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Union Calendar No. 194 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1550 

[Report No. 112–293] 

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 

NOVEMBER 22, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COHEN, 

Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 

BARLETTA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, 

Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN

NOVEMBER 22, 2011 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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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. 

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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 

8 shall establish a program within the Department of Jus9 tice to recruit and assign individuals for authorized Fed10 eral law enforcement and security positions, and retain in11 dividuals in those positions, in States that have experi12 enced a high rate of homicides and other violent crimes. 

13 (b) FEDERAL COORDINATOR.—The Attorney General 

14 shall designate an official within the Department of Jus15 tice to be the Federal coordinator of the program estab16 lished under this section. 

17 (c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi18 nator appointed under this section shall— 

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

20 law enforcement agencies in, States that have expe21 rienced a high rate of homicides and other violent 

22 crimes to determine how additional Federal per23 sonnel can help address the State’s needs in this 

24 area; and 

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1 (2) coordinate the implementation of the pro2 gram established under this section. 

3 SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM. 

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

5 Department of Homeland Security shall establish a pro6 gram within the Department of Homeland Security to re7 cruit and assign individuals for authorized Federal law en8 forcement and security positions, and retain individuals in 

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

10 of homicides and other violent crimes. 

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

12 Department of Homeland Security shall designate an offi13 cial within the Department of Homeland Security to be 

14 the Federal coordinator of the program established under 

15 this section. 

16 (c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi17 nator appointed under this section shall— 

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

19 law enforcement agencies in, States that have expe20 rienced a high rate of homicides and other violent 

21 crimes to determine how additional Federal per22 sonnel can help address the State’s needs in this 

23 area; and 

24 (2) coordinate the implementation of the pro25 gram established under this section. 

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1 SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ‘‘STATE’’. 

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

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

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

5 the Northern Mariana Islands. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Law Enforce8 ment Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011’’. 

9 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM. 

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

11 shall establish a program within the Department of Justice 

12 to address the need to recruit, assign, and retain Federal 

13 law enforcement officers in States and jurisdictions with 

14 a high rate of homicide or other violent crime as reported 

15 pursuant to the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 

16 1988 (28 U.S.C. 534 note). 

17 (b) FEDERAL COORDINATOR.—The Attorney General 

18 shall designate an official within the Department of Justice 

19 to be the Federal coordinator of the program established 

20 under this section. 

21 (c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi22 nator appointed under this section shall— 

23 (1) consult with the States and units of local 

24 government with a high rate of homicide or other vio25 lent crime to determine how additional Federal law 

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1 enforcement officers may assist those States and units 

2 of local government; and 

3 (2) coordinate the implementation of the pro4 gram established under this section. 

5 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 

6 The Attorney General shall establish the program de7 scribed in section 2 not later than 120 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

10 The Attorney General shall provide a report annually 

11 on the implementation of the program described in section 

12 2 as part of the report on program performance prepared 

13 pursuant to section 4(b) of the Government Performance 

14 and Results Act of 1993, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1116). The 

15 report required by this section shall describe— 

16 (1) the actions taken by the Attorney General to 

17 improve the recruitment, assignment, and retention of 

18 Federal law enforcement officers in States and juris19 dictions with a high rate of homicide or other violent 

20 crime; 

21 (2) any recommendations for additional authori22 ties in law to improve recruitment and retention of 

23 Federal law enforcement officers; and 

24 (3) the results of the actions described in para25 graph (1). 

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1 SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF ‘‘STATE’’. 

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

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

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

5 the Northern Mariana Islands. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to establish 

a program in the Department of Justice to improve recruitment, assignment, and retention of Federal law enforcement officers in States, territories, and jurisdictions 

that have a high rate of homicide or other violent 

crime.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 194 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1550 

[Report No. 112–293] 

A BILL 

To establish programs in the Department of Justice 

other violent crime, and for other purposes. help States that have high rates of homicide and and in the Department of Homeland Security to 

NOVEMBER 22, 2011 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ormstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS