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The Adam Walsh Act is an "Unfunded Mandate," but, will the states lose any federal funding for not enacting AWA?

By "eAdvocate"

Has anyone wondered why ALL of Congress is not screaming about funding the Adam Walsh Act?12-9-2009 National:The answer is simple, NO, states will not lose a dime for not enacting the provisions of AWA.The states through the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" have already received an unbelievable amount of money targeted for law enforcement and crime.Here is the essence of how states are funded:Yes, AWA says, if states fail to enact AWA they will lose 10% of Byrne funding.However, within the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA 2009)" Byrne funding was supplemented with BILLIONS of dollars, and these funds CANNOT be denied the states.So, what we have is: Byrne Fund -10% (each state's share of Byrne) +Billions from ARRA 2009...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 09, 2009 (boomark / email).