34 USC § 50109 - Bureau of Justice Assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s50109"
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title: "34 USC § 50109 - Bureau of Justice Assistance"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "50109"
section_name: "Bureau of Justice Assistance"
chapter_number: 501
chapter_name: "EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609V, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2106.)"
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# § 50109. Bureau of Justice Assistance

The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance may assist the Attorney General in providing Federal law enforcement assistance under this chapter and in coordinating the activities authorized under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609V, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2106.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Effective , all functions of Director of Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 10142(3) to (6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)] of , set out as a note under .