Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73not60
§50107 Repayment
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle V— Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Personnel › Chapter 501— EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE › § 50107
Summary
When federal law-enforcement aid is used improperly or for a different purpose, the recipient must repay money equal to what the aid was worth. The Attorney General can sue in federal court to collect that repayment.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §50107
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(a)If Federal law enforcement assistance provided under this chapter is used by the recipient of such assistance in violation of section 50104 11 See References in Text note below. of this title or for any purpose other than the purpose for which it is provided, then such recipient shall promptly repay to the Attorney General an amount equal to the value of such assistance.
(b)The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate United States district court to recover any amount required to be repaid under subsection (a).
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 50104 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original a reference to “section 554”, and was translated as if it had been a reference to section 609P of Pub. L. 98–473, which is classified to section 50104 of this title to reflect the probable intent of Congress as manifested in earlier versions of Emergency Federal Law
Enforcement
Assistance provisions introduced in the Congress. Pub. L. 98–473 does not contain a section 554. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 10507 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. § 50107
Title 34 — Navy
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60