34 USC § 10642 - Use of funds

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s10642"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 10642 - Use of funds"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10642"
section_name: "Use of funds"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "XXXII"
subchapter_name: "CRIME FREE RURAL STATE GRANTS"
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, § 2986, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, § 11027(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 10642. Use of funds

**(a)** **In general** section 10643 of this title

A capacity building grant shall be used to develop a statewide strategic plan as described in  to prevent and reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse.

**(b)** **Permissive use** A rural State may also use its grant to provide training and technical assistance to communities and promote innovation in the development of policies, technologies, and programs to prevent and reduce crime.

**(c)** **Data collection** A rural State may use up to 5 percent of the grant to assist grant recipients in collecting statewide data related to the costs of crime, violence, and substance abuse for purposes of supporting the statewide strategic plan.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2986, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, § 11027(b), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1834.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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