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34 U.S.C. 10251: General provisions

Created in 1979 by Public Law 90-351. Changed by 11 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 34 U.S.C. 30507, 34 U.S.C. 60105, 34 U.S.C. 60502.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Justice (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–325 added pars. (29) to (33). (Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022) Law text · (a)

    2013

    • Pub. L. 112–239 added par. (28). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013) Law text · (a)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–162, §1111(c)(2)(F), which directed the substitution of "for the purposes of section 3755(a) of this title" for "for the purposes of section 3756(a) of this title", was executed by making the substitution for "for the purpose of section 3756(a) of this title", to reflect… (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–162, §1156(1), struck out "(as that term is defined in section 5603 of this title)" after "an Indian Tribe". (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–162, §1156(2), substituted "program, plan, or project" for "program or project". (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–162, §1156(3), substituted ", including faith-based, that" for "which". (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–162, §1156(4), added pars. (26) and (27). (Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (a), (27)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–277, which directed the general amendment of par. (3) of this section, was executed to subsec. (a)(3) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a)(3) read as follows: " 'unit of local government' means any city, county, tow… (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–244, which directed amendment of par. (17) of this section by substituting "1001" for "1141(a)", was executed to subsec. (a)(17) of this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–322, §330001(h)(13), substituted "Columbia, and" for "Columbia and,". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §§20201(c)(1), 330001(d), amended par. (21) identically, inserting a semicolon at end. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §20201(c)(2), struck out "and" at end. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §32101(c)(1), which directed the striking out of "and" at end of par. (23), could not be executed because the word "and" did not appear at end of par. (23). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §20201(c)(3), substituted a semicolon for period at end. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §32101(c)(2), substituted "; and" for period at end. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §20201(c)(4), added par. (24). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §32101(c)(3), added par. (25). · (a)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–647 added pars. (22) and (23). · (a), (23)

    1989

    • Pub. L. 101–219 substituted "Provided, That for the purpose of section 3756(a) of this title, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one state and that for these purposes 67 per centum of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to… · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690 substituted "section 3756(a)" for "section 3747(a)". · (a)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–396, §7(1), included American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands in definition of "State" and inserted proviso directing that for purposes of section 3747(a) of this title American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one State. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–396, §7(2), substituted "and" for ", Guam, American Samoa" after "in and for the District of Columbia" and struck out ", or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" after "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". · (a)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–473, §609C(b)(1), struck out references to Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §609C(b)(2), inserted references to Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §609C(b)(3), extended definition of "construction" to include renovation, repairs, and remodeling and struck out previous exclusion of such items from definition. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §609C(b)(4), substituted "correctional facility" for "correctional institution or facility". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §609C(b)(5), substituted definition of "correctional facility project" for "comprehensive". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §609C(b)(6), substituted definition of "cost of construction" for "municipality". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–473, §609C(a), substituted "Office" for "Administration". · (a), (b)

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