PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Attorney General must work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other relevant officials. The Attorney General may use any part of the Department of Justice and may create rules and guidance needed to run the program. Grant applications must meet any extra rules the Attorney General sets and must include eight things: (1) a long-term strategy and detailed plan that shows coordination with State and local prosecutors, especially if participants don’t follow rules; (2) an explanation why the applicant can’t run the program without Federal help; (3) a certification that Federal money will add to, not replace, State, Indian tribal, and local funding; (4) identification of related government or community efforts; (5) certification of consultation and coordination with all affected agencies; (6) certification that participating offenders will be supervised by one or more designated judges for the drug court program; (7) plans to get support and keep the program going after Federal funding ends; and (8) a description of how the program will be evaluated.

Title 34, §10614

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(a)Consultation

The Attorney General shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and any other appropriate officials in carrying out this subchapter.

(b)Use of components

The Attorney General may utilize any component or components of the Department of Justice in carrying out this subchapter.

(c)Regulatory authority

The Attorney General may issue regulations and guidelines necessary to carry out this subchapter.

(d)Applications

In addition to any other requirements that may be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under this subchapter shall—

(1)include a long-term strategy and detailed implementation plan that shall provide for the consultation and coordination with appropriate State and local prosecutors, particularly when program participants fail to comply with program requirements;

(2)explain the applicant’s inability to fund the program adequately without Federal assistance;

(3)certify that the Federal support provided will be used to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;

(4)identify related governmental or community initiatives which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;

(5)certify that there has been appropriate consultation with all affected agencies and that there will be appropriate coordination with all affected agencies in the implementation of the program;

(6)certify that participating offenders will be supervised by 1 or more designated judges with responsibility for the drug court program;

(7)specify plans for obtaining necessary support and continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of Federal support; and

(8)describe the methodology that will be used in evaluating the program.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3797u–3 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Title 34, §10614

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