34 U.S.C. § 10227 — Title to personal property

Page 68 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10227 1 See References in Text note below. 2 So in original. 3789b(a), 3789c(a) to (c), and 3789h of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, respectively, prior to repeal by sec- tion 609B(e) of Pub. L. 98–473. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5.’’ for ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 10101 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Effective Aug. 1, 2000, all functions of Director of Bu- reau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumer- ated in section 10142(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Pro- grams, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 10141 of this title. REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS–16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5. § 10227. Title to personal property Notwithstanding any other provision of law, title to all expendable and nonexpendable per- sonal property purchased with funds made avail- able under this chapter, including such property purchased with funds made available under this chapter as in effect before October 12, 1984, shall vest in the criminal justice agency or nonprofit organization that purchased the property if it certifies to the State office responsible for the trust fund required by section 10158 of this title, or the State office described in section 1408 1,,2 as the case may be, that it will use the property for criminal justice purposes. If such certification is not made, title to the property shall vest in the State office, which shall seek to have the prop- erty used for criminal justice purposes else- where in the State prior to using it or disposing of it in any other manner. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 808, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(g), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2095; amended Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1552(b)(4), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–46; Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(b)(4), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4813; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330001(h)(10), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2139; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1111(c)(2)(E), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3102.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1408, referred to in text, is section 1408 of Pub. L. 90–351, which was classified to section 3796aa–7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to re- peal by Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40156(c)(8), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1924. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3789 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 808 of Pub. L. 90–351, title I, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1204, amended section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, prior to repeal by section 609B(e) of Pub. L. 98–473. AMENDMENTS 2006—Pub. L. 109–162 substituted ‘‘the State office re- sponsible for the trust fund required by section 3757 of this title, or the State office described in section 3796aa–7 of this title,’’ for ‘‘the State office described in section 3757 or 3796aa–7 of this title’’. 1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted ‘‘3757’’ for ‘‘3748, 3796o,’’. 1990—Pub. L. 101–647 substituted ‘‘, 3796o, or 3796aa–7 of this title’’ for ‘‘or 3796o of this title’’. 1986—Pub. L. 99–570 inserted reference to section 3796o of this title and ‘‘, as the case may be,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2006 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109–162 applicable with re- spect to the first fiscal year beginning after Jan. 5, 2006, and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1111(d) of Pub. L. 109–162, set out as a note under section 10151 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 10101 of this title. § 10228. Prohibition of Federal control over State and local criminal justice agencies; prohibi- tion of discrimination (a) General rule Nothing in this chapter or any other Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agen- cy, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over any police force or any other criminal jus- tice agency of any State or any political sub- division thereof. (b) Racial imbalance requirement restriction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing contained in this chapter shall be con- strued to authorize the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration— (1) to require, or condition the availability or amount of a grant upon the adoption by an applicant or grantee under this chapter of a percentage ratio, quota system, or other pro- gram to achieve racial balance in any criminal justice agency; or (2) to deny or discontinue a grant because of the refusal of an applicant or grantee under this chapter to adopt such a ratio, system, or other program.