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[H.R. 1550 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 194
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1550

                          [Report No. 112-293]

     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

                           November 22, 2011

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cohen, 
    Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
Barletta, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
                   Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Christensen

                           November 22, 2011

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 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement 
Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Duties of Coordinator.--The Federal coordinator 
appointed under this section shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) coordinate the implementation of the program 
        established under this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Duties of Coordinator.--The Federal coordinator 
appointed under this section shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) coordinate the implementation of the program 
        established under this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ``STATE''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

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 address the need to 
recruit, assign, and retain Federal law enforcement officers in States 
and jurisdictions with a high rate of homicide or other violent crime 
as reported pursuant to the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988 
(28 U.S.C. 534 note).
    (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 States and units of local government 
        with a high rate of homicide or other violent crime to 
        determine how additional Federal law enforcement officers may 
        assist those States and units of local government; and
            (2) coordinate the implementation of the program 
        established under this section.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    The Attorney General shall establish the program described in 
section 2 not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    The Attorney General shall provide a report annually on the 
implementation of the program described in section 2 as part of the 
report on program performance prepared pursuant to section 4(b) of the 
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
1116). The report required by this section shall describe--
            (1) the actions taken by the Attorney General to improve 
        the recruitment, assignment, and retention of Federal law 
        enforcement officers in States and jurisdictions with a high 
        rate of homicide or other violent crime;
            (2) any recommendations for additional authorities in law 
        to improve recruitment and retention of Federal law enforcement 
        officers; and
            (3) the results of the actions described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 5. 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.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish a 
        program in the Department of Justice to improve recruitment, 
        assignment, and retention of Federal law enforcement officers 
        in States, territories, and jurisdictions that have a high rate 
        of homicide or other violent crime.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 194

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1550

                          [Report No. 112-293]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

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                           November 22, 2011

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