[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 96 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4321]
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  SA 4761. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. 
Cornyn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) None of the amounts in the Department of 
     Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Fund''), whether deposited in the Fund before, on, 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act, may be--
       (1) reprogrammed, diverted, or used as an offset for non-
     law enforcement purposes; or
       (2) otherwise used by a non-criminal justice agency that 
     does not participate in the Department of Justice Equitable 
     Sharing Program.
       (b)(1) The Attorney General may not temporarily or 
     permanently suspend or defer any payments from the Fund to 
     State and local law enforcement agencies through the 
     Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Program.
       (2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to 
     authorize the Attorney General to prioritize payments 
     described in that paragraph over other authorized uses of 
     amounts in the Fund under the Department of Justice Asset 
     Forfeiture Program.
       (c) The Attorney General shall--
       (1) ensure enforcement of the Department of Justice 
     Equitable Sharing Program policies with respect to 
     participants in the Program; and
       (2) submit an annual report to Congress that describes--
       (A) each participant that was audited, had funds 
     temporarily or permanently frozen or deferred, or was subject 
     to any other form of suspension or penalty due to a violation 
     of the Program's policies during the previous year; and
       (B) the current status within the Program of each 
     participant described in subparagraph (A).
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