34 U.S.C. § 10707 — Evaluation of performance of Depart-

Page 214 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10707 (4) Annual certification Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after July 22, 2016, the Attorney General shall submit to the applicable committees an an- nual certification— (A) indicating whether— (i) all audits issued by the Inspector Gen- eral of the Department of Justice under paragraph (1) have been completed and re- viewed by the appropriate Assistant Attor- ney General or Director; (ii) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; and (iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph (1)(E) have been made; and (B) that includes a list of any grant recipi- ents excluded under paragraph (1) from the previous year. (c) Preventing duplicative grants (1) In general Before the Attorney General awards a grant to an applicant under this subchapter, the At- torney General shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded under this subchapter by the Attorney General to deter- mine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same purpose. (2) Report If the Attorney General awards duplicate grants under this subchapter to the same ap- plicant for the same purpose, the Attorney General shall submit to the applicable com- mittees a report that includes— (A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded under this subchapter, including the total dollar amount of any duplicate grants awarded; and (B) the reason the Attorney General awarded the duplicate grants. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3026, as added Pub. L. 114–198, title VII, § 701(a), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 735.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797ff–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 10707. Evaluation of performance of Depart- ment of Justice programs (1) Evaluation of Justice Department Com- prehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program Not later than 5 years after July 22, 2016, the Attorney General shall complete an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program under part LL of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 [34 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.] administered by the Department of Justice based upon the infor- mation reported under paragraph (4). (2) Interim evaluation Not later than 3 years after July 22, 2016, the Attorney General shall complete an interim evaluation assessing the nature and extent of the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the United States. (3) Metrics and outcomes for evaluation Not later than 180 days after July 22, 2016, the Attorney General shall identify outcomes that are to be achieved by activities funded by the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program and the metrics by which the achievement of such outcomes shall be determined. (4) Metrics data collection The Attorney General shall require grantees under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (and those receiving subawards under section 3021(b) of part LL of title I of the Omni- bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 [34 U.S.C. 10701(b)]) to collect and annually re- port to the Department of Justice data based upon the metrics identified under paragraph (3). (5) Publication of data and findings (A) Publication of outcomes and metrics The Attorney General shall, not later than 30 days after completion of the requirement under paragraph (3), publish the outcomes and metrics identified under that paragraph. (B) Publication of evaluation In the case of the interim evaluation under paragraph (2), and the final evaluation under paragraph (1), the entity conducting the eval- uation shall, not later than 90 days after such an evaluation is completed, publish the results of such evaluation and issue a report on such evaluation to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate. Such report shall also be published along with the data used to make such evaluation. (6) Independent evaluation For purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the Attorney General shall— (A) enter into an arrangement with the Na- tional Academy of Sciences; or (B) enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an entity that is not an agen- cy of the Federal Government, and is qualified to conduct and evaluate research pertaining to opioid use and abuse, and draw conclusions about overall opioid use and abuse on the basis of that research. (Pub. L. 114–198, title VII, § 701(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 737.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 90–351, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 197. Part LL of title I of the Act is classi- fied generally to this subchapter. For complete classi- fication of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1968 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, and not as part of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 3797ff–6 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Page 215 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10725 SUBCHAPTER XXXIX—PREVENTION, INVES- TIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME § 10721. Establishment of grant program (a) Authorization The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assist- ance is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with or make a grant to an eligible entity for the purpose of improving the identi- fication, investigation, and prosecution of white collar crime (including each category of such crimes set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b)) by providing comprehensive, di- rect, and practical training and technical assist- ance to law enforcement officers, investigators, auditors and prosecutors in States and units of local government. (b) White collar crime defined For purposes of this subchapter, the term ‘‘white collar crime’’ includes— (1) high-tech crime, including cyber and electronic crime and related threats; (2) economic crime, including financial fraud and mortgage fraud; and (3) Internet-based crime against children and child pornography. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3031, as added Pub. L. 115–76, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 1247.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE For short title of part MM of title I of Pub. L. 90–351, which is classified to this subchapter, as the ‘‘National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017’’, see section 3030 of Pub. L. 90–351, set out as a Short Title of 1968 Act note under section 10101 of this title. § 10722. Purposes The purposes of this subchapter include the following: (1) To ensure that training is available for State, local, tribal and territorial law enforce- ment agencies and officers nationwide to sup- port local efforts to identify, prevent, inves- tigate, and prosecute cyber and financial crimes, including those crimes facilitated via computer networks and other electronic means, and crimes involving financial and eco- nomic impacts such as intellectual property crimes. (2) To deliver training to State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, and other criminal justice professionals con- cerning the use of proven methodologies to prevent, detect, and respond to such crimes, recognize emerging issues, manage electronic and financial crime evidence and to improve local criminal justice agency responses to such threats. (3) To provide operational and technical as- sistance and training concerning tools, prod- ucts, resources, guidelines, and procedures to aid and enhance criminal intelligence anal- ysis, conduct cyber crime and financial crime investigations, and related justice information sharing at the local and State levels. (4) To provide appropriate training on pro- tections for privacy, civil rights, and civil lib- erties in the conduct of criminal intelligence analysis and cyber and electronic crime and fi- nancial crime investigations, including in the development of policies, guidelines, and proce- dures by State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to protect and en- hance privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections and identify weaknesses and gaps in the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3032, as added Pub. L. 115–76, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 1248.) § 10723. Authorized programs A grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this subchapter may be made only for the following programs, with respect to the preven- tion, investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal activities: (1) Programs to provide a nationwide sup- port system for State and local criminal jus- tice agencies. (2) Programs to assist State and local crimi- nal justice agencies to develop, establish, and maintain intelligence-focused policing strate- gies and related information sharing. (3) Programs to provide training and inves- tigative support services to State and local criminal justice agencies to provide such agen- cies with skills and resources needed to inves- tigate and prosecute such criminal activities and related criminal activities. (4) Programs to provide research support, to establish partnerships, and to provide other resources to aid State and local criminal jus- tice agencies to prevent, investigate, and pros- ecute such criminal activities and related problems. (5) Programs to provide information and re- search to the general public to facilitate the prevention of such criminal activities. (6) Programs to establish or support national training and research centers regionally to provide training and research services for State and local criminal justice agencies. (7) Programs to provide training and over- sight to State and local criminal justice agen- cies to develop and comply with applicable pri- vacy, civil rights, and civil liberties related policies, procedures, rules, laws, and guide- lines. (8) Any other programs specified by the At- torney General as furthering the purposes of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3033, as added Pub. L. 115–76, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 1248.) § 10724. Application To be eligible for an award of a grant or coop- erative agreement under this subchapter, an en- tity shall submit to the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance an application in such form and manner, and containing such informa- tion, as required by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3034, as added Pub. L. 115–76, § 3(a), Nov. 2, 2017, 131 Stat. 1249.) § 10725. Eligibility States, units of local government, not-for- profit entities, and institutions of higher-edu-