[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1550 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1550

     To establish programs in the Department of Justice and in the 
Department of Homeland Security to help States that have high rates of 
       homicide and other violent crime, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2011

  Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
  Bordallo, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To establish programs in the Department of Justice and in the 
Department of Homeland Security to help States that have high rates of 
       homicide and other violent crime, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Federal Law Enforcement Recruitment 
and Retention Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM.

    (a) Creation of Program.--The Attorney General shall establish a 
program within the Department of Justice to recruit and assign 
individuals for authorized Federal law enforcement and security 
positions, and retain individuals in those positions, in States that 
have experienced a high rate of homicides and other violent crimes.
    (b) Federal Coordinator.--The Attorney General shall designate an 
official within the Department of Justice to be the Federal coordinator 
of the program established under this section.
    (c) Duties of Coordinator.--The Federal coordinator appointed under 
this section shall--
            (1) consult with the chief executive of, and with law 
        enforcement agencies in, States that have experienced a high 
        rate of homicides and other violent crimes to determine how 
        additional Federal personnel can help address the State's needs 
        in this area; and
            (2) coordinate the implementation of the program 
        established under this section.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM.

    (a) Creation of Program.--The Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall establish a program within the Department of 
Homeland Security to recruit and assign individuals for authorized 
Federal law enforcement and security positions, and retain individuals 
in those positions, in States that have experienced a high rate of 
homicides and other violent crimes.
    (b) Federal Coordinator.--The Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall designate an official within the Department of 
Homeland Security to be the Federal coordinator of the program 
established under this section.
    (c) Duties of Coordinator.--The Federal coordinator appointed under 
this section shall--
            (1) consult with the chief executive of, and with law 
        enforcement agencies in, States that have experienced a high 
        rate of homicides and other violent crimes to determine how 
        additional Federal personnel can help address the State's needs 
        in this area; and
            (2) coordinate the implementation of the program 
        established under this section.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ``STATE''.

    In this Act, the term ``State'' means any State of the United 
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands.
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