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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979

93 STAT. 1195

shall assume the cost of any program assisted under this part after the period of Federal assistance unless the Administrator determines that the recipient is unable to assume such cost because of State or local budgetary restraints. The Administration shall assure that the problems and needs of all of the States are taken into account in distributing funds under this part among the States. "PART F—DISCRETIONARY GRANTS PURPOSE

"SEC. 601. It is the purpose of this part, through the provision of additional Federal financial assistance, to encourage States, units of local government, combinations of such units, or private nonprofit organizations to— "(1) undertake programs and projects, including educational programs, to improve and strengthen the criminal justice system; "(2) improve the comprehensive planning and coordination of State and local criminal justice activities especially coordination between city and county jurisdictions; "(3) provide for the equitable distribution of funds under this title among all segments and components of the criminal justice system; "(4) develop and implement programs and projects to redirect resources so as to improve and expand the capacity of States and units of local government and combinations of such units, to detect, investigate, prosecute, and otherwise combat and prevent white-collar crime and public corruption, to improve and expand cooperation among the Federal Government, States, and units of local government in order to enhance the overall criminal justice system response to white-collar crime and public corruption, and to foster the creation and implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to prevent and combat white-collar crime and public corruption; "(5) to support modernization and improvement of State and local court and corrections systems and programs; "(6) to support organized crime programs, programs to prevent and reduce crime in public or private places and programs which are designed to disrupt illicit commerce in stolen goods and property; and "(7) to support community and neighborhood anticrime efforts.

42 USC 3761.

White-collar crime.

PERCENTAGE OF APPROPRIATION FOR DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM

"SEC. 602. Of the total amount appropriated for parts D, E, and F in any fiscal year 10 per centum shall be reserved and set aside pursuant to this part in a special discretionary fund for use by the Administration in making grants (in addition to any other grants which may be made under this title to the same entities or for the same purposes) to States, units of local government, combinations of such unite, or private nonprofit organizations, for the purposes set forth in section 601 of this title. The Administrator shall assure that funds allocated under this subsection to private nonprofit organizations shall be used for the purpose of developing and conducting programs and projecte which would not otherwise be undertaken pursuant to this title including programs and projects—

42 USC 3762. Ante, pp. 1197, 1192, supra.