Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology, and the Law, Stetson University College of Law.

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		State and local law enforcement assistance (15-0404)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology, and the Law, Stetson University College of Law.

1 recipient will receive $2,960,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 105

Description: The purpose of this proposal is for the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law to continue the 2003 and 2004 program that was built on the pilot program, Resource Guide for Users of Science and Technology, developed pursuant to the National Forensic Science Technology Center's (NFSTC) Cooperative Agreement #2000-RC-CX-K001 with the National Institute of Justice. The National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law will specifically: (1) Continue the development of the online resource, www.ncstl.org; (2) continue to build partnerships with law schools, professional associations and federal and state agencies; (3) convene Community Acceptance Panels; (4) continue the development of distance educations modules; (5) continue building an important reference collection of law, science and technology literature for interlibrary loan and (6) develop primers on law, science and technology topics.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Stetson University Inc. (18940762)	$2,960		Private Educational Institution	1401 61st Street South Gulfport, FL

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $3,000,000 for the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology, and the Law at Stetson University College of Law;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007