[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2541 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2541

   To provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

  Mr. Dent (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Gerlach) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces.

    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 ``Anti-Gang Task Force Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ANTI-GANG TASK FORCES.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with 
appropriate State and local officials, shall--
            (1) establish anti-gang task forces, consisting of Federal, 
        State, and local law enforcement authorities, for the 
        coordinated investigation, disruption, apprehension, and 
        prosecution of criminal gangs and offenders;
            (2) direct the reassignment or detailing from any Federal 
        department or agency (subject to the approval of the head of 
        that department or agency, in the case of a department or 
        agency other than the Department of Justice) of personnel to 
        each task force;
            (3) provide all necessary funding for the operation of the 
        task force; and
            (4) provide all necessary funding for national and regional 
        meetings of task forces, and all other related organizations, 
        as needed, to ensure effective operation of such teams through 
        the sharing of intelligence, best practices and for any other 
        related purpose.
    (b) Membership.--The task forces shall consist of agents and 
officers, where feasible, from--
            (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
            (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
            (3) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
        Explosives;
            (4) the United States Marshals Service;
            (5) the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security 
        of the Department of Homeland Security;
            (6) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
            (7) State and local law enforcement; and
            (8) Federal, State, and local prosecutors.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2012 
to carry out this section.
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