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34 U.S.C. § 20931 — Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General shall establish and implement a Sex Offender Management Assistance program (in this subchapter referred to as the “SOMA program”), under which the Attorney General may award a grant to a jurisdiction to offset the costs of implementing this subchapter.
**(b) Application** The chief executive of a jurisdiction desiring a grant under this section shall, on an annual basis, submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may require.
**(c) Bonus payments for prompt compliance** A jurisdiction that, as determined by the Attorney General, has substantially implemented this subchapter not later than 2 years after July 27, 2006, is eligible for a bonus payment. The Attorney General may make such a payment under the SOMA program for the first fiscal year beginning after that determination. The amount of the payment shall be—
(1) 10 percent of the total received by the jurisdiction under the SOMA program for the preceding fiscal year, if that implementation is not later than 1 year after July 27, 2006; and
(2) 5 percent of such total, if not later than 2 years after July 27, 2006.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** In addition to any amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the Attorney General, to be available only for the SOMA program, for fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General shall establish and implement a Sex Offender Management Assistance program (in this subchapter referred to as the “SOMA program”), under which the Attorney General may award a grant to a jurisdiction to offset the costs of implementing this subchapter.
**(b) Application** The chief executive of a jurisdiction desiring a grant under this section shall, on an annual basis, submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may require.
**(c) Bonus payments for prompt compliance** A jurisdiction that, as determined by the Attorney General, has substantially implemented this subchapter not later than 2 years after July 27, 2006, is eligible for a bonus payment. The Attorney General may make such a payment under the SOMA program for the first fiscal year beginning after that determination. The amount of the payment shall be—
(1) 10 percent of the total received by the jurisdiction under the SOMA program for the preceding fiscal year, if that implementation is not later than 1 year after July 27, 2006; and
(2) 5 percent of such total, if not later than 2 years after July 27, 2006.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** In addition to any amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the Attorney General, to be available only for the SOMA program, for fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
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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
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Section 16924 was editorially reclassified as [section 20926 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20926&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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### Statutory Notes
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Section 16928a was editorially reclassified as [section 20931 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20931&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 20929
this subchapter not later than 2 years after July
27, 2006, is eligible for a bonus payment. The At-
torney General may make such a payment under
the SOMA program for the first fiscal year be-
ginning after that determination. The amount
of the payment shall be—
(1) 10 percent of the total received by the ju-
risdiction under the SOMA program for the
preceding fiscal year, if that implementation
is not later than 1 year after July 27, 2006; and
(2) 5 percent of such total, if not later than
2 years after July 27, 2006.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
In addition to any amounts otherwise author-
ized to be appropriated, there are authorized to
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
to the Attorney General, to be available only for
the SOMA program, for fiscal years 2007 through
2009.
(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 126, July 27, 2006, 120
Stat. 599.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c),
was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title I of Pub.
L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, known as the Sex
Offender Registration and Notification Act. For com-
plete classification of title I to the Code, see Short
Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this
title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 16926 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§ 20929. Election by Indian tribes
(a) Election
(1) In general
A federally recognized Indian tribe may, by
resolution or other enactment of the tribal
council or comparable governmental body—
(A) elect to carry out this part as a juris-
diction subject to its provision
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