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§ 30101. State grant program for training and prosecution of computer crimes
(a) In general
(b) Use of grant amountsGrants under this section may be used to establish and develop programs to—
(1) assist State and local law enforcement agencies in enforcing State and local criminal laws relating to computer crime, including infringement of copyrighted works over the Internet;
(2) assist State and local law enforcement agencies in educating the public to prevent and identify computer crime, including infringement of copyrighted works over the Internet;
(3) educate and train State and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors to conduct investigations and forensic analyses of evidence and prosecutions of computer crime, including infringement of copyrighted works over the Internet;
(4) assist State and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors in acquiring computer and other equipment to conduct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence of computer crimes; and
(5) facilitate and promote the sharing of Federal law enforcement expertise and information about the investigation, analysis, and prosecution of computer crimes with State and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors, including the use of multijurisdictional task forces.
(c) AssurancesTo be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall provide assurances to the Attorney General that the State—
(1) has in effect laws that penalize computer crime, such as criminal laws prohibiting—
(A) fraudulent schemes executed by means of a computer system or network;
(B) the unlawful damaging, destroying, altering, deleting, removing of computer software, or data contained in a computer, computer system, computer program, or computer network; or
(C) the unlawful interference with the operation of or denial of access to a computer, computer program, computer system, or computer network;
(2) an assessment of the State and local resource needs, including criminal justice resources being devoted to the investigation and enforcement of computer crime laws; and
(3) a plan for coordinating the programs funded under this section with other federally funded technical assistant and training programs, including directly funded local programs such as the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program (described under the span “Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance” of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–119)).
(d) Matching funds
(e) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
(2) Limitations
(3) Minimum amount
(f) Grants to Indian tribes
(Pub. L. 106–572, § 2, Dec. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 3058; Pub. L. 110–403, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4271.)