[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1581 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1581

 To establish a Federal Rapid Deployment Force made up of Federal law 
 enforcement personnel that States and localities could call upon for 
temporary assistance in battling violent crime caused by or exacerbated 
   by the interstate flow of drugs, guns, and criminals; to provide 
 increased support for Federal-State anti-drug and anti-violence task 
 forces; to authorize the President to declare violent crime and drug 
 emergency areas; to provide a program to assist discharged members of 
     the Armed Forces in obtaining training and employment as law 
enforcement personnel and as managers and employees with public housing 
   authorities and management companies; to establish a Police Corps 
program; to study antiloitering statutes and design a model statute; to 
    establish a national commission on violent crime, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 25 (legislative day, October 13), 1993

 Mr. Lieberman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a Federal Rapid Deployment Force made up of Federal law 
 enforcement personnel that States and localities could call upon for 
temporary assistance in battling violent crime caused by or exacerbated 
   by the interstate flow of drugs, guns, and criminals; to provide 
 increased support for Federal-State anti-drug and anti-violence task 
 forces; to authorize the President to declare violent crime and drug 
 emergency areas; to provide a program to assist discharged members of 
     the Armed Forces in obtaining training and employment as law 
enforcement personnel and as managers and employees with public housing 
   authorities and management companies; to establish a Police Corps 
program; to study antiloitering statutes and design a model statute; to 
    establish a national commission on violent crime, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Crime Reduction Act of 
1993''.

  TITLE I--INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

               Subtitle A--Rapid Deployment Strike Force

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall establish in the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation a unit, to be known as the Rapid 
Deployment Force, which shall be made available to assist units of 
local government in combatting crime in accordance with this subtitle.
    (b) Assistant Director.--The Rapid Deployment Force shall be headed 
by a Deputy Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
(referred to as ``Deputy Assistant Director'').
    (c) Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The Rapid Deployment Force shall be 
        comprised of approximately 2,500 Federal law enforcement 
        officers with training and experience in--
                    (A) investigation of violent crime, drug-related 
                crime, criminal gangs, and juvenile delinquency; and
                    (B) community action to prevent crime.
            (2) Replacement.--To the extent that the Rapid Deployment 
        Force is staffed through the transfer of personnel from other 
        entities in the Department of Justice or any other Federal 
        agency, such personnel of that entity or agency shall be 
        replaced through the hiring of additional law enforcement 
        officers.

SEC. 102. DEPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--On application of the Governor of a State and the 
chief executive officer of the affected local government or governments 
(or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the mayor) and upon 
finding that the occurrence of criminal activity in a particular 
jurisdiction is being exacerbated by the interstate flow of drugs, 
guns, and criminals, the Deputy Assistant Director may deploy on a 
temporary basis a unit of the Rapid Deployment Force of an appropriate 
number of law enforcement officers to the jurisdiction to assist State 
and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of criminal 
activity.
    (b) Application.--An application for assistance under this section 
shall--
            (1) describe the nature of the crime problem that a local 
        jurisdiction is experiencing;
            (2) describe, in quantitative and qualitative terms, the 
        State and local law enforcement forces that are available and 
        will be made available to combat the crime problem;
            (3) demonstrate that such State and local law enforcement 
        forces have been organized and coordinated so as to make the 
        most effective use of the resources that are available to them, 
        and of the assistance of the Rapid Deployment Force, to combat 
        crime;
            (4) demonstrate a willingness to assist in providing 
        temporary housing facilities for members of the Rapid 
        Deployment Force;
            (5) delineate opportunities for training and education of 
        local law enforcement and community representatives in 
        anticrime strategies by the Rapid Deployment Force;
            (6) include a plan by which the local jurisdiction will 
        prevent a rebound in the crime level following departure of the 
        Rapid Deployment Force from the jurisdiction; and
            (7) such other information as the Deputy Assistant Director 
        may reasonably require.
    (c) Conditions of Deployment.--The Deputy Assistant Director, upon 
consultation with the Attorney General, may agree to deploy a unit of 
the Rapid Deployment Force to a State or local jurisdiction on such 
conditions as the Deputy Assistant Director considers to be 
appropriate, including a condition that more State or local law 
enforcement officers or other resources be committed to dealing with 
the crime problem.
    (d) Deputization.--Members of the Rapid Deployment Force who are 
deployed to a jurisdiction shall be deputized in accordance with State 
law so as to empower such officers to make arrests and participate in 
the prosecution of criminal offenses under State law.

SEC. 103. LEAVE SYSTEM.

    Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, the Attorney General of the United States 
shall, after consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, establish, and administer an annual leave system applicable 
to the Federal law enforcement officers serving in the Rapid Deployment 
Force.

SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle--
            (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
            (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
            (3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.

   Subtitle B--Federal-State Anti-Drug and Anti-Violence Task Forces

SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1995, in 
addition to any other funds that may otherwise be made available for 
the purpose, $150,000,000 for the support and expansion of Federal-
State anti-drug and anti-violence task forces participated in by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and United States 
Attorneys Offices with State and local law enforcement agencies and 
prosecutors for the purposes of--
            (1) enhancing interagency coordination of activities in the 
        provision of intelligence information;
            (2) facilitating multijurisdictional investigations; and
            (3) aiding in the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of 
        drug traffickers and violent criminals.

                    Subtitle C--Police Corps Program

SEC. 121. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this subtitle are to--
            (1) address violent crime by increasing the number of 
        police with advanced education and training on community 
        patrol; and
            (2) provide educational assistance to law enforcement 
        personnel and to students who possess a sincere interest in 
        public service in the form of law enforcement.

SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY AND SUBMISSION OF STATE PLAN.

    (a) Lead Agency.--A State that desires to participate in the Police 
Corps program under this subtitle shall designate a lead agency that 
will be responsible for--
            (1) submitting to the Director a State plan described in 
        subsection (b); and
            (2) administering the program in the State.
    (b) State Plans.--A State plan shall--
            (1) contain assurances that the lead agency shall work in 
        cooperation with the local law enforcement liaisons, 
        representatives of police labor organizations and police 
        management organizations, and other appropriate State and local 
        agencies to develop and implement interagency agreements 
        designed to carry out the program;
            (2) contain assurances that the State shall advertise the 
        assistance available under this subtitle;
            (3) contain assurances that the State shall screen and 
        select law enforcement personnel for participation in the 
        program; and
            (4) meet the requirements of section 129.

SEC. 123. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle--
            ``academic year'' means a traditional academic year 
        beginning in August or September and ending in the following 
        May or June.
            ``dependent child'' means a natural or adopted child or 
        stepchild of a law enforcement officer who at the time of the 
        officer's death--
                    (A) was no more than 21 years old; or
                    (B) if older than 21 years, was in fact dependent 
                on the child's parents for at least one-half of the 
                child's support (excluding educational expenses), as 
                determined by the Director.
            ``Director'' means the Director of the Office of the Police 
        Corps appointed under section 124.
            ``educational expenses'' means expenses that are directly 
        attributable to--
                    (A) a course of education leading to the award of 
                the baccalaureate degree in legal- or criminal justice-
                related studies; or
                    (B) a course of graduate study in legal- or 
                criminal justice-related studies following award of a 
                baccalaureate degree,
        including the cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies, 
        transportation, room and board and miscellaneous expenses.
            ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning stated 
        in the first sentence of section 1201(a) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
            ``participant'' means a participant in the Police Corps 
        program selected pursuant to section 125.
            ``State'' means a State of the United States, the District 
        of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
        Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``State Police Corps program'' means a State police corps 
        program that meets the requirements of section 129.

SEC. 124. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE POLICE CORPS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of 
Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, an Office 
of the Police Corps.
    (b) Appointment of Director.--The Office of the Police Corps shall 
be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (c) Responsibilities of Director.--The Director shall be 
responsible for the administration of the Police Corps program 
established in this subtitle and shall have authority to promulgate 
regulations to implement this subtitle.

SEC. 125. SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Scholarships Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may award scholarships to 
        participants who agree to work in a State or local police force 
        in accordance with agreements entered into pursuant to 
        subsection (d).
            (2) Amount.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        each scholarship payment made under this section for each 
        academic year shall not exceed--
                    (i) $7,500; or
                    (ii) the cost of the educational expenses related 
                to attending an institution of higher education.
            (B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing a course 
        of educational study during substantially an entire calendar 
        year, the amount of scholarship payments made during such year 
        shall not exceed $10,000.
            (C) The total amount of scholarship assistance received by 
        any one student under this section shall not exceed $30,000.
            (3) Satisfactory progress.--Recipients of scholarship 
        assistance under this section shall continue to receive such 
        scholarship payments only during such periods as the Director 
        finds that the recipient is maintaining satisfactory progress 
        as determined by the institution of higher education the 
        recipient is attending.
            (4) Direct payment.--(A) The Director shall make 
        scholarship payments under this section directly to the 
        institution of higher education that the student is attending.
            (B) Each institution of higher education receiving a 
        payment on behalf of a participant pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
        shall remit to such student any funds in excess of the costs of 
        tuition, fees, and room and board payable to the institution.
    (b) Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may make payments to a 
        participant to reimburse the participant for the costs of 
        educational expenses if the participant agrees to work in a 
        State or local police force in accordance with the agreement 
        entered into pursuant to subsection (d).
            (2) Amount.--(A) A payment made pursuant to paragraph (1) 
        for an academic year of study shall not exceed--
                    (i) $7,500; or
                    (ii) the cost of educational expenses related to 
                attending an institution of higher education.
            (B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing a course 
        of educational study during substantially an entire calendar 
        year, the amount of scholarship payments made during the year 
        shall not exceed $10,000.
            (C) The total amount of payments made pursuant to 
        subparagraph (A) to any 1 student shall not exceed $30,000.
    (c) Use of Scholarship.--Scholarships awarded under this subsection 
shall only be used to attend a 4-year institution of higher education, 
except that--
            (1) scholarships may be used for graduate and professional 
        study; and
            (2) if a participant has enrolled in the program upon or 
        after transfer to a 4-year institution of higher education, the 
        Director may reimburse the participant for the participant's 
        prior educational expenses.
    (d) Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--Each participant receiving a scholarship 
        or a payment under this section shall enter into an agreement 
        with the Director that contains assurances that the participant 
        will--
                    (A) after successful completion of a baccalaureate 
                program and training as prescribed in section 127, work 
                for 4 years in a State or local police force without 
                there having arisen sufficient cause for the 
                participant's dismissal under the rules applicable to 
                members of the police force of which the participant is 
                a member;
                    (B) complete satisfactorily--
                            (i) an educational course of study and 
                        receipt of a baccalaureate degree (in the case 
                        of undergraduate study) or the reward of credit 
                        to the participant for having completed 1 or 
                        more graduate courses (in the case of graduate 
                        study); and
                            (ii) Police Corps training and 
                        certification by the Director that the 
                        participant has met such performance standards 
                        as may be established pursuant to section 127; 
                        and
                    (C) repay all of the scholarship or payment 
                received plus interest at the rate of 10 percent per 
                annum or 4 percent above the prime rate, whichever is 
                higher, if the conditions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                are not complied with.
            (2) Death or disability.--(A) A recipient of a scholarship 
        or payment under this section shall not be considered to be in 
        violation of the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) if the recipient--
                    (i) dies; or
                    (ii) becomes permanently and totally disabled as 
                established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified 
                physician.
            (B) If a scholarship recipient is unable to comply with the 
        repayment provision set forth in paragraph (1)(C) because of a 
        physical or emotional disability or for good cause as 
        determined by the Director, the Director may substitute 
        community service in a form prescribed by the Director for the 
        required repayment.
            (C) The Director shall expeditiously seek repayment from 
        participants who violate the agreement described in paragraph 
        (1).
    (e) Dependent Child.--
            (1) Scholarship assistance.--A dependent child of a law 
        enforcement officer--
                    (A) who is a member of a State or local police 
                force or is a Federal criminal investigator or 
                uniformed police officer,
                    (B) who is not a participant in the Police Corps 
                program, but
                    (C) who serves in a State for which the Director 
                has approved a Police Corps plan, and
                    (D) who is killed in the course of performing 
                police duties,
        shall be entitled to the scholarship assistance authorized in 
        this section for any course of study in any institution of 
        higher education.
            (2) No repayment.-- A dependent child shall not incur any 
        repayment obligation in exchange for the scholarship assistance 
        provided under this subsection.
    (f) Application.--Each participant desiring a scholarship or 
payment under this section shall submit an application as prescribed by 
the Director in such manner and accompanied by such information as the 
Director may reasonably require.

SEC. 126. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) In General.--Participants in State Police Corps programs shall 
be selected on a competitive basis by each State under regulations 
prescribed by the Director.
    (b) Selection Criteria and Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--In order to participate in a State Police 
        Corps program, a participant shall--
                    (A) be a citizen of the United States or an alien 
                lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
                States;
                    (B) meet the requirements for admission as a 
                trainee of the State or local police force to which the 
                participant will be assigned pursuant to section 
                129(5), including achievement of satisfactory scores on 
                any applicable examination, except that failure to meet 
                the age requirement for a trainee of the State or local 
                police shall not disqualify the applicant if the 
                applicant will be of sufficient age upon completing an 
                undergraduate course of study;
                    (C) possess the necessary mental and physical 
                capabilities and emotional characteristics to discharge 
                effectively the duties of a law enforcement officer;
                    (D) be of good character and demonstrate sincere 
                motivation and dedication to law enforcement and public 
                service;
                    (E) in the case of an undergraduate, agree in 
                writing that the participant will complete an 
                educational course of study leading to the award of a 
                baccalaureate degree and will then accept an 
                appointment and complete 4 years of service as an 
                officer in the State police or in a local police 
                department within the State;
                    (F) in the case of a participant desiring to 
                undertake or continue graduate study, agree in writing 
                that the participant will accept an appointment and 
                complete 4 years of service as an officer in the State 
                police or in a local police department within the State 
                before undertaking or continuing graduate study;
                    (G) contract with the consent of the participant's 
                parent or guardian if the participant is a minor to 
                serve for 4 years as an officer in the State police or 
                in a local police department, if an appointment is 
                offered; and
                    (H) except as provided in paragraph (2), be without 
                previous law enforcement experience.
            (2) Temporary availability for experienced applicants.--(A) 
        Until the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, up to 10 percent of the applicants accepted into the 
        Police Corps program may be persons who--
                    (i) have had some law enforcement experience; and
                    (ii) have demonstrated special leadership potential 
                and dedication to law enforcement.
            (B)(i) The prior period of law enforcement of a participant 
        selected pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not be counted 
        toward satisfaction of the participant's 4-year service 
        obligation under section 128, and such a participant shall be 
        subject to the same benefits and obligations under this 
        subtitle as other participants (including those stated in 
        subsection (b)(1) (E) and (F)).
            (ii) Clause (i) shall not be construed to preclude counting 
        a participant's previous period of law enforcement experience 
        for purposes other than satisfaction of the requirements of 
        section 128, such as for purposes of determining such a 
        participant's pay and other benefits, rank, and tenure.
            (3) Number of participants.--(A) It is the intent of 
        Congress in this subtitle that there shall be no more than 
        20,000 participants in each graduating class.
            (B) The Director shall approve State plans providing in the 
        aggregate for such enrollment of applicants as shall ensure, as 
        nearly as possible, that there are annual graduating classes of 
        20,000.
            (C) In a year in which applications are received in a 
        number greater than that which will produce, in the judgment of 
        the Director, a graduating class of more than 20,000, the 
        Director shall, in deciding which applications to grant, give 
        preference to those who will be participating in State plans 
        that provide law enforcement personnel to areas of greatest 
        need.
    (c) Recruitment of Minorities.--Each State participating in the 
Police Corps program shall make special efforts to seek and recruit 
applicants from among members of all racial, ethnic or gender groups. 
This subsection does not authorize an exception from the competitive 
standards for admission established pursuant to subsections (a) and 
(b).
    (d) Enrollment of Applicant.--
            (1) Condition.--An applicant shall be accepted into a State 
        Police Corps program on the condition that the applicant will 
        be matriculated in, or accepted for admission at, an 
        institution of higher education--
                    (A) as a full-time student in an undergraduate 
                program; or
                    (B) for purposes of taking a graduate course.
            (2) Revocation of acceptance.--If the applicant is not 
        matriculated or accepted as set forth in paragraph (1), the 
        applicant's acceptance in the program shall be revoked.
    (e) Leave of Absence.--
            (1) From study, training, or service.--(A) A participant in 
        a State Police Corps program who requests a leave of absence 
        from educational study, training, or service for a period not 
        to exceed 1 year (or 18 months in the aggregate in the event of 
        multiple requests) due to temporary physical or emotional 
        disability shall be granted such leave of absence by the State.
            (B) A participant who requests a leave of absence from 
        educational study, training or service for a period not to 
        exceed 1 year (or 18 months in the aggregate in the event of 
        multiple requests) for any reason other than those listed in 
        paragraph (1) may be granted such leave of absence by the 
        State.
            (2) From study or training.--A participant who requests a 
        leave of absence from educational study or training for a 
        period not to exceed 30 months to serve on an official 
        religious mission may be granted such leave of absence.
    (f) Admission of Applicants.--An applicant may be admitted into a 
State Police Corps program either before commencement of or during the 
applicant's course of educational study.

SEC. 127. POLICE CORPS TRAINING.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--
            (1) In general.--(A) The Director shall establish programs 
        of training for Police Corps participants.
            (B) Such programs may be carried out at up to 3 training 
        centers established and administered by the Director or at 
        State training facilities under contract.
            (C) The Director shall contract with a State training 
        facility upon request of such facility if the Director 
        determines that such facility offers a course of training 
        substantially equivalent to the Police Corps training program 
        described in this subtitle.
            (2) Contracts for services.--The Director may enter into 
        contracts with individuals, institutions of learning, and 
        government agencies (including State and local police forces) 
        to obtain the services of persons qualified to participate in 
        and contribute to the training process.
            (3) Agreements with federal agencies.--The Director may 
        enter into agreements with agencies of the Federal Government 
        to utilize on a reimbursable basis space in Federal buildings 
        and other resources.
            (4) Expenditures.--The Director may authorize such 
        expenditures as are necessary for the effective maintenance of 
        the training centers, including purchases of supplies, 
        uniforms, and educational materials and the provision of 
        subsistence, quarters, and medical care to participants.
    (b) Training Sessions.--
            (1) In general.--A participant in a State Police Corps 
        program shall attend two 8-week training sessions at a training 
        center, one during the summer following completion of sophomore 
        year and one during the summer following completion of junior 
        year.
            (2) Participants entering after sophomore year.--If a 
        participant enters the program after sophomore year, the 
        participant shall complete 16 weeks of training at times 
        determined by the Director.
    (c) Further Training.--The 16 weeks of Police Corps training 
authorized in this section is intended to serve as basic law 
enforcement training but not to exclude further training of 
participants by the State and local authorities to which they will be 
assigned. Each State plan approved by the Director under section 128 
shall include assurances that following completion of a participant's 
course of education each participant shall receive appropriate 
additional training by the State or local authority to which the 
participant is assigned. The time spent by a participant in such 
additional training, but not the time spent in Police Corps training, 
shall be counted toward fulfillment of the participant's 4-year service 
obligation.
    (d) Course of Training.--The training sessions at training centers 
established under this section shall be designed to provide basic law 
enforcement training, including vigorous physical and mental training 
to teach participants self-discipline and organizational loyalty and to 
impart knowledge and understanding of legal processes and law 
enforcement.
    (e) Evaluation of Participants.--A participant shall be evaluated 
during training for mental, physical, and emotional fitness, and shall 
be required to meet performance standards prescribed by the Director at 
the conclusion of each training session in order to remain in the 
Police Corps program.
    (f) Stipend.--The Director shall pay participants in training 
sessions a stipend of $250 a week during training.

SEC. 128. SERVICE OBLIGATION.

    (a) Swearing In.--Upon satisfactory completion of the participant's 
course of education and training program under section 127 and meeting 
the requirements of the police force to which the participant is 
assigned, a participant shall be sworn in as a member of the police 
force to which the participant is assigned pursuant to the State Police 
Corps plan, and shall serve for 4 years as a member of that police 
force.
    (b) Rights and Responsibilities.--A participant shall have all of 
the rights and responsibilities of and shall be subject to all rules 
and regulations applicable to other members of the police force of 
which the participant is a member, including those contained in 
applicable agreements with labor organizations and those provided by 
State and local law.
    (c) Discipline.--If the police force of which the participant is a 
member subjects the participant to discipline such as would preclude 
the participant's completing 4 years of service and result in denial of 
educational assistance under section 125--
            (1) the Director may, upon a showing of good cause, permit 
        the participant to complete the service obligation in an 
        equivalent alternative law enforcement service; and
            (2) if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 
        125(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.
    (d) Layoffs.--If the police force of which the participant is a 
member lays off the participant such as would preclude the 
participant's completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of 
educational assistance under section 125--
            (1) the Director may permit the participant to complete the 
        service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement 
        service; and
            (2) if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 
        125(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.

SEC. 129. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

    A State Police Corps plan shall--
            (1) provide for the screening and selection of participants 
        in accordance with the criteria set out in section 126;
            (2) state procedures governing the assignment of 
        participants in the Police Corps program to State and local 
        police forces (no more than 10 percent of all the participants 
        assigned in each year by each State to be assigned to a 
        statewide police force or forces);
            (3) provide that participants shall be assigned to those 
        geographic areas in which--
                    (A) there is the greatest need for additional law 
                enforcement personnel; and
                    (B) the participants will be used most effectively;
            (4) provide that to the extent consistent with paragraph 
        (3), a participant shall be assigned to an area near the 
        participant's home or such other place as the participant may 
        request;
            (5) provide that to the extent feasible, a participant's 
        assignment shall be made at the time the participant is 
        accepted into the program, subject to change--
                    (A) prior to commencement of a participant's fourth 
                year of undergraduate study, under such circumstances 
                as the plan may specify; and
                    (B) from commencement of a participant's fourth 
                year of undergraduate study until completion of 4 years 
                of police service by participant, only for compelling 
                reasons or to meet the needs of the State Police Corps 
                program and only with the consent of the participant;
            (6) provide that no participant shall be assigned to serve 
        with a State or local police force--
                    (A) the average size of which has declined by more 
                than 5 percent since June 21, 1989; or
                    (B) which has members who have been laid off but 
                not retired;
            (7) provide that participants shall be placed and to the 
        extent feasible kept on community and preventive patrol;
            (8) ensure that participants will receive effective 
        training and leadership;
            (9) provide that the State may decline to offer a 
        participant an appointment following completion of Federal 
        training, or may remove a participant from the Police Corps 
        program at any time, only for good cause (including failure to 
        make satisfactory progress in a course of educational study) 
        and after following reasonable review procedures stated in the 
        plan; and
            (10) provide that a participant shall, while serving as a 
        member of a police force, be compensated at the same rate of 
        pay and benefits and enjoy the same rights under applicable 
        agreements with labor organizations and under State and local 
        law as other police officers of the same rank and tenure in the 
        police force of which the participant is a member.

SEC. 129A. ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCALITIES EMPLOYING POLICE CORPS 
              OFFICERS.

    Each jurisdiction directly employing Police Corps participants 
during the 4-year term of service prescribed by section 128 shall 
receive $10,000 on account of each such participant at the completion 
of each such year of service, but--
            (1) no such payment shall be made on account of service in 
        any State or local police force--
                    (A) the average size of which, in the year for 
                which payment is to be made, not counting Police Corps 
                participants assigned under section 129, has declined 
                more than 2 percent since January 1, 1993; or
                    (B) which has members who have been laid off but 
                not retired; and
            (2) no such payment shall be made on account of any Police 
        Corps participant for years of service after the completion of 
        the term of service prescribed in section 128.

SEC. 129B. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the Director 
shall submit a report to the Attorney General, the President, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the 
Senate.
    (b) Contents.--A report under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) state the number of current and past participants in 
        the Police Corps program, broken down according to the levels 
        of educational study in which they are engaged and years of 
        service they have served on police forces (including service 
        following completion of the 4-year service obligation);
            (2) describe the geographic, racial, and gender dispersion 
        of participants in the Police Corps program; and
            (3) describe the progress of the Police Corps program and 
        make recommendations for changes in the program.

SEC. 129C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 and such sums as 
are necessary for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999.

     Subtitle D--Law Enforcement Scholarship and Employment Program

SEC. 131. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to assist State and local law 
enforcement efforts to enhance the educational status of law 
enforcement personnel both through increasing the educational level of 
existing officers and by recruiting more highly educated officers.

SEC. 132. DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY AND SUBMISSION OF STATE PLAN.

    (a) Lead Agency.--A State that desires to participate in the Law 
Enforcement Scholarship and Employment program under this subtitle 
shall designate a lead agency that will be responsible for--
            (1) submitting to the Director a State plan described in 
        subsection (b); and
            (2) administering the program in the State.
    (b) State Plans.--A State plan shall--
            (1) contain assurances that the lead agency shall work in 
        cooperation with the local law enforcement liaisons, 
        representatives of police labor organizations and police 
        management organizations, and other appropriate State and local 
        agencies to develop and implement interagency agreements 
        designed to carry out the program;
            (2) contain assurances that the State shall advertise the 
        assistance available under this subtitle;
            (3) contain assurances that the State shall screen and 
        select law enforcement personnel for participation in the 
        program; and
            (4) meet the requirements of section 138.

SEC. 133. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle--
            ``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
        Assistance in the Department of Justice.
            ``educational expenses'' means--
                    (A) expenses that are directly attributable to--
                            (i) a course of education leading to the 
                        award of an associate degree;
                            (ii) a course of education leading to the 
                        award of a baccalaureate degree; or
                            (iii) a course of graduate study following 
                        award of a baccalaureate degree; and
                    (B) includes the cost of tuition, fees, books, 
                supplies, and related expenses.
            ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning stated 
        in the first sentence of section 1201(a) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
            ``law enforcement position'' means employment as an officer 
        in a State or local police force, or correctional institution.
            ``State'' means a State of the United States, the District 
        of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
        Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 134. ALLOTMENT.

    Of amounts appropriated under section 139C, the Director shall 
allot--
            (1) 80 percent to States on the basis of the number of law 
        enforcement officers in each State compared to the number of 
        law enforcement officers in all of the States; and
            (2) 20 percent to States on the basis of the shortage of 
        law enforcement personnel and the need for assistance under 
        this subtitle in the State compared to the shortage of law 
        enforcement personnel and the need for assistance under this 
        subtitle in all States.

SEC. 135. SCHOLARSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Use of Allotment.--
            (1) In general.--A State that receives an allotment under 
        section 134 shall use the allotment to pay the Federal share of 
        the costs of--
                    (A) awarding scholarships to in-service law 
                enforcement personnel to enable such personnel to seek 
                further education; and
                    (B) providing--
                            (i) full-time employment in summer; or
                            (ii) part-time (not to exceed 20 hours per 
                        week) employment for a period not to exceed 1 
                        year.
            (2) Employment.--The employment described in paragraph 
        (1)(B)--
                    (A) shall be provided by State and local law 
                enforcement agencies for students who are juniors or 
                seniors in high school or are enrolled in an 
                institution of higher education and who demonstrate an 
                interest in undertaking a career in law enforcement;
                    (B) shall not be in a law enforcement position; and
                    (C) shall consist of performing meaningful tasks 
                that inform students of the nature of the tasks 
                performed by law enforcement agencies.
    (b) Payments; Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
            (1) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each State that 
        receives an allotment under section 134 the Federal share of 
        the cost of the activities described in the application 
        submitted pursuant to section 138.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share shall not exceed 60 
        percent.
            (3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
        of scholarships and student employment provided under this 
        subtitle shall be supplied from sources other than the Federal 
        Government.
    (c) Responsibilities of Director.--The Director shall be 
responsible for the administration of the programs conducted pursuant 
to this subtitle and shall, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Postsecondary Education, issue regulations implementing 
this subtitle.
    (d) Administrative Expenses.--A State that receives an allotment 
under section 134 may use not more than 8 percent of the amount of the 
allotment for administrative expenses.
    (e) Special Rule.--A State that receives an allotment under section 
134 shall ensure that each scholarship recipient under this subtitle is 
compensated at the same rate of pay and benefits and enjoys the same 
rights under applicable agreements with labor organizations and under 
State and local law as other law enforcement personnel of the same rank 
and tenure in the office of which the scholarship recipient is a 
member.
    (f) Supplementation of Funding.--Funds received under this subtitle 
shall be used only to supplement, and not to supplant, Federal, State, 
and local efforts for recruitment and education of law enforcement 
personnel.

SEC. 136. SCHOLARSHIPS.

    (a) Period of Award.--A scholarship awarded under this subtitle 
shall be for a period of 1 academic year.
    (b) Use of Scholarships.--A scholarship recipient under this 
subtitle may use the scholarship for educational expenses at an 
institution of higher education.

SEC. 137. ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Scholarships.--A person shall be eligible to receive a 
scholarship under this subtitle if the person has been employed in law 
enforcement for the 2-year period immediately preceding the date on 
which assistance is sought.
    (b) Ineligibility for Student Employment.--A person who has been 
employed as a law enforcement officer is ineligible to participate in a 
student employment program carried out under this subtitle.

SEC. 138. STATE APPLICATIONS FOR ALLOTMENT.

    (a) In General.--A State that desires an allotment under section 
134 shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may 
reasonably require.
    (b) Contents.--An application under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) describe the scholarship program and the student 
        employment program for which assistance under this subtitle is 
        sought;
            (2) contain assurances that the lead agency will work in 
        cooperation with local law enforcement liaisons, 
        representatives of police labor organizations and police 
        management organizations, and other appropriate State and local 
        agencies to develop and implement interagency agreements 
        designed to carry out this subtitle;
            (3) contain assurances that the State will advertise the 
        scholarship assistance and student employment it will provide 
        under this subtitle and that the State will use such programs 
        to enhance recruitment efforts;
            (4) contain assurances that the State will screen and 
        select law enforcement personnel for participation in the 
        scholarship program under this subtitle;
            (5) contain assurances that under the student employment 
        program the State will screen and select, for participation in 
        such program, students who have an interest in undertaking a 
        career in law enforcement;
            (6) contain assurances that under the scholarship program 
        the State will make scholarship payments to institutions of 
        higher education on behalf of scholarship recipients under this 
        subtitle;
            (7) with respect to the student employment program, 
        identify--
                    (A) the employment tasks that students will be 
                assigned to perform;
                    (B) the compensation that students will be paid to 
                perform such tasks; and
                    (C) the training that students will receive as part 
                of their participation in the program;
            (8) identify model curriculum and existing programs 
        designed to meet the educational and professional needs of law 
        enforcement personnel; and
            (9) contain assurances that the State will promote 
        cooperative agreements with educational and law enforcement 
        agencies to enhance law enforcement personnel recruitment 
        efforts in institutions of higher education.

SEC. 139. INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP OR EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--A person who desires a scholarship or employment 
under this subtitle shall submit an application to the State at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State 
may reasonably require.
    (b) Contents.--An application under subsection (a) shall describe--
            (1) the academic courses for which a scholarship is sought; 
        or
            (2) the location and duration of employment that is sought.
    (c) Priority.--In awarding scholarships and providing student 
employment under this subtitle, a State shall give priority to 
applications from persons who--
            (1) are members of racial, ethnic, or gender groups whose 
        representation in the law enforcement agencies within the State 
        is substantially less than in the population eligible for 
        employment in law enforcement in the State;
            (2) are pursuing an undergraduate degree; and
            (3) are not receiving financial assistance under the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

SEC. 139A. SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT.

    (a) In General.--A person who receives a scholarship under this 
subtitle shall enter into an agreement with the Director.
    (b) Contents.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will 
        work in a law enforcement position in the State that awards the 
        scholarship in accordance with the service obligation described 
        in subsection (c) after completion of the recipient's academic 
        courses leading to an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree;
            (2) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will 
        repay the entire scholarship in accordance with such terms and 
        conditions as the Director shall prescribe if the requirements 
        of the agreement are not complied with, unless the recipient--
                    (A) dies;
                    (B) becomes physically or emotionally disabled, as 
                established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified 
                physician; or
                    (C) has been discharged in bankruptcy; and
            (3) set forth the terms and conditions under which a 
        scholarship recipient may seek employment in the field of law 
        enforcement in a State other than the State that awards the 
        scholarship.
    (c) Service Obligation.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a scholarship 
        recipient under this subtitle shall work in a law enforcement 
        position in the State that awards the scholarship for a period 
        of 1 month for each credit hour for which funds are received 
        under the scholarship.
            (2) Minimum and maximum required periods of service.--For 
        purposes of satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1), a 
        scholarship recipient shall work in a law enforcement position 
        in the State that awards scholarship for a period of not less 
        than 6 months but shall not be required to work in such a 
        position for more than 2 years.

SEC. 139B. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the Director 
shall submit a report to the Attorney General, the President, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate.
    (b) Contents.--A report under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) state the number of present and past scholarship 
        recipients under this subtitle, categorized according to the 
        levels of educational study in which the recipients are engaged 
        and the number of years that the recipients have served in law 
        enforcement;
            (2) state, with respect to student employees under this 
        subtitle--
                    (A) the number of present and past student 
                employees;
                    (B) the number of such employees who complete a 
                course of study at an accredited institution of higher 
                education; and
                    (C) the number of such employees who subsequently 
                accept a law enforcement position;
            (3) describe the geographic, racial, and gender dispersion 
        of scholarship recipients and employees; and
            (4) describe the progress of the scholarship program and 
        the student employment program and make recommendations for 
        changes in the programs.

SEC. 139C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subtitle $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, 
1997, 1998, and 1999.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--Of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) 
for a fiscal year--
            (1) 80 percent shall be available to provide scholarships 
        described in section 135(a)(1)(A); and
            (2) 20 percent shall be available to provide employment 
        described in section 135(a) (1)(B) and (2).

  Subtitle E--Job Training and Placement for Separated Members of the 
                              Armed Forces

SEC. 141. LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Training and Placement Program.--
            (1) Amendment of the job training partnership act.--Part C 
        of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 
        et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 442. TRAINING PROGRAM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    ``(a) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `eligible 
separated member of the Armed Forces' means a member of the Armed 
Forces who--
            ``(1) is discharged or released from active duty (or full-
        time National Guard duty) after 3 or more years of continuous 
        active duty (or full-time National Guard duty) immediately 
        before the discharge or release (not including a discharge 
        under other than honorable conditions or a punitive discharge 
        or, in the case of a commissioned officer, a dismissal); and
            ``(2) applies to participate in the training program 
        involved within the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
        discharge or release.
    ``(b) Interagency Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
interagency agreement with the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and with the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice, under which the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
National Institute of Justice will develop and operate, on a 
reimbursable basis, a training program to assist eligible separated 
members of the Armed Forces in obtaining the training necessary to 
become law enforcement personnel, as described in this section.
    ``(c) Selection.--The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
National Institute of Justice shall select participants in the training 
program.
    ``(d) Content.--The training program shall provide extensive 
training to participants in subjects related to law enforcement.
    ``(e) Number of Participants.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for the training program, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation and the National Institute of Justice shall conduct at 
least 10 training sessions a year to achieve a graduation rate of at 
least 1,000 participants per year.
    ``(f) Job Placement Assistance.--Upon graduation of a participant 
from the training program, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
National Institute of Justice shall provide appropriate job placement 
assistance to the graduate.''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--The table of contents relating to 
        the Job Training Partnership Act, as amended by section 702(c) 
        of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-
        367; 106 Stat. 1113), is amended by inserting after the item 
        relating to section 441 the following new item:

``Sec. 442. Training program in law enforcement.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3(c) of the Job 
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3) In addition to the amounts authorized by paragraph (1), there 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 442--
            ``(A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
            ``(B) $8,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 441(b)(2)(A) of the Job Training 
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1721(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
``part'' each place it appears and inserting ``section''.

SEC. 142. PUBLIC HOUSING MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Training and Placement Program.--
            (1) Amendment of the job training partnership act.--Part C 
        of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 
        et seq.), as amended by section 141(a), is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new section:

``SEC. 443. TRAINING PROGRAM IN PUBLIC HOUSING MANAGEMENT.

    ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Center.--The term `Center' means the National Center 
        for Housing Management established pursuant to Executive Order 
        No. 11668 (42 U.S.C. 3531 note).
            ``(2) Eligible separated member of the armed forces.--The 
        term `eligible separated member of the Armed Forces' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 442(a).
            ``(3) Housing project.--The term `housing project' means a 
        low-income housing project, as defined in section 3(b)(1) of 
        the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C 1437a(b)(1)).
            ``(4) Public housing agency.--The term `public housing 
        agency' has the meaning given the term in section 3(b)(6) of 
        the United States Housing Act of 1937.
    ``(b) Cooperative Agreement.--The Secretary shall offer to enter 
into a cooperative agreement with the Center under which the Center 
will develop and operate a training program to assist eligible 
separated members of the Armed Forces in obtaining the training 
necessary to become managers and employees in public housing agencies 
and organizations that manage housing projects for public housing 
agencies, as described in this section.
    ``(c) Selection.--
            ``(1) Responsibility.--The Center shall select participants 
        in the training program.
            ``(2) Special emphasis.--In selecting participants in the 
        training program, the Center shall place special emphasis on 
        selecting members of the Armed Forces who have lived in housing 
        projects.
    ``(d) Content.--The training program shall provide extensive 
training to participants in such subjects as--
            ``(1) housing management;
            ``(2) maintenance management;
            ``(3) occupancy management;
            ``(4) security and drug reduction management;
            ``(5) community change management;
            ``(6) resident empowerment;
            ``(7) tenant integrity; and
            ``(8) fair housing and civil rights.
    ``(e) Use of Experts.--The Center shall provide training under this 
section through the use of recognized experts in the subjects described 
in subsection (d).
    ``(f) Evaluations.--The Center shall evaluate the performance of 
participants through the use of standardized tests.
    ``(g) Number of Participants.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for the training program, the Center shall conduct at 
least 5 training sessions a year to achieve a graduation rate of at 
least 250 participants per year.
    ``(h) Job Placement Assistance.--Upon graduation of a participant 
from the training program, the Center shall provide appropriate job 
placement assistance to the graduate through the Center's network of 
public housing agencies and organizations that manage housing projects 
for public housing agencies.''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--The table of contents relating to 
        the Job Training Partnership Act, as amended by section 702(c) 
        of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-
        367; 106 Stat. 1113) and by section 143(a)(2), is further 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 442 the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 443. Training program in public housing management.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3(c) of the Job 
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1502(c)), as amended by section 
141(b), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
        paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(4) In addition to the amounts authorized by paragraph (1), there 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 443--
            ``(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and
            ``(B) $2,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.''.

                           TITLE II--STUDIES

              Subtitle A--Commission on Crime and Violence

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known 
as the ``National Commission on Crime and Violence in America'' 
(referred to in this subtitle as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 14 
        members, of whom--
                    (A) 6 shall be appointed by the President;
                    (B) 4 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
                House of Representatives, of whom 2 shall be appointed 
                on the recommendation of the minority leader; and
                    (C) 4 shall be appointed by the President pro 
                tempore of the Senate, of whom 2 shall be appointed on 
                the recommendation of the majority leader and 4 shall 
                be appointed on the recommendation of the minority 
                leader.
            (2) Deadline.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed 
        within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (3) Term.--Members shall serve on the Commission through 
        the date of its termination under section 206.
            (4) Meetings.--The Commission--
                    (A) shall have its headquarters in the District of 
                Columbia; and
                    (B) shall meet at least once each month for a 
                business session.
            (5) Quorum.--Eight members of the Commission shall 
        constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
            (6) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--Not later than 15 
        days after the members of the Commission are appointed, the 
        members shall designate a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of 
        the Commission.
            (7) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
        not later than 30 days after the Commission is informed of the 
        vacancy in the manner in which the original appointment was 
        made.
            (8) Compensation.--
                    (A) No pay, allowance, or benefit.--Members of the 
                Commission shall receive no pay, allowances, or 
                benefits by reason of their service on the Commission.
                    (B) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission 
                shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in 
                lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 
                and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 202. DUTIES.

    The Commission shall--
            (1) review all segments of the criminal justice system, 
        including law enforcement, prosecution, defense, judicial, and 
        corrections components;
            (2) review the effectiveness of traditional criminal 
        justice approaches in preventing and controlling crime and 
        violence;
            (3) examine the impact that changes to Federal and State 
        law during the past 25 years have had in controlling crime and 
        violence;
            (4) convene hearings in various parts of the country to 
        receive testimony from a cross-section of criminal justice 
        professionals, victims of crime, business leaders, elected 
        officials, academics, medical doctors, and other citizens who 
        wish to participate;
            (5) bring to public attention successful models and 
        programs in crime prevention, crime control, and antiviolence; 
        and
            (6) develop a comprehensive and effective crime control and 
        antiviolence strategy and recommend how to implement such a 
        strategy in a coordinated fashion by Federal, State, and local 
        authorities.

SEC. 203. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

    (a) Director.--
            (1) Appointment.--After consultation with the members of 
        the Commission, the Chairperson shall appoint a director of the 
        Commission (referred to in this subtitle as the ``Director'').
            (2) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid the rate of 
        basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
    (b) Staff.--With the approval of the Commission, the Director may 
appoint such personnel as the Director considers to be appropriate.
    (c) Civil Service Laws.--The staff of the Commission shall be 
appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service and shall be 
paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates.
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--With the approval of the Commission, 
the Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Commission, 
the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, 
personnel of that agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out 
its duties.
    (f) Physical Facilities.--The Administrator of the General Services 
Administration shall provide suitable office space for the operation of 
the Commission. The facilities shall serve as the headquarters of the 
Commission and shall include all necessary equipment and incidentals 
required for proper functioning.

SEC. 204. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may conduct public hearings or forums 
at its discretion, at any time and place it is able to secure 
facilities and witnesses, for the purpose of carrying out its duties.
    (b) Delegation of Authority.--Any member or agent of the Commission 
may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action that the 
Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Information.--The Commission may secure from any Federal agency 
or entity in the executive or legislative branch such materials, 
resources, statistical data, and other information as is necessary to 
enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson or 
Vice Chairperson of the Commission, the head of a Federal agency or 
entity shall furnish the information to the Commission to the extent 
permitted by law.
    (d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may accept, use, 
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property, 
both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 
work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and 
proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or 
devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for 
disbursement upon order of the Commission.
    (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.

SEC. 205. REPORTS.

    (a) Monthly Reports.--The Commission shall submit monthly activity 
reports to the President and the Congress.
    (b) Interim Report.--Not later than 1 year before the date of its 
termination, the Commission shall submit an interim report to the 
President and the Congress containing--
            (1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of 
        the Commission;
            (2) recommendations for legislative and administrative 
        action based on the Commission's activities to date;
            (3) an estimation of the costs of implementing the 
        recommendations made by the Commission; and
            (4) a strategy for disseminating the report to Federal, 
        State, and local authorities.
    (c) Final Report.--Not later than the date of its termination, the 
Commission shall submit to the Congress and the President a final 
report with a detailed statement of final findings, conclusions, 
recommendations, and estimation of costs and an assessment of the 
extent to which recommendations included in the interim report under 
subsection (b) have been implemented.
    (d) Printing and Public Distribution.--Upon receipt of each report 
of the Commission under this section, the President shall--
            (1) order the report to be printed; and
            (2) make the report available to the public.

SEC. 206. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after 
the date on which members of the Commission have met and designated a 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.

          Subtitle B--Use of Antiloitering Laws To Fight Crime

SEC. 211. STUDY AND REPORT.

    The Attorney General, acting through the National Institute of 
Justice, shall--
            (1) study the ways in which antiloitering laws can be used, 
        without violating the constitutional rights of citizens as 
        enunciated by the Supreme Court, to eradicate open-air drug 
        markets and other blatant criminal activity;
            (2) prepare a model antiloitering statute and guidelines 
        for enforcing the statute in such a manner as to prevent, 
        deter, and punish illegal drug activity and other criminal 
        activity; and
            (3) make the results of the study and the model statute and 
        guidelines available to Federal, State, and local law 
        enforcement authorities.

               TITLE III--VIOLENT AND HABITUAL OFFENDERS

   Subtitle A--Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program

SEC. 301. RESTORATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    The Attorney General, acting through the Administrator of the 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Prevention and using funds 
appropriated under section 261(a)(5) of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5665(a)(5)), shall 
continue the funding of new demonstration projects in the Serious 
Habitual Offenders Comprehensive Action Program during fiscal years 
1995, 1996, and 1997.

         Subtitle B--Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Grants

SEC. 311. REQUIREMENT OF MANDATORY IMPRISONMENT FOR ARMED OFFENDERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by subsection (c), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) If, on the first day of a fiscal year, a State does not 
meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), the Director shall reduce 
the amount of funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State 
under subsection (a) by 50 percent.
    ``(B)(i) The requirements of this subparagraph are met if the law 
of a State requires the imposition of a mandatory sentence of 20 years' 
imprisonment without possibility of probation, parole, or any other 
form of early release for a firearm offense committed by a career 
criminal.
    ``(ii) In this subparagraph--
            ```career criminal' means a person with 3 or more 
        convictions under Federal or State law for crimes of violence 
        (as defined in section 924(c)(3) of title 18, United States 
        Code) or serious drug offenses (as defined in section 
        924(e)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code).
            ```firearm offense' means an offense committed while the 
        offender is in possession of a firearm or while an accomplice 
        of the offender, to the knowledge of the offender, is in 
        possession of a firearm.
    ``(3) The amount by which the allocation to a State is reduced by 
reason of a failure to comply with subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
(1) shall be reallocated equally among the States that are in 
compliance with that subparagraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect with respect to the fiscal year that first begins after the 
date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and each 
fiscal year thereafter.
    (c) Technical Amendment of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 To Accommodate Amendment Made in Subsection (a)--
Section 506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3756(f)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Of'' and inserting 
        ``Subject to subsection (f), of'';
            (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``or (e)''; and
            (3) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``(f)(1) For'' and all that follows 
                through ``in such fiscal year,'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(f)(1)(A) If, on the first day of a fiscal year, a State does not 
meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), the Director shall reduce 
the amount of funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State 
under subsection (a) by 10 percent.
    ``(B)(i) The requirements of this subparagraph are met if a State 
has in effect, and enforces, a law'';
                    (B) by striking ``(A) to administer'' and inserting 
                ``(I) to administer'';
                    (C) by striking ``(B) to disclose'' and inserting 
                ``(II) to disclose'';
                    (D) by striking ``(C) to provide'' and inserting 
                ``(III) to provide'';
                    (E) by striking ``(3) For purposes of this 
                subsection'' and inserting ``(ii) For purposes of this 
                paragraph'';
                    (F) by striking ``(A) the term'' and inserting 
                ``(I) the term''; and
                    (G) by striking ``(B) the term'' and inserting 
                ``(II) the term''.

SEC. 321. GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VICTIM NOTIFICATION 
              PROCEDURES.

    Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (20);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (21) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(22) programs designed to keep victims informed 
        concerning the status of cases against offenders and to provide 
        victims advance notification of the release of alleged 
        offenders prior to conviction and of convicted offenders at the 
        conclusion of their terms of imprisonment or on probation, 
        parole, or any other form of release.''.

                           TITLE IV--PRISONS

             Subtitle A--Prison for Violent Drug Offenders

SEC. 401. REGIONAL PRISONS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the population of Federal, State, and local prisons and 
        jails has increased dramatically since 1980 and currently 
        numbers more than 1,000,000 people;
            (2) more than 60 percent of all prisoners have a history of 
        drug abuse or are regularly using drugs while in prison, but 
        only 11 percent of State prison inmates and 7 percent of 
        Federal prisoners are enrolled in drug treatment programs; 
        hundreds of thousands of prisoners are not receiving needed 
        drug treatment while incarcerated, and the number of such 
        persons is increasing rapidly; and
            (3) drug-abusing prisoners are highly likely to return to 
        crime upon release, but the recidivism rate is much lower for 
        those who successfully complete treatment programs; 
        accordingly, it appears that providing drug treatment to 
        prisoners during incarceration provides an opportunity to break 
        the cycle of recidivism, reducing the crime rate and future 
        prison overcrowding.
    (b) Definition.--In this section--
            ``eligible prisoner'' means a Federal or State prisoner 
        who--
                    (A) has a drug abuse problem requiring long-term 
                treatment; and
                    (B) is serving a term of imprisonment under which 
                the earliest date of release is not more than 2 years 
                after the date of transfer to a regional prison.
            ``regional prison'' means a regional prison operated by the 
        Director of the Bureau of Prisons under this section.
    (c) Construction and Operation of Regional Prisons With Drug 
Treatment Programs.--The Attorney General, acting through the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons, shall construct and operate 10 regional 
prisons in which eligible prisoners shall participate in a drug 
treatment program under conditions established by the Director of 
National Drug Control Policy in consultation with the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons.
    (d) Location.--
            (1) In general.--The regional prisons shall be located in 
        places chosen by the Director of National Drug Control Policy, 
        in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, not 
        more than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Military facilities.--To the extent that it is 
        practicable to do so, the Director of National Drug Control 
        Policy shall choose former military facilities as locations for 
        regional prisons.
    (e) Prison Populations.--Each regional prison shall be used to 
accommodate a population consisting of approximately 20 percent Federal 
prisoners and 80 percent State prisoners.
    (f) Goal in Selection of Eligible Prisoners.--In selecting from 
among eligible prisoners those who will be transferred to a regional 
prison, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons and a State shall 
endeavor to select those whose continued confinement, with the 
opportunity to participate in a drug treatment program, will have the 
greatest impact on the crime rate and future prison overcrowding.
    (g) Agreement of Prisoner.--A prisoner shall not be transferred to 
a regional prison unless the prisoner agrees to participate in the drug 
treatment program and comply with the conditions established for such 
participation.
    (h) Postrelease Treatment.--A State that desires to transfer a 
prisoner to a regional prison shall submit to the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons a postrelease treatment plan describing the 
provisions that the State will make for--
            (1) the continued treatment of the prisoner in a 
        therapeutic community following release; and
            (2) vocational job training in appropriate cases.
    (i) Payment of Costs.--
            (1) Reimbursement of the director.--A State that transfers 
        a prisoner to a regional prison shall reimburse the Director of 
        the Bureau of Prisons for the full cost of the incarceration 
        and treatment of the prisoner.
            (2) Return of monies.--(A) If, in the opinion of the 
        Director of the Bureau of Prisons, a State prisoner 
        successfully completes a drug treatment program, the Director 
        shall return to the transferring State 25 percent of the amount 
        paid under paragraph (1) with respect to the prisoner for use 
        in accordance with subparagraph (B).
            (B) Monies returned to a State under subparagraph (A) shall 
        be used by the State to provide postrelease treatment as 
        required by subsection (h).
    (j) Determinations by the Director.--
            (1) Prisoner eligibility.--The Director of the Bureau of 
        Prisons shall have the exclusive right to determine, after the 
        staff of a regional prison has had an opportunity to interview 
        a Federal or State prisoner in person--
                    (A) whether the prisoner qualifies as an eligible 
                prisoner; and
                    (B) whether, in view of any other relevant 
                circumstances, a transfer of the prisoner should be 
                accepted.
            (2) Prisoner compliance with conditions.--The Director of 
        the Bureau of Prisons shall have the exclusive right to 
        determine whether a prisoner in a regional prison is complying 
        with the conditions for participation in a drug treatment 
        program.
    (k) Return of Noncompliant Prisoner.--Upon determining that a 
prisoner in a regional prison is not in compliance with a condition for 
participation in a drug treatment program, the Director may, upon 
notification to the transferring State of that determination, return 
the prisoner to the transferring State.
    (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated, in addition to any other amounts authorized to be 
appropriated to the Bureau of Prisons--
            (1) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 for the construction 
        of 10 regional prisons, to remain available until expended; and
            (2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for 
        the operation of the regional prisons.

   Subtitle B--Task Force on Prison Construction Standardization and 
                               Techniques

SEC. 411. PRISON CONSTRUCTION STANDARDIZATION AND TECHNIQUES.

    (a) Task Force.--The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
establish a task force composed of Bureau, State, and local officials 
expert in prison construction, and of at least an equal number of 
engineers, architects, and construction experts from the private sector 
with expertise in prison design and construction, including the use of 
cost-cutting construction standardization techniques and cost-cutting 
new building materials and technologies.
    (b) Cooperation.--The task force shall work in close cooperation 
and communication with other State and local officials responsible for 
prison construction in their localities.
    (c) Performance Requirements.--The task force shall work to--
            (1) establish and recommend standardized construction plans 
        and techniques for prison and prison component construction; 
        and
            (2) evaluate and recommend new construction technologies, 
        techniques, and materials,
to reduce prison construction costs at the Federal, State, and local 
levels and make such construction more efficient.
    (d) Dissemination.--The task force shall disseminate information 
described in subsection (c) to State and local officials involved in 
prison construction, through written reports and meetings.
    (e) Promotion and Evaluation.--The task force shall--
            (1) work to promote the implementation of cost-saving 
        efforts at the Federal, State, and local levels;
            (2) evaluate and advise on the results and effectiveness of 
        such cost-saving efforts as adopted, broadly disseminating 
        information on the results; and
            (3) to the extent feasible, certify the effectiveness of 
        the cost-savings efforts.

            TITLE V--VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG EMERGENCY AREAS

SEC. 501. VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG EMERGENCY AREAS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, ``major violent crime or drug-
related emergency'' means an occasion or instance in which violent 
crime, drug smuggling, drug trafficking, or drug abuse violence reaches 
such levels, as determined by the President, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, that Federal assistance is needed to supplement State 
and local efforts and capabilities to save lives, and to protect 
property and public health and safety.
    (b) Declaration of Violent Crime and Drug Emergency Areas.--If a 
major violent crime or drug-related emergency exists throughout a State 
or a part of a State, the President, in consultation with the Attorney 
General and other appropriate officials, may declare the State or part 
of a State to be a violent crime or drug emergency area and may take 
any and all necessary actions authorized by this section and other law.
    (c) Procedure.--
            (1) In general.--A request for a declaration designating an 
        area to be a violent crime or drug emergency area shall be 
        made, in writing, by the chief executive officer of a State or 
        local government, respectively (or in the case of the District 
        of Columbia, the mayor), and shall be forwarded to the Attorney 
        General in such form as the Attorney General may by regulation 
        require. One or more cities, counties, States, or the District 
        of Columbia may submit a joint request for designation as a 
        major violent crime or drug emergency area under this 
        subsection.
            (2) Finding.--A request made under paragraph (1) shall be 
        based on a written finding that the major violent crime or 
        drug-related emergency is of such severity and magnitude that 
        Federal assistance is necessary to ensure an effective response 
        to save lives and to protect property and public health and 
        safety.
    (d) Irrelevancy of Population Density.--The President shall not 
limit declarations made under this section to highly populated centers 
of violent crime or drug trafficking, drug smuggling, or drug use, but 
shall also consider applications from governments of less populated 
areas where the magnitude and severity of such activities is beyond the 
capability of the State or local government to respond.
    (e) Requirements.--As part of a request for a declaration under 
this section, and as a prerequisite to Federal violent crime or drug 
emergency assistance under this section, the chief executive officer of 
a State or local government shall--
            (1) take appropriate action under State or local law and 
        furnish information on the nature and amount of State and local 
        resources that have been or will be committed to alleviating 
        the major drug-related emergency;
            (2) submit a detailed plan outlining that government's 
        short- and long-term plans to respond to the violent crime or 
        drug emergency, specifying the types and levels of Federal 
        assistance requested and including explicit goals (including 
        quantitative goals) and timetables; and
            (3) specify how Federal assistance provided under this 
        section is intended to achieve those goals.
    (f) Review Period.--The Attorney General shall review a request 
submitted pursuant to this section, and the President shall decide 
whether to declare a violent crime or drug emergency area, within 30 
days after receiving the request.
    (g)  Federal Assistance.--The President may--
            (1) direct any Federal agency, with or without 
        reimbursement, to utilize its authorities and the resources 
        granted to it under Federal law (including personnel, 
        equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and 
        advisory services) in support of State and local assistance 
        efforts; and
            (2) provide technical and advisory assistance, including 
        communications support and law enforcement-related intelligence 
        information; and
    (h) Duration of Federal Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--Federal assistance under this section 
        shall not be provided to a drug disaster area for more than 1 
        year.
            (2) Extension.--The chief executive officer of a 
        jurisdiction may apply to the Attorney General for an extension 
        of assistance beyond 1 year. The President, in consultation 
        with the Attorney General, may extend the provision of Federal 
        assistance for not more than an additional 180 days.
    (i) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue regulations to 
implement this section.

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