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34 U.S.C. § 12311 — Grants for capital improvements to prevent crime in public transportation
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**(a) General purpose** There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $10,000,000, for the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) to make capital grants for the prevention of crime and to increase security in existing and future public transportation systems. None of the provisions of this Act may be construed to prohibit the financing of projects under this section where law enforcement responsibilities are vested in a local public body other than the grant applicant.
**(b) Grants for lighting, camera surveillance, and security phones**
(1) From the sums authorized for expenditure under this section for crime prevention, the Secretary is authorized to make grants and loans to States and local public bodies or agencies for the purpose of increasing the safety of public transportation by—
(A) increasing lighting within or adjacent to public transportation systems, including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, or garages;
(B) increasing camera surveillance of areas within and adjacent to public transportation systems, including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, or garages;
(C) providing emergency phone lines to contact law enforcement or security personnel in areas within or adjacent to public transportation systems, including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, or garages; or
(D) any other project intended to increase the security and safety of existing or planned public transportation systems.
(2) From the sums authorized under this section, at least 75 percent shall be expended on projects of the type described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and (B).
**(c) Reporting** All grants under this section are contingent upon the filing of a report with the Secretary and the Department of Justice, Office
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**(a) General purpose** There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $10,000,000, for the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) to make capital grants for the prevention of crime and to increase security in existing and future public transportation systems. None of the provisions of this Act may be construed to prohibit the financing of projects under this section where law enforcement responsibilities are vested in a local public body other than the grant applicant.
**(b) Grants for lighting, camera surveillance, and security phones**
(1) From the sums authorized for expenditure under this section for crime prevention, the Secretary is authorized to make grants and loans to States and local public bodies or agencies for the purpose of increasing the safety of public transportation by—
(A) increasing lighting within or adjacent to public transportation systems, including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, or garages;
(B) increasing camera surveillance of areas within and adjacent to public transportation systems, including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, or garages;
(C) providing emergency phone lines to contact law enforcement or security personnel in areas within or adjacent to public transportation systems, including bus stops, subway stations, parking lots, or garages; or
(D) any other project intended to increase the security and safety of existing or planned public transportation systems.
(2) From the sums authorized under this section, at least 75 percent shall be expended on projects of the type described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and (B).
**(c) Reporting** All grants under this section are contingent upon the filing of a report with the Secretary and the Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime, showing crime rates in or adjacent to public transportation before, and for a 1-year period after, the capital improvement. Statistics shall be compiled on the basis of the type of crime, sex, race, ethnicity, language, and relationship of victim to the offender.
**(d) Increased Federal share** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share under this section for each capital improvement project that enhances the safety and security of public transportation systems and that is not required by law (including any other provision of this Act) shall be 90 percent of the net project cost of the project.
**(e) Special grants for projects to study increasing security for women** From the sums authorized under this section, the Secretary shall provide grants and loans for the purpose of studying ways to reduce violent crimes against women in public transit through better design or operation of public transit systems.
**(f) General requirements** All grants or loans provided under this section shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, requirements, and provisions applicable to grants and loans as specified in [section 5321 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5321&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The Secretary of Transportation may make capital grants from amounts available under [section 5338 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section5338&num=0&edition=prelim) to public transportation systems for crime prevention and security. This chapter does not prevent the financing of a project under this section when a local governmental authority other than the grant applicant has law enforcement responsibilities.
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There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 13925 was editorially reclassified as [section 12291 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12291&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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**(a) Federal law enforcement** In the making of appropriations under any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act that authorizes the making of an appropriation for a Federal law enforcement program for a certain fiscal year in a certain amount out of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, not to exceed 10 percent of that amount is authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal year for any other Federal law enforcement program for which appropriations are authorized by any other Federal law enforcement provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act. The aggregate reduction in the authorization for any particular Federal law enforcement program may not exceed 10 percent of the total amount authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund for that program in this Act or amendment made by this Act.
**(b) State and local law enforcement** In the making of appropriations under any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act that authorizes the making of an appropriation for a State and local law enforcement program for a certain fiscal year in a certain amount out of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, not to exceed 10 percent of that amount is authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal year for any other State and local law enforcement program for which appropriations are authorized by any other State and local law enforcement provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act. The aggregate reduction in the authorization for any particular State and local law enforcement program may not exceed 10 percent of the total amount authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund for that program in this Act or amendment made by this Act.
**(c) Prevention** In the making of appropriations under a
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### Statutory Notes
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Section 13941 was editorially reclassified as [section 12311 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12311&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 12311
the purpose of studying ways to reduce violent
crimes against women in public transit through
better design or operation of public transit sys-
tems.
(f) General requirements
All grants or loans provided under this section
shall be subject to the same terms, conditions,
requirements,
and
provisions
applicable
to
grants and loans as specified in section 5321 of
title 49.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40131, Sept. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 1916.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), is Pub. L.
103–322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1796, known as the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title of 1994 Act note set out under section 10101
of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 13931 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
SUBPART 2—ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT
§ 12311. Training programs
(a) In general
The Attorney General, after consultation with
victim advocates and individuals who have ex-
pertise in treating sex offenders, shall establish
criteria and develop training programs to assist
probation and parole officers and other per-
sonnel who work with released sex offenders in
the areas of—
(1) case management;
(2) supervision; and
(3) relapse prevention.
(b) Training programs
The Attorney General shall ensure, to the ex-
tent practicable, that training programs devel-
oped under subsection (a) are available in geo-
graphically diverse locations throughout the
country.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be a
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