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 PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 2095

of pay payable from time to time for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code, and while away from home or regular place of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as authorized by section 5703 of such title 5 for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. "(0 Payments under this title may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Office, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, or the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and may be used to pay the transportation and subsistence expenses of persons attending conferences or other assemblages notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United States Code. "(g) The Office, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics are authorized to accept and employ, in carrying out the provisions of this title, voluntary and uncompensated services notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code. Such individuals shall not be considered Federal employees except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to job-incurred disability and title 28, United States Code, with respect to tort claims.

5 USC 5703.

5 USC 8101 et olWo^ n^n-,

"TITLE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY

"SEC. 808. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, title to all expendable and nonexpendable personal property purchased with funds made available under this title, including such property purchased with funds made available under this title as in effect before the effective date of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984, shall vest in the criminal justice agency or nonprofit organization that purchased the property if it certifies to the State office described in section 408 of this title that it will use the property for criminal justice purposes. If such certification is not made, title to the property shall vest in the State office, which shall seek to have the property used for criminal justice purposes elsewhere in the State prior to using it or disposing of it in any other manner.". (h) Section 809, as so redesignated, of part H of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3789d) is amended— (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: "Prohibition of Federal Control Over State and Local Criminal Justice Agencies; Prohibition of Discrimination", (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) Nothing in this title or any other Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over any police force or any other criminal justice agency of any State or any political subdivision thereof.", and (3) in subsection (c) by striking out "Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Office of Justice Programs". (i) Section 810, as so redesignated, of part H of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3789e) is amended to read as follows:

42 USC 3789.

Ante, p. 2077. Ante, p. 2085.

Ante, p. 2093.

Ante, p. 2093.

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