[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 6083 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 503
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6083

                          [Report No. 110-784]

         To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2008

 Mr. Spratt (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             July 29, 2008

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Edwards, 
Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Wu, 
  Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Turner, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. 
                        Wilson of South Carolina

                             July 29, 2008

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
         To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. TRAINING AT THE NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The National District Attorneys Association may use the 
services of the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina 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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina 
may provide comprehensive continuing legal education in the areas of 
trial practice, substantive legal updates, and support staff 
training.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney 
General to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2009 through 2012 to remain available until expended.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS.

    The Attorney General is authorized to award a grant to a 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 $6,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2012, to remain available until expended.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize 
        funding to conduct a national training program for State and 
        local prosecutors.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 503

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6083

                          [Report No. 110-784]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

         To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 29, 2008

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed