[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4425-S4426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4848. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Baldwin, Mr.
Nelson, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Brown) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby
(for himself and Ms. Mikulski) 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 end of title II, add the following:
SEC. 2__. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND FIREARMS TRAFFICKING.
(a) Adequate Resources for Federal Bureau of
Investigation.--In addition to the amounts provided under the
heading ``salaries and expenses'' under the heading ``Federal
Bureau of Investigation'' under this title, $175,000,000 for
personnel, training, and equipment needed to counter both
foreign and domestic terrorism, including lone wolf actors:
Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
(2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
(b) Adequate Resources for VALOR.--In addition to the
amounts provided under the heading ``state and local law
enforcement assistance'' under the heading ``Office of
Justice Programs'' under this title, $15,000,000 for an
Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative on Preventing
Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and
Survivability (VALOR): Provided, That such amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
(c) Adequate Resources for Civil Rights Division.--In
addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``salaries
and expenses, general legal activities'' under the heading
``Legal Activities'' under this title, $30,000,000 for the
Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice: Provided,
That such amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
(d) Adequate Resources for Community Relations Service.--In
addition to the amounts provided under the heading ``salaries
and expenses, community relations service'' under the heading
``Legal Activities'' under this title, $11,000,000 for the
Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice for
personnel and training to respond to hate crimes: Provided,
That such amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
(e) Strengthening Firearms Trafficking Investigations and
Prosecutions.--Section 924 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking subsection (h) and inserting the
following:
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``(h) Whoever knowingly transfers or receives a firearm,
knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such
firearm will be used to commit a Federal crime of terrorism
(as defined in section 2332b(g)(5)), a crime of violence (as
defined in subsection (c)(3)), or a drug trafficking crime
(as defined in subsection (c)(2)) shall be imprisoned not
more than 15 years, fined in accordance with this title, or
both.''.
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