[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2797 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2797

 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
 1968 to establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program 
   for purposes of improving the identification, investigation, and 
    prosecution of certain criminal conspiracies and activities and 
                 terrorist conspiracies and activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2007

 Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
 Smith of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
 1968 to establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program 
   for purposes of improving the identification, investigation, and 
    prosecution of certain criminal conspiracies and activities and 
                 terrorist conspiracies and activities.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF NATIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME 
              CENTER.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part X, as added by section 623 of 
        Public Law 109-248, as part JJ; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new part:

          ``PART KK--NATIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME CENTER GRANTS

``SEC. 3021. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANTS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance is authorized to make grants and enter into contracts with 
State and local criminal justice agencies and nonprofit organizations 
for the purpose of improving the identification, investigation, and 
prosecution of certain criminal activities.
    ``(b) Certain Criminal Activities Defined.--For purposes of this 
part, the term `certain criminal activity' means a criminal conspiracy 
or activity or a terrorist conspiracy or activity that spans 
jurisdictional boundaries, including the following:
            ``(1) Terrorism.
            ``(2) Economic crime.
            ``(3) High-tech crime, also known as cyber crime or 
        computer crime, including internet-based crime against children 
        and child pornography.
    ``(c) Criminal Justice Agency Defined.--For purposes of this part, 
the term `criminal justice agency', with respect to a State or a unit 
of local government within such State, includes a law enforcement 
agency, a State regulatory body with criminal investigative authority, 
and a State or local prosecution office to the extent that such agency, 
body, or office, respectively, is involved in the prevention, 
investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal activities.

``SEC. 3022. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.

    ``Grants and contracts awarded under this part may be made only for 
the following programs, with respect to the prevention, investigation, 
and prosecution of certain criminal activities:
            ``(1) Programs to provide a nationwide support system for 
        State and local criminal justice agencies.
            ``(2) Programs to assist State and local criminal justice 
        agencies to develop, establish, and maintain intelligence-
        focused policing strategies and related information sharing.
            ``(3) Programs to provide training and investigative 
        support services to State and local criminal justice agencies 
        to provide such agencies with skills and resources needed to 
        investigate and prosecute such criminal activities and related 
        criminal activities.
            ``(4) Programs to provide research support, to establish 
        partnerships, and to provide other resources to aid State and 
        local criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and 
        prosecute such criminal activities and related problems.
            ``(5) Programs to provide information and research to the 
        general public to facilitate the prevention of such criminal 
        activities.
            ``(6) Programs to establish National training and research 
        centers regionally, including within Virginia, Texas, and 
        Michigan, to provide training and research services for State 
        and local criminal justice agencies.
            ``(7) Any other programs specified by the Attorney General 
        as furthering the purposes of this part.

``SEC. 3023. APPLICATION.

    ``To be eligible for an award of a grant or contract under this 
part, an entity shall submit to the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance an application in such form and manner, and containing such 
information, as required by the Director.

``SEC. 3024. RULES AND REGULATIONS.

    ``Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall promulgate 
such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this part, 
including rules and regulations for submitting and reviewing 
applications under section 3023.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriation.--Section 1001(a) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(26) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
        part KK--
                    ``(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
                    ``(B) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                    ``(C) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(D) $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
                    ``(E) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
                    ``(F) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.''.
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