34 USC § 10107 - Division of Applied Law Enforcement Technology

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s10107"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 10107 - Division of Applied Law Enforcement Technology"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10107"
section_name: "Division of Applied Law Enforcement Technology"
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, § 107, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1160(a), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3117.)"
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# § 10107. Division of Applied Law Enforcement Technology

**(a)** **Establishment** There is established within the Office of Science and Technology, the Division of Applied Law Enforcement Technology, headed by an individual appointed by the Attorney General. The purpose of the Division shall be to provide leadership and focus to those grants of the Department of Justice that are made for the purpose of using or improving law enforcement computer systems.

**(b)** **Duties** In carrying out the purpose of the Division, the head of the Division shall—

**(1)** establish clear minimum standards for computer systems that can be purchased using amounts awarded under such grants; and

**(2)** ensure that recipients of such grants use such systems to participate in crime reporting programs administered by the Department, such as Uniform Crime Reports or the National Incident-Based Reporting System.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 107, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1160(a), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3117.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

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