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 PUBLIC LAW 94-503—OCT. 15, 1976

90 STAT. 2411

STATE LEGISLATURES

SEC. 108. Part B of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 206. At the request of the State legislature while in session ^^ USC 3726. or a body designated to act while the legislature is not in session, the comprehensive statewide plan shall be submitted to the legislature for an advisory review prior to its submission to the Administration by the chief executive of the State. In this review the general goals, priorities, and policies that comprise the basis of that plan, including possible conflicts with State statutes or prior legislative Acts, shall be considered. If the legislature or the interim body has not reviewed the plan forty-five days after receipt, such plan shall then be deemed reviewed.". SECTION 3 0 1 AMENDMENTS

SEC. 109. (a) Section 301 of title I of such Act is amended by— 42 USC 3731. (1) inserting immediately after "part" in subsection (a) the following: ", through the provision of Federal technical and financial aid and assistance,"; (2) striking out "Public education relating to crime prevention" from paragraph (3) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof "Public education programs concerned with law enforcement and criminal justice"; and (3) striking out "and coordination" from paragraph (8) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof ", coordination, monitoring, and evaluation". (b) Section 301(b) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out paragraph (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); (3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and (4) by adding at the end the following: "(10) The definition, development, and implementation of Grants, programs and projects designed to improve the functioning of eligibility, courts, prosecutors, defenders, and supporting agencies, reduce and eliminate criminal case backlog, accelerate the processing and disposition of criminal cases, and improve the administration of criminal justice in the courts; the collection and compilation of judicial data and other information on the work of the courts and other agencies that relate to and affect the work of the courts; programs and projects for expediting criminal prosecution and reducing court congestion; revision of court criminal rules and procedural codes within the rulemaking authority of courts or other judicial entities having criminal jurisdiction within the State; the development of uniform sentencing standards for criminal cases; training of judges, court administrators, and support personnel of courts having criminal jurisdiction; support of court technical assistance and support organizations; support of public education programs concerning the administration of criminal justice; and equipping of court facilities. "(11) The development and operation of programs designed to reduce and prevent crime against elderly persons. "(12) The development of programs to identify the special needs of drug-dependent offenders (including alcoholics, alcohol abusers, drug addicts, and drug abusers).

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