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[Document affected by Public Law 106-517 Section 3(d)]
[Document affected by Public Law 106-517 Section 3(e)]
[CITE: 42USC3796ll-2]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 46--JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
 
SUBCHAPTER XII-M--MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARMOR VESTS
 
Sec. 3796ll-2. Definitions

    For purposes of this subchapter--
        (1) the term ``armor vest'' means body armor, no less than Type 
    I, which has been tested through the voluntary compliance testing 
    program operated by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections 
    Technology Center of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and 
    found to meet or exceed the requirements of NIJ Standard 0101.03, or 
    any subsequent revision of such standard;
        (2) the term ``body armor'' means any product sold or offered 
    for sale as personal protective body covering intended to protect 
    against gunfire, stabbing, or other physical harm;
        (3) the term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District 
    of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
    Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana 
    Islands;
        (4) the term ``unit of local government'' means a county, 
    municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other 
    unit of general government below the State level;
        (5) the term ``Indian tribe'' has the same meaning as in section 
    450b(e) of title 25; and
        (6) the term ``law enforcement officer'' means any officer, 
    agent, or employee of a State, unit of local government, or Indian 
    tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or 
    supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of any 
    violation of criminal law, or authorized by law to supervise 
    sentenced criminal offenders.

(Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 2503, as added Pub. L. 105-181, 
Sec. 3(a)(3), June 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 514.)
