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[CITE: 42USC3741]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 46--JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
 
      SUBCHAPTER IV--ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
 
Sec. 3741. Establishment of Bureau of Justice Assistance

    (a) There is established within the Department of Justice, under the 
general authority of the Attorney General, a Bureau of Justice 
Assistance (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the ``Bureau'').
    (b) The Bureau shall be headed by a Director (hereafter in this 
subchapter referred to as the ``Director'') who shall be appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant 
Attorney General. The Director shall have final authority for all 
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Bureau. The 
Director shall not engage in any employment other than that of serving 
as the Director, nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in 
any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which 
the Bureau makes any contract or other arrangement under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 401, as added Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, 
Sec. 6091(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4328.)


                            Prior Provisions

    For prior sections 401 of Pub. L. 90-351 and prior sections 3741 of 
this title, see note set out preceding this section.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(1) [title I, Sec. 108(b)], 
Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-20, provided that: 
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective August 1, 2000, 
all functions of the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, other 
than those enumerated in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3742(3) through (6), are transferred to the 
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.''
