118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3984 

AN ACT 

To amend the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 to authorize the State Justice Institute to provide awards to certain organizations to establish a State judicial threat 

intelligence and resource center. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Countering Threats 

3 and Attacks on Our Judges Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 Section 202 of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 

6 (42 U.S.C. 10701) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(9) ‘eligible organization’ means a national 

13 nonprofit organization that— 

14 ‘‘(A) provides technical assistance and 

15 training on, and has expertise and national-level 

16 experience in, judicial security and safety at the 

17 State and local levels; 

18 ‘‘(B) has experience in courthouse design 

19 and courthouse security design standards; 

20 ‘‘(C) has an understanding of State judi21 cial operations and public access to judicial 

22 services; and 

23 ‘‘(D) has experience working with a wide 

24 array of different judges and court systems, in25 cluding an understanding of the challenges fac26 ing trial courts, appellate courts, rural courts, 
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1 and limited-jurisdiction courts at the State and 

2 local levels.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE JUDICIAL THREAT IN4 TELLIGENCE AND RESOURCE CENTER. 

5 Section 206(c) of the State Justice Institute Act of 

6 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10705(c)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para10 graph (16); and 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(15) to provide financial and technical support 

14 to eligible organizations to establish, implement, and 

15 operate a State judicial threat and intelligence re16 source center to— 

17 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance and 

18 training around judicial security, including— 

19 ‘‘(i) providing judicial officer safety 

20 education and training for judicial officers, 

21 courts, and local law enforcement; 

22 ‘‘(ii) creating resources and guides 

23 around judicial security; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) providing physical security as25 sessments for courts, homes, and other fa-
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1 cilities where judicial officers and staff 

2 conduct court-related business; 

3 ‘‘(B) proactively monitor threats to the 

4 safety of State and local judges and court staff; 

5 ‘‘(C) coordinate with Federal, State, and 

6 local law enforcement agencies to mitigate 

7 threats to the safety of State and local judges 

8 and court staff; 

9 ‘‘(D) develop standardized incident report10 ing and threat evaluation practices for State 

11 and local courts in coordination with State and 

12 local law enforcement and fusion centers; 

13 ‘‘(E) develop a national database for re14 porting, tracking, and sharing information 

15 about threats and incidents towards judicial of16 ficers and court staff at local and State levels 

17 with entities working in the interest of judicial 

18 security, including State and local law enforce19 ment and fusion centers; and 

20 ‘‘(F) coordinate research to identify, exam21 ine, and advance best practices around judicial 

22 security.’’. 

23 SEC. 4. REPORTS. 

24 Not later than 1 year after the date on which a State 

25 judicial threat intelligence and resource center is estab-
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1 lished under paragraph (15) of section 206(c) of the State 

2 Justice Institute Act of 1984, as added by section 3 of 

3 this Act, the State Justice Institute shall submit to the 

4 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com5 mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 

6 an annual report on the number of threats to State and 

7 local judiciary members and court staff, with breakdown 

8 of types of threats and level of seriousness. 

Passed the Senate June 12, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3984 

AN ACT 

To amend the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 

center. a State judicial threat intelligence and resource vide awards to certain organizations to establish to authorize the State Justice Institute to pro-