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34 U.S.C. § 10228

Prohibition of Federal control over State and local criminal justice agencies; prohibition of discrimination

United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective

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34 U.S.C. § 10228, Prohibition of Federal control over State and local criminal justice agencies; prohibition of discrimination, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469831
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Nothing in this chapter 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration— Whenever there has been— If, at the conclusion of ninety days after notification under subparagraph (A)— Payment of the suspended funds shall resume only if—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 96-157(S. 241)1979-12-27
    Justice System Improvement Act of 1979
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-473(H.J.Res. 648)1984-10-12
    A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    House: 197–232Senate: 61–38