US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 10141

Establishment of Bureau of Justice Assistance

(a)
There is established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a Bureau of Justice Assistance (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Bureau”).
(b)
The Bureau shall be headed by a Director (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Director”) who shall be appointed by the President. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant Attorney General. The Director shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the Bureau. The Director shall not engage in any employment other than that of serving as the Director, nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Bureau makes any contract or other arrangement under this chapter.

Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 401Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6091(a)102 Stat. 4328Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(h)(2)126 Stat. 1285(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 3741 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

section 401 of Pub. L. 90–351Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 60698 Stat. 2080Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1552(b)(1)100 Stat. 3207–46Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6091(a)102 Stat. 4328A prior , title I, as added , , ; amended , , , related to establishment of Bureau of Justice Assistance, appointment of Director, and authority and restrictions with regard to Director, prior to repeal by , , .

section 401 of Pub. L. 90–351Pub. L. 96–157, § 293 Stat. 1179Pub. L. 90–351Pub. L. 98–473Another prior , title I, as added , , , described formula grant program, prior to the general amendment of part D of title I of by .

section 401 of Pub. L. 90–35182 Stat. 203Pub. L. 93–83, § 287 Stat. 205Pub. L. 90–351Pub. L. 96–157Another prior , title I, , ; , , , set out the Congressional statement of purposes in making provision for training, education, research, demonstration, and special grants, prior to the general amendment of title I of by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 112–1662012—Subsec. (b). struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end of first sentence.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2012 Amendment

Pub. L. 112–166section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166section 113 of Title 6Amendment by effective 60 days after , and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see , set out as a note under , Domestic Security.

Transfer of Functions

Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 108(b)]113 Stat. 1535

42 U.S.C. 3742(3)34 U.S.C. 10142(3)“Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective , all functions of the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, as amended, through (6) [now –(6)], are transferred to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.”
, , , 1501A–20, provided that: