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title: "34 U.S.C. § 12221"
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title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
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# 34 U.S.C. § 12221 - Grant authorization

## Text

(a) In general The Attorney General may make grants to State, Indian tribal, or local prosecutors for the purpose of supporting the creation or expansion of community-based justice programs.

(b) Consultation The Attorney General may consult with the Ounce of Prevention Council in making grants under subsection (a).

(Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31701, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1890.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13861 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.