[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 30, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H1666-H1683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 
                           2004 THROUGH 2006

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill (H.R. 3036) to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of Justice for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for other 
purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 3036

       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 ``Department 
     of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     2004 through 2006''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2004.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2005.
Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2006.

     TITLE II--IMPROVING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S GRANT PROGRAMS

  Subtitle A--Assisting Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Agencies

Sec. 201. Merger of Byrne grant program and Local Law Enforcement Block 
              Grant program.
Sec. 202. Clarification of number of recipients who may be selected in 
              a given year to receive Public Safety Officer Medal of 
              Valor.
Sec. 203. Congressional medal and plaque for public safety officers who 
              responded to the attacks on the United States on 
              September 11, 2001.
Sec. 204. Clarification of official to be consulted by Attorney General 
              in considering application for emergency Federal law 
              enforcement assistance.
Sec. 205. Clarification of uses for regional information sharing system 
              grants.
Sec. 206. Integrity and enhancement of national criminal record 
              databases.
Sec. 207. Extension of matching grant program for law enforcement armor 
              vests.

Subtitle B--Building Community Capacity to Prevent, Reduce, and Control 
                                 Crime

Sec. 211. Office of Weed and Seed Strategies.

                 Subtitle C--Assisting Victims of Crime

Sec. 221. Grants to local nonprofit organizations to improve outreach 
              services to victims of crime.
Sec. 222. Clarification and enhancement of certain authorities relating 
              to Crime Victims Fund.
Sec. 223. Amounts received under crime victim grants may be used by 
              State for training purposes.
Sec. 224. Clarification of authorities relating to Violence Against 
              Women formula and discretionary grant programs.
Sec. 225. Expansion of grant programs assisting enforcement of domestic 
              violence cases to also assist enforcement of sexual 
              assault cases.
Sec. 226. Change of certain reports from annual to biennial.
Sec. 227. Clarification of recipients and programs eligible for grants 
              under Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement 
              Assistance program.

                      Subtitle D--Preventing Crime

Sec. 231. Clarification of definition of violent offender for purposes 
              of juvenile drug courts.
Sec. 232. Changes to distribution and allocation of grants for drug 
              courts.
Sec. 233. Eligibility for grants under drug court grants program 
              extended to courts that supervise non-offenders with 
              substance abuse problems.
Sec. 234. Term of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program for 
              local facilities.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 241. Changes to certain financial authorities.
Sec. 242. Coordination duties of Assistant Attorney General.
Sec. 243. Simplification of compliance deadlines under sex-offender 
              registration laws.
Sec. 244. Repeal of certain programs.
Sec. 245. Elimination of certain notice and hearing requirements.
Sec. 246. Amended definitions for purposes of Omnibus Crime Control and 
              Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Sec. 247. Clarification of authority to pay subsistence payments to 
              prisoners for health care items and services.
Sec. 248. Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management.
Sec. 249. Community Capacity Development Office.
Sec. 250. Office of Applied Law Enforcement Technology.
Sec. 251. Availability of funds for grants.
Sec. 252. Consolidation of financial management systems of Office of 
              Justice Programs.
Sec. 253. Authorization and change of COPS program to single grant 
              program.
Sec. 254. Clarification of persons eligible for benefits under Public 
              Safety Officers' Death Benefits programs.
Sec. 255. Research-based bullying prevention programs.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Technical amendments relating to Public Law 107-56.
Sec. 302. Miscellaneous technical amendments.
Sec. 303. Minor substantive amendment relating to contents of FBI 
              annual report.
Sec. 304. Use of Federal training facilities.
Sec. 305. Privacy officer.
Sec. 306. Bankruptcy crimes.
Sec. 307. Report to Congress on status of United States persons or 
              residents detained on suspicion of terrorism.
Sec. 308. Technical correction relating to definition used in 
              ``terrorism transcending national boundaries'' statute.
Sec. 309. Increased penalties and expanded jurisdiction for sexual 
              abuse offenses in correctional facilities.
Sec. 310. Expanded jurisdiction for contraband offenses in correctional 
              facilities.
Sec. 311. Magistrate judge's authority to continue preliminary hearing.
Sec. 312. Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the 
              Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and 
              supporting the designation of an Equal Justice Day.

                       TITLE IV--KOBY MANDELL ACT

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings.
Sec. 403. Establishment of an Office in the Department of Justice to 
              undertake specific steps to facilitate the capture of 
              terrorists who have harmed American citizens overseas and 
              to ensure that all American victims of overseas terrorism 
              are treated equally.
Sec. 404. Authorization of appropriations.

   TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

Sec. 501. FBI Office of Counterintelligence.

                TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   2004.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2004, to carry out the activities of the Department of 
     Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, 
     commission, subdivision, unit, or other component thereof), 
     the following sums:
       (1) General administration.--For General Administration: 
     $133,772,000.
       (2) Administrative review and appeals.--For Administrative 
     Review and Appeals: $197,420,000 for administration of pardon 
     and clemency petitions and for immigration-related 
     activities.
       (3) Office of inspector general.--For the Office of 
     Inspector General: $70,000,000, which shall include not to 
     exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential character.
       (4) General legal activities.--For General Legal 
     Activities: $665,346,000, which shall include--
       (A) not less than $4,000,000 for the investigation and 
     prosecution of denaturalization and deportation cases 
     involving alleged Nazi war criminals;
       (B) not to exceed $20,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential character; and
       (C) such sums as may be necessary for administrative 
     expenses in accordance with the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act.

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       (5) Antitrust division.--For the Antitrust Division: 
     $141,898,000.
       (6) United states attorneys.--For United States Attorneys: 
     $1,556,784,000, which shall include not less than $10,000,000 
     for the investigation and prosecution of intellectual 
     property crimes, including software counterfeiting crimes, 
     crimes identified in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act 
     (Public Law 105-147), and violations of laws prohibiting 
     unsolicited commercial e-mail: Provided, That such amounts in 
     the appropriations account ``General Legal Services'' as may 
     be expended for such investigations or prosecutions shall 
     count towards this minimum as though expended from this 
     appropriations account.
       (7) Federal bureau of investigation.--For the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation: $4,639,569,000, which shall 
     include--
       (A) not to exceed $11,174,000 for construction, to remain 
     available until expended;
       (B) not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential character; and
       (C) such sums as may be necessary to assign employees to 
     the Terrorism Threat Integration Center: Provided, That such 
     amounts may only be expended for analyzing intelligence 
     information.
       (8) United states marshals service.--For the United States 
     Marshals Service: $733,843,000, which shall include not to 
     exceed $14,066,000 for construction, to remain available 
     until expended.
       (9) Federal prison system.--For the Federal Prison System, 
     including the National Institute of Corrections: 
     $4,677,214,000.
       (10) Drug enforcement administration.--For the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration: $1,601,327,000, which shall 
     include not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies 
     of a confidential character.
       (11) Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives.--
     For the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: 
     $851,987,000.
       (12) Fees and expenses of witnesses.--For Fees and Expenses 
     of Witnesses: $156,145,000 to remain available until 
     expended, which shall include not to exceed $6,000,000 for 
     construction of protected witness safesites.
       (13) Interagency crime and drug enforcement.--For 
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement: $550,609,000, for 
     expenses not otherwise provided for, for the investigation 
     and prosecution of persons involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, except that any funds obligated from 
     appropriations authorized by this paragraph may be used under 
     authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from 
     such funds.
       (14) Foreign claims settlement commission.--For the Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission: $1,212,000.
       (15) Community relations service.-- For the Community 
     Relations Service: $9,526,000.
       (16) Assets forfeiture fund.--For the Assets Forfeiture 
     Fund: $22,949,000 for expenses authorized by section 524 of 
     title 28, United States Code.
       (17) United states parole commission.--For the United 
     States Parole Commission: $11,051,000.
       (18) Federal detention trustee.--For the necessary expenses 
     of the Federal Detention Trustee: $814,097,000.
       (19) Identification systems integration.--For expenses 
     necessary for the operation of the Identification System 
     Integration: $34,077,000.
       (20) Narrowband communications.--For the costs of 
     conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost 
     for operation and maintenance of Land Mobile Radio legacy 
     systems: $140,083,000.
       (21) Administrative expenses for certain activities.--For 
     the administrative expenses of the Office of Justice 
     Programs, the Office on Violence Against Women, and the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services program, the following 
     sums:
       (A) $106,016,000 for the Office of Justice Programs.
       (B) $13,622,000 for the Office on Violence Against Women.
       (C) $29,684,000 for the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services program.
       (22) Legal activities office automation.--For necessary 
     expenses related to office automation: $33,240,000.
       (23) Counterterrorism fund.--For necessary expenses of the 
     Counterterrorism Fund: $1,000,000.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   2005.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2005, to carry out the activities of the Department of 
     Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, 
     commission, subdivision, unit, or other component thereof), 
     the following sums:
       (1) General administration.--For General Administration: 
     $186,551,000.
       (2) Administrative review and appeals.--For Administrative 
     Review and Appeals: $202,518,000 for administration of pardon 
     and clemency petitions and for immigration-related 
     activities.
       (3) Office of inspector general.--For the Office of 
     Inspector General: $71,400,000, which shall include not to 
     exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential character.
       (4) General legal activities.--For General Legal 
     Activities: $657,135,000, which shall include--
       (A) not less than $4,000,000 for the investigation and 
     prosecution of denaturalization and deportation cases 
     involving alleged Nazi war criminals;
       (B) not to exceed $20,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential character; and
       (C) such sums as may be necessary for administrative 
     expenses in accordance with the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act.
       (5) Antitrust division.--For the Antitrust Division: 
     $136,463,000.
       (6) United states attorneys.--For United States Attorneys: 
     $1,547,519,000, which shall include not less than $10,000,000 
     for the investigation and prosecution of intellectual 
     property crimes, including software counterfeiting crimes, 
     crimes identified in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act 
     (Public Law 105-147), and violations of law, against 
     unsolicited commercial e-mail: Provided, That such amounts in 
     the appropriations account ``General Legal Services'' as may 
     be expended for such investigations or prosecutions shall 
     count towards this minimum as though expended from this 
     appropriations account.
       (7) Federal bureau of investigation.--For the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation: $5,058,921,000, which shall 
     include--
       (A) not to exceed $1,250,000 for construction, to remain 
     available until expended;
       (B) not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential character; and
       (C) such sums as may be necessary to assign employees to 
     the Terrorism Threat Integration Center: Provided, That such 
     amounts may only be expended for analyzing intelligence 
     information.
       (8) United states marshals service.--For the United States 
     Marshals Service: $743,441,000, which shall include not to 
     exceed $1,371,000 for construction, to remain available until 
     expended.
       (9) Federal prison system.--For the Federal Prison System, 
     including the National Institute of Corrections: 
     $4,706,232,000.
       (10) Drug enforcement administration.--For the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration: $1,661,503,000, which shall 
     include not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies 
     of a confidential character.
       (11) Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives.--
     For the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: 
     $868,857,000.
       (12) Fees and expenses of witnesses.--For Fees and Expenses 
     of Witnesses: $177,585,000 to remain available until 
     expended, which shall include not to exceed $6,000,000 for 
     construction of protected witness safesites.
       (13) Interagency crime and drug enforcement.--For 
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement: $580,632,000, for 
     expenses not otherwise provided for, for the investigation 
     and prosecution of persons involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, except that any funds obligated from 
     appropriations authorized by this paragraph may be used under 
     authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from 
     such funds.
       (14) Foreign claims settlement commission.--For the Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission: $1,220,000.
       (15) Community relations service.--For the Community 
     Relations Service: $9,833,000.
       (16) Assets forfeiture fund.--For the Assets Forfeiture 
     Fund: $21,759,000 for expenses authorized by section 524 of 
     title 28, United States Code.
       (17) United states parole commission.--For the United 
     States Parole Commission: $10,650,000.
       (18) Federal detention trustee.--For the necessary expenses 
     of the Federal Detention Trustee: $938,810,000.
       (19) Joint automated booking system.--For the necessary 
     expenses of the Joint Automated Booking System: $20,309,000.
       (20) Integrated automated fingerprint.--For the expenses 
     necessary for Integrated Automated Fingerprint activities: 
     $5,054,000.
       (21) Narrowband communications.--For the costs of 
     conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost 
     for operation and maintenance of Land Mobile Radio legacy 
     systems: $101,971,000.
       (22) Administrative expenses for certain activities.--For 
     the administrative expenses of the Office of Justice 
     Programs, the Office on Violence Against Women, and the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services program, the following 
     sums:
       (A) $118,730,000 for the Office of Justice Programs.
       (B) $13,894,000 for the Office on Violence Against Women.
       (C) $30,278,000 for the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services program.
       (23) Legal activities office automation.--For necessary 
     expenses related to office automation: $80,510,000.

     SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   2006.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2006, to carry out the activities of the Department of 
     Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, 
     commission, subdivision, unit, or other component thereof), 
     the following sums:
       (1) General administration.--For General Administration: 
     $190,282,000.
       (2) Administrative review and appeals.--For Administrative 
     Review and Appeals: $206,568,000 for administration of pardon 
     and clemency petitions and for immigration-related 
     activities.
       (3) Office of inspector general.--For the Office of 
     Inspector General: $72,828,000, which shall include not to 
     exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential character.
       (4) General legal activities.--For General Legal 
     Activities: $670,278,000, which shall include--

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       (A) not less than $4,000,000 for the investigation and 
     prosecution of denaturalization and deportation cases 
     involving alleged Nazi war criminals;
       (B) not to exceed $20,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential character; and
       (C) such sums as may be necessary for administrative 
     expenses in accordance with the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act.
       (5) Antitrust division.--For the Antitrust Division: 
     $139,192,000.
       (6) United states attorneys.--For United States Attorneys: 
     $1,578,469,000, which shall include not less than $10,000,000 
     for the investigation and prosecution of intellectual 
     property crimes, including software counterfeiting crimes, 
     crimes identified in the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act 
     (Public Law 105-147), and violations of law, against 
     unsolicited commercial e-mail: Provided, That such amounts in 
     the appropriations account ``General Legal Services'' as may 
     be expended for such investigations or prosecutions shall 
     count towards this minimum as though expended from this 
     appropriations account.
       (7) Federal bureau of investigation.--For the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation: $5,160,099,000, which shall 
     include--
       (A) not to exceed $1,250,000 for construction, to remain 
     available until expended;
       (B) not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential character; and
       (C) such sums as may be necessary to assign employees to 
     the Terrorism Threat Integration Center: Provided, That such 
     amounts may only be expended for analyzing intelligence 
     information.
       (8) United states marshals service.--For the United States 
     Marshals Service: $758,310,000, which shall include not to 
     exceed $1,371,000 for construction, to remain available until 
     expended.
       (9) Federal prison system.--For the Federal Prison System, 
     including the National Institute of Corrections: 
     $4,800,357,000.
       (10) Drug enforcement administration.--For the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration: $1,694,733,000, which shall 
     include not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies 
     of a confidential character.
       (11) Bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives.--
     For the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: 
     $886,234,000.
       (12) Fees and expenses of witnesses.--For Fees and Expenses 
     of Witnesses: $181,137,000 to remain available until 
     expended, which shall include not to exceed $6,000,000 for 
     construction of protected witness safesites.
       (13) Interagency crime and drug enforcement.--For 
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement: $592,245,000, for 
     expenses not otherwise provided for, for the investigation 
     and prosecution of persons involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, except that any funds obligated from 
     appropriations authorized by this paragraph may be used under 
     authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from 
     such funds.
       (14) Foreign claims settlement commission.--For the Foreign 
     Claims Settlement Commission: $1,244,000.
       (15) Community relations service.--For the Community 
     Relations Service: $10,030,000.
       (16) Assets forfeiture fund.--For the Assets Forfeiture 
     Fund: $22,194,000 for expenses authorized by section 524 of 
     title 28, United States Code.
       (17) United states parole commission.--For the United 
     States Parole Commission: $10,863,000.
       (18) Federal detention trustee.--For the necessary expenses 
     of the Federal Detention Trustee: $957,586,000.
       (19) Joint automated booking system.--For the necessary 
     expenses of the Joint Automated Booking System: $20,715,000.
       (20) Integrated automated fingerprint.--For the expenses 
     necessary for Integrated Automated Fingerprint activities: 
     $5,155,000.
       (21) Narrowband communications.--For the costs of 
     conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost 
     for operation and maintenance of Land Mobile Radio legacy 
     systems: $104,010,000.
       (22) Administrative expenses for certain activities.--For 
     the administrative expenses of the Office of Justice 
     Programs, the Office on Violence Against Women, and the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services program, the following 
     sums:
       (A) $121,105,000 for the Office of Justice Programs.
       (B) $14,172,000 for the Office on Violence Against Women.
       (C) $31,343,000 for the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services program.
       (23) Legal activities office automation.--For necessary 
     expenses related to office automation: $82,120,000.

     TITLE II--IMPROVING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S GRANT PROGRAMS

  Subtitle A--Assisting Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Agencies

     SEC. 201. MERGER OF BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM AND LOCAL LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended as follows:
       (1) Subpart 1 of such part (42 U.S.C. 3751-3759) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Such part is further amended--
       (A) by inserting before section 500 (42 U.S.C. 3750) the 
     following new heading:

 ``Subpart 1--Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program'';

       (B) by amending section 500 to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 500. NAME OF PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The grant program established under this 
     subpart shall be known as the `Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
     Assistance Grant Program'.
       ``(b) References to Former Programs.--Any reference in a 
     law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
     United States to the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local 
     Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, or to the Local 
     Government Law Enforcement Block Grants program, shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the grant program referred to in 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (C) by inserting after section 500 the following new 
     sections:

     ``SEC. 501. DESCRIPTION.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
     this subpart, the Attorney General may, in accordance with 
     the formula established under section 505, make grants to 
     States and units of local government, for use by the State or 
     unit of local government to provide additional personnel, 
     equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical 
     assistance, and information systems for criminal justice, 
     including for any one or more of the following programs:
       ``(A) Law enforcement programs.
       ``(B) Prosecution and court programs.
       ``(C) Prevention and education programs.
       ``(D) Corrections and community corrections programs.
       ``(E) Drug treatment programs.
       ``(F) Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement 
     programs.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--Paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed to ensure that a grant under that paragraph may be 
     used for any purpose for which a grant was authorized to be 
     used under either or both of the programs specified in 
     section 500(b), as those programs were in effect immediately 
     before the enactment of this paragraph.
       ``(b) Contracts and Subawards.--A State or unit of local 
     government may, in using a grant under this subpart for 
     purposes authorized by subsection (a), use all or a portion 
     of that grant to contract with or make one or more subawards 
     to one or more--
       ``(1) neighborhood or community-based organizations that 
     are private and nonprofit;
       ``(2) units of local government; or
       ``(3) tribal governments.
       ``(c) Program Assessment Component; Waiver.--
       ``(1) Each program funded under this subpart shall contain 
     a program assessment component, developed pursuant to 
     guidelines established by the Attorney General, in 
     coordination with the National Institute of Justice.
       ``(2) The Attorney General may waive the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a program if, in the opinion of 
     the Attorney General, the program is not of sufficient size 
     to justify a full program assessment.
       ``(d) Prohibited Uses.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, no funds provided under this subpart may be 
     used, directly or indirectly, to provide any of the following 
     matters:
       ``(1) Any security enhancements or any equipment to any 
     nongovernmental entity that is not engaged in criminal 
     justice or public safety.
       ``(2) Unless the Attorney General certifies that 
     extraordinary and exigent circumstances exist that make the 
     use of such funds to provide such matters essential to the 
     maintenance of public safety and good order--
       ``(A) vehicles, vessels, or aircraft;
       ``(B) luxury items;
       ``(C) real estate;
       ``(D) construction projects (other than penal or 
     correctional institutions); or
       ``(E) any similar matters.
       ``(e) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of a 
     grant made under this subpart may be used for costs incurred 
     to administer such grant.
       ``(f) Period.--The period of a grant made under this 
     subpart shall be four years, except that renewals and 
     extensions beyond that period may be granted at the 
     discretion of the Attorney General.
       ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Subparagraph (d)(1) shall not 
     be construed to prohibit the use, directly or indirectly, of 
     funds provided under this subpart to provide security at a 
     public event, such as a political convention or major sports 
     event, so long as such security is provided under applicable 
     laws and procedures.

     ``SEC. 502. APPLICATIONS.

       ``To request a grant under this subpart, the chief 
     executive officer of a State or unit of local government 
     shall submit an application to the Attorney General within 90 
     days after the date on which funds to carry out this subpart 
     are appropriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the 
     Attorney General may require. Such application shall include 
     the following:
       ``(1) A certification that Federal funds made available 
     under this subpart will not be used to supplant State or 
     local funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such 
     funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made 
     available for law enforcement activities.
       ``(2) An assurance that, not fewer than 30 days before the 
     application (or any amendment to the application) was 
     submitted to the Attorney General, the application (or

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     amendment) was submitted for review to the governing body of 
     the State or unit of local government (or to an organization 
     designated by that governing body).
       ``(3) An assurance that, before the application (or any 
     amendment to the application) was submitted to the Attorney 
     General--
       ``(A) the application (or amendment) was made public; and
       ``(B) an opportunity to comment on the application (or 
     amendment) was provided to citizens and to neighborhood or 
     community-based organizations, to the extent applicable law 
     or established procedure makes such an opportunity available.
       ``(4) An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an 
     application, the applicant shall maintain and report such 
     data, records, and information (programmatic and financial) 
     as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
       ``(5) A certification, made in a form acceptable to the 
     Attorney General and executed by the chief executive officer 
     of the applicant (or by another officer of the applicant, if 
     qualified under regulations promulgated by the Attorney 
     General), that--
       ``(A) the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the 
     requirements of this subpart;
       ``(B) all the information contained in the application is 
     correct;
       ``(C) there has been appropriate coordination with affected 
     agencies; and
       ``(D) the applicant will comply with all provisions of this 
     subpart and all other applicable Federal laws.

     ``SEC. 503. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

       ``The Attorney General shall not finally disapprove any 
     application (or any amendment to that application) submitted 
     under this subpart without first affording the applicant 
     reasonable notice of any deficiencies in the application and 
     opportunity for correction and reconsideration.

     ``SEC. 504. RULES.

       ``The Attorney General shall issue rules to carry out this 
     subpart. The first such rules shall be issued not later than 
     one year after the date on which amounts are first made 
     available to carry out this subpart.

     ``SEC. 505. FORMULA.

       ``(a) Allocation Among States.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the total amount appropriated for 
     this subpart, the Attorney General shall, except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), allocate--
       ``(A) 50 percent of such remaining amount to each State in 
     amounts that bear the same ratio of--
       ``(i) the total population of a State to--
       ``(ii) the total population of the United States; and
       ``(B) 50 percent of such remaining amount to each State in 
     amounts that bear the same ratio of--
       ``(i) the average annual number of part 1 violent crimes of 
     the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation reported by such State for the three most 
     recent years reported by such State to--
       ``(ii) the average annual number of such crimes reported by 
     all States for such years.
       ``(2) Minimum allocation.--If carrying out paragraph (1) 
     would result in any State receiving an allocation less than 
     0.25 percent of the total amount (in this paragraph referred 
     to as a ``minimum allocation State''), then paragraph (1), as 
     so carried out, shall not apply, and the Attorney General 
     shall instead--
       ``(A) allocate 0.25 percent of the total amount to each 
     State; and
       ``(B) using the amount remaining after carrying out 
     subparagraph (A), carry out paragraph (1) in a manner that 
     excludes each minimum allocation State, including the 
     population of and the crimes reported by such State.
       ``(b) Allocation Between States and Units of Local 
     Government.--Of the amounts allocated under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) 60 percent shall be for direct grants to States, to 
     be allocated under subsection (c); and
       ``(2) 40 percent shall be for grants to be allocated under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(c) Allocation for State Governments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts allocated under 
     subsection (b)(1), each State may retain for the purposes 
     described in section 501 an amount that bears the same ratio 
     of--
       ``(A) total expenditures on criminal justice by the State 
     government in the most recently completed fiscal year to--
       ``(B) the total expenditure on criminal justice by the 
     State government and units of local government within the 
     State in such year.
       ``(2) Remaining amounts.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (e)(1), any amounts remaining after the allocation required 
     by paragraph (1) shall be made available to units of local 
     government by the State for the purposes described in section 
     501.
       ``(d) Allocations to Local Governments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts allocated under 
     subsection (b)(2), grants for the purposes described in 
     section 501 shall be made directly to units of local 
     government within each State in accordance with this 
     subsection, subject to subsection (e).
       ``(2) Allocation.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the amounts referred to in 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a State (in this subsection 
     referred to as the `local amount'), the Attorney General 
     shall allocate to each unit of local government an amount 
     which bears the same ratio to such share as the average 
     annual number of part 1 violent crimes reported by such unit 
     to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the 3 most recent 
     calendar years for which such data is available bears to the 
     number of part 1 violent crimes reported by all units of 
     local government in the State in which the unit is located to 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation for such years.
       ``(B) Transitional rule.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
     for fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007, the Attorney General 
     shall allocate the local amount to units of local government 
     in the same manner that, under the Local Government Law 
     Enforcement Block Grants program in effect immediately before 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the reserved 
     amount was allocated among reporting and nonreporting units 
     of local government.
       ``(3) Annexed units.--If a unit of local government in the 
     State has been annexed since the date of the collection of 
     the data used by the Attorney General in making allocations 
     pursuant to this section, the Attorney General shall pay the 
     amount that would have been allocated to such unit of local 
     government to the unit of local government that annexed it.
       ``(4) Resolution of disparate allocations.--(A) 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, if--
       ``(i) the Attorney General certifies that a unit of local 
     government bears more than 50 percent of the costs of 
     prosecution or incarceration that arise with respect to part 
     1 violent crimes reported by a specified geographically 
     constituent unit of local government; and
       ``(ii) but for this paragraph, the amount of funds 
     allocated under this section to--
       ``(I) any one such specified geographically constituent 
     unit of local government exceeds 150 percent of the amount 
     allocated to the unit of local government certified pursuant 
     to clause (i); or
       ``(II) more than one such specified geographically 
     constituent unit of local government exceeds 400 percent of 
     the amount allocated to the unit of local government 
     certified pursuant to clause (i),
     then in order to qualify for payment under this subsection, 
     the unit of local government certified pursuant to clause 
     (i), together with any such specified geographically 
     constituent units of local government described in clause 
     (ii), shall submit to the Attorney General a joint 
     application for the aggregate of funds allocated to such 
     units of local government. Such application shall specify the 
     amount of such funds that are to be distributed to each of 
     the units of local government and the purposes for which such 
     funds are to be used. The units of local government involved 
     may establish a joint local advisory board for the purposes 
     of carrying out this paragraph.
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `geographically 
     constituent unit of local government' means a unit of local 
     government that has jurisdiction over areas located within 
     the boundaries of an area over which a unit of local 
     government certified pursuant to clause (i) has jurisdiction.
       ``(e) Limitation on Allocations to Units of Local 
     Government.--
       ``(1) Maximum allocation.--No unit of local government 
     shall receive a total allocation under this section that 
     exceeds such unit's total expenditures on criminal justice 
     services for the most recently completed fiscal year for 
     which data are available. Any amount in excess of such total 
     expenditures shall be allocated proportionally among units of 
     local government whose allocations under this section do not 
     exceed their total expenditures on such services.
       ``(2) Allocations under $10,000.--If the allocation under 
     this section to a unit of local government is less than 
     $10,000 for any fiscal year, the direct grant to the State 
     under subsection (c) shall be increased by the amount of such 
     allocation, to be distributed (for the purposes described in 
     section 501) among State police departments that provide 
     criminal justice services to units of local government and 
     units of local government whose allocation under this section 
     is less than $10,000.
       ``(3) Non-reporting units.--No allocation under this 
     section shall be made to a unit of local government that has 
     not reported at least three years of data on part 1 violent 
     crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation within the immediately preceding 10 years.
       ``(f) Funds not Used by the State.--If the Attorney General 
     determines, on the basis of information available during any 
     grant period, that any allocation (or portion thereof) under 
     this section to a State for such grant period will not be 
     required, or that a State will be unable to qualify or 
     receive funds under this subpart, or that a State chooses not 
     to participate in the program established under this subpart, 
     then such State's allocation (or portion thereof) shall be 
     awarded by the Attorney General to units of local government, 
     or combinations thereof, within such State, giving priority 
     to those jurisdictions with the highest annual number of part 
     1 violent crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports reported by the 
     unit of local government to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for the three most recent calendar years for 
     which such data are available.
       ``(g) Special Rules for Puerto Rico.--
       ``(1) All funds set aside for commonwealth government.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, the 
     amounts allocated under subsection (a) to Puerto Rico, 100 
     percent shall be for direct grants to

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     the Commonwealth government of Puerto Rico.
       ``(2) No local allocations.--Subsections (c) and (d) shall 
     not apply to Puerto Rico.
       ``(h) Units of Local Government in Louisiana.--In carrying 
     out this section with respect to the State of Louisiana, the 
     term `unit of local government' means a district attorney or 
     a parish sheriff.

     ``SEC. 506. RESERVED FUNDS.

       ``Of the total amount made available to carry out this 
     subpart for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall reserve 
     not more than--
       ``(1) $20,000,000, for use by the National Institute of 
     Justice in assisting units of local government to identify, 
     select, develop, modernize, and purchase new technologies for 
     use by law enforcement, of which $1,000,000 shall be for use 
     by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect data necessary 
     for carrying out this subpart; and
       ``(2) $20,000,000, to be granted by the Attorney General to 
     States and units of local government to develop and implement 
     antiterrorism training programs.

     ``SEC. 507. INTEREST-BEARING TRUST FUNDS.

       ``(a) Trust Fund Required.--A State or unit of local 
     government shall establish a trust fund in which to deposit 
     amounts received under this subpart.
       ``(b) Expenditures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each amount received under this subpart 
     (including interest on such amount) shall be expended before 
     the date on which the grant period expires.
       ``(2) Repayment.--A State or unit of local government that 
     fails to expend an entire amount (including interest on such 
     amount) as required by paragraph (1) shall repay the 
     unexpended portion to the Attorney General not later than 3 
     months after the date on which the grant period expires.
       ``(3) Reduction of future amounts.--If a State or unit of 
     local government fails to comply with paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     the Attorney General shall reduce amounts to be provided to 
     that State or unit of local government accordingly.
       ``(c) Repaid Amounts.--Amounts received as repayments under 
     this section shall be subject to section 108 of this title as 
     if such amounts had not been granted and repaid. Such amounts 
     shall be deposited in the Treasury in a dedicated fund for 
     use by the Attorney General to carry out this subpart. Such 
     funds are hereby made available to carry out this subpart.

     ``SEC. 508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subpart $1,095,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as 
     may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
     2008.''.
       (b) Repeals of Certain Authorities Relating to Byrne 
     Grants.--
       (1) Discretionary grants to public and private entities.--
     Chapter A of subpart 2 of Part E of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3760-
     3762) is repealed.
       (2) Targeted grants to curb motor vehicle theft.--Subtitle 
     B of title I of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
     3750a-3750d) is repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Crime identification technology act.--Subsection 
     (c)(2)(G) of section 102 of the Crime Identification 
     Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601) is amended by 
     striking ``such as'' and all that follows through ``the 
     M.O.R.E. program'' and inserting ``such as the Edward Byrne 
     Justice Assistance Grant Program and the M.O.R.E. program''.
       (2) Safe streets act.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
       (A) in section 517 (42 U.S.C. 3763), in subsection (a)(1), 
     by striking ``pursuant to section 511 or 515'' and inserting 
     ``pursuant to section 515'';
       (B) in section 520 (42 U.S.C. 3766)--
       (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``the program 
     evaluations as required by section 501(c) of this part'' and 
     inserting ``program evaluations'';
       (ii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``evaluations of 
     programs funded under section 506 (formula grants) and 
     sections 511 and 515 (discretionary grants) of this part'' 
     and inserting ``evaluations of programs funded under section 
     505 (formula grants) and section 515 (discretionary grants) 
     of this part''; and
       (iii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``programs funded 
     under section 506 (formula grants) and section 511 
     (discretionary grants)'' and inserting ``programs funded 
     under section 505 (formula grants)'';
       (C) in section 522 (42 U.S.C. 3766b)--
       (i) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``section 506'' and inserting ``section 
     505''; and
       (ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``an assessment of 
     the impact of such activities on meeting the needs identified 
     in the State strategy submitted under section 503'' and 
     inserting ``an assessment of the impact of such activities on 
     meeting the purposes of subpart 1'';
       (D) in section 801(b) (42 U.S.C. 3782(b)), in the matter 
     following paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``the purposes of section 501 of this 
     title'' and inserting ``the purposes of such subpart 1''; and
       (ii) by striking ``the application submitted pursuant to 
     section 503 of this title'' and inserting ``the application 
     submitted pursuant to section 502 of this title'';
       (E) in section 808 (42 U.S.C. 3789), by striking ``the 
     State office described in section 507 or 1408'' and inserting 
     ``the State office responsible for the trust fund required by 
     section 507, or the State office described in section 
     1408,'';
       (F) in section 901 (42 U.S.C. 3791), in subsection (a)(2), 
     by striking ``for the purposes of section 506(a)'' and 
     inserting ``for the purposes of section 505(a)'';
       (G) in section 1502 (42 U.S.C. 3796bb-1)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 506(a)'' and 
     inserting ``section 505(a)'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``section 503(a)'' and inserting ``section 
     502''; and
       (II) by striking ``section 506'' and inserting ``section 
     505'';

       (H) in section 1602 (42 U.S.C. 3796cc-1), in subsection 
     (b), by striking ``The office designated under section 507 of 
     title I'' and inserting ``The office responsible for the 
     trust fund required by section 507'';
       (I) in section 1702 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-1), in subsection 
     (c)(1), by striking ``and reflects consideration of the 
     statewide strategy under section 503(a)(1)''; and
       (J) in section 1902 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff-1), in subsection 
     (e), by striking ``The Office designated under section 507'' 
     and inserting ``The office responsible for the trust fund 
     required by section 507''.
       (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to the first fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.

     SEC. 202. CLARIFICATION OF NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS WHO MAY BE 
                   SELECTED IN A GIVEN YEAR TO RECEIVE PUBLIC 
                   SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR.

       Section 3(c) of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor 
     Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 15202(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``more than 5 recipients'' and inserting ``more than 5 
     individuals, or groups of individuals, as recipients''.

     SEC. 203. CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL AND PLAQUE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY 
                   OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE ATTACKS ON THE 
                   UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section--
       (1) to commemorate the sacrifices made and service rendered 
     to the United States by those public safety officers who 
     responded to the attacks on the United States on September 
     11, 2001; and
       (2) to honor those public safety officers on the third 
     anniversary of those attacks.
       (b) Presentation Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
     are authorized jointly to present, on behalf of the 
     Congress--
       (A) to individuals certified by the Attorney General 
     pursuant to subsection (e), a bronze medal 1\1/2\ inches in 
     diameter commemorating the service to the United States of 
     those individuals; and
       (B) to public agencies certified by the Attorney General 
     pursuant to subsection (e), a plaque commemorating the 
     service to the United States of the officers, employees, or 
     agents of those agencies.
       (2) Date.--The presentation shall be made as close as 
     feasible to the third anniversary of the attacks on the 
     United States on September 11, 2001.
       (3) Next of kin.--In the case of an individual certified by 
     the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (e), the medal 
     may be accepted by the next of kin of any such individual.
       (c) Design and Striking.--
       (1) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with 
     the Institute of Heraldry of the Department of Defense 
     regarding the design and artistry of the medal and the plaque 
     authorized by this section. The Attorney General may also 
     consider suggestions received by the Department of Justice 
     regarding the design and artistry of the medal and the 
     plaque, including suggestions made by persons not employed by 
     the Department of Justice.
       (2) Striking.--After such consultation, the Attorney 
     General shall strike such medals and produce such plaques as 
     may be required to carry out this section.
       (d) Eligibility Requirements.--
       (1) Individuals.--
       (A) In general.--To be eligible to be presented the medal 
     referred to in subsection (b), an individual must have been a 
     public safety officer (as defined in section 5 of the Public 
     Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
     15204))--
       (i) who was present in New York, Virginia, or Pennsylvania 
     on September 11, 2001;
       (ii) who participated in the response that day to the 
     terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the terrorist 
     attack on the Pentagon, or the terrorist attack that resulted 
     in the crash of the fourth airplane in Pennsylvania; and
       (iii) who died as a result of such participation.
       (B) Rule of construction.--An individual who was killed in 
     one of the attacks referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
     be deemed, for purposes of that subparagraph, to have 
     participated in the response.
       (2) Agencies.--To be eligible to be presented the plaque 
     referred to in subsection (b), a public agency must have had 
     at least one officer, employee, or agent who is eligible 
     under paragraph (1) or who would be so eligible but for the 
     requirement of subparagraph (A)(iii) of that paragraph.
       (3) Application; determination.--To establish the 
     eligibility required by paragraphs (1) or (2), the head of a 
     public agency must present to the Attorney General an 
     application with such supporting documentation as

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     the Attorney General may require to support such eligibility 
     and, in the case of the eligibility of an individual, with 
     information on next of kin. The Attorney General shall 
     determine, through the documentation provided and, if 
     necessary, independent investigation, whether the 
     requirements of paragraphs (1) or (2) have been established.
       (e) Certification.--The Attorney General shall, within 12 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, certify 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate the names of individuals 
     eligible to receive the medal and public agencies eligible to 
     receive the plaque.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 204. CLARIFICATION OF OFFICIAL TO BE CONSULTED BY 
                   ATTORNEY GENERAL IN CONSIDERING APPLICATION FOR 
                   EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       Section 609M(b) of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 
     U.S.C. 10501(b)) is amended by striking ``the Director of the 
     Office of Justice Assistance'' and inserting ``the Assistant 
     Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs''.

     SEC. 205. CLARIFICATION OF USES FOR REGIONAL INFORMATION 
                   SHARING SYSTEM GRANTS.

       Section 1301(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h(b)), as most recently 
     amended by section 701 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 
     107-56; 115 Stat. 374), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``regional'' before 
     ``information sharing systems'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) establishing and maintaining a secure 
     telecommunications system for regional information sharing 
     between Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
     agencies;''; and
       (3) by striking ``(5)'' at the end of paragraph (4).

     SEC. 206. INTEGRITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL CRIMINAL 
                   RECORD DATABASES.

       (a) Duties of Director.--Section 302 of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3732) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after the third 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``The Director shall be 
     responsible for the integrity of data and statistics and 
     shall protect against improper or illegal use or 
     disclosure.'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (19) of subsection (c) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(19) provide for improvements in the accuracy, quality, 
     timeliness, immediate accessibility, and integration of State 
     criminal history and related records, support the development 
     and enhancement of national systems of criminal history and 
     related records including the National Criminal History 
     Background Check System, the National Incident-Based 
     Reporting System, and the records of the National Crime 
     Information Center, facilitate State participation in 
     national records and information systems, and support 
     statistical research for critical analysis of the improvement 
     and utilization of criminal history records;''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) confer and cooperate with Federal statistical 
     agencies as needed to carry out the purposes of this part, 
     including by entering into cooperative data sharing 
     agreements in conformity with all laws and regulations 
     applicable to the disclosure and use of data.''.
       (b) Use of Data.--Section 304 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3735) 
     is amended by striking ``particular individual'' and 
     inserting ``private person or public agency''.
       (c) Confidentiality of Information.--Section 812(a) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 3789g(a)) is amended by striking ``Except as 
     provided by Federal law other than this title, no'' and 
     inserting ``No''.

     SEC. 207. EXTENSION OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT ARMOR VESTS.

       Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(23)) is 
     amended by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2007''.

Subtitle B--Building Community Capacity to Prevent, Reduce, and Control 
                                 Crime

     SEC. 211. OFFICE OF WEED AND SEED STRATEGIES.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting 
     after section 102 (42 U.S.C. 3712) the following new 
     sections:

     ``SEC. 103. OFFICE OF WEED AND SEED STRATEGIES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Office an Office of Weed and Seed Strategies, headed by a 
     Director appointed by the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Assistance.--The Director may assist States, units of 
     local government, and neighborhood and community-based 
     organizations in developing Weed and Seed strategies, as 
     provided in section 104.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $58,265,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, to remain available until 
     expended.

     ``SEC. 104. WEED AND SEED STRATEGIES.

       ``(a) In General.--From amounts made available under 
     section 103(c), the Director of the Office of Weed and Seed 
     Strategies may implement strategies, to be known as Weed and 
     Seed strategies, to prevent, control, and reduce violent 
     crime, criminal drug-related activity, and gang activity in 
     designated Weed-and-Seed communities. Each such strategy 
     shall involve both of the following activities:
       ``(1) Weeding.--Activities, to be known as Weeding 
     activities, which shall include promoting and coordinating a 
     broad spectrum of community efforts (especially those of law 
     enforcement agencies and prosecutors) to arrest, and to 
     sanction or incarcerate, persons in that community who 
     participate or engage in violent crime, criminal drug-related 
     activity, and other crimes that threaten the quality of life 
     in that community.
       ``(2) Seeding.--Activities, to be known as Seeding 
     activities, which shall include promoting and coordinating a 
     broad spectrum of community efforts (such as drug abuse 
     education, mentoring, and employment counseling) to provide--
       ``(A) human services, relating to prevention, intervention, 
     or treatment, for at-risk individuals and families; and
       ``(B) community revitalization efforts, including 
     enforcement of building codes and development of the economy.
       ``(b) Guidelines.--The Director shall issue guidelines for 
     the development and implementation of Weed and Seed 
     strategies under this section. The guidelines shall ensure 
     that the Weed and Seed strategy for a community referred to 
     in subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) be planned and implemented through and under the 
     auspices of a steering committee, properly established in the 
     community, comprised of--
       ``(A) in a voting capacity, representatives of--
       ``(i) appropriate law enforcement agencies; and
       ``(ii) other public and private agencies, and neighborhood 
     and community-based organizations, interested in criminal 
     justice and community-based development and revitalization in 
     the community; and
       ``(B) in a voting capacity, both--
       ``(i) the Drug Enforcement Administration's special agent 
     in charge for the jurisdiction encompassing the community; 
     and
       ``(ii) the United States Attorney for the District 
     encompassing the community;
       ``(2) describe how law enforcement agencies, other public 
     and private agencies, neighborhood and community-based 
     organizations, and interested citizens are to cooperate in 
     implementing the strategy; and
       ``(3) incorporate a community-policing component that shall 
     serve as a bridge between the Weeding activities under 
     subsection (a)(1) and the Seeding activities under subsection 
     (a)(2).
       ``(c) Designation.--For a community to be designated as a 
     Weed-and-Seed community for purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) the United States Attorney for the District 
     encompassing the community must certify to the Director 
     that--
       ``(A) the community suffers from consistently high levels 
     of crime or otherwise is appropriate for such designation;
       ``(B) the Weed and Seed strategy proposed, adopted, or 
     implemented by the steering committee has a high probability 
     of improving the criminal justice system within the community 
     and contains all the elements required by the Director; and
       ``(C) the steering committee is capable of implementing the 
     strategy appropriately; and
       ``(2) the community must agree to formulate a timely and 
     effective plan to independently sustain the strategy (or, at 
     a minimum, a majority of the best practices of the strategy) 
     when assistance under this section is no longer available.
       ``(d) Application.--An application for designation as a 
     Weed-and-Seed community for purposes of subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted to the Director by the steering committee of the 
     community in such form, and containing such information and 
     assurances, as the Director may require. The application 
     shall propose--
       ``(1) a sustainable Weed and Seed strategy that includes--
       ``(A) the active involvement of the United States Attorney 
     for the District encompassing the community, the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration's special agent in charge for the 
     jurisdiction encompassing the community, and other Federal 
     law enforcement agencies operating in the vicinity;
       ``(B) a significant community-oriented policing component; 
     and
       ``(C) demonstrated coordination with complementary 
     neighborhood and community-based programs and initiatives; 
     and
       ``(2) a methodology with outcome measures and specific 
     objective indicia of performance to be used to evaluate the 
     effectiveness of the strategy.
       ``(e) Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--In implementing a strategy for a 
     community under subsection (a), the Director may make grants 
     to that community.
       ``(2) Uses.--For each grant under this subsection, the 
     community receiving that grant--
       ``(A) shall use not less than 40 percent of the grant 
     amounts for Seeding activities under subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(B) may not use any of the grant amounts for 
     construction, except that the Assistant

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     Attorney General may authorize use of grant amounts for 
     incidental or minor construction, renovation, or remodeling.
       ``(3) Limitations.--A community may not receive grants 
     under this subsection (or fall within such a community)--
       ``(A) for a period of more than 10 fiscal years;
       ``(B) for more than 5 separate fiscal years, except that 
     the Assistant Attorney General may, in single increments and 
     only upon a showing of extraordinary circumstances, authorize 
     grants for not more than 3 additional separate fiscal years; 
     or
       ``(C) in an aggregate amount of more than $1,000,000, 
     except that the Assistant Attorney General may, upon a 
     showing of extraordinary circumstances, authorize grants for 
     not more than an additional $500,000.
       ``(4) Distribution.--In making grants under this 
     subsection, the Director shall ensure that--
       ``(A) to the extent practicable, the distribution of such 
     grants is geographically equitable and includes both urban 
     and rural areas of varying population and area; and
       ``(B) priority is given to communities that clearly and 
     effectively coordinate crime prevention programs with other 
     Federal programs in a manner that addresses the overall needs 
     of such communities.
       ``(5) Federal share.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Federal share of a grant under this subsection may not exceed 
     75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in 
     the application for which the grant was made.
       ``(B) The requirement of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) may be satisfied in cash or in kind; and
       ``(ii) may be waived by the Assistant Attorney General upon 
     a determination that the financial circumstances affecting 
     the applicant warrant a finding that such a waiver is 
     equitable.
       ``(6) Supplement, not supplant.--To receive a grant under 
     this subsection, the applicant must provide assurances that 
     the amounts received under the grant shall be used to 
     supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would 
     otherwise be available for programs or services provided in 
     the community.''.
       (b) Abolishment of Executive Office of Weed and Seed; 
     Transfers of Functions.--
       (1) Abolishment.--The Executive Office of Weed and Seed is 
     abolished.
       (2) Transfer.--There are hereby transferred to the Office 
     of Weed and Seed Strategies all functions and activities 
     performed immediately before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act by the Executive Office of Weed and Seed Strategies.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section take effect 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                 Subtitle C--Assisting Victims of Crime

     SEC. 221. GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE 
                   OUTREACH SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF CRIME.

       Section 1404(c) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 
     U.S.C. 10603(c)), as most recently amended by section 623 of 
     the USA PATRIOT Act (Public Law 107-56; 115 Stat. 372), is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     the comma after ``Director'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for nonprofit neighborhood and community-based victim 
     service organizations and coalitions to improve outreach and 
     services to victims of crime.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(C)'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) not more than $10,000 shall be used for any single 
     grant under paragraph (1)(C).''.

     SEC. 222. CLARIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   AUTHORITIES RELATING TO CRIME VICTIMS FUND.

       Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
     10601) is amended as follows:
       (1) Authority to accept gifts.--Subsection (b)(5) of such 
     section is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``, which the Director is hereby 
     authorized to accept for deposit into the Fund, except that 
     the Director is not hereby authorized to accept any such 
     gift, bequest, or donation that--
       ``(A) attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable laws 
     or regulations; or
       ``(B) is conditioned upon or would require the expenditure 
     of appropriated funds that are not available to the Office 
     for Victims of Crime.''.
       (2) Authority to replenish antiterrorism emergency 
     reserve.--Subsection (d)(5)(A) of such section is amended by 
     striking ``expended'' and inserting ``obligated''.
       (3) Authority to make grants to indian tribes for victim 
     assistance programs.--Subsection (g) of such section is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, acting through the 
     Director,'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The Attorney General may use 5 percent of the funds 
     available under subsection (d)(2) (prior to distribution) for 
     grants to Indian tribes to establish victim assistance 
     programs, as appropriate.''.

     SEC. 223. AMOUNTS RECEIVED UNDER CRIME VICTIM GRANTS MAY BE 
                   USED BY STATE FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.

       (a) Crime Victim Compensation.--Section 1403(a)(3) of the 
     Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(a)(3)) is 
     amended by inserting after ``may be used for'' the following: 
     ``training purposes and''.
       (b) Crime Victim Assistance.--Section 1404(b)(3) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 10603(b)(3)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``may be used for'' the following: ``training purposes and''.

     SEC. 224. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO VIOLENCE 
                   AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA AND DISCRETIONARY GRANT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Clarification of Specific Purposes.--Section 2001(b) of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by inserting after ``violent crimes against 
     women'' the following: ``to develop and strengthen victim 
     services in cases involving violent crimes against women''.
       (b) Technical Amendment Relating to Misdesignated 
     Sections.--Section 402(2) of Public Law 107-273 (116 Stat. 
     1789) is amended by striking ``as sections 2006 through 2011, 
     respectively'' and inserting ``as sections 2007 through 2011, 
     respectively''.
       (c) Clarification of State Grants.--Section 2007 of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796gg-1), as redesignated pursuant to the amendment made by 
     subsection (b), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to States'' and all 
     that follows through ``tribal governments'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in each of paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``\1/
     54\'' and inserting ``\1/53\''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in Indian country'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ``police'' and 
     inserting ``law enforcement''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the second sentence, by inserting after ``each 
     application'' the following: ``submitted by a State''; and
       (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``An application'' 
     and inserting ``In addition, each application submitted by a 
     State or tribal government''.
       (d) Change From Annual to Biennial Reporting.--Section 
     2009(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-3), as redesignated 
     pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (b), is amended 
     by striking ``Not later than'' and all that follows through 
     ``the Attorney General shall submit'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Not later than one month after the end of each 
     even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall 
     submit''.
       (e) Availability of Forensic Medical Exams.--Section 2010 
     of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-4), as redesignated pursuant to 
     the amendment made by subsection (b), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--A State or Indian tribal government 
     may use Federal grant funds under this part to pay for 
     forensic medical exams performed by trained examiners for 
     victims of sexual assault, except that such funds may not be 
     used to pay for forensic medical exams by any State or Indian 
     tribal government that requires victims of sexual assault to 
     seek reimbursement for such exams from their insurance 
     carriers.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to require a victim of sexual assault to 
     participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with 
     law enforcement in order to be provided with a forensic 
     medical exam, reimbursement for charges incurred on account 
     of such an exam, or both.''.
       (f) Technical Amendment.--The heading for Part T of title I 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

       ``PART T--GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN''.

     SEC. 225. EXPANSION OF GRANT PROGRAMS ASSISTING ENFORCEMENT 
                   OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES TO ALSO ASSIST 
                   ENFORCEMENT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES.

       (a) Grants to Encourage Domestic Violence Arrest 
     Policies.--Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to treat domestic 
     violence as a serious violation'' and inserting ``to treat 
     domestic violence and sexual assault as serious violations'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in each of paragraphs (2) and (5), by striking 
     ``domestic violence and dating violence'' and inserting 
     ``domestic violence, sexual assault, and dating violence'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``domestic violence 
     cases'' and inserting ``domestic violence and sexual assault 
     cases''; and
       (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``about domestic 
     violence'' and inserting ``about domestic violence and sexual 
     assault''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``In this section, the 
     term'' and inserting ``In this part--
       ``(1) the term `sexual assault' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 2008; and
       ``(2) the term''.
       (b) Applications.--Section 2102(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     3796hh-1(b)) is amended in

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     each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting after ``involving 
     domestic violence'' the following: ``or sexual assault''.
       (c) Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement 
     Assistance.--Section 40295(a) of the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994 (title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994; 42 U.S.C. 13971(a)) is amended in 
     each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``domestic 
     violence and dating violence (as defined in section 2003'' 
     and inserting ``domestic violence, sexual assault, and dating 
     violence (as such terms are defined in section 2008''.

     SEC. 226. CHANGE OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL.

       (a) Stalking and Domestic Violence.--Section 40610 of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994; 42 U.S.C. 
     14039) is amended by striking ``The Attorney General shall 
     submit to the Congress an annual report, beginning one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, that provides'' 
     and inserting ``Each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney 
     General shall submit to the Congress a biennial report that 
     provides''.
       (b) Safe Havens for Children.--Section 1301(d)(1) of the 
     Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
     (42 U.S.C. 10420(d)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after 
     the last day of the first fiscal year commencing on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than 180 
     days after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter,'' and 
     inserting ``Not later than one month after the end of each 
     even-numbered fiscal year,''.

     SEC. 227. CLARIFICATION OF RECIPIENTS AND PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE 
                   FOR GRANTS UNDER RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND 
                   CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
     (title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994; 42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended as follows:
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``to States, Indian tribal governments, and 
     local governments of rural States, and to other public or 
     private entities of rural States'' and inserting ``to States, 
     Indian tribal governments, local governments, and public or 
     private entities, for programs serving rural areas or rural 
     communities''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1) the term'' before ```Indian tribe' 
     means'';
       (B) by striking ``Indians.'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``Indians; and
       ``(2) the terms `rural area' and `rural community' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 491(k)(2) of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11408(k)(2)).''.

                      Subtitle D--Preventing Crime

     SEC. 231. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF VIOLENT OFFENDER FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF JUVENILE DRUG COURTS.

       Section 2953(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u-2(b)) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``an offense 
     that'' and inserting ``a felony-level offense that''.

     SEC. 232. CHANGES TO DISTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION OF GRANTS 
                   FOR DRUG COURTS.

       (a) Minimum Allocation Repealed.--Section 2957 of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 3797u-6) is amended by striking subsection (b).
       (b) Technical Assistance and Training.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Technical Assistance and Training.--Unless one or 
     more applications submitted by any State or unit of local 
     government within such State (other than an Indian tribe) for 
     a grant under this part has been funded in any fiscal year, 
     such State, together with eligible applicants within such 
     State, shall be provided targeted technical assistance and 
     training by the Community Capacity Development Office to 
     assist such State and such eligible applicants to 
     successfully compete for future funding under this part.''.

     SEC. 233. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS UNDER DRUG COURT GRANTS 
                   PROGRAM EXTENDED TO COURTS THAT SUPERVISE NON-
                   OFFENDERS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS.

       Section 2951(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3797u(a)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``offenders with substance abuse 
     problems'' and inserting ``offenders, and other individuals 
     under the jurisdiction of the court, with substance abuse 
     problems''.

     SEC. 234. TERM OF RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 
                   PROGRAM FOR LOCAL FACILITIES.

       Section 1904 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff-3) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `jail-based 
     substance abuse treatment program' means a course of 
     individual and group activities, lasting for a period of not 
     less than 3 months, in an area of a correctional facility set 
     apart from the general population of the correctional 
     facility, if those activities are--
       ``(1) directed at the substance abuse problems of the 
     prisoners; and
       ``(2) intended to develop the cognitive, behavioral, and 
     other skills of prisoners in order to address the substance 
     abuse and related problems of prisoners.''.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 241. CHANGES TO CERTAIN FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Certain Programs That Are Exempt From Paying States 
     Interest on Late Disbursements Also Exempted From Paying 
     Charge to Treasury for Untimely Disbursements.--Section 
     204(f) of such Act (116 Stat. 1776; 31 U.S.C. 6503 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``section 6503(d)'' and inserting 
     ``sections 3335(b) or 6503(d)''; and
       (2) by striking ``section 6503'' and inserting ``sections 
     3335(b) or 6503''.
       (b) Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative Included Among 
     Such Exempted Programs.--Section 204(f) of such Act is 
     further amended by striking ``pursuant to section 501(a)'' 
     and inserting ``pursuant to the Southwest Border Prosecutor 
     Initiative (as carried out pursuant to paragraph (3) (117 
     Stat. 64) under the heading relating to Community Oriented 
     Policing Services of the Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Act, 2003 (title I of division B of Public Law 108-7), or as 
     carried out pursuant to any subsequent authority) or section 
     501(a)''.
       (c) Funds Available for ATFE May Be Used for Aircraft, 
     Boats, Ammunition, Firearms, Firearms Competitions, and Any 
     Authorized Activity.--Section 530C(b) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     by inserting ``for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 
     and Explosives,'' before ``for the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives.--Funds available to the Attorney General for the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives may be 
     used for the conduct of all its authorized activities.''.
       (d) Audits and Reports on ATFE Undercover Investigative 
     Operations.--Section 102(b) of the Department of Justice and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (28 U.S.C. 533 
     note), as in effect pursuant to section 815(d) of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (28 
     U.S.C. 533 note) shall apply with respect to the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the undercover 
     investigative operations of the Bureau on the same basis as 
     such section applies with respect to any other agency and the 
     undercover investigative operations of such agency.

     SEC. 242. COORDINATION DUTIES OF ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.

       (a) Coordinate and Support Office for Victims of Crime.--
     Section 102 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712) is amended in subsection (a)(5) by 
     inserting after ``the Bureau of Justice Statistics,'' the 
     following: ``the Office for Victims of Crime,''.
       (b) Setting Grant Conditions and Priorities.--Such section 
     is further amended in subsection (a)(6) by inserting ``, 
     including placing special conditions on all grants, and 
     determining priority purposes for formula grants'' before the 
     period at the end.

     SEC. 243. SIMPLIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINES UNDER SEX-
                   OFFENDER REGISTRATION LAWS.

       (a) Compliance Period.--A State shall not be treated, for 
     purposes of any provision of law, as having failed to comply 
     with section 170101 (42 U.S.C. 14071) or 170102 (42 U.S.C. 
     14072) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
     of 1994 until 36 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, except that the Attorney General may grant an 
     additional 24 months to a State that is making good faith 
     efforts to comply with such sections.
       (b) Time for Registration of Current Address.--Subsection 
     (a)(1)(B) of such section 170101 is amended by striking 
     ``unless such requirement is terminated under'' and inserting 
     ``for the time period specified in''.

     SEC. 244. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

       (a) Safe Streets Act Programs.--The following provisions of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 are repealed:
       (1) Criminal justice facility construction pilot program.--
     Part F (42 U.S.C. 3769-3769d).
       (2) Matching grant program for school security.--Part AA 
     (42 U.S.C. 3797a-3797e).
       (b) Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
     Programs.--The following provisions of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 are repealed:
       (1) Local crime prevention block grant program.--Subtitle B 
     of title III (42 U.S.C. 13751-13758).
       (2) Assistance for delinquent and at-risk youth.--Subtitle 
     G of title III (42 U.S.C. 13801-13802).
       (3) Improved training and technical automation.--Subtitle E 
     of title XXI (42 U.S.C. 14151).
       (4) Other state and local aid.--Subtitle F of title XXI (42 
     U.S.C. 14161).

     SEC. 245. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN NOTICE AND HEARING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Part H of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 is amended as follows:
       (1) Notice and hearing on denial or termination of grant.--
     Section 802 (42 U.S.C. 3783) of such part is amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
       (B) by striking ``(a)'' before ``Whenever,''.
       (2) Finality of determinations.--Section 803 (42 U.S.C. 
     3784) of such part is amended--

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       (A) by striking ``, after reasonable notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, except as otherwise provided herein''.
       (3) Repeal of appellate court review.--Section 804 (42 
     U.S.C. 3785) of such part is repealed.

     SEC. 246. AMENDED DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF OMNIBUS CRIME 
                   CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968.

       Section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Indian tribe.--Subsection (a)(3)(C) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``(as that term is defined in section 103 
     of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603))''.
       (2) Combination.--Subsection (a)(5) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``program or project'' and inserting 
     ``program, plan, or project''.
       (3) Neighborhood or community-based organizations.--
     Subsection (a)(11) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``which'' and inserting ``, including faith-based, that''.
       (4) Indian tribe; private person.--Subsection (a) of such 
     section is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (24) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(26) the term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given the 
     term `Indian tribe' in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)); and
       ``(27) the term `private person' means any individual 
     (including an individual acting in his official capacity) and 
     any private partnership, corporation, association, 
     organization, or entity (or any combination thereof).''.

     SEC. 247. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY SUBSISTENCE 
                   PAYMENTS TO PRISONERS FOR HEALTH CARE ITEMS AND 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 4006 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting after ``The Attorney 
     General'' the following: ``or the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, as applicable,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service'' and inserting ``the Department of Homeland 
     Security'';
       (B) by striking ``shall not exceed the lesser of the 
     amount'' and inserting ``shall be the amount billed, not to 
     exceed the amount'';
       (C) by striking ``items and services'' and all that follows 
     through ``the Medicare program'' and inserting ``items and 
     services under the Medicare program''; and
       (D) by striking ``; or'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting a period.

     SEC. 248. OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding 
     after section 104, as added by section 211 of this Act, the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 105. OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Office 
     an Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management, headed by a 
     Director appointed by the Attorney General. In carrying out 
     the functions of the Office, the Director shall be subject to 
     the authority, direction, and control of the Attorney 
     General. Such authority, direction, and control may be 
     delegated only to the Assistant Attorney General, without 
     redelegation.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Office shall be to carry 
     out and coordinate performance audits of, take actions to 
     ensure compliance with the terms of, and manage information 
     with respect to, grants under programs covered by subsection 
     (b).
       ``(3) Exclusivity.--The Office shall be the exclusive 
     element of the Department of Justice, other than the 
     Inspector General, performing functions and activities for 
     the purpose specified in paragraph (2). There are hereby 
     transferred to the Office all functions and activities, other 
     than functions and activities of the Inspector General, for 
     such purpose performed immediately before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by any other element of the Department.
       ``(b) Covered Programs.--The programs referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) The program under part Q of this title.
       ``(2) Any grant program carried out by the Office of 
     Justice Programs.
       ``(3) Any other grant program carried out by the Department 
     of Justice that the Attorney General considers appropriate.
       ``(c) Performance Audits Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall select grants awarded 
     under the programs covered by subsection (b) and carry out 
     performance audits on such grants. In selecting such grants, 
     the Director shall ensure that the aggregate amount awarded 
     under the grants so selected represent not less than 10 
     percent of the aggregate amount of money awarded under all 
     such grant programs.
       ``(2) Relationship to nij evaluations.--This subsection 
     does not affect the authority or duty of the Director of the 
     National Institute of Justice to carry out overall 
     evaluations of programs covered by subsection (b), except 
     that such Director shall consult with the Director of the 
     Office in carrying out such evaluations.
       ``(3) Timing of performance audits.--The performance audit 
     required by paragraph (1) of a grant selected under paragraph 
     (1) shall be carried out--
       ``(A) not later than the end of the grant period, if the 
     grant period is not more than 1 year; and
       ``(B) at the end of each year of the grant period, if the 
     grant period is more than 1 year.
       ``(d) Compliance Actions Required.--The Director shall take 
     such actions to ensure compliance with the terms of a grant 
     as the Director considers appropriate with respect to each 
     grant that the Director determines (in consultation with the 
     head of the element of the Department of Justice concerned), 
     through a performance audit under subsection (a) or other 
     means, is not in compliance with such terms. In the case of a 
     misuse of more than 1 percent of the grant amount concerned, 
     the Director shall, in addition to any other action to ensure 
     compliance that the Director considers appropriate, ensure 
     that the entity responsible for such misuse ceases to receive 
     any funds under any program covered by subsection (b) until 
     such entity repays to the Attorney General an amount equal to 
     the amounts misused. The Director may, in unusual 
     circumstances, grant relief from this requirement to ensure 
     that an innocent party is not punished.
       ``(e) Grant Management System.--The Director shall 
     establish and maintain, in consultation with the chief 
     information officer of the Office, a modern, automated system 
     for managing all information relating to the grants made 
     under the programs covered by subsection (b).
       ``(f) Availability of Funds.--Not to exceed 5 percent of 
     all funding made available for a fiscal year for the programs 
     covered by subsection (b) shall be reserved for the 
     activities of the Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management 
     as authorized by this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by 
     this section take effect 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 249. COMMUNITY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding 
     after section 105, as added by section 248 of this Act, the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 106. COMMUNITY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Office a 
     Community Capacity Development Office, headed by a Director 
     appointed by the Attorney General. In carrying out the 
     functions of the Office, the Director shall be subject to the 
     authority, direction, and control of the Attorney General. 
     Such authority, direction, and control may be delegated only 
     to the Assistant Attorney General, without redelegation.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Office shall be to 
     provide training to actual and prospective participants under 
     programs covered by section 105(b) to assist such 
     participants in understanding the substantive and procedural 
     requirements for participating in such programs.
       ``(3) Exclusivity.--The Office shall be the exclusive 
     element of the Department of Justice performing functions and 
     activities for the purpose specified in paragraph (2). There 
     are hereby transferred to the Office all functions and 
     activities for such purpose performed immediately before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act by any other element of the 
     Department.
       ``(b) Means.--The Director shall, in coordination with the 
     heads of the other elements of the Department, carry out the 
     purpose of the Office through the following means:
       ``(1) Promoting coordination of public and private efforts 
     and resources within or available to States, units of local 
     government, and neighborhood and community-based 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Providing information, training, and technical 
     assistance.
       ``(3) Providing support for inter- and intra-agency task 
     forces and other agreements and for assessment of the 
     effectiveness of programs, projects, approaches, or 
     practices.
       ``(4) Providing in the assessment of the effectiveness of 
     neighborhood and community-based law enforcement and crime 
     prevention strategies and techniques, in coordination with 
     the National Institute of Justice.
       ``(5) Any other similar means.
       ``(c) Locations.--Training referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be provided on a regional basis to groups of such 
     participants. In a case in which remedial training is 
     appropriate, as recommended by the Director or the head of 
     any element of the Department, such training may be provided 
     on a local basis to a single such participant.
       ``(d) Best Practices.--The Director shall--
       ``(1) identify grants under which clearly beneficial 
     outcomes were obtained, and the characteristics of those 
     grants that were responsible for obtaining those outcomes; 
     and
       ``(2) incorporate those characteristics into the training 
     provided under this section.
       ``(e) Availability of Funds.--Not to exceed 5 percent of 
     all funding made available for a fiscal year for the programs 
     covered by section 105(b) shall be reserved for the 
     activities of the Community Capacity Development Office as 
     authorized by this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by 
     this section take effect

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     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 250. OFFICE OF APPLIED LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding 
     after section 106, as added by section 249 of this Act, the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 107. OFFICE OF APPLIED LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Office an Office of Applied Law Enforcement Technology, 
     headed by a Director appointed by the Attorney General. The 
     purpose of the Office shall be to provide leadership and 
     focus to those grants of the Department of Justice that are 
     made for the purpose of using or improving law enforcement 
     computer systems.
       ``(b) Duties.--In carrying out the purpose of the Office, 
     the Director shall--
       ``(1) establish clear minimum standards for computer 
     systems that can be purchased using amounts awarded under 
     such grants; and
       ``(2) ensure that recipients of such grants use such 
     systems to participate in crime reporting programs 
     administered by the Department.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by 
     this section take effect 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 251. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding 
     after section 107, as added by section 250 of this Act, the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 108. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Period for Awarding Grant Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Unless otherwise specifically provided 
     in an authorization, DOJ grant funds for a fiscal year shall 
     remain available to be awarded and distributed to a grantee 
     only in that fiscal year and the three succeeding fiscal 
     years, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3). DOJ grant funds not 
     so awarded and distributed shall revert to the Treasury.
       ``(2) Treatment of reprogrammed funds.--DOJ grant funds for 
     a fiscal year that are reprogrammed in a later fiscal year 
     shall be treated for purposes of paragraph (1) as DOJ grant 
     funds for such later fiscal year.
       ``(3) Treatment of deobligated funds.--If DOJ grant funds 
     were obligated and then deobligated, the period of 
     availability that applies to those grant funds under 
     paragraph (1) shall be extended by a number of days equal to 
     the number of days from the date on which those grant funds 
     were obligated to the date on which those grant funds were 
     deobligated.
       ``(b) Period for Expending Grant Funds.--DOJ grant funds 
     for a fiscal year that have been awarded and distributed to a 
     grantee may be expended by that grantee only in the period 
     permitted under the terms of the grant. DOJ grant funds not 
     so expended shall revert to the Treasury.
       ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `DOJ grant 
     funds' means, for a fiscal year, amounts appropriated for 
     activities of the Department of Justice in carrying out grant 
     programs for that fiscal year.
       ``(d) Applicability.--This section applies to DOJ grant 
     funds for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2004.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by 
     this section take effect 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 252. CONSOLIDATION OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF 
                   OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Consolidation of Accounting Activities and Procurement 
     Activities.--The Assistant Attorney General of the Office of 
     Justice Programs shall ensure that--
       (1) all accounting activities for all elements of the 
     Office of Justice Programs are carried out under the direct 
     management of the Office of the Comptroller; and
       (2) all procurement activities for all elements of the 
     Office are carried out under the direct management of the 
     Office of Administration.
       (b) Further Consolidation of Procurement Activities.--The 
     Assistant Attorney General shall ensure that, on and after 
     September 30, 2007--
       (1) all procurement activities for all elements of the 
     Office are carried out through a single management office; 
     and
       (2) all contracts and purchase orders used in carrying out 
     those activities are processed through a single procurement 
     system.
       (c) Consolidation of Financial Management Systems.--The 
     Assistant Attorney General shall ensure that, on and after 
     September 30, 2010, all financial management activities 
     (including human resources, payroll, and accounting 
     activities, as well as procurement activities) of all 
     elements of the Office are carried out through a single 
     financial management system.
       (d) Achieving Compliance.--
       (1) Schedule.--The Assistant Attorney General shall 
     undertake a scheduled consolidation of operations to achieve 
     compliance with the requirements of this section.
       (2) Specific requirements.--With respect to achieving 
     compliance with the requirements of--
       (A) subsection (a), the consolidation of operations shall 
     be initiated not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) subsections (b) and (c), the consolidation of 
     operations shall be initiated not later than September 30, 
     2005, and shall be carried out by the Office of 
     Administration, in consultation with the Chief Information 
     Officer and the Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management.

     SEC. 253. AUTHORIZATION AND CHANGE OF COPS PROGRAM TO SINGLE 
                   GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) 
     is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Grant Authorization.--The Attorney General shall 
     carry out a single grant program under which the Attorney 
     General makes grants to States, units of local government, 
     Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, 
     and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia for the 
     purposes described in subsection (b).'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b), and 
     in that subsection--
       (A) by striking ``Additional Grant Projects.--Grants made 
     under subsection (a) may include programs, projects, and 
     other activities to--'' and inserting ``Uses of Grant 
     Amounts.--The purposes for which grants made under subsection 
     (a) may be made are--'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (16), respectively;
       (C) by inserting before paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) rehire law enforcement officers who have been laid 
     off as a result of State and local budget reductions for 
     deployment in community-oriented policing;
       ``(2) hire and train new, additional career law enforcement 
     officers for deployment in community-oriented policing across 
     the Nation;
       ``(3) procure equipment, technology, or support systems, or 
     pay overtime, to increase the number of officers deployed in 
     community-oriented policing;
       ``(4) improve security at schools and on school grounds in 
     the jurisdiction of the grantee through--
       ``(A) placement and use of metal detectors, locks, 
     lighting, and other deterrent measures;
       ``(B) security assessments;
       ``(C) security training of personnel and students;
       ``(D) coordination with local law enforcement; and
       ``(E) any other measure that, in the determination of the 
     Attorney General, may provide a significant improvement in 
     security;''; and
       (D) by amending paragraph (8) (as so redesignated) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(8) develop new technologies, including interoperable 
     communications technologies, modernized criminal record 
     technology, and forensic technology, to assist State and 
     local law enforcement agencies in reorienting the emphasis of 
     their activities from reacting to crime to preventing crime 
     and to train law enforcement officers to use such 
     technologies;'';
       (4) by redesignating subsections (e) through (k) as 
     subsections (c) through (i), respectively;
       (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Matching Funds for School Security Grants.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (i), in the case of a grant under 
     subsection (a) for the purposes described in subsection 
     (b)(4)--
       ``(1) the portion of the costs of a program provided by 
     that grant may not exceed 50 percent;
       ``(2) 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 
     a matching requirement funded under this subsection; and
       ``(3) the Attorney General may provide, in the guidelines 
     implementing this section, for the requirement of paragraph 
     (1) to be waived or altered in the case of a recipient with a 
     financial need for such a waiver or alteration.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1702 of title I of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-1) is amended in subsection (d)(2) by 
     striking ``section 1701(d)'' and inserting ``section 
     1701(b)''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(11) 
     of title I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking clause (i) and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) $1,007,624,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(ii) $1,027,176,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
       ``(iii) $1,047,119,000 for fiscal year 2006.''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``section 1701(f)'' and inserting ``section 
     1701(d)''; and
       (B) by striking the third sentence.

     SEC. 254. CLARIFICATION OF PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS 
                   UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Persons Eligible for Death Benefits.--Section 1204 of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3796b), as most recently amended by section 2(a) of 
     the Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety 
     Officers' Benefit Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-196; 116 Stat. 
     719), is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) `member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew' means an 
     officially recognized or designated public employee member of 
     a rescue squad or ambulance crew;''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' and all that 
     follows through the end and inserting a semicolon.
       (b) Clarification of Limitation on Payments in Non-Civilian 
     Cases.--Section 1202(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796a(5)) is 
     amended by inserting ``with respect'' before ``to any 
     individual''.
       (c) Waiver of Collection in Certain Cases.--Section 1201 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(k) In any case in which the Bureau paid, before the date 
     of the enactment of Public Law 107-196, any benefit under 
     this part to an individual who--
       ``(1) before the enactment of that law was entitled to 
     receive that benefit; and
       ``(2) by reason of the retroactive effective date of that 
     law is no longer entitled to receive that benefit,

     ``the Bureau may suspend or end activities to collect that 
     benefit if the Bureau determines that collecting that benefit 
     is impractical or would cause undue hardship to that 
     individual.''.
       (d) Designation of Beneficiary.--Section 1201(a)(4) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 3796(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) if there is no surviving spouse or surviving child--
       ``(A) in the case of a claim made on or after the date that 
     is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph, to the individual designated by such officer as 
     beneficiary under this section in such officer's most 
     recently executed designation of beneficiary on file at the 
     time of death with such officer's public safety agency, 
     organization, or unit, provided that such individual survived 
     such officer; or
       ``(B) if there is no individual qualifying under 
     subparagraph (A), to the individual designated by such 
     officer as beneficiary under such officer's most recently 
     executed life insurance policy, provided that such individual 
     survived such officer; or''.

     SEC. 255. RESEARCH-BASED BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

       Paragraph (13) of section 1801(b) of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)) is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, which may include research-based bullying 
     prevention programs''.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC LAW 107-56.

       (a) Striking Surplus Words.--
       (1) Section 2703(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C).
       (2) Section 1960(b)(1)(C) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``to be used to be used'' and 
     inserting ``to be used''.
       (b) Punctuation and Grammar Corrections.--Section 
     2516(1)(q) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the semicolon after the first close 
     parenthesis; and
       (2) by striking ``sections'' and inserting ``section''.
       (c) Cross Reference Correction.--Section 322 of Public Law 
     107-56 is amended, effective on the date of the enactment of 
     that section, by striking ``title 18'' and inserting ``title 
     28''.
       (d) Capitalization Correction.--Subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, are each 
     amended by striking ``Contents of wire or electronic'' and 
     inserting ``Contents of Wire or Electronic''.

     SEC. 302. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Punctuation Corrections.--The heading for section 1591 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting a 
     comma after ``fraud''.
       (b) Duplicate Section Numbers.--The second section 540C in 
     chapter 33 of title 28, United States Code, is redesignated 
     as section 540D, and the item relating to that section in the 
     table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is 
     redesignated accordingly and transferred so as to be placed 
     after the item relating to section 540C.
       (c) Table of Sections Omission.--The table of sections at 
     the beginning of chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     3050 the following new item:

``3051. Powers of Special Agents of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
              Firearms, and Explosives.''.
       (d) Repeal of Duplicative Program.--Section 316 of Part A 
     of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d), as 
     added by section 40155 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1922), 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 303. MINOR SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENT RELATING TO CONTENTS OF 
                   FBI ANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 540D(b)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, as 
     redesignated by section 302(b), is further amended by 
     inserting ``and the number of such personnel who receive 
     danger pay under section 151 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (5 U.S.C. 5928 
     note)'' after ``year''.

     SEC. 304. USE OF FEDERAL TRAINING FACILITIES.

       (a) Federal Training Facilities.--Unless specifically 
     authorized in writing by the Attorney General, the Department 
     of Justice (and each entity within it) shall use for any 
     predominately internal training or conference meeting only a 
     facility that does not require a payment to a private entity 
     for use of the facility.
       (b) Annual Report.--The Attorney General shall prepare an 
     annual report to the Chairmen and ranking minority members of 
     the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the 
     House of Representatives that details each training and 
     conference meeting that requires specific authorization under 
     subsection (a). The report shall include an explanation of 
     why the facility was chosen, and a breakdown of any 
     expenditures incurred in excess of the cost of conducting the 
     training or meeting at a facility that did not require such 
     authorization.

     SEC. 305. PRIVACY OFFICER.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall designate a 
     senior official in the Department of Justice to assume 
     primary responsibility for privacy policy.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of such 
     official shall include--
       (1) assuring that the use of technologies sustain, and do 
     not erode, privacy protections relating to the use, 
     collection, and disclosure of personally identifiable 
     information;
       (2) assuring that personally identifiable information 
     contained in systems of records is handled in full compliance 
     with fair information practices as set out in section 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (3) evaluating legislative and regulatory proposals 
     involving collection, use, and disclosure of personally 
     identifiable information by the Federal Government;
       (4) conducting a privacy impact assessment of proposed 
     rules of the Department on the privacy of personally 
     identifiable information, including the type of personally 
     identifiable information collected and the number of people 
     affected;
       (5) preparing a report to Congress on an annual basis on 
     activities of the Department that affect privacy, including 
     complaints of privacy violations, implementation of section 
     552a of title 5, United States Code, internal controls, and 
     other relevant matters;
       (6) ensuring that the Department protects personally 
     identifiable information and information systems from 
     unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, 
     modification, or destruction in order to provide--
       (A) integrity, which means guarding against improper 
     information modification or destruction, and includes 
     ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity;
       (B) confidentially, which means preserving authorized 
     restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for 
     protecting personal privacy and proprietary information;
       (C) availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable 
     access to and use of that information; and
       (D) authentication, which means utilizing digital 
     credentials to assure the identity of users and validate 
     their access; and
       (7) advising the Attorney General and the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget on information security and 
     privacy issues pertaining to Federal Government information 
     systems.
       (c) Review.--The Department of Justice shall review its 
     policies to assure that the Department treats personally 
     identifiable information in its databases in a manner that 
     complies with applicable Federal law on privacy.

     SEC. 306. BANKRUPTCY CRIMES.

       The Director of the Executive Office for United States 
     Trustees shall prepare an annual report to the Congress 
     detailing--
       (1) the number and types of criminal referrals made by the 
     United States Trustee Program;
       (2) the outcomes of each criminal referral;
       (3) for any year in which the number of criminal referrals 
     is less than for the prior year, an explanation of the 
     decrease; and
       (4) the United States Trustee Program's efforts to prevent 
     bankruptcy fraud and abuse, particularly with respect to the 
     establishment of uniform internal controls to detect common, 
     higher risk frauds, such as a debtor's failure to disclose 
     all assets.

     SEC. 307. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON STATUS OF UNITED STATES 
                   PERSONS OR RESIDENTS DETAINED ON SUSPICION OF 
                   TERRORISM.

       Not less often than once every 12 months, the Attorney 
     General shall submit to Congress a report on the status of 
     United States persons or residents detained, as of the date 
     of the report, on suspicion of terrorism. The report shall--
       (1) specify the number of persons or residents so detained; 
     and
       (2) specify the standards developed by the Department of 
     Justice for recommending or determining that a person should 
     be tried as a criminal defendant or should be designated as 
     an enemy combatant.

     SEC. 308. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO DEFINITION USED IN 
                   ``TERRORISM TRANSCENDING NATIONAL BOUNDARIES'' 
                   STATUTE.

       Section 1958 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``facility in'' and 
     inserting ``facility of''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``or foreign'' after 
     ``interstate''.

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     SEC. 309. INCREASED PENALTIES AND EXPANDED JURISDICTION FOR 
                   SEXUAL ABUSE OFFENSES IN CORRECTIONAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Expanded Jurisdiction.--The following provisions of 
     title 18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting 
     ``or in the custody of the Attorney General or the Bureau of 
     Prisons or any institution or facility in which the person is 
     confined by direction of the Attorney General,'' after ``in a 
     Federal prison,'':
       (1) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2241.
       (2) The first sentence of subsection (c) of section 2241.
       (3) Section 2242.
       (4) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2243.
       (5) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2244.
       (b) Increased Penalties.--
       (1) Sexual abuse of a ward.--Section 2243(b) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``five 
     years''.
       (2) Abusive sexual contact.--Section 2244 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``two 
     years'' in each of subsections (a)(4) and (b).

     SEC. 310. EXPANDED JURISDICTION FOR CONTRABAND OFFENSES IN 
                   CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

       Section 1791(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting ``or an 
     individual in the custody of the Attorney General or the 
     Bureau of Prisons or any institution or facility in which the 
     person is confined by direction of the Attorney General'' 
     after ``an inmate of a prison''.

     SEC. 311. MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE 
                   PRELIMINARY HEARING.

       The second sentence of section 3060(c) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``In the absence 
     of such consent of the accused, the judge or magistrate judge 
     may extend the time limits only on a showing that 
     extraordinary circumstances exist and justice requires the 
     delay.''.

     SEC. 312. RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF 
                   THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER 
                   LAW AND SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF AN EQUAL 
                   JUSTICE DAY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) on June 21, 1963, President John F. Kennedy and 
     Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy convened 244 members of 
     the National, State, and local private bar to provide legal 
     representation to remedy racial discrimination against 
     minority communities;
       (2) without President Kennedy's vision for racial justice, 
     the bar would have remained silent in the face of vocal 
     resistance by Southern State legislatures against 
     desegregation;
       (3) for more than 4 decades, the Lawyers' Committee for 
     Civil Rights Under Law (hereinafter in this section referred 
     to as ``Lawyers' Committee'') has worked to advance the civil 
     rights of African-Americans and other racial and ethnic 
     minority communities in the areas of environmental 
     protection, employment, affirmative action, fair housing, 
     education, and voting;
       (4) the Lawyers' Committee operated an office in Jackson, 
     Mississippi, from 1964 through 1984, which filed numerous 
     cases that transformed the State, including the defense of 
     civil rights demonstrators, desegregation of many public 
     institutions and workforces, reformation of the notorious 
     Parchman Prison, and numerous voting rights cases resulting 
     in a revolution in the number of African-American elected 
     officials in State positions and Congress;
       (5) the Lawyers' Committee fought for passage of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 1982 
     Amendments, Fair Housing Act of 1988, Civil Rights Act of 
     1991, and National Voter Registration Act of 1993;
       (6) the Lawyers' Committee secured a landmark, unanimous 
     United States Supreme Court decision that strengthened first 
     amendment protections for peaceful political boycotts in 
     Claiborne Hardware Co. v. NAACP;
       (7) the Lawyers' Committee created a police community 
     relations program in 1965 that recruited African-Americans 
     for law enforcement positions and eased tensions between law 
     enforcement officers and African-American communities;
       (8) the Lawyers' Committee defended the students of Jackson 
     State University following police shootings upon a peaceful 
     demonstration that killed 2 persons and wounded a dozen 
     others;
       (9) the Lawyers' Committee operated its Cairo, Illinois 
     office from 1969 through 1972 in response to intense racial 
     unrest and police brutality in the city;
       (10) the Lawyers' Committee recruited attorneys from the 
     local bar to represent African-Americans who could not obtain 
     legal counsel during the 1960s;
       (11) the Lawyers' Committee transformed African-American 
     voting strength by litigating critical cases throughout the 
     South to oppose archaic voter discrimination laws, poll 
     taxes, and literacy tests that prevented African-Americans 
     from registering and voting;
       (12) the Lawyers' Committee launched the Urban Areas 
     Project in 1968, which resulted in local independent Lawyers' 
     Committee offices in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, 
     Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, San Antonio, and Washington, 
     D.C.;
       (13) the Lawyers' Committee developed the Southern African 
     Project, which provided legal assistance to thousands of 
     political detainees and technical assistance in resisting 
     pro-apartheid legislation for more than 20 years and which 
     monitored elections in Namibia in 1989 and elections in South 
     Africa in 1994;
       (14) the Lawyers' Committee led the defense of Executive 
     Order 11246 when it was attacked during the Reagan 
     Administration in the 1980s;
       (15) the Lawyers' Committee litigated a series of cases 
     from the 1970s to the present that desegregated police and 
     fire departments throughout the Nation, notably in the State 
     of Mississippi and in Miami, Birmingham, Cleveland, Nassau 
     County, Buffalo, and Houston;
       (16) in Givens v. Hamlet Estates, the Lawyers' Committee 
     acquired the first seizure order in a fair housing case that 
     led to the exposure of a decade old racial coding system that 
     denied apartments to 6,000 African-Americans and Hispanics in 
     Miami, Florida;
       (17) the Lawyers' Committee obtained victories in 3 cases 
     before the United States Supreme Court in 1996-1997 involving 
     the Voting Rights Act, including Young v. Fordice, Lawyer v. 
     United States, and King v. State Board of Elections;
       (18) the Lawyers' Committee persuaded the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to relocate 358 African-American families 
     living around the Escambia toxic Superfund site in Pensacola, 
     Florida;
       (19) the Lawyers' Committee coordinated a Church Burning 
     Project in the 1990s to provide free legal assistance to 
     churches that were destroyed during a bitter rampage of 
     racially motivated church burnings;
       (20) in Washington Park Land Committee v. Portsmouth, the 
     Lawyers' Committee secured a case settlement that led to the 
     relocation of 185 families from toxic lead poisoned 
     segregated public housing in Portsmouth, Virginia, to new 
     integrated housing opportunities; and
       (21) June 21, 2003 is the 40th anniversary of the founding 
     of the Lawyers' Committee.
       (b) Recognition.--Pursuant to the findings in subsection 
     (a), Congress--
       (1) recognizes that these accomplishments of the Lawyers' 
     Committee reflect the tremendous commitment to implementing 
     justice that President Kennedy embarked on 40 years ago;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of the Lawyers' Committee, 
     as its staff and pro bono attorneys, clients, and friends 
     commemorate and celebrate its 40th anniversary; and
       (3) supports the designation of an appropriate day as 
     ``Equal Justice Day'' in honor of the dedicated work of the 
     Lawyers' Committee and the many hours of pro bono service 
     offered by lawyers and law firms throughout this country to 
     secure justice and equal opportunity for all.

                       TITLE IV--KOBY MANDELL ACT

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Koby Mandell Act of 
     2003''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Numerous American citizens have been murdered or maimed 
     by terrorists around the world.
       (2) Some American citizens who have been victims of 
     terrorism overseas have not received from the United States 
     Government services equal to those received by other such 
     victims of overseas terrorism.
       (3) The United States Government has not devoted adequate 
     efforts or resources to the apprehension of terrorists who 
     have harmed American citizens overseas. Monetary rewards for 
     information leading to the capture of terrorists overseas, 
     which the government advertises in regions where the 
     terrorists are believed to be hiding, have not been 
     advertised adequately.
       (4) To remedy these and related problems, an office should 
     be established within the Department of Justice for the 
     purpose of ensuring equally vigorous efforts to capture all 
     terrorists who have harmed American citizens overseas and 
     equal treatment for all American victims of overseas 
     terrorism.

     SEC. 403. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   JUSTICE TO UNDERTAKE SPECIFIC STEPS TO 
                   FACILITATE THE CAPTURE OF TERRORISTS WHO HAVE 
                   HARMED AMERICAN CITIZENS OVERSEAS AND TO ENSURE 
                   THAT ALL AMERICAN VICTIMS OF OVERSEAS TERRORISM 
                   ARE TREATED EQUALLY.

       The President shall establish within the Department of 
     Justice an office (hereinafter in this title the ``Office'') 
     to carry out the following activities:
       (1) The Office shall create the Bringing Terrorists to 
     Justice program, and in so doing will ensure that--
       (A) rewards are offered to capture all terrorists involved 
     in harming American citizens overseas, regardless of the 
     terrorists' country of origin or residence;
       (B) such rewards are prominently advertised in the mass 
     media and public sites in all countries or regions where such 
     terrorists reside;
       (C) the names and photographs and suspects in all such 
     cases are included on a web site; and
       (D) the names of the specific organizations claiming 
     responsibility for terrorist attacks mentioned on the site 
     are included in the descriptions of those attacks.
       (2) The Office shall establish and administer a program 
     which will provide notification for American victims of 
     overseas terrorism or their immediate family to update them 
     on the status of efforts to capture the terrorists who harmed 
     them.

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       (3) The Office shall work with the other United States 
     government agencies to expand legal restrictions on the 
     ability of murderers to reap profits from books or movies 
     concerning their crimes--the ``Son of Sam'' laws that 
     currently exist in many States, so as to ensure that 
     terrorists who harm American citizens overseas are unable to 
     profit from book or movie sales in the United States.
       (4) The Office shall endeavor to determine if terrorists 
     who have harmed American citizens overseas are serving in 
     their local police or security forces. Whenever it is found 
     that terrorists who have harmed American citizens overseas 
     are serving in their local police or security forces, the 
     Office shall alert those United States Government agencies 
     involved in providing assistance, directly or indirectly, to 
     those forces, and shall request of those agencies that all 
     such assistance be halted until the aforementioned terrorists 
     are removed from their positions.
       (5) The Office shall undertake a comprehensive assessment 
     of the pattern of United States indictments and prosecution 
     of terrorists who have harmed American citizens overseas, in 
     order to determine the reasons for the absence of indictments 
     of terrorists residing in some regions. The Office's 
     assessment shall then be provided to the Attorney General, 
     together with its recommendations.
       (6) The Office shall endeavor to monitor public actions by 
     governments and regimes overseas pertaining to terrorists who 
     have harmed American citizens, such as naming of schools, 
     streets, or other public institutions or sites after such 
     terrorists. In such instances, the Office shall encourage 
     other United States Government agencies to halt their 
     provision of assistance, directly or indirectly, to those 
     institutions.
       (7) In cases where terrorists who have harmed Americans 
     overseas, and are subsequently released from incarceration 
     abroad, are eligible for further prosecution in the United 
     States, the Office shall coordinate with other government 
     agencies to seek the transfer of those terrorists to the 
     United States for further prosecution.

     SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 2004 and subsequent fiscal years such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out this title.
       (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection 
     (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

   TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

     SEC. 501. FBI OFFICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 535 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 535A. Office of Counterintelligence

       ``Subject to the supervision of the Attorney General, the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may establish 
     an Office of Counterintelligence within the Bureau to 
     investigate potential espionage activities within the 
     Bureau.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 535 the following new item:

``535A. Office of Counterintelligence.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Weiner) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Sensenbrenner).


                             General Leave

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 3036 currently 
under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3036, the Department of 
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2004 through 
2006.
  During the 107th Congress, I was pleased to secure bipartisan passage 
of the 21st century Department of Justice Authorization Appropriations 
Act, which comprehensibly reauthorized the Department of Justice for 
the first time since 1979. During consideration of that legislation, I 
committed to pursuing a regular authorization process to ensure that 
the Committee on the Judiciary provides the Department of Justice with 
clear guidance and continuing oversight.
  With an annual budget of around $20 billion and a workforce of more 
than 100,000 employees, the Department of Justice is an enormous 
institution. Its importance has only increased since the tragic events 
of September 11, 2001.
  As chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, I have worked to 
provide the Department with the necessary resources to assess, prevent, 
and punish terrorist acts that threaten America's domestic security 
while preserving our civil liberties. The committee has also worked to 
ensure that the Department's structure, management, and priorities are 
tailored to best fulfill its numerous other missions.
  Over the last several months, the committee has conducted several 
hearings to identify the needs and priorities of the department. These 
hearings reflected the committee's continuing commitment to oversee all 
of the Department's activities. This bill reflects the information 
obtained in those hearings.
  H.R. 3036 is divided into five titles. The first title authorizes the 
Department of Justice appropriations for fiscal years 2004 through 
2006. With minor exceptions, these authorizations generally reflect the 
President's budget request.
  Title II makes numerous improvement and upgrades to the Department's 
grant program. Most importantly, it combines the current Byrne formula 
grant, Byrne discretionary grant, and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant 
programs into one Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program with 
an authorization similar to the amount appropriated for all three 
programs in recent years and a formula that closely follows current 
law. The administration has requested this consolidation as a way of 
better serving State and local governments.
  It reauthorizes the COPS program while recasting it as one single 
block grant program covering all of its current purposes so local 
governments will need only to file one COPS application for any of 
these purposes. I believe that this will greatly improve the efficiency 
of the COPS program.
  Among other changes, title II provides for new auditing and training 
capacity for all DOJ grant programs to eliminate waste, fraud, and 
abuse. It provides the first statutory authorization for the Weed and 
Seed Program. It establishes a congressional medal and plaque for 
individuals in units that responded to the 9/11 attacks. And, finally, 
this reauthorizes the bulletproof vest program.
  Title III makes a variety of miscellaneous changes to other aspects 
of the Department of Justice. It requires DOJ to use existing Federal 
facilities for training and conferences as opposed to paying for 
private facilities. It also establishes a dedicated privacy officer at 
the Department to ensure that the Department utilizes technologies that 
do not erode privacy protection relating to the use, collection and 
disclosure of personally identifiable information.
  Modeled after the privacy officer this committee established in the 
Department of Homeland Security, this provision advances the 
committee's uncompromising commitment to the preservation of civil 
liberties at the Department.
  Title IV establishes a new office within DOJ designed to assist in 
the capture of terrorists who harm Americans overseas.
  Title V provides a statutory authorization to the already existing 
FBI Office of Counterintelligence.
  I introduce this legislation with the support of the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Conyers), and I have worked closely with him on it in 
every step of the way. Bipartisan cooperation was the hallmark of this 
legislation in the last Congress, and I am pleased that this spirit of 
bipartisanship continued in this Congress. We have also worked closely 
with the appropriators to meet their concerns.
  H.R. 3036 provides the Department with the tools, resources and 
direction necessary to operate efficiently and effectively. By 
identifying solutions to the growing challenges faced by Federal law 
enforcement, this committee and Congress will be the strong partner the 
Department needs as we work for the safety and security of all 
Americans.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. WEINER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, first I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude 
to the chairman, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner), for 
making this part of the hallmark of the

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Committee on the Judiciary that we are going to start to continue to 
have reauthorization bills on the floor for DOJ. I think that is an 
important thing. For too long it has gone without.
  This is a large, important bill and an important part of our 
government. Now the next step is to have it under regular orders, to 
have the bill open for amendments, to have the people have the 
opportunity to offer suggestions. They are a diverse element of this 
bill. I think it would serve this body well to have an active debate 
about some of the elements therein and be able to go through the 
regular process of amendments to perfect the bill even further.
  This bill has some very excellent provisions, not the least of which, 
as the chairman mentioned, is the reauthorization for the first time in 
a while of the COPS program. The COPS program is by just about every 
measure a success. It is one of those programs that is extraordinarily 
democratic, with a small D. Small towns, big cities have all benefited 
from the police hirings that have gone on.
  This is something that transcends politics. It transcends regions. 
While we can have a debate, and we often do, where criminologists 
suggest why crime might be going down nationwide, we have academics 
that have taken a look at it, at the end of the day I believe it is 
because we in the Federal Government got off the sidelines with the 
COPS program and started to provide funding for States and localities 
to provide law enforcement officials.
  Now we have a situation where there are over 110,000 cops presently 
funded to walk the beat all over the country with funding provided by 
this Congress. This bill would reauthorize it and improve it.
  It is not an accident that this has broad bipartisan support. A 
coalition of Members just recently wrote to the Appropriations 
Committee urging that the COPS components be fully funded. It includes 
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Stupak), the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Ramstad), the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews), the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Platts), the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Holden), the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Keller), the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Quinn), and myself.
  It should be pointed out, though, that the President for the second 
year in a row included zero dollars and zero cents in his budget for 
the hiring components of the COPS program.
  We have heard over and over again the Attorney General and the Deputy 
of Homeland Security Secretary say homeland security starts in our home 
towns. We go periodically to higher levels of alert where we tell our 
local law enforcement officials, our local first responders, you have 
got to absorb more responsibility. Yet, at the same time, we in the 
Federal Government have been reluctant to provide that funding. This 
authorization bill changes that with a program that would provide over 
the course of the bill $3 billion worth of funding.

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  Another provision that is included in this bill that is long overdue 
is getting our Department of Justice off the sidelines in another 
issue, and that is, that increasingly, by dint of terrorism overseas, 
U.S. citizens are dying. And simply put, the enforcement, the 
indictment, the investigation of those crimes is not happening.
  We have seen 36 Americans murdered by Palestinian terrorists alone 
since the Oslo Accords have been signed; yet there have been zero 
indictments. There have been no real rewards. Suspects' names and faces 
have not been listed by the Justice Department. The Koby Mandell Act, 
which was authored by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) and 
included in this bill, changes that; but there are things that are not 
included in this bill that if it would have been open rule, we would 
have had an opportunity to include
  In 2000, we in this Congress recognized that we had a real problem 
after a GAO study showed that increasingly very realistic-looking 
badges were falling into the hands of those that should not have them. 
This is before September 11. A person can today go on to the Internet 
and search for collectible badges, and they can find realistic ones 
that are so realistic that they can pass for NYPD badges, Customs 
Department, FBI and all kinds of others. The reason is, although it is 
illegal to possess a badge like that, there are some very big loopholes 
that you can drive a truck through.
  For example, if you are a collector and you certify that you are, you 
can purchase one of these badges. If you are someone that is using it 
for a movie or an entertainment purpose, you can get one of these 
badges. There is even an exemption in the law, a loophole in the law, 
if you want to use the badge for recreational purposes. Now I do not 
know how sophisticated a game of cops and robbers someone is interested 
in playing, but this is a very serious issue in the context of so many 
check points that we have now, so many security lines that people have 
to cross. These badges have caused a problem.
  Over 1,200 times in New York City alone, someone has used a fake 
badge for illicit purposes. This is a very easy loophole to close. I 
would have liked the provision to have been included in the bill. It 
would have been a nice thing to offer, and I believe it would have had 
the support of this House.
  If you are a collector, you can still get a badge. It has to be 
encased in Lucite, very simple. If you are someone who is in a movie or 
a film production, you have to go to the law enforcement authority 
wherever you are shooting and get them to sign off that you are using 
this badge for that purpose, and there absolutely should not be an 
exemption for ``recreational purposes.'' These badges are being used in 
some cases by true collectors; but in many cases, they are being used 
for illegal and illicit purposes.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Visclosky).
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
the time.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act, which includes the text of H.R. 1708, the 
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program.
  I would begin my remarks by thanking my dear colleague, the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo), the sponsor of H.R. 1708. I have given 
him my heartfelt gratitude for his leadership on this issue.
  I also want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman 
Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from South Carolina (Chairman Coble), 
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), the ranking members, as well 
as the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), for all of their support 
and cooperation in this endeavor.
  Madam Speaker, I first authored and introduced the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Act with the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo) 
in 1997 after meeting with northwest Indiana police officers and 
hearing that many gang members and drug dealers had the bulletproof 
vests while many police officers did not. I was even more troubled to 
learn that the reasons so many officers did not have access to 
bulletproof vests was because of their prohibitive expense.
  As my colleagues know, the purpose of the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant program is to protect the lives of law enforcement 
officers by helping States and local governments equip them with vests. 
Many departments simply cannot afford to purchase vests for all of 
their officers, a fact which sometimes forces officers to purchase 
their own.
  Unfortunately, between 1992 and the year 2001, 594 police officers 
were shot and killed in the line of duty. Of those slain, roughly half 
were not wearing bulletproof vests because their departments could not 
afford them.
  This act, among other things, recognizes that the lack of protective 
body armor is even more evident not only in large cities, but in small 
rural departments. Statistics show that officers in smaller departments 
are much less likely to have vests than their counterparts in large 
metropolitan departments. That is why, in order to make sure that no 
community is left out, half of the funds in the vest partnership act 
are reserved for jurisdictions with fewer than 100,000 residents.
  In closing, the police officers who risk their lives for all of us 
are mothers and fathers. They are sons and daughters. It is our 
obligation to the officers and their families to give them access

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to the equipment that will safeguard them; and, again, I appreciate the 
gentleman from New Jersey's (Mr. LoBiondo) leadership and the 
chairman's leadership on this issue and ask for support of the 
legislation.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo).
  Mr. LoBIONDO. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Sensenbrenner) very much for his leadership on this, and I thank 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky) for his partnership.
  We joined in 1997 after similar incidents in our districts, totally 
separated, joined us together on this particular issue. I urge my 
colleagues to support this. It is something that will make a difference 
in real terms in people's lives.
  The legislation reauthorizes the grant program until 2007. The 
current authorization is set to expire this year.
  Congress has overwhelmingly approved the program twice before, first 
in the 105th and then in the 106th. In the 105th Congress, at that 
point in time, I had two groups within my district, Vest-A-Cop and 
Shield of Blue, that were raising money to provide vests for police 
officers basically by sub sales and bake sales and raising a dollar at 
a time. We recognized through a very tragic incident where a 
corrections officer at Bayside State Prison, Officer Fred Baker, while 
on duty was stabbed in the back by an inmate. He did not have a 
protective vest. We can only speculate if Officer Baker would be alive 
today, but many of us believe that he would be.
  After that incident, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky) and I 
got together, drafted the legislation and went to work on it; and we 
are very pleased that our colleagues were able to support it.
  This Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act program has directly benefited 
every U.S. State and territory. A bulletproof vest is one of the most 
important pieces of equipment an officer can have. Many times, it can 
mean the difference between life and death.
  Every day, law enforcement officers are confronted by violent 
criminals armed with deadly weapons. While many officers wear vests to 
protect themselves, an alarming number of officers across the United 
States are not afforded the same protection because of budget 
constraints.
  The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act Grant program has helped State 
and local law enforcement purchase these vests and in response has 
saved countless thousands of lives. In 2002 alone, the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Act has provided $25 million to State law enforcement 
agencies across America. This program has provided more than 700,000 of 
these life-saving vests since its inception in the beginning of the 
program; and in turn, in this last year, the program has helped fund 
more than 188,000 new vests, giving vital protection to thousands of 
law enforcement officers nationwide.
  I again thank the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) for 
his support and the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), and I urge 
my colleagues to support the legislation.
  Mr. WEINER. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished 
gentleman from New York for yielding me the time.
  I rise only to speak to the COPS program that over the years we have 
seen, not only has it been enthusiastically received by the Members of 
Congress, but it has been received enthusiastically where it counts, in 
the local municipalities, counties, cities and rural areas where, had 
it not been for the COPS program implemented under the Clinton 
administration, many of these individuals would be without the 
necessary security and law enforcement that they need.
  In the backdrop of 9/11, many of us view the COPS program as a rainy-
day umbrella, if you will, of local communities in providing them with 
the resources that they could not pay for themselves.
  Particularly, in large cities, even cities like Houston, we are 
finding that increasingly large numbers of our police officers are 
reaching retirement age, and we are not able to fill those spots as 
quickly as we would like. Particularly after 9/11, and even in the last 
couple of weeks and days, we have noted a high number of reported 
terrorist activity, some that has been intercepted, which of course, as 
a member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, I am gratified 
for; but we are seeing a large amount of those activities occurring 
around the world.
  Certainly the United States is equally vulnerable; and I believe in 
this time it is important that we promote a program that has proven to 
be successful, and that is, the utilization of Federal dollars to 
supplement the hiring of those in local communities that are part of 
law enforcement.
  The other issue that comes up repeatedly now in these recent days 
after 9/11 is a large amount of dollars that local law enforcement are 
spending when the alerts go up and the delay in the reimbursement money 
sometimes promised by the Federal Government. It would certainly be 
helpful if they already had the necessary police officers already 
staffed, as opposed to using excessive overtime.
  So I just ask my colleagues that as we proceed with this legislation 
that we look to promote that language to provide for more support of 
the COPS program.
  I do want to note, however, the importance of language dealing with 
the assistance of victims of crime, particular grants to local 
nonprofit organizations to improve outreach to services to victims of 
crime.
  In my own community right now, there is a terrible trial proceeding 
with the allegations of a mother that bludgeoned to death two of her 
children and wounded an infant child of hers on the basis of 
allegations and defense that she is making, but the point is that 
family is in disarray, and they are victims of crime; and they will 
need the outreach services, particularly now for the injured child, 
remaining child that is alive and the father and family members that 
are suffering from this terrible, terrible crime that has occurred. 
Victims are lonely, isolated; and this particular provision in order to 
outreach to those victims is very, very important.
  I would ask my colleagues to consider these matters and ask that we 
work on these points as we move through the legislation.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation, H.R. 3036, to 
Authorize Appropriations for the Department of Justice for Fiscal Year 
2004-2006. I contributed in marking this bill up in Full Judiciary 
Committee in September of last year.
  I firmly believe that the Department of Justice should receive the 
full support of Congress and should be properly funded to provide 
essential protection for the American people. The missions of the 
various branches of the Department of Justice are even more important 
since September 11, 2001. This important Federal agency must have our 
full support to adequately carry out its mission.
  My staunch support of the Department of Justice and all agencies that 
also carry out duties essential to our homeland security and public 
safety does not imply that I believe these agencies should not adhere 
to strict standards and be asked to live up to lofty goals that should 
be standard for our nation. The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 
Agencies, Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Justice Programs, 
and the Criminal Division must comport themselves with expert 
efficiency.
  The Office of Justice Programs, OJP, is responsible for a variety of 
criminal justice programs including several that are of particular 
interest to me: juvenile justice, violence against women and crime 
prevention related to homeland security. OJP assumes the important 
responsibility of preventing and controlling crimes. I am a firm 
believer in eliminating crime before it starts. I applaud OJP's efforts 
to cooperate with many Federal agencies to rebuild neighborhoods, 
control gang activity, and prevent drug trafficking.
  With these objectives are commendable there is a need to get results. 
There is still high incidence of drug trafficking, gang membership, 
juvenile crime, and violent crime. For example, according to the Bureau 
of Justice statistics in my home State of Texas in 2000, there were 
122,155 violent crimes. Of which, 77,306 were aggravated assaults, 
35,348 were robberies, and 8,169 were forcible rapes. These numbers 
need to decline. I look forward to hearing the testimony from the 
Office of Justice Programs to hear we can reduce these high crime 
rates.
  Finally, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice is also a 
multi-faceted criminal justice organization with a homeland security 
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criminal division is a counterterrorism and domestic security section. 
The Criminal Division also handles cases related to child obscenity and 
international crime.
  The many criminal areas investigated by the Department of Justice 
Criminal Division and the other agencies we are hearing testimony from 
today are prime possibilities for discrimination and violations of 
civil liberties. For example, within each of these organizations there 
are disparities in minority hiring.
  In the U.S. Marshal, for instance, 35 of the current 94 Marshals are 
women or minorities, and there are currently lawsuits pending against 
the Marshals regarding discrimination, although women and minorities do 
comprise a substantial portion of the leadership committees within the 
Marshals. There also needs to be a greater effort in racial sensitivity 
training.
  We also need to do more to hire more minorities and women in the 
Department of Justice. For example, a recent OPM study found that while 
African-Americans generally exceeded their relevant civilian labor 
force representation in 16 Federal executive departments, less than 16 
percent of those employed by the DOJ were African-American. And while 
the DOJ consisted of 37.7 percent women, that number was over 9 percent 
unrepresentative of what it should have been based on hiring practices 
of women in the civilian work force.
  As we consider authorizing these various agencies, we must ensure 
they are not guilty of violating civil liberties in the course of their 
duties. Racial profiling is one example of an unacceptable criminal 
investigation technique. Racial profiling is a very serious problem in 
our criminal justice system. Although African-Americans make up only 14 
percent of the population nationwide, they account for 72 percent of 
all routine traffic stops.
  An ACLU analysis of Maryland State Police data showed that 73 percent 
of cars stopped and searched on Interstate 95 between Baltimore and 
Delaware from January 1995 through September 1997 were those of 
African-Americans, despite the fact that only 14 percent of those 
driving along that stretch were Black. Moreover, police found nothing 
in 70 percent of those searches. Similarly, in Florida, 70 percent of 
the persons stopped on I-95 were African-American, even though they 
made up less than 10 percent of the driving population. Data also shows 
that Hispanics are similarly targeted disproportionately by law 
enforcement agencies across the Nation.
  For the reasons above-stated, I support this bill, Madam Speaker.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Cox), the chairman of the Select Committee on 
Homeland Security.
  Mr. COX. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Department of 
Justice authorization bill, and I commend the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Chairman Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from Michigan (Ranking 
Member Conyers) for their leadership and their bipartisan cooperation 
on this vital function of our national government.
  Madam Speaker, I also rise for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy 
with my good friend, the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary.
  The Department of Justice bill contains a provision which limits the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation's participation in the Terrorism Threat 
Integration Center as follows: the provision states that funding will 
be provided ``as may be necessary to assign employees to the Terrorism 
Threat Integration Center: provided, that such amounts may only be 
expended for analyzing intelligence information.''
  I understand the intent of this language is to ensure that TTIC does 
not become a domestic surveillance or collection agency. However, I 
want to be clear that there was no intention to create barriers to 
information sharing between the FBI and TTIC and between and among 
other partners in TTIC, such as the Department of Homeland Security.
  Since September 11, Congress and the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Chairman Sensenbrenner) have worked tirelessly to tear down these 
information-sharing barriers. I want to be sure that this provision 
will in no way interfere with TTIC's right to receive information from 
the FBI or its responsibility to provide information to the FBI and the 
Department of Homeland Security. TTIC's partnership with DHS is 
critical to the Department's mission to prevent terrorist attacks.
  In addition, it may be appropriate for the FBI to assign employees to 
TTIC to assist in the administration and management of TTIC, and I 
understand that it is not the chairman's intent through this language 
to limit such FBI's participation and assistance. Is my understanding 
of this provision accurate?
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. COX. I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. The answer to the gentleman's question is yes.
  Mr. COX. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman.
  Mr. WEINER. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from New York for 
yielding me the time.
  I would like to express my appreciation to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Chairman Sensenbrenner), the gentleman from Michigan 
(Ranking Member Conyers), and especially the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Weiner) for the outstanding efforts in including in this worthy 
piece of legislation a provision that has been called the Koby Mandell 
Act.
  Koby Mandell was a 13-year-old boy in May of 2001 who until he was in 
fourth grade had lived in the United States in Maryland and his family 
moved to Israel. In May of 2001, Kolbe and a friend of his went hiking, 
and they were never to return.
  During their youthful enjoyment of a hiking outing, Kolbe and his 
friend were stoned to death by Palestinian terrorists. Now, when an 
American citizen leaves this country for purposes of living somewhere 
else, he or she certainly should not leave behind the protection of 
justice.

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  Unfortunately for Koby Mandell and his family, the concept that 
passes for justice in the occupied territories did not protect him. 
Because since the time of his murder, there has been no meaningful 
investigation or prosecution to bring to justice those who committed 
this murder. When our citizens travel around the world and are not 
protected by the law of other places, it is our responsibility to step 
forward and protect them. That is what this language does.
  I especially want to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner), 
without whose active participation this would not have happened. He 
used his considerable legislative skills to shepherd through the 
committee, with the cooperation of the chairman and ranking member, 
this language.
  Here is what it means. The Department of Justice will set up an 
office that will offer and enforce rewards for those who murder 
Americans when they are on foreign soil, irrespective of where they are 
on foreign soil. This office will monitor the outcome of any 
prosecution or incarceration of a person who has murdered an American 
citizen. If such a person is released from a prison in another land or 
is not properly dealt with in another land, this office will have 
responsibility to extradite and bring to trial in this country a person 
who has committed a crime against an American citizen, to the extent 
that our laws would permit such a prosecution.
  This office will be, further, responsible for making sure that if any 
official authorities that may have been complicit in the murder of the 
American are still in place, that is to say, if people who are security 
agents or police officers responsible for the murder of an American 
citizen are still in place, that appropriate diplomatic and economic 
actions would be taken against the government that sponsors those 
authorities. Sadly, in many parts of the world, those who wear the 
cloak of authority are responsible for criminal acts, murderous acts 
against Americans and other innocent people.
  This provision will by no means stop the murder of innocent Americans 
when they travel abroad, but it will provide us with a new and 
meaningful tool that will bring to justice those who would commit such 
heinous acts against innocent people. It is sad that a 13-year-old boy 
had to give his life, but it is inspiring that his sacrifice of his 
life has led this institution to consider this very worthy provision.
  Again, I am very grateful to the chairman, the gentleman from 
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ranking member, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), and 
especially to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner) for their skill 
in including this measure in the underlying legislation. I hope that we 
will continue to work together as Republicans and Democrats to see that 
this newly created office will be properly funded so that it may do the 
job I just talked about.
  No American should be without the protection of justice, irrespective 
of where he or she travels in the world. I believe this is an important 
provision to help ensure that promise. Once again, I thank the leaders 
for including it in the bill.
  Mr. WEINER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I wanted to conclude the way I began, by offering my thanks to 
Chairman Sensenbrenner. He has made this Committee on the Judiciary one 
that functions in a no-nonsense fashion. We legislate. We very often 
disagree on issues, but they are all heard. And I think he has also 
done an excellent job in protecting the prerogatives of the committee, 
making sure that important things like the funding of the Judiciary, of 
the Justice Department, is not left entirely to the appropriators and 
that we have an opportunity to craft a bill.
  I would now encourage our colleagues in the other body to get going. 
They have many of these provisions they are also looking at. I 
understand they are going to take up this bill. I would urge them to do 
so quickly. And I think that we should, as the chairman said, get in 
the habit of treating this agency like others. There are sticky issues, 
but I think we have shown in the Committee on the Judiciary that we can 
navigate them.
  I do want to make reference to one point, because many of my 
colleagues have mentioned it in passing. There is a great deal of 
controversy, I think much of it overblown, about the PATRIOT Act. I 
think supporters of the PATRIOT Act have wildly overstated its impact, 
and detractors have wildly overstated the impositions put on Americans. 
But I think the chairman deserves credit for fully funding the 
Inspector General's Office, with particular attention being paid to 
making sure that PATRIOT Act investigations are being done in an 
aboveboard way that does not violate the rights of Americans and that 
as we review the PATRIOT Act as it prepares to sunset that we have a 
full arsenal of information at our disposal.
  I wanted to also offer my thanks to some members of the staff here at 
the on the Democratic side of the Committee on the Judiciary, Sampak 
Garg, Perry Apelbaum, Ted Kalo, Bobby Vassar, Greg Barnes, and Marc 
Dunkelman of my staff. In particular, I would like to offer my 
gratitude to Lamar Robertson, who has been my counsel on the Committee 
on the Judiciary for years now and has done so with remarkable aplomb, 
remarkable intellect, with a great sense of humor. He will be missed by 
those of us with whom he serves in the House, and this part in 
particular that deals with the COPS program is a testament to his hard 
work.
  With that, I offer my thanks to the chairman, and I urge a ``yes'' 
vote.
  Madam Speaker, I have no further requests for time. I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my 
time.
  Madam speaker, I, too, would like to thank the staff that worked very 
hard to negotiate this bill to get the overwhelming bipartisan support 
that it receives.
  Let me say that this is a work in progress, as was the DOJ 
reauthorization bill that the Congress passed and the President signed 
last Congress, which was the first Department of Justice 
reauthorization that had been done since 1979.
  The gentleman from New York has a legitimate concern about the sale 
of fake law enforcement badges. Let me say that we had hoped to include 
some language relative to that issue in this bill, but the devil was in 
the details and we could not agree upon the details before the bill 
came to the floor.
  That does not put the issue to bed forever. When we deal with this 
issue in conference, I am hopeful that we will be able to get some 
language inserted into the final bill that goes down to the White House 
that deals with fake badges, because this is a very legitimate issue 
and there ought to be additional penalties for those who use fake 
badges over and above the penalties for impersonating a police officer.
  So I am hopeful that the other body will deal with this issue 
promptly.
  It does make some very beneficial improvements to how the Department 
of Justice deals with its grant programs, particularly with 
relationship to law enforcement. It does reauthorize the bulletproof 
vest program. And the material that has been inserted in the bill that 
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews) talked about, about an 
extraterritorial application when crimes are committed against a United 
States citizen and the law enforcement of the host country will not 
deal with that issue, I think are vitally important.
  So this bill is a tremendous step in the right direction. It is a 
good bill. It will be made better as we continue working on it, and I 
am hopeful that before this Congress adjourns that it will be signed 
into law. I urge a ``yes'' vote.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 
3036, the Department of Justice Reauthorization Act, which includes the 
text of my legislation, H.R. 1708, the reauthorization of the 
successful Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.
  At the outset of my remarks, I would like to thank Chairman 
Sensenbrenner and Chairman Coble as well as Ranking Member of the full 
Committee Mr. Conyers and the Ranking Member of the Crime Subcommittee 
Mr. Scott for their past support and efforts on behalf of this 
important legislation. I would also be remiss if I did not express my 
heartfelt gratification and thanks to the gentleman from New Jersey, 
Mr. LoBiondo, the lead cosponsor of H.R. 1708.
  Madam Speaker, I am very excited to be on the floor of the House once 
again to reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act for a 
second time. As you know, the original measure was approved by this 
body with an overwhelming majority in the 105th Congress. Due to the 
success of the program, it was reauthorized for an additional 3 years 
in the 106th Congress. Section 207 of today's measure will reauthorize 
this program, once again, through fiscal year 2007.
  If could take a step back Mr. Speaker, I first authored and 
introduced the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act in November 1997 
after meeting with Northwest Indiana police chiefs and hearing that 
many gang members and drug dealers had the protection of bulletproof 
vests, while many police officers did not. I was even more troubled to 
learn the reason why so many officers do not have access to bulletproof 
vests. During a visit I made to the local chapter of the Fraternal 
Order of Police in Dyer, Indiana, officers explained to me that 
bulletproof vests are prohibitively expensive. A good vest can cost 
upwards of $500. Many small departments, as well as some larger ones, 
simply cannot afford to purchase vests for all of their officers, a 
fact which sometimes forces officers to purchase their own. My original 
legislation quickly gained overwhelming bipartisan support in this 
body, due to the fact that similar problems were being experienced by 
local police departments all across the United States and President 
Clinton signed the legislation into law in June of 1998 as P.L. 105-
181.
  Northwest Indiana's police officers work hard to keep the public 
safe, often at great personal risk to themselves. I am committed to 
securing the safety equipment these brave men and women need, so they 
can do their jobs and keep our communities safe. The Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Program has been effective in saving the lives of law 
enforcement officers. According to statistics provided by the Lake 
County, Indiana, Sheriff's Department, bulletproof vests secured under 
this program have saved the lives of 18 police officers in that county 
alone.
  Between 1999 through the end of 2003, 23 different law enforcement 
entities throughout my District have purchased a total of 1,119 vests 
to protect their police officers. Whether it is the largest city in my 
District, Gary, with a population of nearly 103,000 people and a 
current force of 296 police officers purchasing 678 vests, the Town of 
Merrillville, with a population of 30,500 and a current force of 52 
police officers purchasing 89 vests, or in the cases of a smaller 
police department, like St. John Indiana, with a population of 8,300 
and a force of 14 fulltime officers purchasing 34 vests for their 
officers, this program has worked to protect the lives of those who 
protect us.
  As you know, the purpose of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
Program is to protect the lives of law enforcement officers by helping 
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with bulletproof vests. Bulletproof vests and body armor have saved 
thousands of lives since the introduction of the modern bulletproof 
material, however, they cannot protect the lives of those who do not 
have access to them. Unfortunately, between 1992 and 2001, 594 police 
officers were gunned down in the line of duty. Of those slain, roughly 
half were not wearing bulletproof vests because sadly, their 
departments could not afford to provide them with these lifesaving 
pieces of equipment. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has estimated 
that the risk of fatality from a firearm for officers not wearing body 
armor is 14 times higher than for officers wearing body armor. The 
Fraternal Order of Police have stated that, ``body armor is one of the 
most important pieces of equipment an officer can have and often mean 
the difference between life and death.'' According to the IACP/Dupont 
Kevlar Survivors Club, there are over 2,750 law enforcement officers in 
the United States who are alive today thanks to the bulletproof vests 
they were wearing.
  The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program has directly benefited 
every State and territory of the United States. This critical program 
provides State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers with needed 
protection by aiding the purchase of protective equipment. More than 
700,000 bulletproof vests are worn today as a direct result of this 
program.
  The Act also recognizes that the lack of protective body armor is 
even more evident in small, rural police departments. Statistics show 
that officers in smaller departments are much less likely to have vests 
than their counterparts in large metropolitan departments. H.R. 1708, 
the text of which is included in Section 207 of this legislation, would 
meet the goal of saving officers' lives by reauthorizing the current 
grant program within the Justice Department for an additional 3 years, 
providing 50-50 matching grants to State and local law enforcement 
agencies. These grants are targeted to jurisdictions where most 
officers do not currently have access to vests, and they are designed 
to be free of the red tape that often characterizes other grant 
programs. That is why, in order to make sure that no community is left 
out of the program, half of the funds are reserved for jurisdictions 
with fewer than 100,000 residents.
  In closing, the police officers who risk their lives are mothers and 
fathers, and they are sons and daughters. It is our obligation, to the 
officers and their families, to give them access to the equipment that 
will safeguard their lives. This legislation is intended to create a 
partnership with State and local law enforcement agencies in order to 
make sure that every police officer who needs a bulletproof vest gets 
one.
  I thank Madam Speaker and urge my colleagues to support the 
underlying bill.
  Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation. I 
first would like to commend Chairman Sensenbrenner for reasserting the 
Judiciary Committee's jurisdiction over the Department of Justice with 
this bill. In the past few years, the Justice Department has become 
increasingly resistant to congressional oversight, either refusing to 
answer questions or answering them vaguely at best. Fortunately, we 
worked together at the Committee level to address our concerns with the 
Department and arrived at the bill before us today.
  While the bill has numerous provisions that are worth notice, I would 
like to concentrate on a few. First, the bill reauthorizes the COPS 
office. We all know that this Clinton administration program has been 
increasingly vital in day-to-day crime prevention and crime solving. 
That is why COPS has received the praise of the Fraternal Order of 
Police, the largest law enforcement organization in the country. Local 
policing also is the backbone in our war on terrorism, as community 
officers are more likely to know the witnesses and more likely to be 
trusted by community residents who have information about potential 
attacks. This bill provides over $1 billion per year for three fiscal 
years for this important program.
  The bill also includes language offered by my colleague Rep. Adam 
Schiff to require the Attorney General to submit reports to Congress on 
the number of persons detained on suspicion of terrorism. This is 
important because the Department has thwarted congressional and 
judicial efforts to obtain justification for terrorism detainees. In 
the past few years, the Department's Office of the Inspector General 
has found that the Department and its components had abused terrorism 
suspects, pushing them into walls, leaving them in legal limbo, and 
depriving them of access to family or counsel. With these reports, 
elected representatives can better determine whether the Department is 
overstepping its bounds again.
  Third, the bill gives the Office of the Inspector General over $70 
million for its responsibilities. In the past few years, the OIG has 
been diligent in overseeing the Department's war on terrorism, issuing 
reports on 9/11 detainees and pushing the Department to change how its 
procedures for handling terrorism suspects. The bill provides that the 
increased funding should be used largely for continuing their PATRIOT 
Act-related functions.
  Finally, the bill recognizes the 40th anniversary of the founding of 
the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. It was President 
Kennedy's vision that brought members of the bar together to fight for 
the civil rights of all Americans. The Lawyers' Committee continues 
that fight and deserves our recognition and thanks.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this legislation.
  Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act. I commend Judiciary Chairman 
Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member Conyers, and other members of the 
Judiciary Committee for their diligent work on this bill. This bill 
makes important changes and adjustments to current law, which I believe 
will bring greater safety to our communities and ensure better and more 
efficient administration of crime-fighting programs.
  There are two specific provisions of this Act that I would like to 
highlight.
  The Reauthorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act is 
an important step in assuring the safety of law enforcement officers 
throughout the Nation. It has been through this program that thousands 
of police officers, including many in Puerto Rico, have received the 
critical personal safety protection of bulletproof vests. While the 
threat of gun violence will continue to endanger our police, the 
reauthorization of this grant program will continue the reduction of 
firearms injuries and deaths to our Nation's law enforcement officers.
  Additionally, there is language in H.R. 3036 that is of great 
importance to Puerto Rico. Unlike in the States, the Commonwealth 
government centrally carries out the vast majority of law enforcement 
functions. The Commonwealth's budget for 2005 calls for $752 million to 
support the 22,500 Commonwealth police officers who have the primary 
responsibility for law enforcement on the island, and they are joined 
by approximately 4,000 officers at the municipal level. For this 
reason, the disbursement of funds under law enforcement grant programs, 
such as the local law enforcement block grant and the Byrne Memorial 
Justice Assistance Grant, should be to the Commonwealth government. 
Under this scenario, the Commonwealth government then disburses funds 
to the municipal police forces as appropriate. This bill recognizes 
this unique structure, and includes language that appropriately directs 
the local law enforcement grants to the Commonwealth government.
  Again, I greatly appreciate the leadership of Chairman Sensenbrenner 
and his colleagues on the Judiciary Committee in bringing this 
important bill to the floor. I strongly support this legislation, and 
urge my colleagues to do likewise.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Speaker, yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Biggert). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) that the 
House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3036, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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