34 USC 20504 - Grant program for support of AMBER Alert communications plans

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 5791c of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 10001(c)(1), inserted “a territorial government or” after “with”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 10001(c)(2), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:

“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activities funded by a grant under the program under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent.

“(2) Waiver of Federal share.—If the Attorney General determines that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds available to comply with the Federal share requirement under paragraph (1) for the cost of activities funded by a grant for the purpose described in subsection (span)(4), the Attorney General may increase the Federal share of the costs for such activities to the extent the Attorney General determines necessary.”

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 116–283, § 10001(c)(3), inserted “, including territories of the United States” before period at end.

2018—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 115–166, § 2(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Attorney General shall carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development or enhancement of programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans.”

Subsec. (span)(4), (5). Puspan. L. 115–166, § 2(2), added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5).

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 115–166, § 2(3), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted heading, substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal” for “The Federal”, and added par. (2).

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 115–166, § 2(4), substituted “and standards to improve accountability and transparency for grants awarded under” for “for grants under”.

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 115–166, § 2(6), added subsec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 115–166, § 2(5), (7), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g) and, in par. (1), substituted “2019” for “2004” in two places and “paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (span)” for “subsection (span)(3)”.