[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 970 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 970

  To encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by 
      States and to provide additional resources for extradition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2009

  Mr. Weiner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by 
      States and to provide additional resources for extradition.

    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 ``Fugitive Information Networked 
Database Act of 2009'' or the ``FIND Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``National Crime Information Center 
database'' means the computerized index of criminal justice information 
operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to section 534 
of title 28, United States Code, and available to Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE STATES TO ENTER FELONY WARRANTS.

    (a) State System.--A State Attorney General may, in consultation 
with local law enforcement and any other relevant government agencies, 
apply for a grant from the United States Attorney General to--
            (1) develop and implement secure, electronic warrant 
        management systems that permit the prompt preparation, 
        submission, and validation of warrants and are compatible and 
        interoperable with the National Crime Information Center 
        database; or
            (2) upgrade existing electronic warrant management systems 
        to ensure compatibility and interoperability with the National 
        Crime Information Center database;
to facilitate information sharing and to ensure that felony warrants 
entered into State and local warrant databases can be automatically 
entered into the National Crime Information Center database. The grant 
funds may also be used to hire additional personnel, as needed, for the 
validation of warrants entered into the National Crime Information 
Center database.
    (b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for a grant authorized 
under subsection (a), a State shall submit to the United States 
Attorney General--
            (1) a plan to develop and implement, or upgrade, systems 
        described in subsection (a);
            (2) a report that--
                    (A) details the number of felony warrants 
                outstanding in the State;
                    (B) describes any backlog of warrants that have not 
                been entered into the State and local warrant databases 
                or into the National Crime Information Center database, 
                over the preceding 3 years (including the number of 
                such felony warrants);
                    (C) explains the reasons for the failure of State 
                and local government agencies to enter felony warrants 
                into the National Crime Information Center database; 
                and
                    (D) demonstrates that State and local government 
                agencies have made good faith efforts to eliminate any 
                such backlog;
            (3) guidelines for warrant entry by State and local 
        government agencies that will ensure that felony warrants 
        entered into State and local warrant databases will also be 
        entered into the National Crime Information Center database and 
        explain the circumstances in which, as a matter of policy, 
        certain felony warrants will not be entered into the National 
        Crime Information Center database; and
            (4) an assurance that the State will implement such 
        practices and procedures as may be necessary to ensure that all 
        felony warrants for Part I crimes (as classified for the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report) that 
        are issued after the date of enactment of this Act are entered 
        into the National Crime Information Center database.
    (c) Requirements.--Each State that receives a grant under this 
section shall, as a condition of receiving such grant, report to the 
Attorney General on an annual basis the number of felony warrants 
entered into the State and local warrant databases, the number of 
felony warrants entered into the National Crime Information Center 
database, and, with respect to felony warrants not entered into the 
National Crime Information Center database, the reasons for not 
entering such warrants.
    (d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Attorney General $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010 
for grants to State and local government agencies for resources to 
carry out the requirements of this section.

SEC. 4. FBI COORDINATION.

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide to State and 
local government agencies the technological standard that ensures 
compatibility and interoperability of all State and local warrant 
databases with the National Crime Information Center database.

SEC. 5. REPORT REGARDING FELONY WARRANT ENTRY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report regarding--
            (1) the number of felony warrants currently active in each 
        State;
            (2) the number of those felony warrants that State and 
        local government agencies have entered into the National Crime 
        Information Center database;
            (3) the number of times State and local law enforcement in 
        each State has been contacted regarding a fugitive apprehended 
        in another State over the preceding 3 years; and
            (4) the number of fugitives from each State who were 
        apprehended in other States over the preceding 3 years but not 
        extradited.
    (b) Assistance.--To assist in the preparation of the report 
required by subsection (a), the Attorney General shall provide the 
Comptroller General of the United States with access to any information 
collected and reviewed in connection with the grant application process 
described in section 3.
    (c) Report.--On an annual basis, the Attorney General shall submit 
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report containing the information received from the States 
under this section 3(c).

SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR FUGITIVE TASK FORCES AND EXTRADITION.

    (a) Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000.--Section 6(b) of 
the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 (28 U.S.C. 566 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Attorney General for the United States Marshals 
Service to carry out the provisions of this section $20,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009 and $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.''.
    (b) Justice Prisoner and Alien Transport System.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General for the United 
States Marshals Service $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2014 to assist in extradition of fugitives through the Justice 
Prisoner and Alien Transport System.
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