HR4499-119

What This Bill Does

This bill is a technical-reference update for laws that still cite provisions moved into title 34 of the United States Code. It corrects references in immigration statutes, small-business and Treasury statutes, federal reporting laws, title 34 criminal justice provisions, public-health and school-lunch statutes, Older Americans Act references, atomic-energy security references, and aviation or victim-assistance provisions. The bill replaces obsolete citations to former title 42, title 28, and uncodified public-law references with current title 34 citations.

The affected subjects include Adam Walsh Act sex-offender definitions, Violence Against Women Act definitions, juvenile justice references, Victims of Crime Act grants, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act provisions, criminal history record checks, missing-children and school-lunch references, public-safety officer benefits, and aviation security grant references. The bill is not designed to change eligibility or policy; it makes the U.S. Code easier to use by pointing agencies and courts to the correct title 34 sections.

Who Benefits and How

USCIS petition reviewers benefit from updated references to Adam Walsh Act and Violence Against Women Act definitions. DOJ grant administrators benefit because criminal justice and victim-services provisions point to the current title 34 sections. State and local justice grantees benefit from clearer references in grant and reporting statutes. HHS public-health program staff, school nutrition administrators, Older Americans Act program staff, and nuclear facility security staff benefit from corrected public-safety and criminal-history references. Legal researchers and federal courts benefit because the bill removes obsolete citations and reduces cross-reference confusion.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Agency legal staff must update guidance, forms, and internal reference materials to use the corrected title 34 citations. USCIS, DOJ, HHS, Agriculture, Energy, Treasury, and Transportation program staff must account for citation changes when administering affected statutes. Law Revision Counsel staff and congressional counsel must maintain technical accuracy across the affected titles. Regulated entities and grantees must follow updated citations when preparing applications, compliance materials, or legal filings.

Key Provisions

• Amends title 8 immigration provisions to use current title 34 references for Adam Walsh Act and Violence Against Women Act definitions.
• Amends title 12 small-business credit provisions to use current sex-offender definition citations.
• Amends title 31 reporting provisions to replace obsolete criminal justice references.
• Amends title 34 criminal justice provisions to update Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act cross-references.
• Amends title 42 public-health, school-lunch, Older Americans, and atomic-energy provisions with current title 34 citations.
• Amends title 49 aviation and victim-assistance references tied to public-safety and crime-victim grants.