34 U.S.C. § 50101

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 50101 - Application for assistance

(a) State as applicant

In the event that a law enforcement emergency exists throughout a State or a part of a State, a State (on behalf of itself or another appropriate unit of government) may submit an application under this section for Federal law enforcement assistance.

(b) Execution of application; period for action of Attorney General on application

An application for assistance under this section shall be submitted in writing by the chief executive officer of a State to the Attorney General, in a form prescribed by rules issued by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall, after consultation with the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs and appropriate members of the Federal law enforcement community, approve or disapprove such application not later than 10 days after receiving such application.

(c) Criteria

Federal law enforcement assistance may be provided if such assistance is necessary to provide an adequate response to a law enforcement emergency. In determining whether to approve or disapprove an application for assistance under this section, the Attorney General shall consider-

(1) the nature and extent of such emergency throughout a State or in any part of a State,

(2) the situation or extraordinary circumstances which produced such emergency,

(3) the availability of State and local criminal justice resources to resolve the problem,

(4) the cost associated with the increased Federal presence,

(5) the need to avoid unnecessary Federal involvement and intervention in matters primarily of State and local concern, and

(6) any assistance which the State or other appropriate unit of government has received, or could receive, under any provision of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 [34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.].

34 U.S.C. § 50101

Pub. L. 98-473, title II, §609M, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2103; Pub. L. 109-162, §1113, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3103.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, referred to in subsec. (c)(6), is Pub. L. 90-351, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 197. Title I of the Act is classified principally to chapter 101 (§10101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1968 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.

CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 10501 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

AMENDMENTS2006-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-162 substituted "the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs" for "the Director of the Office of Justice Assistance".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATEChapter effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 10101 of this title.

Federal law enforcement assistance: the term "Federal law enforcement assistance" means funds, equipment, training, intelligence information, and personnel,
Federal law enforcement community: the term "Federal law enforcement community" means the heads of the following departments or agencies:(A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation,(B) the Drug Enforcement Administration,(C) the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice,(D) the Internal Revenue Service,(E) the Customs Service,(F) the Immigration and Naturalization Service,(G) the United States Marshals Service,(H) the National Park Service,(I) the United States Postal Service,(J) the Secret Service,(K) the Coast Guard,(L) the National Security Division of the Department of Justice,(M) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, and(N) other Federal agencies with specific statutory authority to investigate violations of Federal criminal laws,
State: the term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.