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[CITE: 42USC5631]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 72--JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--PROGRAMS AND OFFICES
 
         Part B--Federal Assistance for State and Local Programs
 
Sec. 5631. Authority to make grants and contracts

    (a) The Administrator is authorized to make grants to States and 
units of local government or combinations thereof to assist them in 
planning, establishing, operating, coordinating, and evaluating projects 
directly or through grants and contracts with public and private 
agencies for the development of more effective education, training, 
research, prevention, diversion, treatment, and rehabilitation programs 
in the area of juvenile delinquency and programs to improve the juvenile 
justice system.
    (b)(1) With not to exceed 2 percent of the funds available in a 
fiscal year to carry out this part, the Administrator shall make grants 
to and enter into contracts with public and private agencies, 
organizations, and individuals to provide technical assistance to 
States, units of general local governments \1\ (and combinations 
thereof), and local private agencies to facilitate compliance with 
section 5633 of this title and implementation of the State plan approved 
under section 5633(c) of this title.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``units of local 
governments''.
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    (2) Grants and contracts may be made under paragraph (1) only to 
public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals that have 
experience in providing such technical assistance. In providing such 
technical assistance, the recipient of a grant or contract under this 
subsection shall coordinate its activities with the State agency 
described in section 5671(c)(1) of this title.

(Pub. L. 93-415, title II, Sec. 221, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1118; Pub. 
L. 95-115, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1050; Pub. L. 98-473, title 
II, Sec. 625(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2111; Pub. L. 100-690, title 
VII, Sec. 7256, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4438; Pub. L. 102-586, 
Sec. 2(f)(1), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4987; Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, 
Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 129(a)(2)(A)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
50, 2681-75.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-277 substituted ``units of local 
government'' for ``units of general local government''.
    1992--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(f)(1)(A), which 
directed the substitution of ``experience'' for ``existence'', could not 
be executed because ``existence'' did not appear in text.
    Pub. L. 102-586, Sec. 2(f)(1)(B), made technical amendment to 
reference to section 5671 of this title to reflect renumbering of 
corresponding section of original act.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-690 inserted ``and contracts'' after ``grants'' in 
section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and 
added subsec. (b).
    1984--Pub. L. 98-473 amended section catchline.
    1977--Pub. L. 95-115 inserted ``grants and'' before ``contracts'' 
and substituted ``units of general local government or combinations 
thereof'' for ``local governments''.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-690 effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 
7296(a) of Pub. L. 100-690, set out as a note under section 5601 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-115 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 
263(c) of Pub. L. 93-415, as added by Pub. L. 95-115, set out as a note 
under section 5601 of this title.
