34 U.S.C. § 10401
Program authorized
United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- 34 U.S.C. § 10401, Program authorized, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469903
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The Attorney General is authorized to provide grants to States, for use by States and units of local government, and in certain cases directly to specially qualified units.
Amounts paid to a State or a unit of local government under this subchapter shall be used by the State or unit of local government for the purpose of strengthening the juvenile justice system, which includes—
In this section the term “restorative justice program” means a program that emphasizes the moral accountability of an offender toward the victim and the affected community and may include community reparations boards, restitution (in the form of monetary payment or service to the victim or, where no victim can be identified, service to the affected community), and mediation between victim and offender.
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization ActHouse: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
- Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005House: 415–4Senate: no recorded tally