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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Chapter 101 — Justice System Improvement

§ 10223. Finality of determinations

Statutory text

In carrying out the functions vested by this chapter in the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the National Institute of Justice, their determinations, findings, and conclusions shall be final and conclusive upon all applications.

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 § 803 · 82 Stat. 197

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 10223

    Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 803, formerly § 804, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1203

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 803, formerly § 804, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1203

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 803. Section 605 of the Communications Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 1103; 47 U.S.C. 605) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 605. “unauthorized publication of communications Except as authorized by chapter 119, title 18, United States Code, no person receiving, assisting in receiving, transmitting, Ante, p. 212. or assisting in transmitting, any interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio shall divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning thereof, except through authorized channels of transmission or reception, (1) to any person other than the addressee, his agent, or attorney, (2) to a person employed or authorized to forward such communication to its destination, (3) to proper accounting or distributing officers of the various communicating centers over which the communication may be passed, (4) to the master of a ship under whom he is serving, (5) in response to a subpena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (6) on demand of other lawful authority. No person not being authorized by the sender shall intercept any radio communication and divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of such intercepted communication to any person. No person not being entitled therein shall receive or assist in receiving any interstate or foreign communication by radio and use such communication (or any information therein contained) for his own benefit or for the benefit of another not entitled thereto. No person having received any intercepted radio communication or having become acquainted with the contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of such communication (or any part thereof) knowing that such communication was intercepted, shall divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of such communication (or any part thereof) or use such communication (or any information therein contained) for his own benefit or for the benefit of another not entitled thereto. This section shall not apply to the receiving, divulging, publishing, or utilizing the contents of any radio communication which is broadcast or transmitted by amateurs or others for the use of the general public, or which relates to ships in distress.”

  2. Pub. L. 98–473 § 609B(c) · 98 Stat. 1837

    Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 10223

    Pub. L. 98–473, § 609B(c), substituted “Bureau of Justice Assistance” for “Law Enforcement Assistance Administration”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 98–473, § 609B(c), substituted “Bureau of Justice Assistance” for “Law Enforcement Assistance Administration”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by section 609B(c) of Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10101 of this title.

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

    Pub. L. 109–162 title XI § 1155(2) · 119 Stat. 2960

    Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 10223

    Pub. L. 109–162 struck out “, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing,” after “conclusions shall” and “, except as otherwise provided herein” before period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–162 struck out “, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing,” after “conclusions shall” and “, except as otherwise provided herein” before period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Finality of determinations.— Section 803 (42 U.S.C. 3784) of such part is amended— (A) by striking “, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing,”; and (B) by striking “, except as otherwise provided herein”.

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

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3784 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Another section 803 of Pub. L. 90–351, title III, , 82 Stat. 223, amended section 605 of Title 47, Telecommunications.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 803 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 802 and is classified to section 10222 of this title.

Amendments1984–2006 · 2 rounds

2006

Pub. L. 109–162 struck out “, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing,” after “conclusions shall” and “, except as otherwise provided herein” before period at end.

1984

Pub. L. 98–473, § 609B(c), substituted “Bureau of Justice Assistance” for “Law Enforcement Assistance Administration”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by section 609B(c) of Pub. L. 98–473 effective , see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10101 of this title.

Credits

1979–2006 · 3 acts
  1. 1979Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 803, formerly § 804, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, , 93 Stat. 1203
  2. 1984renumbered § 803 and amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(c), (f), , 98 Stat. 2093
  3. 2006Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1155(2), , 119 Stat. 3113.
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(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 803, formerly § 804, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, , 93 Stat. 1203; renumbered § 803 and amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(c), (f), , 98 Stat. 2093; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1155(2), , 119 Stat. 3113.)

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