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Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73

§60302 Capital prosecution improvement grants

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › Chapter CHAPTER 603— - IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF REPRESENTATION IN STATE CAPITAL CASES › § 60302

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must give money to States so prosecutors can do a better job in state death-penalty cases. The grants can pay for things like training prosecutors, setting and applying standards and qualifications, checking how prosecutors perform (but reviewers cannot take part in any specific capital trial), studying legal changes to reduce mistakes, reviewing past death sentences for possible post-conviction DNA testing, and helping families of murder victims. The money cannot be used to pay for the prosecution of any specific capital case.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §60302

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(a)The Attorney General shall award grants to States for the purpose of enhancing the ability of prosecutors to effectively represent the public in State capital cases.
(b)(1)Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall be used for one or more of the following:
(A)To design and implement training programs for State and local prosecutors to ensure effective representation in State capital cases.
(B)To develop and implement appropriate standards and qualifications for State and local prosecutors who litigate State capital cases.
(C)To assess the performance of State and local prosecutors who litigate State capital cases, provided that such assessment shall not include participation by the assessor in the trial of any specific capital case.
(D)To identify and implement any potential legal reforms that may be appropriate to minimize the potential for error in the trial of capital cases.
(E)To establish a program under which State and local prosecutors conduct a systematic review of cases in which a death sentence was imposed in order to identify cases in which post-conviction DNA testing may be appropriate.
(F)To provide support and assistance to the families of murder victims.
(2)Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall not be used to fund, directly or indirectly, the prosecution of specific capital cases.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14163a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 60302

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73