[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6083 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6083

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State 
                         and local prosecutors.

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

SECTION 1. TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS.

    The Attorney General is authorized to award a grant to a national 
nonprofit organization (such as the National District Attorneys 
Association) to conduct a national training program for State and local 
prosecutors for the purpose of improving the professional skills of 
State and local prosecutors and enhancing the ability of Federal, 
State, and local prosecutors to work together.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.

    The Attorney General may provide assistance to the grantee under 
section 1 to carry out the training program described in such section, 
including comprehensive continuing legal education in the areas of 
trial practice, substantive legal updates, support staff training, and 
any other assistance the Attorney General determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to 
carry out this Act $4,750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2012, to remain available until expended.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2008.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6083

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State 
                         and local prosecutors.