28 CFR § 33.2 - Statutory authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s33.2"
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title: "28 CFR § 33.2 - Statutory authority."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "33.2"
section_name: "Statutory authority."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "33"
part_name: "BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 3701 through 3797y-4; 5 U.S.C. 301."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 22990, May 30, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 33.2 Statutory authority.

The statutory authority for the regulations is the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 3701, *et. seq.,* as amended (Pub. L. 90-351, as amended by Pub. L. 93-83, Pub. L. 93-415, Pub. L. 94-430, Pub. L. 94-503, Pub. L. 95-115, Pub. L. 96-157, and Pub. L. 98-473) (hereinafter referred to as the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 or the Act).