34 USC § 11271 - Assistance to potential grantees

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s11271"
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title: "34 USC § 11271 - Assistance to potential grantees"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "11271"
section_name: "Assistance to potential grantees"
chapter_number: 111
chapter_name: "JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 380, formerly § 315, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 655(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2124; renumbered § 341 and amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7273(a), (e)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4454, 4455; renumbered § 371, Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(g)(1)(B)(ii), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5022; renumbered § 380 and amended Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(j), (q), Oct. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1038, 1042.)"
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# § 11271. Assistance to potential grantees

The Secretary shall provide informational assistance to potential grantees interested in establishing runaway and homeless youth centers and transitional living youth projects.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–415, title III, § 380, formerly § 315, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 655(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2124; renumbered § 341 and amended Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7273(a), (e)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4454, 4455; renumbered § 371, Pub. L. 102–586, § 3(g)(1)(B)(ii), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5022; renumbered § 380 and amended Pub. L. 106–71, § 3(j), (q), Oct. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1038, 1042.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

### Amendments

1999—, struck out at end: “Such assistance shall consist of information on—

“(1) steps necessary to establish a runaway and homeless youth center or transitional living youth project, including information on securing space for such center or such project, obtaining insurance, staffing, and establishing operating procedures;

“(2) securing local private or public financial support for the operation of such center or such project, including information on procedures utilized by grantees under this subchapter; and

“(3) the need for the establishment of additional runaway and homeless youth centers in the geographical area identified by the potential grantee involved.”

1988—, inserted “and transitional living youth projects” after “homeless youth centers” in introductory provisions.

Par. (1). , (3), inserted “or transitional living youth project” after “homeless youth center” and “or such project” after “such center”.

Par. (2). , inserted “such project” after “such center”.

Par. (3). , inserted “and homeless” after “runaway”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under .