Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110
§11182 Administrative Authority
Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 111 — JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION › SUBCHAPTER II — PROGRAMS AND OFFICES › Part F — General and Administrative Provisions › § 11182
Summary
The Administrator runs the Office under the Attorney General’s general authority. Sections 10228(c), 10230(a), 10230(b), 10230(c), 10231(a), 10231(b), and 10231(d) apply to how the Office is run, with any mention of the Office of Justice Programs in those sections read as the Assistant Attorney General who leads that office, and any use of “this chapter” read as this chapter. Sections 10221(a), 10221(c), and 10225 also apply, but names are switched for this chapter: any mention of the Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General who leads the Office of Justice Programs, or certain bureau directors is read as the Administrator; mentions of the Office of Justice Programs, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, or the Bureau of Justice Statistics are read as the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The Administrator may create rules, guidance, and procedures needed to run the Office and make sure people follow the core requirements. The Administrator must talk with State and local representatives when making guidance. Reporting must respect confidentiality, be efficient, and avoid duplicate reports, and States that meet the core requirements are encouraged to try new, data-driven programs. If a State has a law that requires compliance with the core requirements, the State is presumed to comply while that law is in effect, but that presumption can be challenged.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §11182
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(a)Authority of Administrator (b) Certain crime control provisions applicable
The Office shall be administered by the Administrator under the general authority of the Attorney General.
(c)Certain other crime control provisions applicable
section 10221(a), 10221(c), and 10225 of this title shall apply with respect to the administration of and compliance with this chapter, except that for purposes of this chapter—
(1)any reference to the Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General who heads the Office of Justice Programs, the Director of the National Institute of Justice, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall be deemed to be a reference to the Administrator;
(2)any reference to the Office of Justice Programs, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, or the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall be deemed to be a reference to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and
(3)the term “this chapter” as it appears in such sections shall be deemed to be a reference to this chapter.
(d)Rules, regulations, and procedures
(1)The Administrator is authorized to establish such rules, regulations, guidance, and procedures as are necessary for the exercise of the functions of the Office and only to the extent necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the specific requirements of this subchapter or to respond to requests for clarification and guidance relating to such compliance. In developing guidance and procedures, the Administrator shall consult with representatives of States and units of local government, including those individuals responsible for administration of this chapter and compliance with the core requirements.
(2)The Administrator shall ensure that—
(A)reporting, compliance reporting, State plan requirements, and other similar documentation as may be required from States is requested in a manner that respects confidentiality, encourages efficiency and reduces the duplication of reporting efforts; and
(B)States meeting all the core requirements are encouraged to experiment with offering innovative, data-driven programs designed to further improve the juvenile justice system.
(e)Presumption of State compliance
If a State requires by law compliance with the core requirements, then for the period such law is in effect in such State such State shall be rebuttably presumed to satisfy such requirements.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b), (c), and (d)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–415, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1109, known as the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
of 1974 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 5672 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
2018—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–385, § 209(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), struck out “, after appropriate consultation with representatives of States and units of local government,” after “Administrator is authorized”, inserted “guidance,” after “
Regulations
,” and “In developing guidance and procedures, the Administrator shall consult with representatives of States and units of local government, including those individuals responsible for administration of this chapter and compliance with the core requirements.” at end, and added par. (2). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–385, § 209(2), substituted “core requirements” for “requirements described in paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) of section 11133(a) of this title”. 2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–273, § 12214(1), substituted “only to the extent necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the specific requirements of this subchapter or to respond to requests for clarification and guidance relating to such compliance” for “as are consistent with the purpose of this chapter”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–273, § 12214(2), added subsec. (e). 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–473, in amending subsec. (a) generally, substituted provisions setting forth the administrative authority of the Office for former provisions which incorporated other administrative provisions into this chapter as well as construing certain references as authorizing the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to perform the same actions as other officials. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–473, in amending subsec. (b) generally, substituted provisions relating to the applicability of other provisions to this chapter as well as defining certain references therein for former provisions which directed the Office of Justice Assistance, Research and Statistics to provide staff support and coordinate the activities of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 98–473, in amending section generally, added subsecs. (c) and (d). 1980—Pub. L. 96–509 brought relevant applicable administrative provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 into conformance subsequent to the Justice System Improvement
Amendments
of 1979 and provided that the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics provide staff support to, and coordinate the activities of the Office in the same manner as it does for the Law
Enforcement
Assistance Administration, National Institute of Justice, and Bureau of Justice Statistics pursuant to former section 3781(b) of title 42. 1977—Pub. L. 95–115 substituted provisions setting forth applicability of specified statutory requirements, for provisions setting forth prohibitions against discrimination and required terms in grants, contracts, and agreements and
Enforcement
procedures thereof.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–385 not applicable with respect to funds appropriated for any fiscal year that begins before Dec. 21, 2018, see section 3 of Pub. L. 115–385, set out as a note under section 11102 of this title.
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–273 effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 12223 of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 670(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1977 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–115 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 263(c) of Pub. L. 93–415, as added by section 6(d)(2) of Pub. L. 95–115 and repealed by Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7266(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4449, formerly set out as a note under section 11101 of this title.
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 11182
Title 34, Navy
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Sep 22, 2026
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