Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 2.djvu/945

 PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 2105

LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY

SEC. 609O. (a) Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the use of Federal law enforcement personnel to investigate violations of criminal law other than violations with respect to which investigation is authorized by other provisions of law. (b) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize the Attorney General or the Federal law enforcement community to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over any police force or other criminal justice agency of an applicant for Federal law enforcement assistance. (c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to authorize the Attorney General or the Federal law enforcement community— (1) to condition the availability or amount of Federal law enforcement assistance upon the adoption by an applicant for such assistance of, or (2) to deny or discontinue such assistance upon the failure of such applicant to adopt, a percentage ratio, quota system, or other program to achieve racial balance in any criminal justice agency of such applicant. (d) No funds provided under this subdivision may be used to supplant State or local funds that would otherwise be made available for such purposes. (e) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit any authority to provide emergency assistance otherwise provided by law.

Law enforcement. 42 USC 10503.

Disaster assistance.

PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION

SEC. 609P. (a) No person in any State shall, on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, be subjected to discrimination under, or be denied employment in connection with any activity for which Federal law enforcement assistance is provided under this subdivision. (b) Paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) of section 809(c) of part H of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as so redesignated by section 511(f) of this Act) shall apply with respect to a violation of subsection (a), except that the terms "this section" and "paragraph (1)", as such terms appear in such paragraphs, shall be deemed to be references to subsection (a) of this section, and a reference to the Office of Justice Programs in such paragraphs shall be deemed to be a reference to the Attorney General.

42 USC 10504.

Ante, pp. 2093.

CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION

SEC. 609Q. Section 812 of part H of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as so redesignated by section 511(f) of this Act) shall apply with respect to— (1) information furnished under this subdivision, (2) criminal history information collected, stored, or disseminated with the support of Federal law enforcement assistance provided under this subdivision, and (3) criminal intelligence systems operating with the support of Federal law enforcement assistance provided under this subdivision, except that the terms "this title" and "this section", as such terms appear in such section 812, shall be deemed to be references to this

42 USC 10505. Ante, pp. 2093, 2096. 93 Stat. 1213. 42 USC 3789g.

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