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[CITE: 42USC13741]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 136--VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
                     SUBCHAPTER II--CRIME PREVENTION
 
                   Part A--Ounce of Prevention Council
 
Sec. 13741. Ounce of Prevention Council


(a) Establishment

                           (1) In general

        There is established an Ounce of Prevention Council (referred to 
    in this subchapter as the ``Council''), the members of which--
            (A) shall include the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
        Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of 
        Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Director of the 
        Office of National Drug Control Policy; and
            (B) may include other officials of the executive branch as 
        directed by the President.

                              (2) Chair

        The President shall designate the Chair of the Council from 
    among its members (referred to in this subchapter as the ``Chair'').

                              (3) Staff

        The Council may employ any necessary staff to carry out its 
    functions, and may delegate any of its functions or powers to a 
    member or members of the Council.

(b) Program coordination

    For any program authorized under the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994, the Ounce of Prevention Council Chair, only at 
the request of the Council member with jurisdiction over that program, 
may coordinate that program, in whole or in part, through the Council.

(c) Administrative responsibilities and powers

    In addition to the program coordination provided in subsection (b) 
of this section, the Council shall be responsible for such functions as 
coordinated planning, development of a comprehensive crime prevention 
program catalogue, provision of assistance to communities and community-
based organizations seeking information regarding crime prevention 
programs and integrated program service delivery, and development of 
strategies for program integration and grant simplification. The Council 
shall have the authority to audit the expenditure of funds received by 
grantees under programs administered by or coordinated through the 
Council. In consultation with the Council, the Chair may issue 
regulations and guidelines to carry out this part and programs 
administered by or coordinated through the Council.

(Pub. L. 103-322, title III, Sec. 30101, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 
1836.)

                       References in Text

    This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2), was in the 
original ``this title'', meaning title III of Pub. L. 103-322, Sept. 13, 
1994, 108 Stat. 1836, which enacted this subchapter, sections 3796ff to 
3796ff-4 of this title, and sections 6701 to 6720 of Title 31, Money and 
Finance, amended sections 3791, 3793, and 3797 of this title, sections 
2502 to 2504, 2506, and 2512 of Title 16, Conservation, and section 3621 
of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and enacted provisions set 
out as notes under section 13701 of this title and sections 6701 and 
6702 of Title 31. For complete classification of title III to the Code, 
see Tables.
    The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, referred 
to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 103-322, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1796. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 13701 of this title and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 14214 of this title.
