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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Chapter 101 — Justice System Improvement

§ 10102. Duties and functions of Assistant Attorney General

Statutory text

(a)

Specific, general and delegated powers

The Assistant Attorney General shall—

(1)

publish and disseminate information on the conditions and progress of the criminal justice systems;

(2)

maintain liaison with the executive and judicial branches of the Federal and State governments in matters relating to criminal justice;

(3)

provide information to the President, the Congress, the judiciary, State and local governments, and the general public relating to criminal justice;

(4)

maintain liaison with public and private educational and research institutions, State and local governments, and governments of other nations relating to criminal justice;

(5)

coordinate and provide staff support to coordinate the activities of the Office and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and

(6)

exercise such other powers and functions as may be vested in the Assistant Attorney General pursuant to this chapter or by delegation of the Attorney General, including placing special conditions on all grants, and determining priority purposes for formula grants.

(b)

Annual report to President and Congress

The Assistant Attorney General shall submit an annual report to the President and to the Congress not later than March 31 of each year.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

    Pub. L. 90–351 title I § 102 · 82 Stat. 197

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 10102

    Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 102, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 603(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2078

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 102, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 603(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2078

  2. Homeland Security Act of 2002

    Pub. L. 107–296 title II § 236 · 116 Stat. 2135

    Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10102(a)(5)

    Pub. L. 107–296 inserted “coordinate and” before “provide”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 107–296 inserted “coordinate and” before “provide”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 236. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Section 102 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712) is amended in subsection (a)(5) by inserting “coordinate and” before “provide”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

  3. Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005

    Pub. L. 109–162 § 1152(a) · 119 Stat. 2960

    Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10102(a)(5)

    Pub. L. 109–162, § 1152(a), inserted “the Office for Victims of Crime,” after “the Bureau of Justice Statistics,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 109–162, § 1152(a), inserted “the Office for Victims of Crime,” after “the Bureau of Justice Statistics,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Coordinate and Support Office for Victims of Crime.— Section 102 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712) is amended in subsection (a)(5) by inserting after “the Bureau of Justice Statistics,” the following: “the Office for Victims of Crime,”.

  4. Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005

    Pub. L. 109–162 § 1152(b) · 119 Stat. 2960

    Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10102(a)(6)

    Pub. L. 109–162, § 1152(b), inserted “, including placing special conditions on all grants, and determining priority purposes for formula grants” before period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 109–162, § 1152(b), inserted “, including placing special conditions on all grants, and determining priority purposes for formula grants” before period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Setting Grant Conditions and Priorities.— Such section is further amended in subsection (a)(6) by inserting “, including placing special conditions on all grants, and determining priority purposes for formula grants” before the period at the end.

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(6), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 90–351, as added by Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, , 93 Stat. 1167, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3712 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 102 of Pub. L. 90–351, title I, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, , 93 Stat. 1170, described duties and functions of Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, prior to the general amendment of part A of title I of Pub. L. 90–351 by Pub. L. 98–473.

Amendments2002–2006 · 2 rounds

2006

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 109–162, § 1152(a), inserted “the Office for Victims of Crime,” after “the Bureau of Justice Statistics,”.

Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 109–162, § 1152(b), inserted “, including placing special conditions on all grants, and determining priority purposes for formula grants” before period at end.

2002

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 107–296 inserted “coordinate and” before “provide”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after , see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 10101 of this title.

Credits

1984–2006 · 3 acts
  1. 1984Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 102, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 603(a), , 98 Stat. 2078
  2. 2002amended Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 236, , 116 Stat. 2162
  3. 2006Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1152, , 119 Stat. 3113.
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(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 102, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 603(a), , 98 Stat. 2078; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 236, , 116 Stat. 2162; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1152, , 119 Stat. 3113.)

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