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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Part A · Chapter 111 — Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

§ 11213. Approval of applications

Statutory text

(a)

In general

An application by a public or private entity for a grant under section 11211(a) of this title may be approved by the Secretary after taking into consideration, with respect to the State in which such entity proposes to provide services under this part—

(1)

the geographical distribution in such State of the proposed services under this part for which all grant applicants request approval; and

(2)

which areas of such State have the greatest need for such services.

(b)

Priority

In selecting applications for grants under section 11211(a) of this title, the Secretary shall give priority to—

(1)

eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience in providing services to runaway and homeless youth; and

(2)

eligible applicants that request grants of less than $200,000.

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. Runaway Youth Act

    Pub. L. 93–415 title III § 313 · [88 Stat. 1109]

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

    Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 313, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1131

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 313, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1131

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 313. approval by secretary An application by a State, locality, or nonprofit private 42 USC 5713. agency for a grant under this part may be approved by the Secretary only if it is consistent with the applicable provisions of this part and meets the requirements set forth in section 312. Priority shall be given to grants smaller than $75,000. In considering grant applications under this part, priority shall be given to any applicant whose program budget is smaller than $100,000.

  2. Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–115 § 7(a)(4) · 91 Stat. 1048

    Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

    Pub. L. 95–115 substituted “$100,000” and “$150,000” for “$75,000” and “$100,000”, respectively

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 95–115 substituted “$100,000” and “$150,000” for “$75,000” and “$100,000”, respectively.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Section 313 of the Act is amended by striking out “$75,000” and “$100,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$100,000” and “$150,000”, respectively.

  3. Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–509 § 18(e) · 94 Stat. 2750

    1. Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

      Pub. L. 96–509 substituted “$150,000” for “$100,000”

    2. Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

      Pub. L. 96–509 substituted “organizations which have a demonstrated experience in the provision of service to runaway and homeless youth and their families” for “any applicant whose program budget is smaller than $150,000”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 96–509 substituted “$150,000” for “$100,000” and “organizations which have a demonstrated experience in the provision of service to runaway and homeless youth and their families” for “any applicant whose program budget is smaller than $150,000”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (e) Section 313 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended by striking out “$100,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$150,000”, and by striking out “any applicant whose program budget is smaller than $150,000” and inserting in lieu thereof “organizations which have a demonstrated experience in the provision of service to runaway and homeless youth and their families”.

  4. Pub. L. 98–473 title II § 653 · 98 Stat. 1837

    Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

    Pub. L. 98–473 substituted “private entity” for “nonprofit private agency”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 98–473 substituted “private entity” for “nonprofit private agency”.

  5. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–690 § 7271(c)(1) · 102 Stat. 4181

    Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

    Pub. L. 100–690, § 7271(c)(1), substituted “section 5711(a) of this title” for “this part” in three places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–690, § 7271(c)(1), substituted “section 5711(a) of this title” for “this part” in three places.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Sections 312 and 313 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712, 5713) are each amended by striking “this part” each place it appears and inserting “section 311(a)”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.

  6. Pub. L. 102–586 § 3(d) · 106 Stat. 4982

    1. Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

      Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(d), substituted “section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title” for “section 5711(a) of this title” in two places in first sentence

    2. Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

      Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(d), substituted “$200,000” for “$150,000” in second sentence

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(d), substituted “section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title” for “section 5711(a) of this title” in two places in first sentence and substituted “$200,000” for “$150,000” in second sentence.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Approval by Secretary.— Section 316 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended— (1) in the first sentence by striking “section 311(a)” each place it appears and inserting “section 311 (a), (c), or (d)”; and (2) in the second sentence by striking “$150,000” and inserting “$200,000”.

  7. Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act

    Pub. L. 106–71 § 3(d) · 113 Stat. 1032

    1. Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

      Pub. L. 106–71 inserted section catchline

    2. Amended · 34 U.S.C. § 11213

      Pub. L. 106–71 amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “An application by a State, locality, or private entity for a grant under section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title may be approved by the Secretary only if it is consistent with the applicable provisions of section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title and meets the requirements set forth in section 5712 of this title. Priority shall be given to grants smaller than $200,000. In considering grant applications under section 5711(a) of this title, priority shall be given to organizations which have a demonstrated experience in the provision of service to runaway and homeless youth and their families.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–71 inserted section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “An application by a State, locality, or private entity for a grant under section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title may be approved by the Secretary only if it is consistent with the applicable provisions of section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title and meets the requirements set forth in section 5712 of this title. Priority shall be given to grants smaller than $200,000. In considering grant applications under section 5711(a) of this title, priority shall be given to organizations which have a demonstrated experience in the provision of service to runaway and homeless youth and their families.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Approval of Applications.— Section 313 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5713) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 313. APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS. “(a) In General.— An application by a public or private entity for a grant under section 311(a) may be approved by the Secretary after taking into consideration, with respect to the State in which such entity proposes to provide services under this part— “(1) the geographical distribution in such State of the proposed services under this part for which all grant applicants request approval; and “(2) which areas of such State have the greatest need for such services. “(b) Priority.— In selecting applications for grants under section 311(a), the Secretary shall give priority to— “(1) eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience in providing services to runaway and homeless youth; and “(2) eligible applicants that request grants of less than $200,000.”.

9 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 5713 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 313 of Pub. L. 93–415 was classified to section 5712a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–586.

Amendments1977–1999 · 6 rounds

1999

Pub. L. 106–71 inserted section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “An application by a State, locality, or private entity for a grant under section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title may be approved by the Secretary only if it is consistent with the applicable provisions of section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title and meets the requirements set forth in section 5712 of this title. Priority shall be given to grants smaller than $200,000. In considering grant applications under section 5711(a) of this title, priority shall be given to organizations which have a demonstrated experience in the provision of service to runaway and homeless youth and their families.”

1992

Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(d), substituted “section 5711(a), (c), or (d) of this title” for “section 5711(a) of this title” in two places in first sentence and substituted “$200,000” for “$150,000” in second sentence.

1988

Pub. L. 100–690, § 7271(c)(1), substituted “section 5711(a) of this title” for “this part” in three places.

1984

Pub. L. 98–473 substituted “private entity” for “nonprofit private agency”.

1980

Pub. L. 96–509 substituted “$150,000” for “$100,000” and “organizations which have a demonstrated experience in the provision of service to runaway and homeless youth and their families” for “any applicant whose program budget is smaller than $150,000”.

1977

Pub. L. 95–115 substituted “$100,000” and “$150,000” for “$75,000” and “$100,000”, respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective , see section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective , see section 670(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–115 effective , see section 263(c) of Pub. L. 93–415, as added by Pub. L. 95–115 and repealed by Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7266(2), , 102 Stat. 4449, formerly set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.

Credits

1974–1999 · 7 acts
  1. 1974Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 313, , 88 Stat. 1131
  2. 1977Pub. L. 95–115, § 7(a)(4), , 91 Stat. 1058
  3. 1980Pub. L. 96–509, § 18(e), , 94 Stat. 2762
  4. 1984Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 653, , 98 Stat. 2123
  5. 1988renumbered § 316 and amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §§ 7271(c)(1), 7275(a), , 102 Stat. 4453, 4457
  6. 1992renumbered § 313 and amended Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(d), (g)(2)(D), , 106 Stat. 5022, 5025
  7. 1999Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(d), , 113 Stat. 1037.
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(Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 313, , 88 Stat. 1131; Pub. L. 95–115, § 7(a)(4), , 91 Stat. 1058; Pub. L. 96–509, § 18(e), , 94 Stat. 2762; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 653, , 98 Stat. 2123; renumbered § 316 and amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §§ 7271(c)(1), 7275(a), , 102 Stat. 4453, 4457; renumbered § 313 and amended Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(d), (g)(2)(D), , 106 Stat. 5022, 5025; Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(d), , 113 Stat. 1037.)

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