PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

If Congress provides money, the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Statistics, must give each State a grant. Priority goes to States that on March 23, 2018 had the lowest percentage of up-to-date case outcomes in computerized criminal history files and that will use the money to focus on sending felony and domestic violence conviction records. The grants must help create or improve computerized criminal history systems, make the national instant criminal background check system easier to use, help transmit records to the national system, and create and follow an implementation plan under section 40917. Congress authorized $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and for every fiscal year after for these grants.

Title 34, §40302

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(1)Grants for the improvement of criminal records

The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall, subject to appropriations and with preference to States that, as of March 23, 2018, have the lowest percent currency of case dispositions in computerized criminal history files and that will utilize funding under this subsection to prioritize the identification and transmittal of felony conviction records and domestic violence records, make a grant to each State to be used—

(A)for the creation of a computerized criminal history record system or improvement of an existing system;

(B)to improve accessibility to the national instant criminal background system;

(C)to assist the State in the transmittal of criminal records to the national system; and

(D)to establish and achieve compliance with an implementation plan under section 40917 of this title.

(2)Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under paragraph (1) a total of $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and all fiscal years thereafter.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of subsec. (b) of section 106 of Pub. L. 103–159. Subsec. (a) of section 106 of Pub. L. 103–159 amended former section 3759 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Section was enacted as part of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and not as part of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 which comprises this subchapter. Section was formerly classified as a note under section 922 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2018—Par. (1). Pub. L. 115–141, § 604(b)(1), in introductory provisions, substituted “, as of

March 23, 2018,” for “as of

November 30, 1993,” and “files and that will utilize funding under this subsection to prioritize the identification and transmittal of felony conviction records and domestic violence records,” for “files,”. Par. (1)(C). Pub. L. 115–141, § 604(b)(3)(A), struck out “upon establishment of the national system,” before “to assist the State”. Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 115–141, § 604(b)(2), (3)(B), (4), added subpar. (D). 1996—Par. (2). Pub. L. 104–294, § 603(i)(1), amended directory language of Pub. L. 103–322, § 210603(b). See 1994 Amendment note below. 1994—Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–322, § 210603(b), as amended by Pub. L. 104–294, § 603(i)(1), struck out “, which may be appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established by section 1115 of title 31, United States Code,” after “grants under paragraph (1)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 603(i)(2), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3504, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending section 210603(b) of Pub. L. 103–322, which amended this section and section 40901 of this title] shall take effect as if the amendment had been included in section 210603(b) of the Act referred to in paragraph (1) [Pub. L. 103–322] on the date of the enactment of such Act [Sept. 13, 1994].”

§40302 Funding for Improvement of Criminal Records