42 USC 13776: Definitions

42 USC 13776: Definitions Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000

From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTSUBCHAPTER II-CRIME PREVENTIONPart C-Model Intensive Grant Programs

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§13776. Definitions

In this part-

"chief local elected official" means an official designated under regulations issued by the Attorney General. The criteria used by the Attorney General in promulgating such regulations shall ensure administrative efficiency and accountability in the expenditure of funds and execution of funded projects under this part.

"chronic high intensity crime area" means an area meeting criteria adopted by the Attorney General by regulation that, at a minimum, define areas with-

(A) consistently high rates of violent crime as reported in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Uniform Crime Reports", and

(B) chronically high rates of poverty as determined by the Bureau of the Census.

"State" means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

( Pub. L. 103–322, title III, §30306, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1846 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 14214 of this title.