§10202. General provisions

(a) The Bureau shall prepare both a "Program Brief" and "Implementation Guide" document for proven programs and projects to be funded under this subchapter.

(b) The functions, powers, and duties specified in this subchapter to be carried out by the Bureau shall not be transferred elsewhere in the Department of Justice unless specifically hereafter authorized by the Congress by law.

(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a grantee that uses funds made available under this subchapter to purchase an armor vest or body armor shall-

(A) comply with any requirements established for the use of grants made under subchapter XXIV;

(B) have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol officers to wear an armor vest or body armor; and

(C) use the funds to purchase armor vests or body armor that meet any performance standards established by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

(2) In this subsection, the terms "armor vest"and "body armor" have the meanings given such terms in section 10533 of this title.

(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, §521, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §6091(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4337 ; amended Pub. L. 114–155, §6, May 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 390 .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3766a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 521 of Pub. L. 90–351, title I, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 208 ; Pub. L. 91–644, title I, §7(9), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1888 ; Pub. L. 93–83, §2, Aug. 6, 1973, 87 Stat. 215 ; Pub. L. 94–503, title I, §§127, 128(a), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2424 , related to recordkeeping requirements, prior to the general amendment of title I of Pub. L. 90–351 by Pub. L. 96–157.

Amendments

2016-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–155 added subsec. (c).