34 U.S.C. § 11111 — Establishment
submitted 52 years ago by Pub. L. 93-415 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 203 words · no verdicts yet
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is established in the Department of Justice. A presidentially appointed Administrator leads it, and a Deputy Administrator acts when the Administrator is absent or disabled.
(a) An Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is established within the Department of Justice under the Attorney General’s general authority. This section calls it the “Office.”
(b) The Office is headed by an Administrator* appointed by the President from people with experience in juvenile justice programs. The Administrator may issue regulations consistent with this chapter to award, administer, change, extend, end, monitor, evaluate, reject, or deny grants and contracts, and applications for funds, under this subchapter. The Administrator reports to the Attorney General in the same way as directors of other Office of Justice Programs* offices and bureaus.
(c) The Office has a Deputy Administrator appointed by the Attorney General. The Deputy performs duties assigned or delegated by the Administrator and acts as Administrator during the Administrator’s absence or disability.
There is hereby established an Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (hereinafter in this division 1 referred to as the “Office”) within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General.
The Office shall be headed by an Administrator (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Administrator”) appointed by the President from among individuals who have had experience in juvenile justice programs. The Administrator is authorized to prescribe regulations consistent with this chapter to award, administer, modify, extend, terminate, monitor, evaluate, reject, or deny all grants and contracts from, and applications for, funds made available under this subchapter. The Administrator shall have the same reporting relationship with the Attorney General as the directors of other offices and bureaus within the Office of Justice Programs* have.
There shall be in the Office a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed by the Attorney General. The Deputy Administrator shall perform such functions as the Administrator may from time to time assign or delegate and shall act as the Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 201(a)–(f), Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1112, 1113; Pub. L. 95–115, § 3(a)(1)–(3)(A), (4), (5), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1048, 1049; Pub. L. 96–509, §§ 6, 19(b), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2752, 2762; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 620, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2108; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7252(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4436; Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4984; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(h)(4), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1285.)
- 1974Enacted · Pub. L. 93-415 · 88 Stat. 1112, 1113
- 1977Amended · Pub. L. 95-115 · 91 Stat. 1048, 1049
- 1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-509 · 94 Stat. 2752, 2762
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-473 · 98 Stat. 2108
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-690 · 102 Stat. 4436
- 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-586 · 106 Stat. 4984
- 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-166 · 126 Stat. 1285
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 93-415 on 1974-09-07.
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