34 U.S.C. § 10517 — Expenditure records

Page 165 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10531 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘under’’. chapter may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the project described in the application submitted for the fiscal year for which the project receives assistance. (b) Administrative costs A State or unit of local government may not use more than 10 percent of the funds it receives from 1 this subchapter for administrative ex- penses. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2405, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2067.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3796kk–4 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 10516. Reports Each State or unit of local government which receives a grant under this subchapter shall sub- mit to the Attorney General, for each year in which funds from a grant received under this subchapter is expended, a report at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may reasonably require which contains— (1) a summary of the activities carried out under the grant and an assessment of whether such activities are meeting the needs identi- fied in the application submitted under sec- tion 10512 of this title; and (2) such other information as the Attorney General may require. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2406, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2067; amended Pub. L. 112–189, § 2(a), Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1435.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3796kk–5 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2012—Pub. L. 112–189 struck out subsec. (a) designa- tion and heading ‘‘Reports to Attorney General’’ before ‘‘Each State’’ and struck out subsec. (b) which required the Attorney General to submit reports to Congress on grant amounts and activities. § 10517. Expenditure records (a) Records Each State or unit of local government which receives a grant under this subchapter shall keep records as the Attorney General may re- quire to facilitate an effective audit. (b) Access The Attorney General, the Comptroller Gen- eral, or their designated agents shall have ac- cess, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, and records of States and units of local government which receive grants made under this subchapter if, in the opinion of the Attorney General, the Comp- troller General, or their designated agents, such books, documents, and records are related to the receipt or use of any such grant. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2407, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2067.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3796kk–6 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. SUBCHAPTER XXIV—MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARMOR VESTS § 10530. Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partner- ship Grant Program The program under this subchapter shall be known as the ‘‘Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program’’. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2500, as added Pub. L. 116–18, § 1(b), May 23, 2019, 133 Stat. 869.) § 10531. Program authorized (a) In general The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assist- ance is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to purchase armor vests for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and State and local court officers. (b) Uses of funds Grants awarded under this section shall be— (1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local government, State or local court, or In- dian tribe; and (2) used for the purchase of armor vests for law enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the grantee. (c) Preferential consideration In awarding grants under this subchapter, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance may give preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application from a jurisdiction that— (1) has the greatest need for armor vests based on the percentage of law enforcement of- ficers in the department who do not have ac- cess to a vest; (2) has, or will institute, a mandatory wear policy that requires on-duty law enforcement officers to wear armor vests whenever feasible; (3) has a violent crime rate at or above the national average as determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (4) provides armor vests to law enforcement officers that are uniquely fitted for such offi- cers, including vests uniquely fitted to indi- vidual female law enforcement officers; or (5) has not received a block grant under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program described under the heading ‘‘Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law En- forcement Assistance’’ of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,