34 USC § 10103 - Office of Weed and Seed Strategies

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title: "34 USC § 10103 - Office of Weed and Seed Strategies"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10103"
section_name: "Office of Weed and Seed Strategies"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 103, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1121(a), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3104.)"
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# § 10103. Office of Weed and Seed Strategies

**(a)** **Establishment** There is established within the Office an Office of Weed and Seed Strategies, headed by a Director appointed by the Attorney General.

**(b)** **Assistance** section 10104 of this title

The Director may assist States, units of local government, and neighborhood and community-based organizations in developing Weed and Seed strategies, as provided in .

**(c)** **Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, to remain available until expended.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 103, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1121(a), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3104.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “This section [enacting this section and sections 10104 and 10105 of this title and provisions set out as a note below] and the amendments made by this section take effect with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2007 and for each fiscal year thereafter.”

, , , as amended by , , , provided that:

### Abolishment of Executive Office of Weed and Seed; Transfers of Functions

> **“(1)** **Abolishment.—** The Executive Office of Weed and Seed is abolished.
> 
> **“(2)** **Transfer.—** There are hereby transferred to the Office of Weed and Seed Strategies all functions and activities performed immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 5, 2006] by the Executive Office of Weed and Seed Strategies.”

, , , provided that: