[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1515 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1515

   To assist courts in the States and territories with improving the 
                       administration of justice.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2009

Mr. Scott of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To assist courts in the States and territories with improving the 
                       administration of justice.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BY STATE COURTS.

    (a) Grant Authorized.--The Attorney General is authorized to award 
a grant to an eligible entity to improve the administration of justice 
by State courts through training, education, technical assistance, 
information services, research and implementation of best practices for 
court operations, and any other activities the Attorney General 
determines to be appropriate.
    (b) Grantee Requirements.--
            (1) Eligible entity.--For the purposes of this section, the 
        term ``eligible entity'' means a national nonprofit 
        organization with experience in carrying out the activities and 
        providing the services described in subsection (a).
            (2) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under 
        this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
        General at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Attorney General may require.
    (c) Consultation.--In carry out and prioritizing the activities 
authorized under this section, the grantee under this section shall 
consult with, and shall consider any recommendations from, the 
Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court 
Administrators.
    (d) Additional Assistance.--The Attorney General may provide 
additional assistance to the grantee under this section to carry out 
the activities authorized under subsection (a).
    (e) Definition of State.--In this section, the term ``State'' means 
any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $4,500,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2010 through 2014, which shall remain available until 
expended.
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