§ 10491. Duties

Statutory text

The Attorney General shall—

establish guidelines and oversee the implementation of family-friendly policies within law enforcement-related offices and divisions in the Department of Justice;

study the effects of stress on law enforcement personnel and family well-being and disseminate the findings of such studies to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, related organizations, and other interested parties, including any research and reports developed under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 131 Stat. 2276);

identify and evaluate model programs that provide support services to law enforcement personnel and families;

provide technical assistance and training programs to develop stress reduction, psychological services, suicide prevention, and family support to State and local law enforcement agencies;

collect and disseminate information regarding family support, stress reduction, and psychological services to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, law enforcement-related organizations, and other interested entities; and

determine issues to be researched by the Department of Justice and by grant recipients.

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.

1994
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Pub. L. 90–351 title I § 2301 · 82 Stat. 197
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 10491
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(2)(A) · 133 Stat. 1036
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10491(2)
Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2)(A), inserted “, including any research and reports developed under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 131 Stat. 2276)” after “interested parties”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2)(A), inserted “, including any research and reports developed under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 131 Stat. 2276)” after “interested parties”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting “, including any research and reports developed under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 131 Stat. 2276)” after “interested parties”; and
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(2)(B) · 133 Stat. 1036
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10491(4)
Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2)(B), inserted “, psychological services, suicide prevention,” after “stress reduction”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2)(B), inserted “, psychological services, suicide prevention,” after “stress reduction”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting “, psychological services, suicide prevention,” after “stress reduction”;

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

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 115–113, Jan. 10, 2018, 131 Stat. 2276, which amended section 10381 of this title and enacted provisions set out as notes preceding section 50101 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1 of Pub. L. 115–113, set out as a Short Title of 2018 Amendment note under section 10101 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3796jj of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2301 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 2601 and is classified to section 10541 of this title.

Amendments

2019—Par. (2). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2)(A), inserted “, including any research and reports developed under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 131 Stat. 2276)” after “interested parties”.

Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2)(B), inserted “, psychological services, suicide prevention,” after “stress reduction”.

Credits

1994–2019 · 2 acts

1994Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062
2019amended Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2), July 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 1036.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062; amended Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(2), July 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 1036.)