34 USC § 21508 - Technical assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s21508"
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title: "34 USC § 21508 - Technical assistance"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "21508"
section_name: "Technical assistance"
chapter_number: 215
chapter_name: "ADVANCED NOTIFICATION OF TRAVELING SEX OFFENDERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 114–119, § 10, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 25.)"
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# § 21508. Technical assistance

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, may provide technical assistance to foreign authorities in order to enable such authorities to participate more effectively in the notification program system established under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 114–119, § 10, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 25.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2016 Act note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

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