34 USC § 10704 - Equitable distribution of funds

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s10704"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 10704 - Equitable distribution of funds"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "10704"
section_name: "Equitable distribution of funds"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT"
subchapter_number: "XXXVIII"
subchapter_name: "COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM"
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, § 3024, as added Pub. L. 114–198, title II, § 201(a)(1), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 713.)"
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# § 10704. Equitable distribution of funds

In awarding grants under this subchapter, the Attorney General shall distribute funds in a manner that—

**(1)** equitably addresses the needs of underserved populations, including rural and tribal communities; and

**(2)** focuses on communities that have been disproportionately impacted by opioid abuse as evidenced in part by—

**(A)** high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids;

**(B)** high rates of drug poisoning deaths from heroin and other opioids; and

**(C)** a lack of accessibility to treatment providers and facilities and to emergency medical services.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3024, as added Pub. L. 114–198, title II, § 201(a)(1), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 713.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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