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34 U.S.C. § 10141 - Establishment of Bureau of Justice Assistance

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(a) There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a Bureau of Justice Assistance (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Bureau”).

(b) The Bureau shall be headed by a Director (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Director”) who shall be appointed by the President. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant Attorney General. The Director shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Bureau. The Director shall not engage in any employment other than that of serving as the Director, nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Bureau makes any contract or other arrangement under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 90351, title I, § 401, as added Pub. L. 100690, title VI, § 6091(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4328; amended Pub. L. 112166, § 2(h)(2), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1285.)

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3741 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 401 of Pub. L. 90351, title I, as added Pub. L. 98473, title II, § 606, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2080; amended Pub. L. 99570, title I, § 1552(b)(1), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 320746, related to establishment of Bureau of Justice Assistance, appointment of Director, and authority and restrictions with regard to Director, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100690, title VI, § 6091(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4328. Another prior section 401 of Pub. L. 90351, title I, as added Pub. L. 96157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1179, described formula grant program, prior to the general amendment of part D of title I of Pub. L. 90351 by Pub. L. 98473. Another prior section 401 of Pub. L. 90351, title I, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 203; Pub. L. 9383, § 2, Aug. 6, 1973, 87 Stat. 205, set out the Congressional statement of purposes in making provision for training, education, research, demonstration, and special grants, prior to the general amendment of title I of Pub. L. 90351 by Pub. L. 96157.

Amendments2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112166 struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end of first sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.

Transfer of Functions Pub. L. 106113, div. B, § 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A20, provided that: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective August 1, 2000, all functions of the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3742(3) through (6) [now 34 U.S.C. 10142(3)(6)], are transferred to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.”