Us Code § 21510 - Rule of construction

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§ 21510. Rule of construction

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit international information sharing or law enforcement cooperation relating to any person pursuant to any authority of the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or any other department or agency.

(Pub. L. 114–119, §12, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 25.)


Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 114–119, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 15, known as the International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2016 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 16935i of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

CHAPTER 217—ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION

Sec.
21701.
Definitions.

        

SUBCHAPTER I—SUPPORTING FEDERAL CASES INVOLVING ELDER JUSTICE

21711.
Supporting Federal cases involving elder justice.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND FEDERAL COORDINATION

21721.
Establishment of best practices for local, State, and Federal data collection.
21722.
Effective interagency coordination and Federal data collection.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—ENHANCED VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO ELDER ABUSE SURVIVORS

21731.
Report.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—ROBERT MATAVA ELDER ABUSE PROSECUTION ACT OF 2017

21741.
Training and technical assistance for States.
21742.
Interstate initiatives.

        

SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS

21751.
Model power of attorney legislation.
21752.
Best practices and model legislation for guardianship proceedings.

        

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