[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 1610 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1610

  To eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement officers, promote 
     accountability for State and local law enforcement agencies, 
 reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote 
       re-entry and employment programs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2015

  Mr. Cardin (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement officers, promote 
     accountability for State and local law enforcement agencies, 
 reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote 
       re-entry and employment programs, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Building and 
Lifting Trust In order to Multiply Opportunities and Racial Equality 
Act of 2015'' or the ``BALTIMORE Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                    TITLE I--LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM

                  Subtitle A--End Racial Profiling Act

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
                Part I--Prohibition of Racial Profiling

Sec. 111. Prohibition.
Sec. 112. Enforcement.
    Part II--Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling By Federal Law 
                          Enforcement Agencies

Sec. 121. Policies to eliminate racial profiling.
 Part III--Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling By State, Local, and 
                 Indian Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies

Sec. 131. Policies required for grants.
Sec. 132. Involvement of Attorney General.
Sec. 133. Data collection demonstration project.
Sec. 134. Best practices development grants.
Sec. 135. Authorization of appropriations.
                        Part IV--Data Collection

Sec. 141. Attorney General to issue regulations.
Sec. 142. Publication of data.
Sec. 143. Limitations on publication of data.
    Part V--Department of Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial 
                     Profiling in the United States

Sec. 151. Attorney General to issue regulations and reports.
                   Part VI--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 161. Severability.
Sec. 162. Savings clause.
                     Subtitle B--Police CAMERA Act

Sec. 181. Short title.
Sec. 182. Matching grant program for law enforcement body-worn cameras.
 Subtitle C--Department of Justice Grant Programs and Law Enforcement 
                                 Reform

Sec. 191. Improving law enforcement officer training.
Sec. 192. Requirement for DOJ grant programs.
Sec. 193. Improving crime statistic reporting.
Sec. 194. Sense of Congress on reporting of crime statistics.
      TITLE II--VOTING RIGHTS REFORM AND CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION

                   Subtitle A--Democracy Restoration

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Rights of citizens.
Sec. 204. Enforcement.
Sec. 205. Notification of restoration of voting rights.
Sec. 206. Definitions.
Sec. 207. Relation to other laws.
Sec. 208. Federal prison funds.
Sec. 209. Effective date.
            Subtitle B--Restoration of Federal Jury Service

Sec. 221. Qualifications for jury service.
                    TITLE III--SENTENCING LAW REFORM

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Reclassification of low-level felonies.
Sec. 303. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food products.
Sec. 304. Applicability to pending and past cases.
Sec. 305. Emergency authority for united states sentencing commission.
Sec. 306. Establishment of the safe neighborhoods and schools fund.
              TITLE IV--RE-ENTRY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW REFORM

           Subtitle A--Improvements to the Second Chance Act

Sec. 401. Improvements to existing programs.
Subtitle B--Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reentry Employment 
                             Opportunities

Sec. 411. Authorization of appropriations for the Reentry Employment 
                            Opportunities program.
                     Subtitle C--Sense of Congress

Sec. 421. Sense of Congress.

                    TITLE I--LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM

                  Subtitle A--End Racial Profiling Act

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``End Racial Profiling Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' means 
        any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds 
        made available under--
                    (A) the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
                Grant Program under part E of title I of the Omnibus 
                Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
                3750 et seq.); and
                    (B) the ``Cops on the Beat'' program under part Q 
                of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
                Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), except 
                that no program, project, or other activity specified 
                in section 1701(b)(13) of such part shall be a covered 
                program under this paragraph.
            (2) Governmental body.--The term ``governmental body'' 
        means any department, agency, special purpose district, or 
        other instrumentality of Federal, State, local, or Indian 
        tribal government.
            (3) Hit rate.--The term ``hit rate'' means the percentage 
        of stops and searches in which a law enforcement officer finds 
        drugs, a gun, or something else that leads to an arrest. The 
        hit rate is calculated by dividing the total number of searches 
        by the number of searches that yield contraband. The hit rate 
        is complementary to the rate of false stops.
            (4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 102 of the Federally 
        Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a).
            (5) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement 
        agency'' means any Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal 
        public agency engaged in the prevention, detection, or 
        investigation of violations of criminal, immigration, or 
        customs laws.
            (6) Law enforcement agent.--The term ``law enforcement 
        agent'' means any Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal 
        official responsible for enforcing criminal, immigration, or 
        customs laws, including police officers and other agents of a 
        law enforcement agency.
            (7) Racial profiling.--The term ``racial profiling'' means 
        the practice of a law enforcement agent or agency relying, to 
        any degree, on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national 
        origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual 
        orientation in selecting which individual to subject to routine 
        or spontaneous investigatory activities or in deciding upon the 
        scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the 
        initial investigatory procedure, except when there is 
        trustworthy information, relevant to the locality and 
        timeframe, that links a person with a particular characteristic 
        described in this paragraph to an identified criminal incident 
        or scheme.
            (8) Routine or spontaneous investigatory activities.--The 
        term ``routine or spontaneous investigatory activities'' means 
        the following activities by a law enforcement agent:
                    (A) Interviews.
                    (B) Traffic stops.
                    (C) Pedestrian stops.
                    (D) Frisks and other types of body searches.
                    (E) Consensual or nonconsensual searches of the 
                persons, property, or possessions (including vehicles) 
                of individuals using any form of public or private 
                transportation, including motorists and pedestrians.
                    (F) Data collection and analysis, assessments, and 
                predicated investigations.
                    (G) Inspections and interviews of entrants into the 
                United States that are more extensive than those 
                customarily carried out.
                    (H) Immigration-related workplace investigations.
                    (I) Such other types of law enforcement encounters 
                compiled for or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
                or the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice 
                Statistics.
            (9) Reasonable request.--The term ``reasonable request'' 
        means all requests for information, except for those that--
                    (A) are immaterial to the investigation;
                    (B) would result in the unnecessary disclosure of 
                personal information; or
                    (C) would place a severe burden on the resources of 
                the law enforcement agency given its size.
            (10) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United 
        States.
            (11) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local 
        government'' means--
                    (A) any city, county, township, town, borough, 
                parish, village, or other general purpose political 
                subdivision of a State;
                    (B) any law enforcement district or judicial 
                enforcement district that--
                            (i) is established under applicable State 
                        law; and
                            (ii) has the authority to, in a manner 
                        independent of other State entities, establish 
                        a budget and impose taxes; or
                    (C) any Indian tribe that performs law enforcement 
                functions, as determined by the Secretary of the 
                Interior.

                PART I--PROHIBITION OF RACIAL PROFILING

SEC. 111. PROHIBITION.

    No law enforcement agent or law enforcement agency shall engage in 
racial profiling.

SEC. 112. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Remedy.--The United States, or an individual injured by racial 
profiling, may enforce this part in a civil action for declaratory or 
injunctive relief, filed either in a State court of general 
jurisdiction or in a district court of the United States.
    (b) Parties.--In any action brought under this part, relief may be 
obtained against--
            (1) any governmental body that employed any law enforcement 
        agent who engaged in racial profiling;
            (2) any agent of such body who engaged in racial profiling; 
        and
            (3) any person with supervisory authority over such agent.
    (c) Nature of Proof.--Proof that the routine or spontaneous 
investigatory activities of law enforcement agents in a jurisdiction 
have had a disparate impact on individuals with a particular 
characteristic described in section 102(7) shall constitute prima facie 
evidence of a violation of this part.
    (d) Attorney's Fees.--In any action or proceeding to enforce this 
part against any governmental body, the court may allow a prevailing 
plaintiff, other than the United States, reasonable attorney's fees as 
part of the costs, and may include expert fees as part of the 
attorney's fee.

    PART II--PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING BY FEDERAL LAW 
                          ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

SEC. 121. POLICIES TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING.

    (a) In General.--Federal law enforcement agencies shall--
            (1) maintain adequate policies and procedures designed to 
        eliminate racial profiling; and
            (2) cease existing practices that permit racial profiling.
    (b) Policies.--The policies and procedures described in subsection 
(a)(1) shall include--
            (1) a prohibition on racial profiling;
            (2) training on racial profiling issues as part of Federal 
        law enforcement training;
            (3) the collection of data in accordance with the 
        regulations issued by the Attorney General under section 141;
            (4) procedures for receiving, investigating, and responding 
        meaningfully to complaints alleging racial profiling by law 
        enforcement agents; and
            (5) any other policies and procedures the Attorney General 
        determines to be necessary to eliminate racial profiling by 
        Federal law enforcement agencies.

 PART III--PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE RACIAL PROFILING BY STATE, LOCAL, AND 
                 INDIAN TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

SEC. 131. POLICIES REQUIRED FOR GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--An application by a State, a unit of local 
government, or a State, local, or Indian tribal law enforcement agency 
for funding under a covered program shall include a certification that 
such State, unit of local government, or law enforcement agency, and 
any law enforcement agency to which it will distribute funds--
            (1) maintains adequate policies and procedures designed to 
        eliminate racial profiling; and
            (2) has eliminated any existing practices that permit or 
        encourage racial profiling.
    (b) Policies.--The policies and procedures described in subsection 
(a)(1) shall include--
            (1) a prohibition on racial profiling;
            (2) training on racial profiling issues as part of law 
        enforcement training;
            (3) the collection of data in accordance with the 
        regulations issued by the Attorney General under section 141; 
        and
            (4) participation in an administrative complaint procedure 
        or independent audit program that meets the requirements of 
        section 132.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 12 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 132. INVOLVEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    (a) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and in consultation with stakeholders, 
        including Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement 
        agencies and community, professional, research, and civil 
        rights organizations, the Attorney General shall issue 
        regulations for the operation of administrative complaint 
        procedures and independent audit programs to ensure that such 
        programs and procedures provide an appropriate response to 
        allegations of racial profiling by law enforcement agents or 
        agencies.
            (2) Guidelines.--The regulations issued under paragraph (1) 
        shall contain guidelines that ensure the fairness, 
        effectiveness, and independence of the administrative complaint 
        procedures and independent auditor programs.
    (b) Noncompliance.--If the Attorney General determines that the 
recipient of a grant from any covered program is not in compliance with 
the requirements of section 131 or the regulations issued under 
subsection (a), the Attorney General shall withhold, in whole or in 
part (at the discretion of the Attorney General), funds for 1 or more 
grants to the recipient under the covered program, until the recipient 
establishes compliance.
    (c) Private Parties.--The Attorney General shall provide notice and 
an opportunity for private parties to present evidence to the Attorney 
General that a recipient of a grant from any covered program is not in 
compliance with the requirements of this part.

SEC. 133. DATA COLLECTION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Competitive Awards.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General may, through 
        competitive grants or contracts, carry out a 2-year 
        demonstration project for the purpose of developing and 
        implementing data collection programs on the hit rates for 
        stops and searches by law enforcement agencies. The data 
        collected shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, national 
        origin, gender, and religion.
            (2) Number of grants.--The Attorney General shall provide 
        not more than 5 grants or contracts under this section.
            (3) Eligible grantees.--Grants or contracts under this 
        section shall be awarded to law enforcement agencies that serve 
        communities where there is a significant concentration of 
        racial or ethnic minorities and that are not already collecting 
        data voluntarily.
    (b) Required Activities.--Activities carried out with a grant under 
this section shall include--
            (1) developing a data collection tool and reporting the 
        compiled data to the Attorney General; and
            (2) training of law enforcement personnel on data 
        collection, particularly for data collection on hit rates for 
        stops and searches.
    (c) Evaluation.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall enter into a contract with an 
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to analyze the data 
collected by each of the grantees funded under this section.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out activities under this section--
            (1) $5,000,000, over a 2-year period, to carry out the 
        demonstration program under subsection (a); and
            (2) $500,000 to carry out the evaluation under subsection 
        (c).

SEC. 134. BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    (a) Grant Authorization.--The Attorney General, through the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance, may make grants to States, local law enforcement 
agencies, and units of local government to develop and implement best 
practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling.
    (b) Use of Funds.--The funds provided under subsection (a) shall be 
used for programs that include the following purposes:
            (1) The development and implementation of training to 
        prevent racial profiling and to encourage more respectful 
        interaction with the public.
            (2) The acquisition and use of technology to facilitate the 
        accurate collection and analysis of data.
            (3) The development and acquisition of feedback systems and 
        technologies that identify officers or units of officers 
        engaged in, or at risk of engaging in, racial profiling or 
        other misconduct.
            (4) The establishment and maintenance of an administrative 
        complaint procedure or independent auditor program.
    (c) Equitable Distribution.--The Attorney General shall ensure that 
grants under this section are awarded in a manner that reserves an 
equitable share of funding for small and rural law enforcement 
agencies.
    (d) Application.--Each State, local law enforcement agency, or unit 
of local government desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require.

SEC. 135. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this part.

                        PART IV--DATA COLLECTION

SEC. 141. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.

    (a) Regulations.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with 
stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies and community, professional, research, and civil rights 
organizations, shall issue regulations for the collection and 
compilation of data under sections 121 and 131.
    (b) Requirements.--The regulations issued under subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) provide for the collection of data on all routine or 
        spontaneous investigatory activities;
            (2) provide that the data collected shall--
                    (A) be collected by race, ethnicity, national 
                origin, gender, and religion, as perceived by the law 
                enforcement officer;
                    (B) include the date, time, and location of such 
                investigatory activities;
                    (C) include detail sufficient to permit an analysis 
                of whether a law enforcement agency is engaging in 
                racial profiling; and
                    (D) not include personally identifiable 
                information;
            (3) provide that a standardized form shall be made 
        available to law enforcement agencies for the submission of 
        collected data to the Department of Justice;
            (4) provide that law enforcement agencies shall compile 
        data on the standardized form made available under paragraph 
        (3), and submit the form to the Civil Rights Division and the 
        Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics;
            (5) provide that law enforcement agencies shall maintain 
        all data collected under this subtitle for not less than 4 
        years;
            (6) include guidelines for setting comparative benchmarks, 
        consistent with best practices, against which collected data 
        shall be measured;
            (7) provide that the Department of Justice Bureau of 
        Justice Statistics shall--
                    (A) analyze the data for any statistically 
                significant disparities, including--
                            (i) disparities in the percentage of 
                        drivers or pedestrians stopped relative to the 
                        proportion of the population passing through 
                        the neighborhood;
                            (ii) disparities in the hit rate; and
                            (iii) disparities in the frequency of 
                        searches performed on racial or ethnic minority 
                        drivers and the frequency of searches performed 
                        on non-minority drivers; and
                    (B) not later than 3 years after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter--
                            (i) prepare a report regarding the findings 
                        of the analysis conducted under subparagraph 
                        (A);
                            (ii) provide such report to Congress; and
                            (iii) make such report available to the 
                        public, including on a website of the 
                        Department of Justice; and
            (8) protect the privacy of individuals whose data is 
        collected by--
                    (A) limiting the use of the data collected under 
                this subtitle to the purposes set forth in this 
                subtitle;
                    (B) except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, 
                limiting access to the data collected under this 
                subtitle to those Federal, State, local, or tribal 
                employees or agents who require such access in order to 
                fulfill the purposes for the data set forth in this 
                subtitle;
                    (C) requiring contractors or other non-governmental 
                agents who are permitted access to the data collected 
                under this subtitle to sign use agreements 
                incorporating the use and disclosure restrictions set 
                forth in subparagraph (A); and
                    (D) requiring the maintenance of adequate security 
                measures to prevent unauthorized access to the data 
                collected under this subtitle.

SEC. 142. PUBLICATION OF DATA.

    The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics shall 
provide to Congress and make available to the public, together with 
each annual report described in section 141, the data collected 
pursuant to this subtitle, excluding any personally identifiable 
information described in section 143.

SEC. 143. LIMITATIONS ON PUBLICATION OF DATA.

    The name or identifying information of a law enforcement officer, 
complainant, or any other individual involved in any activity for which 
data is collected and compiled under this subtitle shall not be--
            (1) released to the public;
            (2) disclosed to any person, except for--
                    (A) such disclosures as are necessary to comply 
                with this subtitle;
                    (B) disclosures of information regarding a 
                particular person to that person; or
                    (C) disclosures pursuant to litigation; or
            (3) subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, 
        United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of 
        Information Act), except for disclosures of information 
        regarding a particular person to that person.

    PART V--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REGULATIONS AND REPORTS ON RACIAL 
                     PROFILING IN THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 151. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE REGULATIONS AND REPORTS.

    (a) Regulations.--In addition to the regulations required under 
sections 133 and 141, the Attorney General shall issue such other 
regulations as the Attorney General determines are necessary to 
implement this subtitle.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney 
        General shall submit to Congress a report on racial profiling 
        by law enforcement agencies.
            (2) Scope.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    (A) a summary of data collected under sections 
                121(b)(3) and 131(b)(3) and from any other reliable 
                source of information regarding racial profiling in the 
                United States;
                    (B) a discussion of the findings in the most recent 
                report prepared by the Department of Justice Bureau of 
                Justice Statistics under section 141(b)(7);
                    (C) the status of the adoption and implementation 
                of policies and procedures by Federal law enforcement 
                agencies under section 121 and by the State and local 
                law enforcement agencies under sections 131 and 132; 
                and
                    (D) a description of any other policies and 
                procedures that the Attorney General believes would 
                facilitate the elimination of racial profiling.

                   PART VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 161. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this subtitle, or the application of such a 
provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this subtitle and the application of 
the remaining provisions of this subtitle to any person or circumstance 
shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 162. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed--
            (1) to limit legal or administrative remedies under section 
        1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 
        1983), section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
        Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141), the Omnibus Crime 
        Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), 
        or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 
        seq.);
            (2) to affect any Federal, State, or tribal law that 
        applies to an Indian tribe because of the political status of 
        the tribe; or
            (3) to waive the sovereign immunity of an Indian tribe 
        without the consent of the tribe.

                     Subtitle B--Police CAMERA Act

SEC. 181. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Police Creating Accountability 
by Making Effective Recording Available Act of 2015'' or the ``Police 
CAMERA Act''.

SEC. 182. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY-WORN CAMERAS.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``PART LL--MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY-WORN CAMERAS

``SEC. 3021. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Assistant Attorney General for the Office of 
Justice Programs (in this section referred to as the `Assistant 
Attorney General') may make grants to States, units of local 
government, and Indian tribes to purchase or lease body-worn cameras 
for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers (as 
defined in section 2503) and expenses related to the implementation of 
a body-worn camera program in order to deter excessive force, improve 
accountability and transparency of use of force by law enforcement 
officers, assist in responding to complaints against law enforcement 
officers, and improve evidence collection.
    ``(b) Duration of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Grants awarded under this part shall be 
        2 years in duration.
            ``(2) Disbursement of grant amount.--In disbursing a grant 
        awarded to an entity under this section--
                    ``(A) upon awarding the grant to the entity, the 
                Assistant Attorney General shall disburse 50 percent of 
                the total grant amount to the entity; and
                    ``(B) upon demonstration by the entity of 
                completion of the requirements in subsection (d)(1), 
                the Assistant Attorney General shall disburse the 
                remaining 50 percent of the total grant amount to the 
                entity.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be--
            ``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local 
        government, or Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) used for--
                    ``(A) the purchase or lease of body-worn cameras 
                for law enforcement officers on patrol in the 
                jurisdiction of the grantee;
                    ``(B) any costs relating to the implementation of a 
                body-worn camera program, including law enforcement 
                officer training or the storage or maintenance of data 
                collected under a body-worn camera program; or
                    ``(C) implementing policies or procedures to comply 
                with the requirements described in subsection (d).
    ``(d) Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Attorney General shall 
        award a grant under this section to a State, unit of local 
        government, or Indian tribe requesting the grant that commits 
        to--
                    ``(A) establishing policies and procedures in 
                accordance with the requirements described in paragraph 
                (2) before law enforcement officers use of body-worn 
                cameras;
                    ``(B) adopting data collection and retention 
                protocols as described in paragraph (3) before law 
                enforcement officers use of body-worn cameras;
                    ``(C) making the policies and protocols described 
                in subparagraphs (A) and (B) available to the public; 
                and
                    ``(D) complying with the requirements for use of 
                data under paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Required policies and procedures.--An entity 
        receiving a grant under this section shall--
                    ``(A) develop with community input and publish for 
                public view policies and protocols for--
                            ``(i) the safe and effective use of body-
                        worn cameras;
                            ``(ii) the secure storage, handling, and 
                        destruction of data collected by body-worn 
                        cameras;
                            ``(iii) protecting the privacy rights of 
                        any individual who may be recorded by a body-
                        worn camera; and
                            ``(iv) the release of any data collected by 
                        a body-worn camera in accordance with the open 
                        records laws, if any, of the State; and
                    ``(B) conduct periodic evaluations of the security 
                of the storage and handling of the body-worn camera 
                data.
            ``(3) Data collection and retention protocol.--The data 
        collection and retention protocol described in this paragraph 
        is a protocol that--
                    ``(A) requires--
                            ``(i) a law enforcement officer who is 
                        wearing a body-mounted camera to provide an 
                        explanation if an activity that is required to 
                        be recorded by the body-mounted camera is not 
                        recorded;
                            ``(ii) a law enforcement officer who is 
                        wearing a body-mounted camera to obtain consent 
                        to be recorded from a crime victim or witness 
                        before interviewing the victim or witness;
                            ``(iii) the collection of data unrelated to 
                        a legitimate law enforcement purpose be 
                        minimized to the greatest extent practicable;
                            ``(iv) the system used to store data 
                        collected by body-worn cameras shall log all 
                        viewing, modification, or deletion of stored 
                        data and shall prevent, to the greatest extent 
                        practicable, the unauthorized access or 
                        disclosure of stored data;
                            ``(v) any law enforcement officer be 
                        prohibited from accessing the stored data 
                        without an authorized purpose; and
                            ``(vi) the law enforcement agency to 
                        collect and report data on--
                                    ``(I) incidences of use of force, 
                                disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 
                                gender, and age of the victim;
                                    ``(II) the number of complaints 
                                filed against law enforcement officers;
                                    ``(III) the disposition of 
                                complaints filed against law 
                                enforcement officers; and
                                    ``(IV) the number of times camera 
                                footage is used for evidence collection 
                                in investigations of crimes;
                    ``(B) allows an individual to file a complaint with 
                a law enforcement agency relating to the improper use 
                of body-worn cameras; and
                    ``(C) complies with any other requirements 
                established by the Assistant Attorney General.
            ``(4) Use or transfer of data.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Data collected by an entity 
                receiving a grant under this section from a body-
                mounted camera shall be used only in internal and 
                external investigations of misconduct by a law 
                enforcement agency or officer, if there is reasonable 
                suspicion that a recording contains evidence of a 
                crime, or for limited training purposes. The Assistant 
                Attorney General shall establish rules to ensure that 
                the data is used only for the purposes described in 
                this subparagraph.
                    ``(B) Prohibition on transfer.--Except as provided 
                in subparagraph (B), an entity receiving a grant under 
                this section may not transfer any data collected by the 
                entity from a body-mounted camera to another law 
                enforcement or intelligence agency.
                    ``(C) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Criminal investigation.--An entity 
                        receiving a grant under this section may 
                        transfer data collected by the entity from a 
                        body-mounted camera to another law enforcement 
                        agency or intelligence agency for use in a 
                        criminal investigation if the requesting law 
                        enforcement or intelligence agency has 
                        reasonable suspicion that the requested data 
                        contains evidence relating to the crime being 
                        investigated.
                            ``(ii) Civil rights claims.--An entity 
                        receiving a grant under this section may 
                        transfer data collected by the law enforcement 
                        agency from a body-mounted camera to another 
                        law enforcement agency for use in an 
                        investigation of any right, privilege, or 
                        immunity secured or protected by the 
                        Constitution or laws of the United States.
    ``(e) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
        Federal share of the cost of a program carried out using a 
        grant under this part may not exceed 75 percent of the total 
        cost of the program.
            ``(2) Indian assistance.--Any funds appropriated by 
        Congress for the activities of any agency of an Indian tribal 
        government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law 
        enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to 
        provide the non-Federal share of the matching requirement 
        described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Assistant Attorney General may waive, in 
        whole or in part, the matching requirement described in 
        paragraph (1) in the case of fiscal hardship, as determined by 
        the Assistant Attorney General.
    ``(f) Allocation of Funds.--For fiscal years 2015 and 2016, of the 
amounts appropriated to the Office of Justice Programs, $10,000,000 
shall be used to carry out this part.

``SEC. 3022. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, the chief 
executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall 
submit an application to the Assistant Attorney General in such form 
and containing such information as the Assistant Attorney General may 
reasonably require.
    ``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this part, the Assistant Attorney General shall promulgate 
regulations to implement this part, including the information that 
shall be included and the requirements that the States, units of local 
government, and Indian tribes must meet in submitting the applications 
required under this section.

``SEC. 3023. STUDY.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
all grants are awarded under this part, the Assistant Attorney General 
shall conduct a study on--
            ``(1) the efficacy of body-worn cameras in deterring 
        excessive force by law enforcement officers;
            ``(2) the impact of body-worn cameras on the accountability 
        and transparency of the use of force by law enforcement 
        officers;
            ``(3) the impact of body-worn cameras on responses to and 
        adjudications of complaints of excessive force;
            ``(4) the effect of the use of body-worn cameras on the 
        safety of law enforcement officers on patrol;
            ``(5) the effect of the use of body-worn cameras on public 
        safety;
            ``(6) the impact of body-worn cameras on evidence 
        collection for criminal investigations;
            ``(7) issues relating to the secure storage and handling of 
        data from the body-worn cameras;
            ``(8) issues relating to the privacy of citizens and 
        officers recorded on body-worn cameras;
            ``(9) issues relating to the public's access to body-worn 
        camera footage;
            ``(10) the need for proper training of law enforcement 
        officers that use body-worn cameras;
            ``(11) best practices in the development of protocols for 
        the safe and effective use of body-worn cameras; and
            ``(12) any other factors that the Assistant Attorney 
        General determines are relevant in evaluating the efficacy of 
        body-worn cameras.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
study required under subsection (a) is completed, the Assistant 
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the study.''.

 Subtitle C--Department of Justice Grant Programs and Law Enforcement 
                                 Reform

SEC. 191. IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress on a 
plan to assist State and local law enforcement agencies to improve 
training in use of force, identifying racial and ethnic bias, and 
conflict resolution, through the course of officers' careers, which 
shall include the development of Field Training Program policies and 
the examination of ways to partner with national law enforcement 
organizations to promote consistent standards for high quality training 
and assessment.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
contain best practices, model policies, and a training toolkit for 
local law enforcement, as well as free or reduced-cost courses for law 
enforcement agencies.

SEC. 192. REQUIREMENT FOR DOJ GRANT PROGRAMS.

    A State or local law enforcement agency applying for a law 
enforcement related grant administered by the Department of Justice, 
including any grant awarded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant Program established under subpart I of of part E of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) or awarded under the COPS grant program under 
section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd), shall include in the application for 
the grant a report on how the officers of the law enforcement agency 
are trained in the use of force, racial and ethnic bias, de-escalating 
conflicts, and constructive engagement with the public.

SEC. 193. IMPROVING CRIME STATISTIC REPORTING.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on a 
plan of action for helping law enforcement agencies upgrade their 
information technology systems in order to submit National Incident-
Based Reporting System data, including detailed crime incident data, 
such as arrests and officer-involved shootings, in a timely manner.
    (b) Requirements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) reasonable cost estimates for setting up information 
        technology systems to connect into the Criminal Justice 
        Information Services Division of the Department of Justice; and
            (2) a timetable for getting law enforcement agencies to 
        submit the data described in subsection (a).

SEC. 194. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REPORTING OF CRIME STATISTICS.

    It is the sense of Congress that all State and local law 
enforcement agencies receiving grant awards under the Edward Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program established under subpart I 
of of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) or the COPS grant program under 
section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) should submit, in a timely manner, their 
National Incident-Based Reporting System data to the Criminal Justice 
Information Services Division of the Department of Justice.

      TITLE II--VOTING RIGHTS REFORM AND CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION

                   Subtitle A--Democracy Restoration

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Democracy Restoration Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of 
        citizenship. Regaining the right to vote reintegrates 
        individuals with criminal convictions into free society, 
        helping to enhance public safety.
            (2) Article I, section 4, of the Constitution grants 
        Congress ultimate supervisory power over Federal elections, an 
        authority which has repeatedly been upheld by the United States 
        Supreme Court.
            (3) Basic constitutional principles of fairness and equal 
        protection require an equal opportunity for citizens of the 
        United States to vote in Federal elections. The right to vote 
        may not be abridged or denied by the United States or by any 
        State on account of race, color, gender, or previous condition 
        of servitude. The 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th 
        Amendments to the Constitution empower Congress to enact 
        measures to protect the right to vote in Federal elections. The 
        8th Amendment to the Constitution provides for no excessive 
        bail to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and 
        unusual punishments inflicted.
            (4) There are 3 areas where discrepancies in State laws 
        regarding criminal convictions lead to unfairness in Federal 
        elections--
                    (A) the lack of a uniform standard for voting in 
                Federal elections leads to an unfair disparity and 
                unequal participation in Federal elections based solely 
                on where a person lives;
                    (B) laws governing the restoration of voting rights 
                after a criminal conviction vary throughout the country 
                and persons in some States can easily regain their 
                voting rights while in other States persons effectively 
                lose their right to vote permanently; and
                    (C) State disenfranchisement laws 
                disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minorities.
            (5) Two States do not disenfranchise individuals with 
        criminal convictions at all (Maine and Vermont), but 48 States 
        and the District of Columbia have laws that deny convicted 
        individuals the right to vote while they are in prison.
            (6) In some States disenfranchisement results from varying 
        State laws that restrict voting while individuals are under the 
        supervision of the criminal justice system or after they have 
        completed a criminal sentence. In 35 States, convicted 
        individuals may not vote while they are on parole and 31 of 
        those States disenfranchise individuals on felony probation as 
        well. In 11 States, a conviction can result in lifetime 
        disenfranchisement.
            (7) Several States deny the right to vote to individuals 
        convicted of certain misdemeanors.
            (8) An estimated 5,850,000 citizens of the United States, 
        or about 1 in 40 adults in the United States, currently cannot 
        vote as a result of a felony conviction. Of the 5,850,000 
        citizens barred from voting, only 25 percent are in prison. By 
        contrast, 75 percent of the disenfranchised reside in their 
        communities while on probation or parole or after having 
        completed their sentences. Approximately 2,600,000 citizens who 
        have completed their sentences remain disenfranchised due to 
        restrictive State laws. In 6 States--Alabama, Florida, 
        Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia--more than 7 
        percent of the total population is disenfranchised.
            (9) In those States that disenfranchise individuals post-
        sentence, the right to vote can be regained in theory, but in 
        practice this possibility is often granted in a non-uniform and 
        potentially discriminatory manner. Disenfranchised individuals 
        must either obtain a pardon or an order from the Governor or an 
        action by the parole or pardon board, depending on the offense 
        and State. Individuals convicted of a Federal offense often 
        have additional barriers to regaining voting rights.
            (10) State disenfranchisement laws disproportionately 
        impact racial and ethnic minorities. Eight percent of the 
        African-American population, or 2,000,000 African-Americans, 
        are disenfranchised. Given current rates of incarceration, 
        approximately 1 in 3 of the next generation of African-American 
        men will be disenfranchised at some point during their 
        lifetime. Currently, 1 of every 13 African-Americans are 
        rendered unable to vote because of felony disenfranchisement, 
        which is a rate 4 times greater than non African-Americans. 7.7 
        percent of African-Americans are disenfranchised whereas only 
        1.8 percent of non African-Americans are. In 3 States--Florida 
        (23 percent), Kentucky (22 percent), and Virginia (20 
        percent)--more than 1 in 5 African-Americans are unable to vote 
        because of prior convictions.
            (11) Latino citizens are disproportionately disenfranchised 
        based upon their disproportionate representation in the 
        criminal justice system. If current incarceration trends hold, 
        17 percent of Latino men will be incarcerated during their 
        lifetimes, in contrast to less than 6 percent of non-Latino 
        White men. When analyzing the data across 10 States, Latinos 
        generally have disproportionately higher rates of 
        disenfranchisement compared to their presence in the voting age 
        population. In 6 out of 10 States studied in 2003, Latinos 
        constitute more than 10 percent of the total number of persons 
        disenfranchised by State felony laws. In 4 States (California, 
        37 percent; New York, 34 percent; Texas, 30 percent; and 
        Arizona, 27 percent), Latinos were disenfranchised by a rate of 
        more than 25 percent.
            (12) Disenfranchising citizens who have been convicted of a 
        criminal offense and who are living and working in the 
        community serves no compelling State interest and hinders their 
        rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
            (13) State disenfranchisement laws can suppress electoral 
        participation among eligible voters by discouraging voting 
        among family and community members of disenfranchised persons. 
        Future electoral participation by the children of 
        disenfranchised parents may be impacted as well.
            (14) The United States is the only Western democracy that 
        permits the permanent denial of voting rights for individuals 
        with felony convictions.

SEC. 203. RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.

    The right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States to 
vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged 
because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless 
such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional 
institution or facility at the time of the election.

SEC. 204. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Attorney General.--The Attorney General may, in a civil action, 
obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy 
a violation of this subtitle.
    (b) Private Right of Action.--
            (1) In general.--A person who is aggrieved by a violation 
        of this subtitle may provide written notice of the violation to 
        the chief election official of the State involved.
            (2) Relief.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), if the 
        violation is not corrected within 90 days after receipt of a 
        notice under paragraph (1), or within 20 days after receipt of 
        the notice if the violation occurred within 120 days before the 
        date of an election for Federal office, the aggrieved person 
        may, in a civil action, obtain declaratory or injunctive relief 
        with respect to the violation.
            (3) Exception.--If the violation occurred within 30 days 
        before the date of an election for Federal office, the 
        aggrieved person need not provide notice to the chief election 
        official of the State under paragraph (1) before bringing a 
        civil action to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief with 
        respect to the violation.

SEC. 205. NOTIFICATION OF RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS.

    (a) State Notification.--
            (1) Notification.--On the date determined under paragraph 
        (2), each State shall notify in writing any individual who has 
        been convicted of a criminal offense under the law of that 
        State that such individual has the right to vote in an election 
        for Federal office pursuant to the Democracy Restoration Act of 
        2015 and may register to vote in any such election.
            (2) Date of notification.--
                    (A) Felony conviction.--In the case of such an 
                individual who has been convicted of a felony, the 
                notification required under paragraph (1) shall be 
                given on the date on which the individual--
                            (i) is sentenced to serve only a term of 
                        probation; or
                            (ii) is released from the custody of that 
                        State (other than to the custody of another 
                        State or the Federal Government to serve a term 
                        of imprisonment for a felony conviction).
                    (B) Misdemeanor conviction.--In the case of such an 
                individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, the 
                notification required under paragraph (1) shall be 
                given on the date on which such individual is sentenced 
                by a State court.
    (b) Federal Notification.--
            (1) Notification.--Any individual who has been convicted of 
        a criminal offense under Federal law shall be notified in 
        accordance with paragraph (2) that such individual has the 
        right to vote in an election for Federal office pursuant to the 
        Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 and may register to vote in 
        any such election.
            (2) Date of notification.--
                    (A) Felony conviction.--In the case of such an 
                individual who has been convicted of a felony, the 
                notification required under paragraph (1) shall be 
                given--
                            (i) in the case of an individual who is 
                        sentenced to serve only a term of probation, by 
                        the Assistant Director for the Office of 
                        Probation and Pretrial Services of the 
                        Administrative Office of the United States 
                        Courts on the date on which the individual is 
                        sentenced; or
                            (ii) in the case of any individual 
                        committed to the custody of the Bureau of 
                        Prisons, by the Director of the Bureau of 
                        Prisons, during the period beginning on the 
                        date that is 6 months before such individual is 
                        released and ending on the date such individual 
                        is released from the custody of the Bureau of 
                        Prisons.
                    (B) Misdemeanor conviction.--In the case of such an 
                individual who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, the 
                notification required under paragraph (1) shall be 
                given on the date on which such individual is sentenced 
                by a court established by an Act of Congress.

SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this subtitle:
            (1) Correctional institution or facility.--The term 
        ``correctional institution or facility'' means any prison, 
        penitentiary, jail, or other institution or facility for the 
        confinement of individuals convicted of criminal offenses, 
        whether publicly or privately operated, except that such term 
        does not include any residential community treatment center (or 
        similar public or private facility).
            (2) Election.--The term ``election'' means--
                    (A) a general, special, primary, or runoff 
                election;
                    (B) a convention or caucus of a political party 
                held to nominate a candidate;
                    (C) a primary election held for the selection of 
                delegates to a national nominating convention of a 
                political party; or
                    (D) a primary election held for the expression of a 
                preference for the nomination of persons for election 
                to the office of President.
            (3) Federal office.--The term ``Federal office'' means the 
        office of President or Vice President of the United States, or 
        of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States.
            (4) Probation.--The term ``probation'' means probation, 
        imposed by a Federal, State, or local court, with or without a 
        condition on the individual involved concerning--
                    (A) the individual's freedom of movement;
                    (B) the payment of damages by the individual;
                    (C) periodic reporting by the individual to an 
                officer of the court; or
                    (D) supervision of the individual by an officer of 
                the court.

SEC. 207. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.

    (a) State Laws Relating to Voting Rights.--Nothing in this subtitle 
shall be construed to prohibit the States from enacting any State law 
which affords the right to vote in any election for Federal office on 
terms less restrictive than those established by this subtitle.
    (b) Certain Federal Acts.--The rights and remedies established by 
this subtitle are in addition to all other rights and remedies provided 
by law, and neither rights and remedies established by this subtitle 
shall supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.) or the National Voter 
Registration Act (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.).

SEC. 208. FEDERAL PRISON FUNDS.

    No State, unit of local government, or other person may receive or 
use, to construct or otherwise improve a prison, jail, or other place 
of incarceration, any Federal funds unless that person has in effect a 
program under which each individual incarcerated in that person's 
jurisdiction who is a citizen of the United States is notified, upon 
release from such incarceration, of that individual's rights under 
section 203.

SEC. 209. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This subtitle shall apply to citizens of the United States voting 
in any election for Federal office held after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

            Subtitle B--Restoration of Federal Jury Service

SEC. 221. QUALIFICATIONS FOR JURY SERVICE.

    Section 1865(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``he'' and inserting ``the person''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) has a charge pending for the commission of a crime 
        punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year.''.

                    TITLE III--SENTENCING LAW REFORM

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Reclassification to Ensure Smarter 
and Equal Treatment Act of 2015'' or the ``RESET Act''.

SEC. 302. RECLASSIFICATION OF LOW-LEVEL FELONIES.

    (a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 404(a) (21 U.S.C. 844(a))--
                    (A) in the fourth sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
                        ``1 year'';
                            (ii) by striking ``$2,500'' and inserting 
                        ``$1,000'';
                            (iii) by striking ``3 years'' and inserting 
                        ``1 year''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$1,000''; and
                    (B) by striking the fifth sentence and inserting 
                the following: ``Notwithstanding any penalty provided 
                in this subsection, any person who commits an offense 
                under this subsection for the possession of a date rape 
                drug (as defined in section 401(g)(2)) after a prior 
                conviction under this title or title III, or a prior 
                conviction for any drug, narcotic, or chemical offense 
                chargeable under the law of any State, has become 
                final, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 
                not less than 15 days but not more than 2 years, and 
                shall be fined a minimum of $2,500 and if any person 
                commits such offense after 2 or more prior convictions 
                under this title or title III, or 2 or more prior 
                convictions for any drug, narcotic, or chemical offense 
                chargeable under the law of any State, or a combination 
                of 2 or more such offenses have become final, such 
                person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 
                not less than 90 days but not more than 3 years, and 
                shall be fined a minimum of $5,000.''; and
            (2) in section 422(b) (21 U.S.C. 863(b)), by striking 
        ``three years'' and inserting ``1 year''.
    (b) Elimination of Increased Penalties for Cocaine Offenses Where 
the Cocaine Involved Is Cocaine Base.--
            (1) Controlled substances act.--The following provisions of 
        the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) are 
        repealed:
                    (A) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A).
                    (B) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B).
            (2) Controlled substances import and export act.--The 
        following provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and 
        Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are repealed:
                    (A) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1).
                    (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2).

SEC. 303. WEIGHING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MIXED WITH FOOD PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--Part D of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 424. WEIGHING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MIXED WITH FOOD PRODUCTS.

    ``In determining the weight of a controlled substance or mixture of 
controlled substances that is in compound with a food product for 
purposes of this title or title III, the weight of the food product 
shall not be included.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 423 the following:

``Sec. 424. Weighing of controlled substances mixed with food 
                            products.''.

SEC. 304. APPLICABILITY TO PENDING AND PAST CASES.

    (a) Pending Cases.--This title, and the amendments made by this 
title, shall apply to any offense that was committed before the date of 
enactment of this Act, if a sentence for the offense has not been 
imposed as of such date of enactment.
    (b) Past Cases.--In the case of a defendant who, before the date of 
enactment of this Act, was convicted of an offense for which the 
penalty is amended by this title and was sentenced to a term of 
imprisonment for the offense, the sentencing court may, on motion of 
the defendant or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or on its own 
motion, reduce the term of imprisonment for the offense, after 
considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, to the extent the factors are applicable, if such a 
reduction is consistent with--
            (1) this title and the amendments made by this title; and
            (2) applicable policy statements issued by the United 
        States Sentencing Commission.

SEC. 305. EMERGENCY AUTHORITY FOR UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    (a) Review and Amendment.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission, 
pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States 
Code, shall review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing 
guidelines and policy statements applicable to any person convicted of 
an offense affected by section 302, 303, or 304.
    (b) Authorization.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Commission 
may amend the Federal sentencing guidelines in accordance with the 
procedures set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing Act of 1987 (28 
U.S.C. 994 note) as though the authority under that section had not 
expired.

SEC. 306. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a fund to be known as the Safe Neighborhoods 
        and Schools Fund (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
            (2) Continual appropriation.--Amounts in the Fund shall be 
        continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal year 
        carrying out this section and shall be considered general fund 
        revenues which may be appropriated pursuant to Article I of the 
        Constitution of the United States.
    (b) Funding Appropriation.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Calculation of savings.--On or before July 31, 
                2016, and on or before July 31 of each fiscal year 
                thereafter, the Attorney General shall calculate the 
                savings that accrued from the implementation of this 
                title during the fiscal year ending June 30, as 
                compared to the fiscal year preceding the date of 
                enactment of this Act. The calculation shall be final 
                and shall not be adjusted for any subsequent changes in 
                the underlying data.
                    (B) Requirement.--In making the calculation 
                required under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General 
                shall use actual data or best available estimates where 
                actual data is not available.
                    (C) Certification.--Not later than August 1 of each 
                fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to 
                Congress a certification of the results of the 
                calculation required under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Transfer of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Before August 15, 2016, and before 
                August 15 of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 
                of the Treasury shall transfer, out of any amounts in 
                the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise 
                appropriated, to the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent 
                of the amount calculated for that fiscal year under 
                paragraph (1).
                    (B) Treatment of transferred funds.--Amounts 
                transferred to the Fund under subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) shall be used exclusively for the 
                        purposes of this section; and
                            (ii) shall not be subject to appropriation 
                        or transfer by Congress for any other purpose.
                    (C) Availability of funds.--Amounts transferred to 
                the Fund under subparagraph (A) shall remain available 
                until expended without regard to fiscal year.
    (c) Distribution of Amounts in the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools 
Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than August 15 of each fiscal 
        year beginning in 2016, of the total amount transferred to the 
        Fund for the fiscal year--
                    (A) 30 percent shall be made available to the 
                Secretary of Education, to administer a grant program 
                to public agencies aimed at improving outcomes for 
                public school pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 
                12, inclusive, by reducing truancy and supporting 
                students who are at risk of dropping out of school or 
                are victims of crime;
                    (B) 20 percent shall be transferred to the Crime 
                Victims Fund, for grants to trauma recovery centers to 
                provide services to victims of crime; and
                    (C) 50 percent shall be made available to the 
                Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
                States Courts, acting through the Federal Reentry/Drug 
                Court program, for grants to public agencies aimed at 
                supporting mental health treatment, substance abuse 
                treatment, and diversion programs for people in the 
                criminal justice system, with an emphasis on programs 
                that reduce recidivism of people convicted of less 
                serious crimes, such as those covered by this measure, 
                and those who have substance abuse and mental health 
                problems.
            (2) Limitation.--For each program described in paragraph 
        (1), the agency responsible for administering the program may 
        not spend more than 5 percent of the amounts made available to 
        the agency from the Fund on an annual basis for administrative 
        costs.
            (3) Audit.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and once every 2 years thereafter, the 
        Attorney General shall--
                    (A) conduct an audit of the grant programs 
                described in paragraph (1) to ensure the amounts are 
                disbursed and expended solely according to this 
                section; and
                    (B) report the findings of the audit conducted 
                under subparagraph (A) to the relevant committees of 
                Congress.
            (4) Costs of program.--Any costs incurred by the Attorney 
        General in connection with the administration of the Fund, 
        including the costs of the calculation and the audit required, 
        shall be deducted from the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund 
        before the funds are allocated under paragraph (1).
            (5) Supplemental funds.--Any amounts made available under 
        grant programs described in paragraph (1) shall be used to 
        supplement State or local funds for the same purpose and shall 
        not supplant such State or local funds.
            (6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to obligate an agency to provide programs or levels 
        of service described in this section above the level for which 
        funding has been provided under this section.

              TITLE IV--RE-ENTRY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW REFORM

           Subtitle A--Improvements to the Second Chance Act

SEC. 401. IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS.

    Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended by striking subsection 
(a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Grant Authorization.--The Attorney General shall make grants 
to States, local governments, territories, or Indian tribes, or any 
combination thereof (in this section referred to as an `eligible 
entity'), in partnership with interested persons (including Federal 
corrections and supervision agencies), service providers, and nonprofit 
organizations for the purpose of strategic planning and implementation 
of adult and juvenile offender reentry projects.''.

Subtitle B--Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reentry Employment 
                             Opportunities

SEC. 411. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE REENTRY EMPLOYMENT 
              OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM.

    Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3224) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations for the Reentry Employment 
Opportunities Program.--In addition to the funds authorized to be 
appropriated under section 172(d), there is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the Reentry Employment Opportunities program 
under this section $200,000,000 for each fiscal year.''.

                     Subtitle C--Sense of Congress

SEC. 421. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the President should require that 
Federal contractors incorporate ``fair chance'' hiring practices, 
including requiring Federal contractors and agencies to refrain from 
asking job applicants about prior convictions until later in the hiring 
process.
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