Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 5.djvu/323

 PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

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102 STAT. 4329

"(6) Establishing and carrying on a specific and continuing program of cooperation with the States and units of local government designed to encourage and promote consultation and coordination concerning decisions made by the Bureau affecting State and local drug control and criminal justice priorities. "(7) Preparing recommendations on the State and local drug enforcement component of the National Drug Control Strategy which shall be submitted to the Associate Director of the Office on National Drug Control Policy. In making such recommendations, the Director shall review the statewide strategies submitted by such States under part E, and shall obtain input from State and local drug enforcement officials. The recommendations made under this paragraph shall be provided at such time and in such form as the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall require. "(8) Exercising such other powers and functions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to this title or by delegation of the Attorney General or Assistant Attorney General. "PART E—BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS "NAME OF PROGRAMS

"SEC. 500. The grant programs established under this part shall be known as the 'Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs'.

42 USC 3750.

"Subpart 1—Drug Control and System Improvement Grant Program "DESCRIPTION OF THE DRUG CONTROL AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM

"SEC. 501. (a) It is the purpose of this subpart to assist States and 42 USC 3751. units of local government in carrying out specific programs which offer a high probability of improving the functioning of the criminal justice system, with special emphasis on a nationwide and multilevel drug control strategy by developing programs and projects to assist multijurisdictional and multi-State organizations in the drug control problem and to support national drug control priorities. "(b) The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (hereafter in this part referred to as the 'Director') is authorized to make grants to States, for the use by States and units of local government in the States, for the purpose of enforcing State and local laws that establish offenses similar to offenses established in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) and to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system with emphasis on violent crime and serious offenders. Such grants shall provide additional personnel, equipment, training, technical assistance, and information systems for the more widespread apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, and detention and rehabilitation of persons who violate these laws, and to assist the victims of such crimes (other than compensation), including— "(1) demand reduction education programs in which law enforcement officers participate;

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