34 U.S.C. § 60503 — Submission of reports to Congress

Page 678 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 60503 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘as a competitive grant’’. 2 See References in Text note below. 1 See References in Text note below. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 17502 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–391 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘In this Act, the term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the meaning given that term in section 10251 of this title.’’ § 60503. Submission of reports to Congress Not later than January 31 of each year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives each report required by the At- torney General under this Act or an amendment made by this Act during the preceding year. (Pub. L. 110–199, § 5, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 660.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 110–199, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 657, known as the Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Preven- tion and also as the Second Chance Act of 2007. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2008 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 17503 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 60504. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be construed as creating a right or entitlement to assistance or services for any in- dividual, program, or grant recipient. Each grant made under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall— (1) be made as competitive grants 1 to eligi- ble entities for a 12-month period, except that grants awarded under section 113 2, section 60521 of this title, section 60531 of this title, and section 60532 2 of this title or under section 10631 of this title may be made for a 24-month period; and (2) require that services for participants, when necessary and appropriate, be trans- ferred from programs funded under this Act or the amendment made by this Act, respec- tively, to State and community-based pro- grams not funded under this Act or the amend- ment made by this Act, respectively, before the expiration of the grant. (Pub. L. 110–199, § 6, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 502(h), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5231.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 110–199, Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat. 657, known as the Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Preven- tion and also as the Second Chance Act of 2007. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2008 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. Section 113, referred to in par. (1), means section 113 of Pub. L. 110–199. For complete classification of sec- tion 113 of Pub. L. 110–199 to the Code, see Tables. Section 60532 of this title, referred to in par. (1), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–391, title V, § 504(a), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5233. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 17504 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2018—Par. (1). Pub. L. 115–391 inserted ‘‘or under sec- tion 10631 of this title’’ after ‘‘section 60532 of this title’’. § 60505. Audit and accountability of grantees (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term ‘‘covered grant program’’ means grants awarded under section 60511, 60521, or 60531 of this title, as amended by this title; 1 (2) the term ‘‘covered grantee’’ means a re- cipient of a grant from a covered grant pro- gram; (3) the term ‘‘nonprofit’’, when used with re- spect to an organization, means an organiza- tion that is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26, and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title; and (4) the term ‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means an audit report finding in a final audit report of the Inspector General of the Depart- ment of Justice that a covered grantee has used grant funds awarded to that grantee under a covered grant program for an unau- thorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved during a 12- month period prior to the date on which the final audit report is issued. (b) Audit requirement Beginning in fiscal year 2019, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of the Depart- ment of Justice shall conduct audits of covered grantees to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds awarded under covered grant programs. The Inspector General shall determine the ap- propriate number of covered grantees to be au- dited each year. (c) Mandatory exclusion A grantee that is found to have an unresolved audit finding under an audit conducted under subsection (b) may not receive grant funds under a covered grant program in the fiscal year following the fiscal year to which the finding re- lates. (d) Reimbursement If a covered grantee is awarded funds under the covered grant program from which it re- ceived a grant award during the 1-fiscal-year pe- riod during which the covered grantee is ineli- gible for an allocation of grant funds under sub- section (c), the Attorney General shall—