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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1236

To reduce criminal gang activities.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 25, 2001

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. HATCH) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To reduce criminal gang activities.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Criminal Gang Abate5 ment Act of 2001’’.

6 SEC. 2. SOLICITATION OR RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS IN

7 CRIMINAL STREET GANG ACTIVITY.

8 (a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Chapter 26 of title 18,

9 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the

10 following:
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1 ‘‘§ 522. Recruitment of persons to participate in

2 criminal street gang activity

3 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—It shall be unlawful for any

4 person to use any facility in, or travel in, interstate or

5 foreign commerce, or cause another to do so, to recruit,

6 solicit, induce, command, or cause another person to be

7 or remain as a member of a criminal street gang, or con8 spire to do so, with the intent that the person being re9 cruited, solicited, induced, commanded, or caused to be or

10 remain a member of such gang participate in an offense

11 described in section 521(c) of this title.

12 ‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates sub13 section (a) shall—

14 ‘‘(1) be imprisoned not more than 10 years,

15 fined under this title, or both; and

16 ‘‘(2) if the person recruited, solicited, induced,

17 commanded, or caused is a minor, at the discretion

18 of the sentencing judge, be liable for any costs in19 curred by the Federal Government, or by any State

20 or local government, for housing, maintaining, and

21 treating the person until the person attains the age

22 of 18 years.

23 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

24 ‘‘(1) CRIMINAL STREET GANG.—The term

25 ‘criminal street gang’ has the meaning set forth in

26 section 521 of this title.
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1 ‘‘(2) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means a per2 son who is less than 18 years of age.’’.

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

4 at the beginning of chapter 26 of title 18, United States

5 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘522. Recruitment of persons to participate in criminal street gang activity.’’.

6 SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR USE OF MINORS IN CRIMES OF VIO7 LENCE.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 18, United

9 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing:

11 ‘‘§ 25. Use of minors in crimes of violence

12 ‘‘(a) PENALTIES.—Whoever, being a person not less

13 than 18 years of age, intentionally uses a minor to commit

14 a crime of violence for which such person may be pros15 ecuted in a court of the United States, or to assist in

16 avoiding detection or apprehension for such an offense,

17 shall—

18 ‘‘(1) be subject to twice the maximum term of

19 imprisonment and twice the maximum fine that

20 would otherwise be authorized for the offense; and

21 ‘‘(2) for the second and any subsequent convic22 tion under this subsection, be subject to three times

23 the maximum term of imprisonment and three times

24 the maximum fine that would otherwise be author25 ized for the offense.
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1 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

2 ‘‘(1) CRIME OF VIOLENCE.—The term ‘crime of

3 violence’ has the meaning set forth in section 16 of

4 this title.

5 ‘‘(2) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means a per6 son who is less than 18 years of age.

7 ‘‘(3) USES.—The term ‘uses’ means employs,

8 hires, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces.’’.

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

10 at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 18, United States

11 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘25. Use of minors in crimes of violence.’’.

12 SEC. 4. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR USING MINORS TO DIS13 TRIBUTE DRUGS.

14 Section 420 of the Controlled Substances Act (21

15 U.S.C. 861) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘one year’’

17 and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; and

18 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘one year’’

19 and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.

20 SEC. 5. CRIMINAL STREET GANGS.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 521 of title 18, United

22 States Code, is amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘§ 521. Criminal street gangs

24 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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1 ‘‘(1) CONVICTION.—The term ‘conviction’ in2 cludes a finding, under Federal or State law, that a

3 person has committed an act of juvenile delinquency

4 involving an offense described in subsection (c).

5 ‘‘(2) CRIMINAL STREET GANG.—The term

6 ‘criminal street gang’ means an ongoing group, club,

7 organization, or association of 3 or more persons,

8 whether formal or informal—

9 ‘‘(A) that has as 1 of its primary purposes

10 or activities the commission of 1 or more of the

11 offenses described in subsection (c);

12 ‘‘(B) the members of which engage, or

13 have engaged within the past 5 years, in a con14 tinuing series of offenses described in sub15 section (c); and

16 ‘‘(C) the activities of which affect inter17 state or foreign commerce.

18 ‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State

19 of the United States, the District of Columbia, and

20 any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the

21 United States.

22 ‘‘(b) OFFENSE.—

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever during the com24 mission of an offense described in paragraphs (1)

25 through (10) of subsection (c)—
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1 ‘‘(A) participates in a criminal street gang

2 with knowledge that its members engage in or

3 have engaged in a continuing series of offenses

4 described in subsection (c);

5 ‘‘(B) intends to promote or further the fe6 lonious activities of the criminal street gang or

7 maintain or increase the person’s position in

8 the gang; and

9 ‘‘(C) has been convicted within the past 5

10 years of an offense described in subsection (c),

11 shall be imprisoned for a term that is not more than

12 10 years greater than the maximum term provided

13 by statute for the most serious offense described in

14 paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (c) that

15 the person was found to have committed as a basis

16 for the person’s conviction under this section.

17 ‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER CONVIC18 TIONS.—A term of imprisonment imposed under this

19 section shall run consecutively with any term im20 posed upon conviction of another count under the

21 same indictment or information for an offense de22 scribed in subsection (c).

23 ‘‘(3) FORFEITURE.—A person convicted under

24 this section shall also forfeit to the United States,

25 notwithstanding any provision of State law, all prop-
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1 erty, whether real or personal, derived directly or in2 directly from the offense, all property used to facili3 tate the offense, and all property traceable thereto.

4 The forfeiture shall be in accordance with the proce5 dures set forth in the Federal Rules of Criminal

6 Procedure and section 413 of the Controlled Sub7 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 853).

8 ‘‘(c) PREDICATE OFFENSES.—The offenses described

9 in this subsection are as follows:

10 ‘‘(1) A Federal felony involving a controlled

11 substance (as defined in section 102 of the Con12 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) for which

13 the maximum penalty is not less than 5 years.

14 ‘‘(2) A Federal felony crime of violence (as de15 fined in section 16 of this title) against the person

16 of another.

17 ‘‘(3) An offense under section 522 of this title.

18 ‘‘(4) An offense under section 844 of this title.

19 ‘‘(5) An offense under section 875 or 876 of

20 this title.

21 ‘‘(6) An offense under section 1084 or 1955 of

22 this title.

23 ‘‘(7) An offense under section 1956 of this title,

24 to the extent that the offense is related to an offense

25 involving a controlled substance.
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1 ‘‘(8) An offense under chapter 73 of this title.

2 ‘‘(9) An offense under section 274(a)(1)(A),

3 277, or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

4 (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A), 1327, 1328)).

5 ‘‘(10) A conspiracy, attempt, or solicitation to

6 commit an offense described in paragraphs (1)

7 through (9).

8 ‘‘(11) A State offense that would have been an

9 offense described in paragraphs (1) through (10), if

10 Federal jurisdiction existed.

11 (b) AMENDMENT OF SPECIAL SENTENCING PROVI12 SION.—Section 3582(d) of title 18, United States Code,

13 is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘chapter 95 (racketeering) or 96

15 (racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations) of

16 this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 521 or 522 (crimi17 nal street gangs) of this title, in chapter 95 (racket18 eering) or 96 (racketeer influenced and corrupt or19 ganizations) of this title,’’; and

20 (2) by inserting ‘‘a criminal street gang or’’ be21 fore ‘‘an illegal enterprise’’.

22 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO OR23 DERS FOR RESTITUTION.—Section 3663(c)(4) of title 18,

24 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘chapter 46
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1 or chapter 96 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 521 of

2 this title, under chapter 46 or 96 of this title,’’.

3 SEC. 6. INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN TRAVEL OR TRANSPOR4 TATION IN AID OF CRIMINAL GANGS.

5 (a) TRAVEL ACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 1952 of

6 title 18, United States Code, is amended—

7 (1) in subsection (a)—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘and thereafter performs

9 or attempts to perform’’ and inserting ‘‘and

10 thereafter performs, or attempts or conspires to

11 perform’’;

12 (B) by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘10 years’’; and

14 (C) by inserting ‘‘, and may be sentenced

15 to death’’ after ‘‘if death results shall be impris16 oned for any term of years or for life’’;

17 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as

18 subsections (c) and (d), respectively;

19 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol20 lowing new subsection (b):

21 ‘‘(b) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign com22 merce or uses the mail or any facility in interstate or for23 eign commerce with intent, by bribery, force, intimidation,

24 or threat, directed against any person, to delay or influ25 ence the testimony of or prevent from testifying a witness
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1 in a State criminal proceeding, or by any such means to

2 cause any person to destroy, alter, or conceal a record,

3 document, or other object, with intent to impair the ob4 ject’s integrity or availability for use in such a proceeding,

5 and thereafter performs, or attempts or conspires to per6 form, an act described in this subsection shall be fined

7 under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or

8 both, and if death results, shall be imprisoned for any

9 term of years or for life, and may be sentenced to death.’’;

10 and

11 (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by in12 serting ‘‘assault with a deadly weapon, assault re13 sulting in serious bodily injury (as defined in section

14 1365 of this title), shooting at an occupied dwelling

15 or motor vehicle, intimidation of or retaliation

16 against a witness, victim, juror, or informant,’’ after

17 ‘‘extortion, bribery,’’.

18 (b) AMENDMENT TO SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—

19 Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28,

20 United States Code, the United States Sentencing Com21 mission shall amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to

22 provide an appropriate increase in the offense level for vio23 lations of section 1952 of title 18, United States Code,

24 as amended by this section.
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1 SEC. 7. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR USING PHYSICAL

2 FORCE TO TAMPER WITH WITNESSES, VIC3 TIMS, OR INFORMANTS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1512 of title 18, United

5 States Code, is amended—

6 (1) in subsection (a)—

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as pro8 vided in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘as pro9 vided in paragraph (3)’’;

10 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as

11 paragraph (3);

12 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the

13 following:

14 ‘‘(2) Whoever uses physical force or the threat of

15 physical force against any person, or attempts to do so,

16 with intent to—

17 ‘‘(A) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony

18 of any person in an official proceeding;

19 ‘‘(B) cause or induce any person to—

20 ‘‘(i) withhold testimony, or withhold a

21 record, document, or other object, from an offi22 cial proceeding;

23 ‘‘(ii) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an

24 object with intent to impair the object’s integ25 rity or availability for use in an official pro26 ceeding;
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1 ‘‘(iii) evade legal process summoning that

2 person to appear as a witness, or to produce a

3 record, document, or other object, in an official

4 proceeding; or

5 ‘‘(iv) be absent from an official proceeding

6 to which such person has been summoned by

7 legal process; or

8 ‘‘(C) hinder, delay, or prevent the communica9 tion to a law enforcement officer or judge of the

10 United States of information relating to the commis11 sion or possible commission of a Federal offense or

12 a violation of conditions of probation, supervised re13 lease, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings,

14 shall be punished as provided in paragraph (3).’’; and

15 (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated—

16 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of

17 subparagraph (A); and

18 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and

19 inserting the following:

20 ‘‘(B) in the case of—

21 ‘‘(i) an attempt to murder; or

22 ‘‘(ii) the use, or attempted use, of physical

23 force against any person,

24 imprisonment for not more than twenty years; and
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1 ‘‘(C) in the case of the use of the threat of

2 physical force against any person, imprisonment for

3 not more than ten years.’’;

4 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or physical

5 force’’; and

6 (3) by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(j) Whoever conspires to commit any offense under

8 this section shall be subject to the same penalties as those

9 prescribed for the offense the commission of which was

10 the object of the conspiracy.’’.

11 (b) RETALIATING AGAINST A WITNESS.—Section

12 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add13 ing at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(e) Whoever conspires to commit any offense under

15 this section shall be subject to the same penalties as those

16 prescribed for the offense the commission of which was

17 the object of the conspiracy.’’.

18 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

19 (1) WITNESS TAMPERING.—Section 1512 of

20 title 18, United States Code, is amended in sub21 sections (b)(3) and (c)(2) by inserting ‘‘supervised

22 release,’’ after ‘‘probation’’.

23 (2) RETALIATION AGAINST A WITNESS.—Sec24 tion 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
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1 ed in subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(2) by inserting

2 ‘‘supervised release,’’ after ‘‘probation’’.

3 SEC. 8. OTHER VIOLENT OFFENSES FREQUENTLY OR TYPI4 CALLY COMMITTED BY GANGS.

5 (a) CARJACKING.—Section 2119 of title 18, United

6 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, with the intent to

7 cause death or serious bodily harm’’.

8 (b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIME IN

9 AREAS OF EXCLUSIVE FEDERAL JURISDICTION.—

10 (1) ASSAULT WITHIN MARITIME AND TERRI11 TORIAL JURISDICTION OF UNITED STATES.—Section

12 113(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amend13 ed by striking ‘‘with intent to do bodily harm,’’.

14 (2) MANSLAUGHTER.—Section 1112(b) of title

15 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ten

16 years’’ and inserting ‘‘twenty years’’.

17 (3) OFFENSES WITHIN INDIAN COUNTRY.—Sec18 tion 1153(a) of title 18, United States Code, is

19 amended by inserting ‘‘an offense for which the

20 maximum statutory term of imprisonment under

21 section 1363 of this title is greater than five years,’’

22 after ‘‘a felony under chapter 109A,’’.

23 (4) RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT

24 ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 1961(1)(A) of title 18,

25 United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or
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1 would have been so chargeable except that the act or

2 threat (other than gambling) was committed in In3 dian country, as defined in section 1151 of this title,

4 or in any other area of exclusive federal jurisdiction’’

5 after ‘‘chargeable under State law’’.

6 (c) AMENDMENTS TO STATUTES PUNISHING VIO7 LENT CRIMES FOR HIRE OR IN AID OF RACKETEERING.—

8 (1) MURDER-FOR-HIRE.—Section 1958(a) of

9 title 18, United States Code, is amended by insert10 ing ‘‘or other felony crime of violence against the

11 person’’ after ‘‘murder’’.

12 (2) VIOLENT CRIMES IN AID OF RACKET13 EERING.—Section 1959 of title 18, United States

14 Code, is amended—

15 (A) in subsection (a)—

16 (i) in paragraph (4)—

17 (I) by inserting ‘‘specified in

18 paragraphs (1) through (3)’’ after

19 ‘‘threatening to commit a crime of vi20 olence’’; and

21 (II) by striking ‘‘five’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘ten’’;

23 (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking

24 ‘‘ten’’ and inserting ‘‘twenty’’;
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1 (iii) in paragraph (6), by striking

2 ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘ten’’; and

3 (B) in subsection (b)—

4 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of

5 paragraph (1);

6 (ii) by striking the period at the end

7 of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

8 and

9 (iii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new paragraph (3):

11 ‘‘(3) ‘serious bodily injury’ has the meaning set

12 forth in section 2119 of this title.’’.

13 (d) CONSPIRACY.—Section 371 of title 18, United

14 States Code, is amended—

15 (1) by designating the first paragraph as sub16 section (a);

17 (2) in subsection (a), as so designated, by strik18 ing ‘‘either to commit any offense against the United

19 States, or’’;

20 (3) by striking the second paragraph; and

21 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub22 section:

23 ‘‘(b) If two or more persons conspire to commit any

24 offense against the United States, and one or more of such

25 persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy,
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1 each shall be subject to the same penalties as those pre2 scribed for the most serious offense the commission of

3 which was the object of the conspiracy, except that the

4 penalty of death shall not be imposed.’’.

5 SEC. 9. SERIOUS JUVENILE DRUG OFFENSES AS PREDI6 CATE FOR ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL STA7 TUS.

8 Section 924(e)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code,

9 is amended by inserting ‘‘or serious drug offense’’ after

10 ‘‘violent felony’’.

11 SEC. 10. SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR GANG CRIMES, IN12 CLUDING AN INCREASE IN OFFENSE LEVEL

13 FOR PARTICIPATION IN CRIME AS A GANG

14 MEMBER.

15 Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title

16 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing

17 Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines

18 to eliminate the policy statement in section 5K2.18 of the

19 guidelines regarding section 521 of title 18, United States

20 Code, and instead provide a base offense level in chapter

21 2 of the guidelines for offenses described in sections 521

22 and 522 of title 18, United States Code, that reflects the

23 seriousness of these offenses. Such guidelines shall include

24 an appropriate enhancement (which shall be in addition

25 to any other adjustment under chapter 3 of the Federal
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1 Sentencing guidelines) for any offense described in section

2 521 if the offense was both committed in connection with,

3 or in furtherance of, the activities of a criminal street gang

4 and the defendant was a member of the gang at the time

5 of the offense. Such guidelines shall also include an appro6 priate enhancement (which shall be in addition to any

7 other adjustment under chapter 3 of the Federal Sen8 tencing Guidelines) for a person who, in violating such sec9 tion 522, recruits, solicits, induces, commands, or causes

10 another person residing in another State to be or remain

11 a member of a criminal street gang, or who crosses a State

12 line with intent to violate such section 522.

13 SEC. 11. HIGH INTENSITY INTERSTATE GANG ACTIVITY

14 AREAS.

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

16 (1) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means

17 a Governor of a State or the Mayor of the District

18 of Columbia.

19 (2) HIGH INTENSITY INTERSTATE GANG ACTIV20 ITY AREA.—The term ‘‘high intensity interstate

21 gang activity area’’ means an area within a State

22 that is designated as a high intensity interstate gang

23 activity area under subsection (b)(1).

24 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State

25 of the United States, the District of Columbia, and
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1 any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the

2 United States.

3 (b) HIGH INTENSITY INTERSTATE GANG ACTIVITY

4 AREAS.—

5 (1) DESIGNATION.—The Attorney General,

6 upon consultation with the Secretary of the Treas7 ury and the Governors of appropriate States, may

8 designate as a high intensity interstate gang activity

9 area a specified area that is located—

10 (A) within a State; or

11 (B) in more than 1 State.

12 (2) ASSISTANCE.—In order to provide Federal

13 assistance to a high intensity interstate gang activity

14 area, the Attorney General may—

15 (A) facilitate the establishment of a re16 gional task force, consisting of Federal, State,

17 and local law enforcement authorities, for the

18 coordinated investigation, disruption, apprehen19 sion, and prosecution of criminal activities of

20 gangs and gang members in the high intensity

21 interstate gang activity area; and

22 (B) direct the detailing from any Federal

23 department or agency (subject to the approval

24 of the head of that department or agency, in

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1 the Department of Justice) of personnel to the

2 high intensity interstate gang activity area.

3 (3) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—In consid4 ering an area (within a State or within more than

5 1 State) for designation as a high intensity inter6 state gang activity area under this section, the At7 torney General shall consider—

8 (A) the extent to which gangs from the

9 area are involved in interstate or international

10 criminal activity;

11 (B) the extent to which the area is affected

12 by the criminal activity of gang members who—

13 (i) are located in, or have relocated

14 from, other States; or

15 (ii) are located in, or have immigrated

16 (legally or illegally) from, foreign countries;

17 (C) the extent to which the area is affected

18 by the criminal activity of gangs that originated

19 in other States or foreign countries;

20 (D) the extent to which State and local law

21 enforcement agencies have committed resources

22 to respond to the problem of criminal gang ac23 tivity in the area, as an indication of their de24 termination to respond aggressively to the prob25 lem;
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1 (E) the extent to which a significant in2 crease in the allocation of Federal resources

3 would enhance local response to gang-related

4 criminal activities in the area; and

5 (F) any other criteria that the Attorney

6 General considers to be appropriate.

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

9 appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000

10 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2008, to be

11 used in accordance with paragraph (2).

12 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Of amounts made avail13 able under paragraph (1) in each fiscal year—

14 (A) 60 percent shall be used to carry out

15 subsection (b)(2); and

16 (B) 40 percent shall be used to make

17 grants for community-based programs to pro18 vide crime prevention and intervention services

19 that are designed for gang members and at-risk

20 youth in areas designated pursuant to this sec21 tion as high intensity interstate gang activity

22 areas.

23 (3) REQUIREMENT.—

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General

25 shall ensure that not less than 10 percent of
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1 amounts made available under paragraph (1) in

2 each fiscal year are used to assist rural States

3 affected as described in subparagraphs (B) and

4 (C) of subsection (b)(3).

5 (B) RURAL STATE DEFINED.—In this

6 paragraph, the term ‘‘rural State’’ has the

7 meaning given the term in section 1501(b) of

8 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

9 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796bb(b)).

10 SEC. 12. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO PROSECUTORS’

11 OFFICES TO COMBAT GANG CRIME AND

12 YOUTH VIOLENCE.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31702 of subtitle Q of

14 title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce15 ment Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13862) is amended—

16 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

17 end;

18 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at

19 the end and inserting a semicolon; and

20 (3) by adding at the end the following:

21 ‘‘(5) to allow the hiring of additional prosecu22 tors, so that more cases can be prosecuted and back23 logs reduced;
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1 ‘‘(6) to provide funding to enable prosecutors to

2 address drug, gang, and youth violence problems

3 more effectively;

4 ‘‘(7) to provide funding to assist prosecutors

5 with funding for technology, equipment, and training

6 to assist prosecutors in reducing the incidence of,

7 and increase the successful identification and speed

8 of prosecution of young violent offenders; and

9 ‘‘(8) to provide funding to assist prosecutors in

10 their efforts to engage in community prosecution,

11 problem solving, and conflict resolution techniques

12 through collaborative efforts with police, school offi13 cials, probation officers, social service agencies, and

14 community organizations.’’.

15 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

16 31707 of subtitle Q of title III of the Violent Crime Con17 trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867)

18 is amended to read as follows:

19 ‘‘SEC. 31707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

20 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

21 this subtitle, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002

22 through 2006.’’.

23 SEC. 13. NOTIFICATION AFTER ARREST.

24 Section 5033 of title 18, United States Code, is

25 amended by striking ‘‘arresting officer’’ each place it ap-
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1 pears in the first and second sentences and inserting ‘‘ar2 resting officer or another representative of the Attorney

3 General’’.

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