§ 40103. Funding for improvement of child abuse crime information

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. 1993

   National Child Protection Act of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–209 § 4 · 107 Stat. 2490

   Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 40103

   Pub. L. 103–209, § 4, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2493

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–209, § 4, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2493

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE CRIME INFORMATION. (a) Use of Formula Grants for Improvements in State Records and Systems.— Section 509(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3759(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking “and” after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and inserting (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) the improvement of State record systems and the sharing of all of the records described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and the child abuse crime records required under the National Child Protection Act of 1993 with the Attorney General for the purpose of implementing the National Child Protection Act of 1993.”. (b) Additional Funding Grants for the Improvement of Child Abuse Crime Information.— (1) The Attorney General shall, subject to appropriations and with preference to States that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, nave in computerized criminal history files the lowest percentages of charges and dispositions of identifiable child abuse cases, make a grant to each State to be used— (A) for the computerization of criminal history files for the purposes of this Act; (B) for the improvement of existing computerized criminal history files for the purposes of this Act; (C) to improve accessibility to the national criminal history background check system for the purposes of this Act; and (D) to assist the State in the transmittal of criminal records to, or the indexing of criminal history record in, the national criminal history background check system for the purposes of this Act. (2) There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under Appropriation authorization. paragraph (1) a total of $20,000,000 for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. (c) Withholding State Funds.— Effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General may reduce, by up to 10 percent, the allocation to a State for a fiscal year under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 that is not in compliance with the requirements of this Act.

2. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 title XXXII § 320928(d) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Added · 34 U.S.C. § 40103(b)(1)(E)

   Pub. L. 103–322, which directed the amendment of subsec. (b) by adding subpar. (E) at the end, was executed by adding subpar. (E) at the end of par. (1) of subsec. (b) to reflect the probable intent of Congress

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1)(E). Pub. L. 103–322, which directed the amendment of subsec. (b) by adding subpar. (E) at the end, was executed by adding subpar. (E) at the end of par. (1) of subsec. (b) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Defrayment of Costs to Volunteers of Conducting Background Checks.— Section 4(b) of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119b(b)) is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (C); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(E) to assist the State in paying all or part of the cost to the State of conducting background checks on persons who are employed by or volunteer with a public, not-for-profit, or voluntary qualified entity to reduce the amount of fees charged for such background checks.”.

3. 1998

   Volunteers for Children Act

   Pub. L. 105–251 title II § 222(c) · 112 Stat. 1870

   Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 40103(b)(2)

   Pub. L. 105–251 substituted “1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002” for “1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–251 substituted “1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002” for “1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Authorization.— Section 4(b)(2) of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119b(b)(2)) is amended by striking “1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997” and inserting “1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision