§21301. Definitions — Inbound Citations
34 U.S.C. § 21301
Cited by 11 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §21301(1)
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The Attorney General shall increase the amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants in accordance with this chapter if the State has in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the court is authorized to grant upon clear and convincing evidence of rape.
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A State seeking an increase in the amount provided to the State under the covered formula grants shall include in the application of the State for each covered formula grant such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about the law described in section 21303 of this title.
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The amount of the increase provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this chapter shall be equal to not more than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding provided to the State under the covered formula grants under the 3 most recent awards to the State.
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(a) The Attorney General shall provide an increase in the amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this chapter for a 2-year period.
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(b) The Attorney General may not provide an increase in the amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this chapter more than 4 times.
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The Attorney General shall allocate an increase in the amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants under this chapter such that—
Citations to §21301(1)(A)
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(1) 25 percent1 the amount of the increase is provided under the program described in section 21301(1)(A) of this title; and
Citations to §21301(1)(B)
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(2) 75 percent1 the amount of the increase is provided under the program described in section 21301(1)(B) of this title.
Citations to §21301(2)(A)
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(5) The clear and convincing evidence standard is the most common standard for termination of parental rights among the 50 States, territories, and the District of Columbia.
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(7) Currently only 10 States have statutes allowing rape survivors to petition for the termination of parental rights of the rapist based on clear and convincing evidence that the child was conceived through rape.
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The Attorney General shall increase the amount provided to a State under the covered formula grants in accordance with this chapter if the State has in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the court is authorized to grant upon clear and convincing evidence of rape.