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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1550 

To establish programs in the Department of Justice and in the Department 

of Homeland Security to help States that have high rates of homicide 

and other violent crime, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2011 

Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

BORDALLO, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To establish programs in the Department of Justice and 

in the Department of Homeland Security to help States 

that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Federal Law Enforce5 ment Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM. 

7 (a) CREATION OF PROGRAM.—The Attorney General 

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1 tice to recruit and assign individuals for authorized Fed2 eral law enforcement and security positions, and retain in3 dividuals in those positions, in States that have experi4 enced a high rate of homicides and other violent crimes. 

5 (b) FEDERAL COORDINATOR.—The Attorney General 

6 shall designate an official within the Department of Jus7 tice to be the Federal coordinator of the program estab8 lished under this section. 

9 (c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi10 nator appointed under this section shall— 

11 (1) consult with the chief executive of, and with 

12 law enforcement agencies in, States that have expe13 rienced a high rate of homicides and other violent 

14 crimes to determine how additional Federal per15 sonnel can help address the State’s needs in this 

16 area; and 

17 (2) coordinate the implementation of the pro18 gram established under this section. 

19 SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM. 

20 (a) CREATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the 

21 Department of Homeland Security shall establish a pro22 gram within the Department of Homeland Security to re23 cruit and assign individuals for authorized Federal law en24 forcement and security positions, and retain individuals in 

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1 those positions, in States that have experienced a high rate 

2 of homicides and other violent crimes. 

3 (b) FEDERAL COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the 

4 Department of Homeland Security shall designate an offi5 cial within the Department of Homeland Security to be 

6 the Federal coordinator of the program established under 

7 this section. 

8 (c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi9 nator appointed under this section shall— 

10 (1) consult with the chief executive of, and with 

11 law enforcement agencies in, States that have expe12 rienced a high rate of homicides and other violent 

13 crimes to determine how additional Federal per14 sonnel can help address the State’s needs in this 

15 area; and 

16 (2) coordinate the implementation of the pro17 gram established under this section. 

18 SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ‘‘STATE’’. 

19 In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 

20 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the 

21 United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or 

22 the Northern Mariana Islands. 

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