114 STAT. 36 PUBLIC LAW 106-177—MAR. 10, 2000 42 USC 10601 note. Jennifer's Law. Law enforcement and crime. Grants. Intergovernmental relations. 42 USC 14661 note. 42 USC 14661. 42 USC 14662. Reports. Records. 42 USC 14663. SEC. 104. CONDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN SET ASIDE FOR CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS UNDER THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OF 1984. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking "(2) The first $10,000,000" and inserting "(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the first $10,000,000 "; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(B)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount deposited in the Fund is greater than the amount deposited in the Fund for fiscal year 1998, the $10,000,000 referred to in subparagraph (A) plus an amount equal to 50 percent of the increase in the amount from fiscal year 1998 shall be available for grants under section 1404A. "(ii) Amounts available under this subparagraph for any fiscal year shall not exceed $20,000,000.". (b) INTERACTION WITH ANY CAP.— Subsection (a) shall be implemented so that any increase in funding provided thereby shall operate notwithstanding any dollar limitation on the availability of the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984. TITLE II-^ENNIFER'S LAW SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as "Jennifer's Law". SEC. 202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. The Attorney General is authorized to provide grant awards to States to enable States to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons. SEC. 203. ELIGIBILITY. (a) APPLICATION. —To be eligible to receive a grant award under this title, a State shall submit an application at such time and in such form as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (b) CONTENTS.— Each such application shall include assurances that the State shall, to the greatest extent possible— (1) report to the National Crime Information Center and when possible, to law enforcement authorities throughout the State regarding every deceased unidentified person, regardless of age, found in the State's jurisdiction; (2) enter a complete profile of such unidentified person in compliance with the guidelines established by the Department of Justice for the National Crime Information Center Missing and Unidentified Persons File, including dental records, DNA records, x-rays, and fingerprints, if available; (3) enter the National Crime Information Center number or other appropriate number assigned to the unidentified person on the death certificate of each such unidentified person; and (4) retain all such records pertaining to unidentified persons until a person is identified. SEC. 204. USES OF FUNDS. A State that receives a grant award under this title may use such funds received to establish or expand programs developed to improve the reporting of unidentified persons in accordance with
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