3.0.0 1418 2023-01-11T13:24:15Z 2023-01-11T13:24:15Z Senate S S 2013-08-01 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-08-01T14:56:35Z 113 2884 HR 2013-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 2013-08-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N Crime and Law Enforcement Drug trafficking and controlled substances Evidence and witnesses Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Organized crime Performance measurement Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement

00 2013-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2013-11-20T23:00:55Z Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make competitive grants to state, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving a homicide, a serious violent felony, a serious drug offense, gangs, or organized crime; (2) evaluate grant applicants based on specified criteria, including the prevalence of witness intimidation and the number of such crimes per capita in the applicant's jurisdiction; (3) provide technical assistance to applicants for establishing or maintaining such programs; and (4) develop and disseminate best practice models to assist such governments in addressing witness safety, short-term and permanent witness relocation, financial and housing assistance, and other necessary witness protection or assistance services. Urges such governments to use such models to evaluate, improve, and develop witness protection or witness assistance programs.

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