PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 2045 assistance and to make available the resources of the agencies described in subsection (b)(1); the Task Force shall not take a leadership role in any such investigation. "(e) CROSS-DESIGNATION OF TASK FORCE MEMBERS.— The Attorney General may cross-designate the members of the Task Force with jurisdiction to enforce Federal law related to child abduction to the extent necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.". TITLE XVIII—RURAL CRIME Subtitle A—Drug Trafficking in Rural Areas SEC. 180101. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN- CIES. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1001(a)(9) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows: 42 USC 3793. "(9) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part O— "(A) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; "(B) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; " (C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; "(D) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and " (E) $66,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.". (b) AMENDMENT TO BASE ALLOCATION.— Section 1501(a)(2)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking "$100,000" and inserting "$250,000". 42 USC 3796bb. (c) CLARIFICATION.— Section 1501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §3796bb(b)) is amended by inserting ", based on the decennial census of 1990 through fiscal year 1997" before the period. SEC. 180102. RURAL CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES. 42 USC 14081. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Attorney General, in consultation with the Governors, mayors, and chief executive officers of State and local law enforcement agencies, may establish a Rural Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force in judicial districts that encompass significant rural lands. Assets seized as a result of investigations initiated by a Rural Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force and forfeited under Federal law shall be used, consistent with the guidelines on equitable sharing established by the Attorney General and of the Secretary of the Treasury, primarily to enhance the operations of the task force and its participating State and local law enforcement agencies. (b) TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Forces established under subsection (a) shall be carried out under policies and procedures established by the Attorney General. The Attorney General may deputize State and local law enforcement officers and may cross-designate up to 100 Federal law enforcement officers, when necessary to undertake investigations pursuant to section 503(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 873(a)) or offenses punishable by a term of imprisonment of 10 years or more under title 18, United States Code. The task forces— (1) shall include representatives from—
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