Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Chapter 213 — Rape Survivor Child Custody
§ 21301. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
Covered formula grant
The term “covered formula grant” means a grant under—
part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) 1 (commonly referred to as the “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program”); or
section 12511 of this title (commonly referred to as the “Sexual Assault Services Program”).
Termination
In general
The term “termination” means, when used with respect to parental rights, a complete and final termination of the parent’s right to custody of, guardianship of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child.
Rule of construction
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require a State, in order to receive an increase in the amount provided to the State under the covered formula grants under this chapter, to have in place a law that terminates any obligation of a person who fathered a child through rape to support the child.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
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.
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
Pub. L. 114–22 title IV § 402 · 129 Stat. 227
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 21301
(Pub. L. 114–22, title IV, § 402, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 256.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–22, title IV, § 402, May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 256.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Covered formula grant.— The term “covered formula grant” means a grant under— (A) part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) (commonly referred to as the “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program”); or (B) section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g) (commonly referred to as the “Sexual Assault Services Program”). (2) Termination.— (A) In general.— The term “termination” means, when used with respect to parental rights, a complete and final termination of the parent’s right to custody of, guardianship of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child. (B) Rule of construction.— Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require a State, in order to receive an increase in the amount provided to the State under the covered formula grants under this title, to have in place a law that terminates any obligation of a person who fathered a child through rape to support the child.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, referred to in par. (1)(A), is Pub. L. 90–351, , 82 Stat. 197. Part T of title I of the Act was classified generally to subchapter XII–H (§ 3796gg et seq.) of chapter 46 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification as subchapter XIX (§ 10441 et seq.) of chapter 101 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1968 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 14043h of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
For short title of title IV of Pub. L. 114–22, which is classified to this chapter, as the “Rape Survivor Child Custody Act”, see section 401 of Pub. L. 114–22, set out as a Short Title of 2015 Act note under section 10101 of this title.