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Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110

§60302 Capital Prosecution Improvement Grants

Title 34 › Subtitle VI — Other Crime Control and Law Enforcement Matters › CHAPTER 603 — IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF REPRESENTATION IN STATE CAPITAL CASES › § 60302

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must give grants to States to help prosecutors handle state death-penalty cases better. The grants can pay for six kinds of work: training prosecutors, creating rules and qualifications for them, checking their performance (but the reviewer cannot then join the trial), studying legal fixes to reduce errors, reviewing death‑sentence cases for possible post‑conviction DNA testing, and helping victims’ families. Grants cannot pay to prosecute any specific case.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §60302

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(a)In general
The Attorney General shall award grants to States for the purpose of enhancing the ability of prosecutors to effectively represent the public in State capital cases.
(b)Use of funds
(1)Permitted uses
Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall be used for one or more of the following:
(A)To design and implement training programs for State and local prosecutors to ensure effective representation in State capital cases.
(B)To develop and implement appropriate standards and qualifications for State and local prosecutors who litigate State capital cases.
(C)To assess the performance of State and local prosecutors who litigate State capital cases, provided that such assessment shall not include participation by the assessor in the trial of any specific capital case.
(D)To identify and implement any potential legal reforms that may be appropriate to minimize the potential for error in the trial of capital cases.
(E)To establish a program under which State and local prosecutors conduct a systematic review of cases in which a death sentence was imposed in order to identify cases in which post-conviction DNA testing may be appropriate.
(F)To provide support and assistance to the families of murder victims.
(2)Prohibited use
Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall not be used to fund, directly or indirectly, the prosecution of specific capital cases.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14163a 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. § 60302

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110