34 USC § 10154 - Review of applications

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title: "34 USC § 10154 - Review of applications"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10154"
section_name: "Review of applications"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 503, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1111(a)(2)(C), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3097.)"
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# § 10154. Review of applications

The Attorney General shall not finally disapprove any application (or any amendment to that application) submitted under this part without first affording the applicant reasonable notice of any deficiencies in the application and opportunity for correction and reconsideration.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 503, as added Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1111(a)(2)(C), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3097.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

### Prior Provisions

A prior , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to State applications, prior to repeal by , (d), , , 3102, applicable with respect to the first fiscal year beginning after , and each fiscal year thereafter. See .

Another prior , formerly § 603, as added , , ; renumbered § 503 and amended , , , related to procedure for establishing discretionary programs, prior to repeal by , , .

Another prior , as added , , , prescribed procedure for designating national priority programs, including periodic and joint designations by Director of Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics and Administrator of Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and requests to outside agencies for suggestions, prior to repeal by , , .

Another prior , title I, , ; , , , required specific Congressional authorization to transfer functions, powers, and duties of Law Enforcement Assistance Administration within the Department of Justice, prior to the general amendment of title I of  by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable with respect to the first fiscal year beginning after , and each fiscal year thereafter, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2006 Amendment note under .