2017 US Code
Title 34 - Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Subtitle II - Protection of Children and Other Persons
Chapter 205 - Amber Alert
Sec. 20504 - Grant program for support of AMBER Alert communications plans
| 34 U.S.C. § 20504 (2017) |
| §20504. Grant program for support of AMBER Alert communications plans |
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(a) Program required
The Attorney General shall carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans. (b) ActivitiesActivities funded by grants under the program under subsection (a) may include— (1) the development and implementation of education and training programs, and associated materials, relating to AMBER Alert communications plans; (2) the development and implementation of law enforcement programs, and associated equipment, relating to AMBER Alert communications plans; (3) the development and implementation of new technologies to improve AMBER Alert communications; and (4) such other activities as the Attorney General considers appropriate for supporting the AMBER Alert communications program. The Federal share of the cost of any activities funded by a grant under the program under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent. (d) Distribution of grant amounts on geographic basisThe Attorney General shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure the distribution of grants under the program under subsection (a) on an equitable basis throughout the various regions of the United States. (e) AdministrationThe Attorney General shall prescribe requirements, including application requirements, for grants under the program under subsection (a). (f) Authorization of appropriations(1) There is authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Justice $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this section and, in addition, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out subsection (b)(3). (2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. |
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(Pub. L. 108–21, title III, §304, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 663.) |
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CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 5791c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT |
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| Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Subtitle II - Protection of Children and Other Persons CHAPTER 205 - AMBER ALERT Sec. 20504 - Grant program for support of AMBER Alert communications plans |
| section 20504 |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
| No |
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| 117 Stat. 663 |
| Public Law 108-21 |
