34 U.S.C. § 10237 — Limitation on civil justice matters

Page 74 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10237 1 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. 2 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 817 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 811 and is classified to section 10230 of this title. § 10237. Limitation on civil justice matters Authority of any entity established under this chapter shall extend to civil justice matters only to the extent that such civil justice mat- ters bear directly and substantially upon crimi- nal justice matters or are inextricably inter- twined with criminal justice matters. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 818, formerly § 825, as added Pub. L. 96–157, § 2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1214; renumbered § 818, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(f), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2093.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3789n of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 818 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 812 and is classified to section 10231 of this title. § 10238. Accountability and oversight (a) Report by grant recipients The Attorney General or Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, shall require grantees under any program authorized or reau- thorized by this division or an amendment made by this division to report on the effectiveness of the activities carried out with amounts made available to carry out that program, including number of persons served, if applicable, numbers of persons seeking services who could not be served and such other information as the Attor- ney General or Secretary may prescribe. (b) Report to Congress The Attorney General or Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, shall report biennially to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the grant programs described in subsection (a), including the information contained in any report under that subsection. (Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, § 1003, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1491.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This division, referred to in subsec. (a), is division B of Pub. L. 106–386, Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1491, known as the Violence Against Women Act of 2000. For complete classification of division B to the Code, see Short Title of 2000 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and also as part of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, 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 3789p of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. SUBCHAPTER VIII—DEFINITIONS § 10251. General provisions (a) Definitions As used in this chapter— (1) ‘‘criminal justice’’ means activities per- taining to crime prevention, control, or reduc- tion, or the enforcement of the criminal law, including, but not limited to, police efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or to appre- hend criminals, including juveniles, activities of courts having criminal jurisdiction, and re- lated agencies (including but not limited to prosecutorial and defender services, juvenile delinquency agencies and pretrial service or release agencies), activities of corrections, probation, or parole authorities and related agencies assisting in the rehabilitation, super- vision, and care of criminal offenders, and pro- grams relating to the prevention, control, or reduction of narcotic addiction and juvenile delinquency; (2) ‘‘State’’ means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands: Provided, That for the pur- poses of section 10156(a) of this title, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the North- ern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one state 1 and that for these purposes 67 per cen- tum of the amounts allocated shall be allo- cated to American Samoa, and 33 per centum to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar- iana Islands.2 (3) ‘‘unit of local government’’ means— (A) any city, county, township, town, bor- ough, parish, village, or other general pur- pose political subdivision of a State; (B) any law enforcement district or judi- cial enforcement district that— (i) is established under applicable State law; and (ii) has the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, estab- lish a budget and impose taxes; (C) an Indian Tribe that performs law en- forcement functions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or (D) for the purposes of assistance eligi- bility, any agency of the government of the District of Columbia or the Federal Govern- ment that performs law enforcement func- tions in and for— (i) the District of Columbia; or (ii) any Trust Territory of the United States; (4) ‘‘construction’’ means the erection, ac- quisition, renovation, repairs, remodeling, or expansion of new or existing buildings or other physical facilities, and the acquisition or in- stallation of initial equipment therefor; (5) ‘‘combination’’ as applied to States or units of local government means any grouping or joining together of such States or units for the purpose of preparing, developing, or imple-