§ 12222. Use of funds

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. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 title III § 31702 · 108 Stat. 1796

   Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 12222

   Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31702, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1890

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31702, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1890

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 31702. USE OF FUNDS. Grants made by the Attorney General under this section shall be used— (1) to fund programs that require the cooperation and coordination of prosecutors, school officials, police, probation officers, youth and social service professionals, and community members in the effort to reduce the incidence of, and increase the successful identification and speed of prosecution of, young violent offenders; (2) to fund programs in which prosecutors focus on the offender, not simply the specific offense, and impose individualized sanctions, designed to deter that offender from further antisocial conduct, and impose increasingly serious sanctions on a young offender who continues to commit offenses; (3) to fund programs that coordinate criminal justice resources with educational, social service, and community resources to develop and deliver violence prevention programs, including mediation and other conflict resolution methods, treatment, counseling, educational, and recreational programs that create alternatives to criminal activity; and (4) in rural States (as defined in section 1501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796bb(B)), to fund cooperative efforts between State and local prosecutors, victim advocacy and assistance groups, social and community service providers, and law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child abuse cases, treat youthful victims of child abuse, and work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed toward the issues with which such entities are concerned,

2. 2008

   Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–177 title III § 301(a) · 121 Stat. 2534

   Added · 34 U.S.C. § 12222(5)

   Pub. L. 110–177 added par. (5)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (5). Pub. L. 110–177 added par. (5).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 31702 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13862) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(5) by a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe to create and expand witness and victim protection programs to prevent threats, intimidation, and retaliation against victims of, and witnesses to, violent crimes.” .

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision