Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3171 Planning Appropriations
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 208 — SPEEDY TRIAL › § 3171
Summary
Provides $2,500,000 to the federal courts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975 to begin speedy-trial planning. The Administrative Office will send the funds to districts, which may spend them only if two‑thirds of the planning group approve; funds can pay for staff, facilities, and other legal uses.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §3171
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(a)There is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, to the Federal judiciary the sum of $2,500,000 to be allocated by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to Federal judicial districts to carry out the initial phases of planning and implementation of speedy trial plans under this chapter. The funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended.
(b)No funds appropriated under this section may be expended in any district except by two-thirds vote of the planning group. Funds to the extent available may be expended for personnel, facilities, and any other purpose permitted by law.
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18 U.S.C. § 3171
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102