government to other individuals on the basis of 
their employment, such as workmen's compensation. However, 
such convicts or prisoners shall not be qualified to receive any 
payments for unemployment compensation while incarcerated, 
notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary; 
"'(3) have participated in such employment voluntarily and 
have agreed in advance to the specific deductions made from 
gross wages pursuant to this section, and all other financial 
arrangements as a result of participation in such employment.'. 
"(b) The first section of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide 
conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by 
the United States, and for other purposes', approved June 30,1936 (49 
Stat. 2036; 41 U.S.C. 35), commonly known as the Walsh-Healey 
Act, is amended by adding to the end of subsection (d) thereof, before 
*; and', the following: ', except that this section, or any other law or 
Executive order containing similar prohibitions against purchase of 
goods by the Federal Government, shall not apply to convict labor 
which satisfies the conditions of section 1761(c) of title 18, United 
States Code'. 
"(c) The provisions of this section creating exemptions to Federal 
restrictions on marketability of prison made goods shall not apply 
unless— 
"(1) representatives of local union central bodies or similar 
labor union organizations have been consulted prior to the 
initiation of any project qualifying of any exemption created by 
this section; and 
"(2) such paid inmate employment will not result in the 
displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts, 
or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in 
the locality, or impair existing contracts for services. 
18 u s e 1761 
note. 
Labor unions, 
consultation. 
Effect on labor 
market. 
93 STAT. 1216 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
"PART I—DEFINITIONS 
"DEFINITIONS 
42 use 3791. 
"SEC. 901. (a) As used in this title— 
"(1) 'criminal justice' means activities pertaining to crime 
prevention, control, or reduction, or the enforcement of the 
criminal law, including, but not limited to, police efforts to 
prevent, control, or reduce crime or to apprehend criminals, 
including juveniles, activities of courts having criminal jurisdic-
tion, and related agencies (including but not limited to prosecu-
torial and defender services, juvenile delinquency agencies and 
pretrial service or release agencies), activities of corrections, 
probation, or parole authorities and related agencies assisting in 
the rehabilitation, supervision, and care of criminal offenders, 
and programs relating to the prevention, control, or reduction of 
narcotic addiction and juvenile delinquency; 
"(2) 'State' means any State of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands; 
"(3) 'unit of local government' means any city, county, town-
ship, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose 
political subdivision of a State, an Indian tribe which performs 
law enforcement functions £is determined by the Secretary of the 
Interior, or, for the purpose of assistance eligibility, any agency 
of the District of Columbia government or the United States 
Government performing law enforcement functions in and for 
the District of Columbia; 
"(4) 'construction' means the erection, acquisition, or expan-
sion of new or existing buildings or other physical facilities, and 
the acquisition or installation of initial equipment therefor, but 
does not include renovation, repairs, or remodeling; 
"(5) 'combination' as applied to States or units of local govern-
ment means any grouping or joining together of such States or 
units for the purpose of preparing, developing, or implementing a 
criminal justice program or project; 
"(6) '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; 
"(7) 'correctional institution or facility' means any place for 
the confinement or rehabilitation of offenders or individuals 
charged with or convicted of criminal offenses; 
"(8) 'comprehensive', with respect to an application, means 
that the application must be based on a total and integrated 
analysis of the criminal justice problems, and that goals, prior-
ities, and standards for methods, organization, and operation 
performance must be established in the application; 
"(9) 'criminal history information' includes records and 
related data, contained in an automated or manual criminal 
justice informational system, compiled by law enforcement agen-
cies for the purpose of identifying criminal offenders and alleged 
offenders and maintaining as to such persons records of arrests, 
the nature and disposition of criminal charges, sentencing, 
confinement, rehabilitation, and release; 
"(10) 'evaluation' means the administration and conduct of 
studies and analyses to determine the impact and value of a 
y 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1217 
project or program in accomplishing the statutory objectives of 
this title; 
"(11) 'neighborhood or community-based organizations* means 
organizations which are representative of communities or signifi-
cant segments of communities; 
"(12) 'chief executive' means the highest official of a State or 
local jurisdiction; 
"(13) 'municipality' means— 
"(A) any unit of local government which is classified as a 
municipality by the United States Bureau of the (Census; or 
"(B) any other unit of local government which is a town or 
township and which, in the determination of the Adminis- 
•'' 
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tration— 
"(i) possesses powers and performs functions compa-
rable to those associated with municipalities; 
"(ii) is closely settled; and 
"(iii) contains within its boundaries no incorporated 
places as defined by the United States Bureau of the 
Census; 
"(14) 'population' means total resident population based on 
data compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and 
referable to the same point or period in time; 
"(15) 'Attorney General' means the Attorney General of the 
United States or his designee; 
"(16) 'court of last resort' means that State court 
having the highest and final appellate authority of the State. In 
States having two or more such courts, court of last resort shall 
mean that State court, if any, having highest and final appellate 
authority, as well as both administrative responsibility for the 
State's judicial system and the institutions of the State judicial 
branch and rulemaking authority. In other States having two or 
more courts with highest £ind final appellate authority, court of 
last resort shall mean the highest appellate court which also has 
either rulemaking authority or administrative responsibility for 
the State's judicial system and the institutions of the State 
judicial branch. Except as used in the definition of the term 
'court of last resort' the term 'court' means a tribunal recognized 
as a part of the judicial branch of a State or of its local 
government units; 
"(17) 'institution of higher education' means any such institu-
tion 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 extensions as the Administration may determine to be 
appropriate; 
"(18) 'white-collar crime' means an illegal act or series of 
illegal acts committed by nonphysical means and by concealment 
or guile, to obtain money or property, to avoid the pa3nnent or 
loss of money or property, or to obtain business or personal 
advantage; 
"(19) 'proven effectiveness' means that a program, project, 
approach, or practice has been shown by analysis of performance 
and results to make a significant contribution to the accomplish-
ment of the objectives for which it was undertaken or to have a 
significant effect in improving the condition or problem it was 
undertaken to address; 
"(20) 'record of proven success* means that a program, project, 
approach, or practice has been demonstrated by evaluation or by 
analysis of performance data and information to be successful in 
a number of 
jurisdictions or over a period of time in contributing 
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93 STAT. 1218 
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to the accomplishment of objectives or to improving conditions 
identified with the problem, to which it is addressed; and 
"(21) 'high probability of improving the criminal justice 
system' means that a prudent assessment of the concepts and 
implementation plans included in a proposed program, project, 
approach, or practice, together with an assessment of the prob-
lem to which it is addressed and of data and information bearing 
on the problem, concept, and implementation plan, provides 
strong evidence that the proposed activities would result in 
identifiable improvements in the criminal justice system if 
implemented as proposed. 
Data base. 
"(b) Where appropriate, the definitions in subsection (a) shall be 
based, with respect to any fiscal year, on the most recent data 
compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census and the latest 
published reports of the Office of Management and Budget available 
ninety days prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. The Adminis-
tration may by regulation change or otherwise modify the meaning of 
the terms defined in subsection (a) in order to reflect any technical 
change or modification thereof made subsequent to such date by the 
United States Bureau of the Census or the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
"(c) One or more public agencies, including existing local public 
agencies, may be designated by the chief executive officer of a State 
or a unit of local government to undertake a program or project in 
whole or in part. 
"PART J—FUNDING 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
42 use 3793. 
"SEC. 1001. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
functions of the Bureau of Justice Statistics $25,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30,1980; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30,1981; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1982; and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1983. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the func-
tions of the National Institute of Justice $25,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30,1980; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1981; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1982; and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1983. There is authorized to be appropriated for parts D, E, F, G, H, 
Ante, pp. 1179, 
and J, and for the purposes of carrying out the remaining functions 
IIQR' 19m' 
of t^® ^ ^ 
Enforcement Assistance Administration, other than 
iiy», i^ui. 
p^j.^ L, $750,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1980; $750,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1981; $750,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,1982; and 
$750,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983. Funds 
appropiriated for any fiscal year may remain available for obligation 
until expended. There is authorized to be appropriated in each fiscal 
year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
part L. 
"MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
42 use 3793a. 
"SEC. 1002. In addition to the funds appropriated under section 
261(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
42 use 5671. 
1974, there shall be maintained from appropriations for each fiscal 
year, at least 19.15 per centum of the total appropriations under this 
title, for juvenile delinquency programs, with primary emphasis on 
programs for juveniles convicted of criminal offenses or adjudicated 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1219 
delinquent on the basis of an act which would be a criminal offense if 
committed by an adult. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR OFFICE OF ANTI-CRIME 
PROGRAMS 
"SEC. 1003. There are authorized to be appropriated for the pur- 42 USC 3793b. 
poses of carrying out the functions of the Office of Community Anti-
Crime Programs $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1980; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; 
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982; and 
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,1983. 
"PART K—CRIMINAL PENALTIES 
"MISUSE OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
"SEC. 1101. Whoever embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or 42 USC 3795. 
obtains by fraud or endeavors to embezzle, willfully misapply, steal, 
or obtain by 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 Law Enforce-
ment Assistance Administration, the National Institute of Justice, 
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 has been embezzled, willfully misapplied, stolen or 
obtained by fraud, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned 
for not more than five yeeirs, or both. 
"FALSIFICATION OR CONCEALMENT OF FACTS 
"SEC. 1102. Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals, or 42 USC 3795a. 
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 
subject to prosecution under the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT OFFENSE AGAINST UNITED STATES 
"SEC. 1103. Any law enforcement or criminal justice program or 42 USC 3795b. 
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 Law Enforcement Assistance Adminis-
tration, the National Institute of Justice, or the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics shall be subject to the provisions of section 371 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
"PART L—PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS 
"PAYMENTS 
"SEC. 1201. (a) In any case in which the Administration determines, 42 USC 3796. 
under regulations issued pursuant to this part, that a public safety 
officer has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury 
sustained in the line of duty, the Administration shall pay a benefit of 
$50,000 as follows: 
"(1) if there is no surviving child of such officer, to the 
surviving spouse of such officer; 
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"(2) if there is a surviving child or children and a surviving 
spouse, one-half to the surviving child or children of such officer 
in equal shares and one-half to the surviving spouse; 
"(3) if there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children of 
such officer in equal shares; or 
"(4) if none of the above, to the dependent parent or parents of 
such officer in equal shares. 
"(b) Whenever the Administration determines upon a showing of 
need and prior to taking final action, that the death of a public safety 
officer is one with respect to which a benefit will probably be paid, the 
Administration may make an interim benefit payment not exceeding 
$3,000 to the person entitled to receive a benefit under subsection (a) 
of this section. 
"(c) The amount of an interim pa3anent under subsection (b) shall 
be deducted from the amount of any final benefit paid to such 
person. 
"(d) Where there is no final benefit paid, the recipient of any 
interim payment under subsection (b) shall be liable for repayment 
of such amount. The Administration may waive all or part of such 
repayment, considering for this purpose the hardship which would 
result from such repayment. 
"(e) The benefit payable under this part shall be in addition to any 
other benefit that may be due from any other source, but shall be 
reduced by— 
"(1) payments authorized by section 8191 of title 5, United 
States Code; or 
"(2) payments authorized by section 12(k) of the Act of Septem-
ber 1,1916, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 4-531(1)). 
"(f) No benefit paid under this part shall be subject to execution or 
attachment. 
"UMITATIONS 
42 use 3796a. 
"SEC. 1202. No benefit shall be paid under this part— 
"(1) if the death was caused by the intentional misconduct of 
the public safety officer or by such officer's intention to bring 
about his death; 
"(2) if voluntary intoxication of the public safety officer was 
the proximate cause of such officer's death; or 
"(3) to any person who would otherwise be entitled to a benefit 
under this part if such person's actions were a substantial 
contributing factor to the death of the public safety officer. 
"DEFINITIONS 
42 use 3796b. 
"SEC. 1203. As used in this part— 
"(1) 'child' means any natural, illegitimate, adopted, or posthu-
mous child or stepchild of a deceased public safety officer who, at 
the time of the public safety officer's death, is— 
"(i) eighteen years of age or under; 
"(ii) over eighteen years of age and a student as defined in 
section 8101 of title 5, United States Code; or 
"(iii) over eighteen years of age and incapable of self-
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support because of physical or mental disability; 
"(2) dependent' means a person who was substantially reliant 
for support upon the income of the deceased public safety 
officer; 
"(3) 'fireman' includes a person serving as an officially recog-
nized or designated member of a legally organized volunteer fire 
department; 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1221 
"(4) 'intoxication' means a disturbance of mental or physical 
faculties resulting from the introduction of alcohol, drugs, or 
other substances into the body; 
"(5) 'law enforcement officer' means a person involved in crime 
and juvenile delinquency control or reduction, or enforcement of 
the criminal laws. This includes, but is not limited to, police, 
corrections, probation, parole, and judici£d officers; 
"(6) 'public agency' means any State of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States, or 
any unit of local government, combination of such States, or 
units, or any department, agency, or instrumentality of any of 
the foregoing; and 
"(7) 'public safety officer' means a person serving a public 
agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a 
law enforcement officer or a fireman. 
"ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
"SEC. 1204. (a) The Administration is authorized to establish such 
rules, regulations, and procedures as may be necessary to carry out 
the purposes of this part. Such rules, regulations, and procedures will 
be determinative of conflict of laws issues arising under this part. 
Rules, regulations, and procedures issued under this part may 
include regulations governing the recognition of agents or other 
persons representing claimante under this part before the Adminis-
tration. The Administration may prescribe the maximum fees which 
may be charged for services performed in connection with any claim 
under this part before the Administration, and any agreement in 
violation of such rules and regulations shall be void. 
"(b) In making determinations under section 1201, the Administra-
tion may utilize such administrative and investigative assistance as 
may be available from State and local agencies. Responsibility for 
making final determinations shall rest with the Administration. 
"PART M—TRANSITION—EFFECTIVE DATE—REPEALER 
Rules, 
regulations, and 
procedures. 
42 u s e 3796c. 
CONTINUATION OF RULES, AUTHORITIES, AND PROCEEDINGS 
"SEC. 1301. (a) All orders, determinations, rules, regulations, and 42 use 3797. 
instructions of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration 
which are in effect on the date of the enactment of the Justice System 
Improvement Act of 1979 shall continue in effect according to their Ante, p. 1167. 
terms until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked by 
the President or the Attorney General, the Office of Justice Assist-
ance, Research, and Statistics or the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, or the Administrator of 
the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration with respect to 
their functions under this title or by operation of law. 
"(b) The Director of the National Institute of Justice may award 
new grants, enter into new contracts or cooperative agreements, or 
otherwise obligate previously appropriated unused or reversionary 
funds for the continuation of research and development projects in 
93 STAT. 1222 
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Ante, p. 1167. 
Suits. 
Personnel, 
transfer. 
Ante, pp. 1172, 
1176, 1192. 
accordance with the provisions of this title as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of the Justice System Improvement 
Act of 1979, based upon applications received under this title before 
the date of the enactment of such Act or for purposes consistent with 
provisions of 
this title. 
"(c) The Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics may award new 
grants, enter into new contracts or cooperative agreements or other-
wise obligate funds appropriated for fiscal years before 1980 for 
statistical projects to be expended in accordance with the provisions 
of this title, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, based upon applications 
received under this title before the date of the enactment of such Act 
or for purposes consistent with provisions of this title. 
"(d) The Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Admin-
istration may award new grants, enter into new contracts or coopera-
tive agreements, approve comprehensive plans for the fiscal year 
beginning October 1, 1979, and otherwise obligate previously appro-
priated unused or reversionary funds or funds appropriated for the 
fiscal year beginning October 1,1979, for the continuation of projects 
in accordance with the provisions of this title, as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of the Justice System Improvement 
Act of 1979 or for purposes consistent with provisions of this title. 
"(e) The amendments made to this title by the Justice System 
Improvement Act of 1979 shall not affect any suit, action, or other 
proceeding commenced by or against the Government before the date 
of the enactment of such Act. 
"(f) Nothing in this title prevents the utilization of funds appropri-
ated for purposes of this title for all activities necessary or appropri-
ate for the review, audit, investigation, and judicial or administrative 
resolution of audit matters for those grants or contracts that were 
awarded under this title. The final disposition and dissemination of 
program and project accomplishments with respect to programs and 
projects approved in accordance with this title, as in effect before the 
date of the enactment of the Justice System Improvement Act of 
1979, which continue in operation beyond the date of the enactment 
of such Act may be carried out with funds appropriated for purposes 
of this title. 
"(g) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the personnel 
employed on the date of enactment of the Justice System Improve-
ment Act of 1979 by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration 
are transferred as appropriate to the Office of Justice Assistance, 
Research, and Statistics, the National Institute of Justice or the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, considering the function to be performed 
by these organizational units and the functions previously performed 
by the employee. Determinations as to specific positions to be filled in 
an acting capacity for a period of not more than ninety days by the 
Administrator and Deputy Administrators employed on the date of 
enactment of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 may be 
made by the Attorney General notwithstanding any other provision 
of law. 
"(h) Any funds made available under parts B, C, and E of this title, 
as in effect before the date of the enactment of the Justice System 
Improvement Act of 1979, which are not obligated by a State or unit 
of local government, may be used to provide up to 100 per centum of 
the cost of any program or project. 
"(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, all provisions 
of this title, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979, which are necessary to 
PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979 
93 STAT. 1223 
carry out the provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974, remain in effect for the sole purpose of 42 use 560i 
carrying out the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of ""'* 
1974, and the State criminal justice councu established under this 
title shall serve as the State planning agency for the purposes of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. 
"(j) The functions, powers, and duties specified in this title to be 
carried out by State crimmal justice councils or by local offices may 
be carried out by agencies previously established or designated as 
State, regional, or loced planning agencies, pursuant to this title, as in 
effect before the date of the enactment of the Justice System 
Improvement Act of 1979, if they meet the representation require- ^^te, p. ii67 
ment of section 402 of this title within two years of the date of the ^
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enactment of 
the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979. 
"(k) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 404(cX3), any con- construction 
struction projects which were funded under this title, as in effect 
before the date of the enactment of the Justice System Improvement 
Act of 1979, and which were budgeted in anticipation of receiving 
additional Federal funding for such construction may continue for 
two years to be funded under this title.". 
Approved December 27, 1979. 
projects. 
Ante, p. 1188. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-163 accompanying H.R. 2061 (Comm. on the Judiciary) and 
No. 96-655 and No. 96-695 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-142 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
May 21, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 12, H.R. 2061 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 241, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
Dec. 11, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Dec. 13, House agreed to conference report.