§3769d. Clearinghouse on the construction and modernization of criminal justice facilities

(a) Functions; information

The Director shall provide for the operation of a clearinghouse on the construction and modernization of correctional facilities, which shall collect, prepare, and disseminate to the public and to interested State and local public agencies information, including recommendations, pertaining to the construction and modernization of correctional facilities. Such information shall include information regarding-

(1) new and innovative methods and advanced design that will stand as examples of technology for avoiding delay and reducing costs in correctional facility design, construction, and improvement;

(2) ways in which a construction planning program may be used to improve the administration of the criminal justice system within each State;

(3) recommended minimum standards concerning construction materials and methods, to be updated from time to time to reflect technological advances;

(4) the cost effectiveness of available construction materials, methods, and design technologies;

(5) the training of correctional facility personnel; and

(6) health and safety considerations in construction planning.

(b) Authority of Director

The Director is authorized to enter into contracts with private organizations and interagency agreements with the National Institute of Corrections, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and other appropriate public agencies, to operate the clearinghouse required under this section.

(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, §606, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §609, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2090 ; amended Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330001(h)(6), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2139 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 606 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 506 and classified to section 3766 of this title. See note set out preceding section 3750 of this title.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted "Justice Statistics" for "Justice and Statistics".

Transfer of Functions

Effective Aug. 1, 2000, all functions of Director of Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 3742(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, §108(b)] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 3741 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 3769b of this title.