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34 U.S.C. § 30107 — Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes

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34 U.S.C. § 30107 — Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Computer** — The term “computer” includes a computer network and an interactive electronic device. (2) **Cybercrime against individuals** — The term “cybercrime against individuals”— (A) means a criminal offense applicable in the area under the jurisdiction of the relevant State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government that involves the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, or without consent distribute intimate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of such an offense; and (B) does not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, government agency, or non-natural person. (3) **Indian tribe; State; Tribal government; unit of local government** — The terms “Indian Tribe”, “State”, “Tribal government”, and “unit of local government” have the meanings given such terms in [section 12291(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12291/a&num=0&edition=prelim), as amended by this Act. **(b) Authorization of grant program** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall award grants under this section to States, Indian Tribes, and units of local government for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals. **(c) Application** (1) **In general** — To request a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State, Tribal government, or unit of local government shall submit an application to the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the Attorney General may require. (2)

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**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Computer** — The term “computer” includes a computer network and an interactive electronic device. (2) **Cybercrime against individuals** — The term “cybercrime against individuals”— (A) means a criminal offense applicable in the area under the jurisdiction of the relevant State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government that involves the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, or without consent distribute intimate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of such an offense; and (B) does not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, government agency, or non-natural person. (3) **Indian tribe; State; Tribal government; unit of local government** — The terms “Indian Tribe”, “State”, “Tribal government”, and “unit of local government” have the meanings given such terms in [section 12291(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12291/a&num=0&edition=prelim), as amended by this Act. **(b) Authorization of grant program** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall award grants under this section to States, Indian Tribes, and units of local government for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals. **(c) Application** (1) **In general** — To request a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State, Tribal government, or unit of local government shall submit an application to the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the Attorney General may require. (2) **Contents** — An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A certification that Federal funds made available under this section will not be used to supplant State, Tribal, or local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available for law enforcement activities. (B) An assurance that, not later than 30 days before the application (or any amendment to the application) was submitted to the Attorney General, the application (or amendment) was submitted for review to the governing body of the State, Tribe, or unit of local government (or to an organization designated by that governing body). (C) An assurance that, before the application (or any amendment to the application) was submitted to the Attorney General— (i) the application (or amendment) was made public; and (ii) an opportunity to comment on the application (or amendment) was provided to citizens, to neighborhood or community-based organizations, and to victim service providers, to the extent applicable law or established procedure makes such an opportunity available; (D) An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant shall maintain and report such data, records, and information (programmatic and financial) as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (E) A certification, made in a form acceptable to the Attorney General and executed by the chief executive officer of the applicant (or by another officer of the applicant, if qualified under regulations promulgated by the Attorney General), that— (i) the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this section; (ii) all the information contained in the application is correct; (iii) there has been appropriate coordination with affected agencies; and (iv) the applicant will comply with all provisions of this section and all other applicable Federal laws. (F) A certification that the State, Tribe, or in the case of a unit of local government, the State in which the unit of local government is located, has in effect criminal laws which prohibit cybercrimes against individuals. (G) A certification that any equipment described in subsection (d)(8) purchased using grant funds awarded under this section will be used primarily for investigations and forensic analysis of evidence in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals. **(d) Use of funds** Grants awarded under this section may be used only for programs that provide— (1) training for State, Tribal, or local law enforcement personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including— (A) training such personnel to identify and protect victims of cybercrimes against individuals, provided that the training is developed in collaboration with victim service providers; (B) training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals; (C) training such personnel to identify and investigate cybercrimes against individuals; (D) training such personnel to enforce and utilize the laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; (E) training such personnel to utilize technology to assist in the investigation of cybercrimes against individuals and enforcement of laws that prohibit such crimes; and (F) the payment of overtime incurred as a result of such training; (2) training for State, Tribal, or local prosecutors, judges, and judicial personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including— (A) training such personnel to identify, investigate, prosecute, or adjudicate cybercrimes against individuals; (B) training such personnel to utilize laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; (C) training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and (D) training such personnel to utilize technology to assist in the prosecution or adjudication of acts of cybercrimes against individuals, including the use of technology to protect victims of such crimes; (3) training for State, Tribal, or local emergency dispatch personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including— (A) training such personnel to identify and protect victims of cybercrimes against individuals; (B) training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, Tribal, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals; (C) training such personnel to utilize technology to assist in the identification of and response to cybercrimes against individuals; and (D) the payment of overtime incurred as a result of such training; (4) assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in performing enforcement operations, such as overtime payments; (5) assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies in educating the public in order to prevent, deter, and identify violations of laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; (6) assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies to support the placement of victim assistants to serve as liaisons between victims of cybercrimes against individuals and personnel of law enforcement agencies; (7) assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies to establish task forces that operate solely to conduct investigations, forensic analyses of evidence, and prosecutions in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals; (8) assistance to State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in acquiring computers, computer equipment, and other equipment necessary to conduct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in the training, maintenance, or acquisition of technical updates necessary for the use of such equipment for the duration of a reasonable period of use of such equipment; (9) assistance in the facilitation and promotion of sharing, with State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, of the expertise and information of Federal law enforcement agencies about the investigation, analysis, and prosecution of matters involving laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals, including the use of multijurisdictional task forces; or (10) assistance to State, Tribal, and local law enforcement and prosecutors in processing interstate extradition requests for violations of laws involving cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in the extradition of an offender from one State to another. **(e) Reports to the Attorney General** On the date that is 1 year after the date on which a State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government receives a grant under this section, and annually thereafter, the chief executive officer of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains— (1) a summary of the activities carried out during the previous year with any grant received under this section by such State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government; (2) an evaluation of the results of such activities; and (3) such other information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. **(f) Reports to Congress** Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of the information contained in the reports submitted under subsection (e). **(g) Authorization of appropriations** (1) **In general** — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. (2) **Limitation** — Of the amount made available under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not more than 5 percent may be used for evaluation, monitoring, technical assistance, salaries, and administrative expenses.

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34 U.S.C. § 12291 — Pilot program on restorative practices

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women. (2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means— (A) a State; (B) a unit of local government; (C) a tribal government; (D) a tribal organization; (E) a victim service provider; (F) an institution of higher education (as defined in [section 1001(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and (G) a private or public nonprofit organization, including— (i) a tribal nonprofit organization; and (ii) a faith-based nonprofit organization. (3) **Restorative practice** — The term “restorative practice” means a practice relating to a specific harm that— (A) is community-based and unaffiliated with any civil or criminal legal process; (B) is initiated by a victim of the harm; (C) involves, on a voluntary basis and without any evidence of coercion or intimidation of any victim of the harm by any individual who committed the harm or anyone associated with any such individual— (i) 1 or more individuals who committed the harm; (ii) 1 or more victims of the harm; and (iii) the community affected by the harm through 1 or more representatives of the community; (D) shall include and has the goal of— (i) collectively seeking accountability from 1 or more individuals who committed the harm; (ii) developing a written process whereby 1 or more individuals who committed the harm will take responsibility for the actions that caused harm to 1 or more victims of the harm; and (iii) developing a written course of action plan— (I) that is responsive to the needs of 1 or more victims of the harm;

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15 U.S.C. § 6851 — Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Commercial pornographic content** — The term “commercial pornographic content” means any material that is subject to the record keeping requirements under [section 2257 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2257&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Consent** — The term “consent” means an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization made by the individual free from force, fraud, misrepresentation, or coercion. (3) **Depicted individual** — The term “depicted individual” means an individual whose body appears in whole or in part in an intimate visual depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, or from information displayed in connection with the visual depiction. (4) **Disclose** — The term “disclose” means to transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible. (5) **Intimate visual depiction** — The term “intimate visual depiction”— (A) means a visual depiction, as that term is defined in [section 2256(5) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2256/5&num=0&edition=prelim), that depicts— (i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or post-pubescent female nipple of an identifiable individual; or (ii) the display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids— (I) on to any part of the body of an identifiable individual; (II) from the body of an identifiable individual; or (III) an identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct and 11 So in original. (B) includes any visual depictions described in subparagraph (A) produced while the identifiable individual wa

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34 U.S.C. § 30108 — National Resource Center grant

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Cybercrime against individuals** — The term “cybercrime against individuals” has the meaning given such term in [section 30107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section30107&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means a nonprofit private organization that— (A) focuses on cybercrimes against individuals; (B) provides documentation to the Attorney General demonstrating experience working directly on issues of cybercrimes against individuals; and (C) includes on the organization’s advisory board representatives who— (i) have a documented history of working directly on issues of cybercrimes against individuals; (ii) have a history of working directly with victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and (iii) are geographically and culturally diverse. **(b) Authorization of grant program** Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall award a grant under this section to an eligible entity for the purpose of the establishment and maintenance of a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals to provide resource information, training, and technical assistance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. **(c) Application** (1) **In general** — To request a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated for fiscal year 2022 in such form as the Attorney General may require. (2) **Contents** — An application submitted unde

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34 U.S.C. § 30109 — National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime

**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Computer** — The term “computer” includes a computer network and any interactive electronic device. (2) **Cybercrime against individuals** — The term “cybercrime against individuals” has the meaning given the term in [section 30107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section30107&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) National strategy** The Attorney General shall develop a national strategy to— (1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals; (2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; (3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals; and (4) develop an evaluation process that measures rates of cybercrime victimization and prosecutorial rates among Tribal and culturally specific communities. **(c) Classification of cybercrimes against individuals for purposes of crime reports** In accordance with the authority of the Attorney General under [section 534 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section534&num=0&edition=prelim), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall— (1) design and create within the Uniform Crime Reports a category for offenses that constitute cybercrimes against individuals; (2) to the extent feasible, within the category established under paragraph (1), establish subcategories for each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law; (3) classify the category established under paragraph (1) as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports; and (4) classify each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law as a Group A offense

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34 U.S.C. § 30107 — Local law enforcement grants for en-

Page 558 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 30107 § 30107. Local law enforcement grants for en- forcement of cybercrimes (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Computer The term ‘‘computer’’ includes a computer network and an interactive electronic device. (2) Cybercrime against individuals The term ‘‘cybercrime against individ- uals’’— (A) means a criminal offense applicable in the area under the jurisdiction of the rel- evant State, Indian Tribe, or unit of local government that involves the use of a com- puter to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, co- erce, cause fear to, or intimidate an indi- vidual, or without consent distribute inti- mate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of such an offense; and (B) does not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, gov- ernment agency, or non-natural person. (3) Indian tribe; State; Tribal government; unit of local government The terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’, ‘‘State’’, ‘‘Tribal government’’, and ‘‘unit of local government’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 12291(a) of this title, as amended by this Act. (b) Authorization of grant program Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall award grants under this section to States, Indian Tribes, and units of local government for the prevention, enforce- ment, and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals. (c) Application (1) In general To request a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State, Tribal gov- ernment, or unit of local government shall submit an application to the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are appro- priated for a fiscal year, in such form

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