[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4581-4584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3126. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3525, to enhance the border security of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 41, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. 403. PREARRIVAL MESSAGES FROM OTHER VESSELS DESTINED TO 
                   UNITED STATES PORTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(a)(5) of the Ports and Waterways 
     Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1223(a)(5)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5)(A) may require the receipt of prearrival messages 
     from any vessel destined for a port or place subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the United States, not later than 96 hours 
     before the vessel's arrival or such time as deemed necessary 
     under regulations promulgated by the Secretary to provide any 
     information that the Secretary determines is necessary for 
     control of the vessel and the safety and security of the 
     port, waterways, facilities, vessels, and marine environment, 
     including--
       ``(i) the route and name of each port and each place of 
     destination in the United States;
       ``(ii) the estimated date and time of arrival at each port 
     or place;
       ``(iii) the name of the vessel;
       ``(iv) the country of registry of the vessel;
       ``(v) the call sign of the vessel;
       ``(vi) the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
     international number or, if the vessel does not have an 
     assigned IMO international number, the official number of the 
     vessel;
       ``(vii) the name of the registered owner of the vessel;
       ``(viii) the name of the operator of the vessel;
       ``(ix) the name of the classification society of the 
     vessel;
       ``(x) a general description of the cargo on board the 
     vessel;
       ``(xi) in the case of certain dangerous cargo--
       ``(I) the name and description of the dangerous cargo;
       ``(II) the amount of the dangerous cargo carried;
       ``(III) the stowage location of the dangerous cargo; and
       ``(IV) the operational condition of the equipment under 
     section 164.35 of title 33 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations;
       ``(xii) the date of departure and name of the port from 
     which the vessel last departed;
       ``(xiii) the name and telephone number of a 24-hour point 
     of contact for each port included in the notice of arrival;
       ``(xiv) the location or position of the vessel at the time 
     of the report;
       ``(xv) a list of crew members on board the vessel, 
     including with respect to each crew member--
       ``(I) the full name;
       ``(II) the date of birth;
       ``(III) the nationality;
       ``(IV) the passport number or mariners document number; and
       ``(V) the position or duties;
       ``(xvi) a list of persons other than crew members onboard 
     the vessel, including with respect to each such person--
       ``(I) the full name;
       ``(II) the date of birth;
       ``(II) the nationality; and
       ``(IV) the passport number; and
       ``(xvii) any other information required by the Secretary; 
     and
       ``(B) any changes to the information required by 
     subparagraph (A), except changes in the arrival or departure 
     time of less than 6 hours, must be reported as soon as 
     practicable but not less than 24 hours before entering the 
     port of destination. The Secretary may deny entry of a vessel 
     into the territorial sea of the United States if the 
     Secretary has not received notification for the vessel in 
     accordance with this paragraph.''.
       (b) Inapplicability of Freedom of Information Act.--Section 
     4 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1223), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Information not Subject to Freedom of Information 
     Act.--Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, does not 
     apply to any information submitted under subsection 
     (a)(5)(A).''.
       (c) Relation to the Prearrival Message Requirement.--
     Section 5 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1224) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     undesignated paragraph:
       ``Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
     Secretary's authority to require information under section 
     4(a)(5) of this Act before a vessel's arrival in a port or 
     place that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
     States.''.

     SEC. 404. SAFETY AND SECURITY OF PORTS AND WATERWAYS.

       The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 2(a) (33 U.S.C. 1221 (a)), by striking 
     ``safety and protection of the marine environment'' and 
     inserting ``safety, protection of the marine environment, and 
     safety and security of United States ports and waterways''; 
     and
       (2) in section 5(a) (33 U.S.C. 1224(a)), by striking 
     ``safety and protection of the marine environment,'' and 
     inserting ``safety, protection of the marine environment, and 
     safety and security of United States ports and waterways,''.
       On page 41, line 7, strike ``SEC. 403.'' and insert ``SEC. 
     405.''.
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  SA 3127. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3525, to enhance the border security of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       Beginning on page 29, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through line 8 on page 30 and insert the following:

     SEC. 304. TERRORIST LOOKOUT COMMITTEES.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish 
     within each United States Embassy a Terrorist Lookout 
     Committee, which shall include the head of the political 
     section and senior representatives of all United States law 
     enforcement agencies, and the intelligence community, under 
     the authority of the chief of mission.
       (2) Chair and vice chair of committees.--Each committee 
     established under subsection (a) shall be chaired by the 
     respective deputy chief of mission, with the head of the 
     consular section as vice chair.
       (b) Meetings.--Each committee established under subsection 
     (a) shall meet at least monthly and shall maintain records of 
     its meetings. Upon the completion of its meeting, such 
     committee shall report to the Department of State all names 
     submitted for inclusion in the visa lookout system.
       (c) Certification.--If no names are submitted upon 
     completion of a meeting under subsection (b), the chair of 
     the committee that held the meeting shall certify to the 
     Secretary of State, subject to potential application of the 
     Accountability Review Board provisions of title III of the 
     Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, 
     that none of the relevant sections of the United States 
     Embassy had knowledge of the identity of any individual 
     eligible for inclusion in the visa lookout system for 
     possible terrorist activity.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary of State shall submit a report 
     on a quarterly basis to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives on the status of the committees 
     established under subsection (a).
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  SA 3128. Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3525, to 
enhance the border security of the United

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States, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CERTIFICATION REGARDING FORCED LABOR.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Labor 
     Certification Act of 2002''.
       (b) Certification Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     require that any person importing goods into the United 
     States provide a certificate to the United States Customs 
     Service that the goods being imported comply with the 
     provisions of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1307) and that no part of the goods were made with 
     prison, forced, or indentured labor, or with labor performed 
     in any type of involuntary situation.
       (2) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) Goods.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``goods'' includes goods, wares, articles, and merchandise 
     mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any 
     foreign country.
       (B) Involuntary situation.--The term ``involuntary 
     situation'' includes any situation where work is performed on 
     an involuntary basis, whether or not it is performed in a 
     penal institution, a re-education through labor program, a 
     pre-trial detention facility, or any similar situation.
       (C) Prison, forced, or indentured labor.--The term 
     ``prison, forced, or indentured labor'' includes any labor 
     performed for which the worker does not offer himself 
     voluntarily.
       (c) Inspection of Certain Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall renegotiate and 
     enter into a new agreement with the People's Republic of 
     China, concerning inspection of facilities in the People's 
     Republic of China suspected of using forced labor to make 
     goods destined for export to the United States. The agreement 
     shall supercede the 1992 Memorandum of Understanding and 1994 
     Statement of Cooperation, and shall provide that within 30 
     days of making a request to the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, United States officials be allowed to 
     inspect all types of detention facilities in the People's 
     Republic of China that are suspected of using forced labor to 
     mine, produce, or manufacture goods destined for export to 
     the United States, including prisons, correctional 
     facilities, re-education facilities, and work camps. The 
     agreement shall also provide for concurrent investigations 
     and inspections if more than 1 facility or situation is 
     involved.
       (2) Forced labor.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term ``forced labor'' means convict or prison labor, forced 
     labor, indentured labor, or labor performed in any type of 
     involuntary situation.
       (d) Authorization of Customs Personnel.--Section 3701 of 
     the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1999 is amended by striking ``for fiscal year 
     1999'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2002 and 
     2003''.
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  SA 3129. Mr. BREAUX submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 517, to authorize funding the Department of Energy 
to enhance its mission areas through technology transfer and 
partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 17, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM BLACK LIQUOR 
                   GASIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 45(c)(1) (defining qualified 
     energy resources), as amended by this Act, is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(H) black liquor gasification.''.
       (b) Qualified Facility.--Section 45(c)(3) (relating to 
     qualified facility), as amended by this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Black liquor gasification facility.--In the case of a 
     facility using black liquor gasification to produce 
     electricity, the term `qualified facility' means any facility 
     owned by the taxpayer which is originally placed in service 
     after date of the enactment of this subparagraph and before 
     January 1, 2007.''.
       (c) Definition.--Section 45(c), as amended by this Act, is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Black liquor gasification.--The term `black liquor 
     gasification' means electric power generated by the 
     conversion of black liquor biomass to gas.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to electricity sold after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such 
     date.
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  SA 3130. Mr. BREAUX submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 517, to authorize funding the Department of Energy 
to enhance its mission areas through technology transfer and 
partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 73, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS OWNING COMMERCIAL POWER TAKEOFF 
                   VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to business-related credits), as amended 
     by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 45K. COMMERCIAL POWER TAKEOFF VEHICLES CREDIT.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the amount 
     of the commercial power takeoff vehicles credit determined 
     under this section for the taxable year is $250 for each 
     qualified commercial power takeoff vehicle owned by the 
     taxpayer as of the close of the calendar year in which or 
     with which the taxable year of the taxpayer ends.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified commercial power takeoff vehicle.--The term 
     `qualified commercial power takeoff vehicle' means any 
     highway vehicle described in paragraph (2) which is propelled 
     by any fuel subject to tax under section 4041 or 4081 if such 
     vehicle is used in a trade or business or for the production 
     of income (and is licensed and insured for such use).
       ``(2) Highway vehicle described.--A highway vehicle is 
     described in this paragraph if such vehicle is--
       ``(A) designed to engage in the daily collection of refuse 
     or recyclables from homes or businesses and is equipped with 
     a mechanism under which the vehicle's propulsion engine 
     provides the power to operate a load compactor, or
       ``(B) designed to deliver ready mixed concrete on a daily 
     basis and is equipped with a mechanism under which the 
     vehicle's propulsion engine provides the power to operate a 
     mixer drum to agitate and mix the product en route to the 
     delivery site.
       ``(c) Exception for Vehicles Used by Governments, Etc.--No 
     credit shall be allowed under this section for any vehicle 
     owned by any person at the close of a calendar year if such 
     vehicle is used at any time during such year by--
       ``(1) the United States or an agency or instrumentality 
     thereof, a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an 
     agency or instrumentality of one or more States or political 
     subdivisions, or
       ``(2) an organization exempt from tax under section 501(a).
       ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--The amount of any 
     deduction under this subtitle for any tax imposed by 
     subchapter B of chapter 31 or part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 32 for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not 
     below zero) by the amount of the credit determined under this 
     subsection for such taxable year.
       ``(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to any calendar year after 2004.''.
       (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--
     Subsection (b) of section 38 (relating to general business 
     credit), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking 
     ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (22), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, plus'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(24) the commercial power takeoff vehicles credit under 
     section 45K(a).''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45K. Commercial power takeoff vehicles credit.''.

       (d) Regulations.--Not later than January 1, 2005, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Energy, shall by regulation provide for the method of 
     determining the exemption from any excise tax imposed under 
     section 4041 or 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on 
     fuel used through a mechanism to power equipment attached to 
     a highway vehicle as described in section 45K(b)(2) of such 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 3131. Mr. BIDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3525, to enhance the border security of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                    TITLE VII--COPS REAUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Providing Reliable 
     Officers, Technology, Education,

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     Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our Neighborhoods Act 
     of 2002'' or ``PROTECTION Act''.

     SEC. 702. PROVIDING RELIABLE OFFICERS, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, 
                   COMMUNITY PROSECUTORS, AND TRAINING IN OUR 
                   NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE.

       (a) COPS Program.--Section 1701(a) of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796dd(a)) is amended by--
       (1) inserting ``and prosecutor'' after ``increase police''; 
     and
       (2) inserting ``to enhance law enforcement access to new 
     technologies, and'' after ``presence,''.
       (b) Hiring and Redeployment Grant Projects.--Section 
     1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting after ``Nation'' the following: ``, or pay 
     overtime to existing career law enforcement officers to the 
     extent that such overtime is devoted to community policing 
     efforts''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by--
       (i) striking ``or pay overtime''; and
       (ii) striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) promote higher education among inservice State and 
     local law enforcement officers by reimbursing them for the 
     costs associated with seeking a college or graduate school 
     education.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking all that follows Support 
     Systems.--'' and inserting ``Grants pursuant to--
       ``(A) paragraph (1)(B) for overtime may not exceed 25 
     percent of the funds available for grants pursuant to this 
     subsection for any fiscal year;
       ``(B) paragraph (1)(C) may not exceed 20 percent of the 
     funds available for grants pursuant to this subsection in any 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(C) paragraph (1)(D) may not exceed 5 percent of the 
     funds available for grants pursuant to this subsection for 
     any fiscal year.''.
       (c) Additional Grant Projects.--Section 1701(d) of title I 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3796dd(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``integrity and ethics'' after 
     ``specialized''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``enforcement officers'';
       (2) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``school officials, 
     religiously-affiliated organizations,'' after ``enforcement 
     officers'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) establish school-based partnerships between local law 
     enforcement agencies and local school systems, by using 
     school resource officers who operate in and around elementary 
     and secondary schools to serve as a law enforcement liaison 
     with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and 
     regulatory agencies, combat school-related crime and disorder 
     problems, gang membership and criminal activity, firearms and 
     explosives-related incidents, illegal use and possession of 
     alcohol, and the illegal possession, use, and distribution of 
     drugs;'';
       (4) in paragraph (10) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (5) in paragraph (11) by striking the period that appears 
     at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) develop and implement innovative programs (such as 
     the TRIAD program) that bring together a community's sheriff, 
     chief of police, and elderly residents to address the public 
     safety concerns of older citizens.''.
       (d) Technical Assistance.--Section 1701(f) of title I of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3796dd(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``use up to 5 percent of the funds 
     appropriated under subsection (a) to'' after ``The Attorney 
     General may'';
       (B) by inserting at the end the following: ``In addition, 
     the Attorney General may use up to 5 percent of the funds 
     appropriated under subsection (d), (e), and (f) for technical 
     assistance and training to States, units of local government, 
     Indian tribal governments, and to other public and private 
     entities for those respective purposes.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``under subsection (a)'' 
     after ``the Attorney General''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``the Attorney General may'' and inserting 
     ``the Attorney General shall'';
       (B) by inserting ``regional community policing institutes'' 
     after ``operation of''; and
       (C) by inserting ``representatives of police labor and 
     management organizations, community residents,'' after 
     ``supervisors,''.
       (e) Technology and Prosecution Programs.--Section 1701 of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended by--
       (1) striking subsection (k);
       (2) redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as 
     subsections (g) through (k); and
       (3) striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Law Enforcement Technology Program.--Grants made 
     under subsection (a) may be used to assist police 
     departments, in employing professional, scientific, and 
     technological advancements that will help them--
       ``(1) improve police communications through the use of 
     wireless communications, computers, software, videocams, 
     databases and other hardware and software that allow law 
     enforcement agencies to communicate more effectively across 
     jurisdictional boundaries and effectuate interoperability;
       ``(2) develop and improve access to crime solving 
     technologies, including DNA analysis, photo enhancement, 
     voice recognition, and other forensic capabilities; and
       ``(3) promote comprehensive crime analysis by utilizing new 
     techniques and technologies, such as crime mapping, that 
     allow law enforcement agencies to use real-time crime and 
     arrest data and other related information--including non-
     criminal justice data--to improve their ability to analyze, 
     predict, and respond pro-actively to local crime and disorder 
     problems, as well as to engage in regional crime analysis.
       ``(f) Community-Based Prosecution Program.--Grants made 
     under subsection (a) may be used to assist State, local or 
     tribal prosecutors' offices in the implementation of 
     community-based prosecution programs that build on local 
     community policing efforts. Funds made available under this 
     subsection may be used to--
       ``(1) hire additional prosecutors who will be assigned to 
     community prosecution programs, including programs that 
     assign prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic 
     areas, to address specific violent crime and other local 
     crime problems (including intensive illegal gang, gun and 
     drug enforcement projects and quality of life initiatives), 
     and to address localized violent and other crime problems 
     based on needs identified by local law enforcement agencies, 
     community organizations, and others;
       ``(2) redeploy existing prosecutors to community 
     prosecution programs as described in paragraph (1) of this 
     section by hiring victim and witness coordinators, 
     paralegals, community outreach, and other such personnel; and
       ``(3) establish programs to assist local prosecutors' 
     offices in the implementation of programs that help them 
     identify and respond to priority crime problems in a 
     community with specifically tailored solutions.

     At least 75 percent of the funds made available under this 
     subsection shall be reserved for grants under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) and of those amounts no more than 10 percent may be 
     used for grants under paragraph (2) and at least 25 percent 
     of the funds shall be reserved for grants under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) to units of local government with a population of 
     less than 50,000.''.
       (f) Retention Grants.--Section 1703 of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796dd-2) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(d) Retention Grants.--The Attorney General may use no 
     more than 50 percent of the funds under subsection (a) to 
     award grants targeted specifically for retention of police 
     officers to grantees in good standing, with preference to 
     those that demonstrate financial hardship or severe budget 
     constraint that impacts the entire local budget and may 
     result in the termination of employment for police officers 
     funded under subsection (b)(1).''.
       (g) Definitions.--
       (1) Career law enforcement officer.--Section 1709(1) of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended by inserting after 
     ``criminal laws'' the following ``including sheriffs deputies 
     charged with supervising offenders who are released into the 
     community but also engaged in local community policing 
     efforts.''.
       (2) School resource officer.--Section 1709(4) of title I of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) to serve as a law enforcement liaison with other 
     Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory 
     agencies, to address and document crime and disorder problems 
     including gangs and drug activities, firearms and explosive-
     related incidents, and the illegal use and possession of 
     alcohol affecting or occurring in or around an elementary or 
     secondary school;'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) to train students in conflict resolution, restorative 
     justice, and crime awareness, and to provide assistance to 
     and coordinate with other officers, mental health 
     professionals, and youth counselors who are responsible for 
     the implementation of prevention/intervention programs within 
     the schools;''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) to work with school administrators, members of the 
     local parent teacher association, community organizers, law 
     enforcement, fire departments, and emergency medical 
     personnel in the creation, review, and implementation of a 
     school violence prevention plan;

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       ``(I) to assist in documenting the full description of all 
     firearms found or taken into custody on school property and 
     to initiate a firearms trace and ballistics examination for 
     each firearm with the local office of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms;
       ``(J) to document the full description of all explosives or 
     exposure devices found or taken into custody on school 
     property and report to the local office of the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and
       ``(K) to assist school administrators with the preparation 
     of the Department of Education, Annual Report on State 
     Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act which tracks the 
     number of students expelled per year for bringing a weapon, 
     firearm, or explosive to school.''.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(11) 
     of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11) is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     part Q, to remain available until expended--
       ``(i) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(ii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(iii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(iv) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(v) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       ``(vi) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2008''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent'';
       (B) by striking ``1701(f)'' and inserting ``1701(g)'';
       (C) by striking the second sentence and inserting ``Of the 
     remaining funds, if there is a demand for 50 percent of 
     appropriated hiring funds, as determined by eligible hiring 
     applications from law enforcement agencies having 
     jurisdiction over areas with populations exceeding 150,000, 
     no less than 50 percent shall be allocated for grants 
     pursuant to applications submitted by units of local 
     government or law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction 
     over areas with populations exceeding 150,000 or by public 
     and private entities that serve areas with populations 
     exceeding 150,000, and no less than 50 percent shall be 
     allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted by 
     units of local government or law enforcement agencies having 
     jurisdiction over areas with populations less than 150,000 or 
     by public and private entities that serve areas with 
     populations less than 150,000.'';
       (D) by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting 
     ``$600,000,000''; and
       (E) by striking ``1701(b),'' and all that follows through 
     ``of part Q'' and inserting the following: ``1701 (b) and 
     (c), $350,000,000 to grants for the purposes specified in 
     section 1701(e), and $200,000,000 to grants for the purposes 
     specified in section 1701(f).''.

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