§5661. Participation in training program and State advisory group conferences

(a) Application

Any person seeking to enroll in the training program established under section 5659 of this title shall transmit an application to the Administrator, in such form and according to such procedures as the Administrator may prescribe.

(b) Admittance; determination by Secretary

The Administrator shall make the final determination with respect to the admittance of any person to the training program. The Administrator, in making such determination, shall seek to assure that persons admitted to the training program are broadly representative of the categories described in section 5659(b) of this title.

(c) Travel expenses and per diem allowance

While participating as a trainee in the program established under section 5659 of this title or while participating in any conference held under section 5651(f) of this title, and while traveling in connection with such participation, each person so participating shall be allowed travel expenses, including a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed travel expenses under section 5703 of title 5. No consultation fee may be paid to such person for such participation.

( Pub. L. 93–415, title II, §247, formerly §251, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1128 ; renumbered §250 and amended Pub. L. 95–115, §§3(a)(3)(B), 5(e)(1), (2)(B), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1048 , 1057; Pub. L. 96–509, §19(p), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2765 ; renumbered §249 and amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §639, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2120 ; renumbered §247 and amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7263(a)(2)(D), (E), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4443 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 247 of Pub. L. 93–415 was renumbered section 245 and is classified to section 5659 of this title.

Another prior section 247 of Pub. L. 93–415 was renumbered section 246 and classified to section 5657 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7263(a)(2)(C), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4443 .

Amendments

1988-Pub. L. 100–690, §7263(a)(2)(D), made technical amendment to references to section 5659 of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.

1984-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–473, §639(b), in amending subsec. (c) generally, struck out references to the National Institute of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, substituted provisions relating to travel expenses of participants of the trainee program and conferences for provisions relating to such expenses while studying, and inserted "No consultation fee may be paid to such person for such participation."

1980-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–509, §19(p)(1), substituted "Administrator" for "Associate Administrator" in two places.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–509, §19(p)(2), substituted "Administrator" for "Associate Administrator" in two places.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–509, §19(p)(3), substituted "section 5703" for "section 5703(b)".

1977-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–115, §§3(a)(3)(B), 5(e)(2)(B), inserted "Associate" before "Administrator" wherever appearing and substituted "section 248" for "section 249" which for purposes of codification had been translated already as "section 5659 of this title" thereby necessitating no further change in text.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–115, §§3(a)(3)(B), 5(e)(2)(B), inserted "Associate" before "Administrator" wherever appearing and substituted "section 248(b)" for "section 249(b)" which for purposes of codification already had been translated as "section 5659(b) of this title", thereby necessitating no further change in text.

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 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 670(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, 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.