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[CITE: 42USC5119b]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
  CHAPTER 67--CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM
 
   SUBCHAPTER VI--CHILD ABUSE CRIME INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND CHECKS
 
Sec. 5119b. Funding for improvement of child abuse crime 
        information
        

(a) Omitted

(b) Additional funding grants for improvement of child abuse crime 
        information

    (1) The Attorney General shall, subject to appropriations and with 
preference to States that, as of December 20, 1993, have in computerized 
criminal history files the lowest percentages of charges and 
dispositions of identifiable child abuse cases, make a grant to each 
State to be used--
        (A) for the computerization of criminal history files for the 
    purposes of this subchapter;
        (B) for the improvement of existing computerized criminal 
    history files for the purposes of this subchapter;
        (C) to improve accessibility to the national criminal history 
    background check system for the purposes of this subchapter;
        (D) to assist the State in the transmittal of criminal records 
    to, or the indexing of criminal history record in, the national 
    criminal history background check system for the purposes of this 
    subchapter; and
        (E) to assist the State in paying all or part of the cost to the 
    State of conducting background checks on persons who are employed by 
    or volunteer with a public, not-for-profit, or voluntary qualified 
    entity to reduce the amount of fees charged for such background 
    checks.

    (2) There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under 
paragraph (1) a total of $20,000,000 for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 
and 2002.

(c) Withholding State funds

    Effective 1 year after December 20, 1993, the Attorney General may 
reduce, by up to 10 percent, the allocation to a State for a fiscal year 
under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
[42 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.] that is not in compliance with the requirements 
of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 103-209, Sec. 4, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2493; Pub. L. 103-
322, title XXXII, Sec. 320928(d), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2132; Pub. 
L. 105-251, title II, Sec. 222(c), Oct. 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 1885.)

                       References in Text

    The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, referred to 
in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 90-351, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 197, as 
amended. Title I of the Act is classified principally to chapter 46 
(Sec. 3701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3701 of this 
title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section is comprised of section 4 of Pub. L. 103-209. Subsec. (a) of 
section 4 of Pub. L. 103-209 amended section 3759(b) of this title.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-251 substituted ``1999, 2000, 
2001, and 2002'' for ``1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997''.
    1994--Subsec. (b)(1)(E). Pub. L. 103-322, which directed the 
amendment of subsec. (b) by adding subpar. (E) at the end, was executed 
by adding subpar. (E) at the end of par. (1) of subsec. (b) to reflect 
the probable intent of Congress.


 Availability of Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund To Fund Activities 
Authorized by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the National 
                      Child Protection Act of 1993

    For appropriations for amounts authorized in subsec. (b) of this 
section from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established by 
section 14211 of this title, see section 210603(a) of Pub. L. 103-322, 
set out as a note under section 922 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal 
Procedure.
