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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1581

To establish a Federal Rapid Deployment Force made up of Federal law

enforcement personnel that States and localities could call upon for

temporary assistance in battling violent crime caused by or exacerbated

by the interstate flow of drugs, guns, and criminals; to provide increased

support for Federal-State anti-drug and anti-violence task forces; to

authorize the President to declare violent crime and drug emergency

areas; to provide a program to assist discharged members of the Armed

Forces in obtaining training and employment as law enforcement personnel and as managers and employees with public housing authorities

and management companies; to establish a Police Corps program; to

study antiloitering statutes and design a model statute; to establish

a national commission on violent crime, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 25 (legislative day, OCTOBER 13), 1993

Mr. LIEBERMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To establish a Federal Rapid Deployment Force made up

of Federal law enforcement personnel that States and

localities could call upon for temporary assistance in

battling violent crime caused by or exacerbated by the

interstate flow of drugs, guns, and criminals; to provide

increased support for Federal-State anti-drug and antiviolence task forces; to authorize the President to declare

violent crime and drug emergency areas; to provide a

program to assist discharged members of the Armed
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Forces in obtaining training and employment as law

enforcement personnel and as managers and employees

with public housing authorities and management companies; to establish a Police Corps program; to study

antiloitering statutes and design a model statute; to establish a national commission on 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 ‘‘Violent Crime Reduc5 tion Act of 1993’’.

6 TITLE I—INCREASE IN THE NUM7 BER OF TRAINED LAW EN8 FORCEMENT PERSONNEL

9 Subtitle A—Rapid Deployment

10 Strike Force

11 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab13 lish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation a unit, to be

14 known as the Rapid Deployment Force, which shall be

15 made available to assist units of local government in com16 batting crime in accordance with this subtitle.

17 (b) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The Rapid Deployment

18 Force shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Director of

19 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (referred to as ‘‘Dep20 uty Assistant Director’’).
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1 (c) PERSONNEL.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Rapid Deployment

3 Force shall be comprised of approximately 2,500

4 Federal law enforcement officers with training and

5 experience in—

6 (A) investigation of violent crime, drug-re7 lated crime, criminal gangs, and juvenile delin8 quency; and

9 (B) community action to prevent crime.

10 (2) REPLACEMENT.—To the extent that the

11 Rapid Deployment Force is staffed through the

12 transfer of personnel from other entities in the De13 partment of Justice or any other Federal agency,

14 such personnel of that entity or agency shall be re15 placed through the hiring of additional law enforce16 ment officers.

17 SEC. 102. DEPLOYMENT.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—On application of the Governor of

19 a State and the chief executive officer of the affected local

20 government or governments (or, in the case of the District

21 of Columbia, the mayor) and upon finding that the occur22 rence of criminal activity in a particular jurisdiction is

23 being exacerbated by the interstate flow of drugs, guns,

24 and criminals, the Deputy Assistant Director may deploy

25 on a temporary basis a unit of the Rapid Deployment
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1 Force of an appropriate number of law enforcement offi2 cers to the jurisdiction to assist State and local law en3 forcement agencies in the investigation of criminal activ4 ity.

5 (b) APPLICATION.—An application for assistance

6 under this section shall—

7 (1) describe the nature of the crime problem

8 that a local jurisdiction is experiencing;

9 (2) describe, in quantitative and qualitative

10 terms, the State and local law enforcement forces

11 that are available and will be made available to com12 bat the crime problem;

13 (3) demonstrate that such State and local law

14 enforcement forces have been organized and coordi15 nated so as to make the most effective use of the re16 sources that are available to them, and of the assist17 ance of the Rapid Deployment Force, to combat

18 crime;

19 (4) demonstrate a willingness to assist in pro20 viding temporary housing facilities for members of

21 the Rapid Deployment Force;

22 (5) delineate opportunities for training and edu23 cation of local law enforcement and community rep24 resentatives in anticrime strategies by the Rapid De25 ployment Force;
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1 (6) include a plan by which the local jurisdic2 tion will prevent a rebound in the crime level follow3 ing departure of the Rapid Deployment Force from

4 the jurisdiction; and

5 (7) such other information as the Deputy As6 sistant Director may reasonably require.

7 (c) CONDITIONS OF DEPLOYMENT.—The Deputy As8 sistant Director, upon consultation with the Attorney Gen9 eral, may agree to deploy a unit of the Rapid Deployment

10 Force to a State or local jurisdiction on such conditions

11 as the Deputy Assistant Director considers to be appro12 priate, including a condition that more State or local law

13 enforcement officers or other resources be committed to

14 dealing with the crime problem.

15 (d) DEPUTIZATION.—Members of the Rapid Deploy16 ment Force who are deployed to a jurisdiction shall be

17 deputized in accordance with State law so as to empower

18 such officers to make arrests and participate in the pros19 ecution of criminal offenses under State law.

20 SEC. 103. LEAVE SYSTEM.

21 Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of

22 chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, the Attorney

23 General of the United States shall, after consultation with

24 the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, es25 tablish, and administer an annual leave system applicable
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1 to the Federal law enforcement officers serving in the

2 Rapid Deployment Force.

3 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

5 this subtitle—

6 (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;

7 (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and

8 (3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.

9 Subtitle B—Federal-State Anti10 Drug and Anti-Violence Task

11 Forces

12 SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year

14 1995, in addition to any other funds that may otherwise

15 be made available for the purpose, $150,000,000 for the

16 support and expansion of Federal-State anti-drug and

17 anti-violence task forces participated in by the Federal

18 Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Adminis19 tration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

20 and United States Attorneys Offices with State and local

21 law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for the purposes

22 of—

23 (1) enhancing interagency coordination of ac24 tivities in the provision of intelligence information;
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1 (2) facilitating multijurisdictional investiga2 tions; and

3 (3) aiding in the investigation, arrest, and pros4 ecution of drug traffickers and violent criminals.

5 Subtitle C—Police Corps Program

6 SEC. 121. PURPOSES.

7 The purposes of this subtitle are to—

8 (1) address violent crime by increasing the

9 number of police with advanced education and train10 ing on community patrol; and

11 (2) provide educational assistance to law en12 forcement personnel and to students who possess a

13 sincere interest in public service in the form of law

14 enforcement.

15 SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY AND SUBMIS16 SION OF STATE PLAN.

17 (a) LEAD AGENCY.—A State that desires to partici18 pate in the Police Corps program under this subtitle shall

19 designate a lead agency that will be responsible for—

20 (1) submitting to the Director a State plan de21 scribed in subsection (b); and

22 (2) administering the program in the State.

23 (b) STATE PLANS.—A State plan shall—

24 (1) contain assurances that the lead agency

25 shall work in cooperation with the local law enforce-
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1 ment liaisons, representatives of police labor organi2 zations and police management organizations, and

3 other appropriate State and local agencies to develop

4 and implement interagency agreements designed to

5 carry out the program;

6 (2) contain assurances that the State shall ad7 vertise the assistance available under this subtitle;

8 (3) contain assurances that the State shall

9 screen and select law enforcement personnel for par10 ticipation in the program; and

11 (4) meet the requirements of section 129.

12 SEC. 123. DEFINITIONS.

13 In this subtitle—

14 ‘‘academic year’’ means a traditional academic

15 year beginning in August or September and ending

16 in the following May or June.

17 ‘‘dependent child’’ means a natural or adopted

18 child or stepchild of a law enforcement officer who

19 at the time of the officer’s death—

20 (A) was no more than 21 years old; or

21 (B) if older than 21 years, was in fact de22 pendent on the child’s parents for at least one23 half of the child’s support (excluding edu24 cational expenses), as determined by the Direc25 tor.
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1 ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Office of

2 the Police Corps appointed under section 124.

3 ‘‘educational expenses’’ means expenses that

4 are directly attributable to—

5 (A) a course of education leading to the

6 award of the baccalaureate degree in legal- or

7 criminal justice-related studies; or

8 (B) a course of graduate study in legal- or

9 criminal justice-related studies following award

10 of a baccalaureate degree,

11 including the cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies,

12 transportation, room and board and miscellaneous

13 expenses.

14 ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean15 ing stated in the first sentence of section 1201(a) of

16 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

17 1141(a)).

18 ‘‘participant’’ means a participant in the Police

19 Corps program selected pursuant to section 125.

20 ‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States,

21 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

22 Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa,

23 Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar24 iana Islands.
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1 ‘‘State Police Corps program’’ means a State

2 police corps program that meets the requirements of

3 section 129.

4 SEC. 124. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE POLICE

5 CORPS.

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the

7 Department of Justice, under the general authority of the

8 Attorney General, an Office of the Police Corps.

9 (b) APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR.—The Office of the

10 Police Corps shall be headed by a Director, who shall be

11 appointed by the President by and with the advice and

12 consent of the Senate.

13 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.—The Director

14 shall be responsible for the administration of the Police

15 Corps program established in this subtitle and shall have

16 authority to promulgate regulations to implement this sub17 title.

18 SEC. 125. SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE.

19 (a) SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award

21 scholarships to participants who agree to work in a

22 State or local police force in accordance with agree23 ments entered into pursuant to subsection (d).

24 (2) AMOUNT.—(A) Except as provided in sub25 paragraph (B), each scholarship payment made
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1 under this section for each academic year shall not

2 exceed—

3 (i) $7,500; or

4 (ii) the cost of the educational expenses re5 lated to attending an institution of higher edu6 cation.

7 (B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing

8 a course of educational study during substantially an

9 entire calendar year, the amount of scholarship pay10 ments made during such year shall not exceed

11 $10,000.

12 (C) The total amount of scholarship assistance

13 received by any one student under this section shall

14 not exceed $30,000.

15 (3) SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.—Recipients of

16 scholarship assistance under this section shall con17 tinue to receive such scholarship payments only dur18 ing such periods as the Director finds that the recip19 ient is maintaining satisfactory progress as deter20 mined by the institution of higher education the re21 cipient is attending.

22 (4) DIRECT PAYMENT.—(A) The Director shall

23 make scholarship payments under this section di24 rectly to the institution of higher education that the

25 student is attending.
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1 (B) Each institution of higher education receiv2 ing a payment on behalf of a participant pursuant

3 to subparagraph (A) shall remit to such student any

4 funds in excess of the costs of tuition, fees, and

5 room and board payable to the institution.

6 (b) REIMBURSEMENT.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may make pay8 ments to a participant to reimburse the participant

9 for the costs of educational expenses if the partici10 pant agrees to work in a State or local police force

11 in accordance with the agreement entered into pur12 suant to subsection (d).

13 (2) AMOUNT.—(A) A payment made pursuant

14 to paragraph (1) for an academic year of study shall

15 not exceed—

16 (i) $7,500; or

17 (ii) the cost of educational expenses related

18 to attending an institution of higher education.

19 (B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing

20 a course of educational study during substantially an

21 entire calendar year, the amount of scholarship pay22 ments made during the year shall not exceed

23 $10,000.
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1 (C) The total amount of payments made pursu2 ant to subparagraph (A) to any 1 student shall not

3 exceed $30,000.

4 (c) USE OF SCHOLARSHIP.—Scholarships awarded

5 under this subsection shall only be used to attend a 4-

6 year institution of higher education, except that—

7 (1) scholarships may be used for graduate and

8 professional study; and

9 (2) if a participant has enrolled in the program

10 upon or after transfer to a 4-year institution of

11 higher education, the Director may reimburse the

12 participant for the participant’s prior educational

13 expenses.

14 (d) AGREEMENT.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each participant receiving a

16 scholarship or a payment under this section shall

17 enter into an agreement with the Director that con18 tains assurances that the participant will—

19 (A) after successful completion of a bacca20 laureate program and training as prescribed in

21 section 127, work for 4 years in a State or local

22 police force without there having arisen suffi23 cient cause for the participant’s dismissal under

24 the rules applicable to members of the police

25 force of which the participant is a member;
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1 (B) complete satisfactorily—

2 (i) an educational course of study and

3 receipt of a baccalaureate degree (in the

4 case of undergraduate study) or the re5 ward of credit to the participant for having

6 completed 1 or more graduate courses (in

7 the case of graduate study); and

8 (ii) Police Corps training and certifi9 cation by the Director that the participant

10 has met such performance standards as

11 may be established pursuant to section

12 127; and

13 (C) repay all of the scholarship or payment

14 received plus interest at the rate of 10 percent

15 per annum or 4 percent above the prime rate,

16 whichever is higher, if the conditions of sub17 paragraphs (A) and (B) are not complied with.

18 (2) DEATH OR DISABILITY.—(A) A recipient of

19 a scholarship or payment under this section shall not

20 be considered to be in violation of the agreement en21 tered into pursuant to paragraph (1) if the recipi22 ent—

23 (i) dies; or
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1 (ii) becomes permanently and totally dis2 abled as established by the sworn affidavit of a

3 qualified physician.

4 (B) If a scholarship recipient is unable to com5 ply with the repayment provision set forth in para6 graph (1)(C) because of a physical or emotional dis7 ability or for good cause as determined by the Direc8 tor, the Director may substitute community service

9 in a form prescribed by the Director for the required

10 repayment.

11 (C) The Director shall expeditiously seek repay12 ment from participants who violate the agreement

13 described in paragraph (1).

14 (e) DEPENDENT CHILD.—

15 (1) SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE.—A dependent

16 child of a law enforcement officer—

17 (A) who is a member of a State or local

18 police force or is a Federal criminal investigator

19 or uniformed police officer,

20 (B) who is not a participant in the Police

21 Corps program, but

22 (C) who serves in a State for which the Di23 rector has approved a Police Corps plan, and

24 (D) who is killed in the course of perform25 ing police duties,
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1 shall be entitled to the scholarship assistance author2 ized in this section for any course of study in any

3 institution of higher education.

4 (2) NO REPAYMENT.— A dependent child shall

5 not incur any repayment obligation in exchange for

6 the scholarship assistance provided under this sub7 section.

8 (f) APPLICATION.—Each participant desiring a schol9 arship or payment under this section shall submit an ap10 plication as prescribed by the Director in such manner and

11 accompanied by such information as the Director may rea12 sonably require.

13 SEC. 126. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Participants in State Police Corps

15 programs shall be selected on a competitive basis by each

16 State under regulations prescribed by the Director.

17 (b) SELECTION CRITERIA AND QUALIFICATIONS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to participate in a

19 State Police Corps program, a participant shall—

20 (A) be a citizen of the United States or an

21 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence

22 in the United States;

23 (B) meet the requirements for admission

24 as a trainee of the State or local police force to

25 which the participant will be assigned pursuant
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1 to section 129(5), including achievement of sat2 isfactory scores on any applicable examination,

3 except that failure to meet the age requirement

4 for a trainee of the State or local police shall

5 not disqualify the applicant if the applicant will

6 be of sufficient age upon completing an under7 graduate course of study;

8 (C) possess the necessary mental and phys9 ical capabilities and emotional characteristics to

10 discharge effectively the duties of a law enforce11 ment officer;

12 (D) be of good character and demonstrate

13 sincere motivation and dedication to law en14 forcement and public service;

15 (E) in the case of an undergraduate, agree

16 in writing that the participant will complete an

17 educational course of study leading to the

18 award of a baccalaureate degree and will then

19 accept an appointment and complete 4 years of

20 service as an officer in the State police or in a

21 local police department within the State;

22 (F) in the case of a participant desiring to

23 undertake or continue graduate study, agree in

24 writing that the participant will accept an ap25 pointment and complete 4 years of service as an
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1 officer in the State police or in a local police de2 partment within the State before undertaking

3 or continuing graduate study;

4 (G) contract with the consent of the par5 ticipant’s parent or guardian if the participant

6 is a minor to serve for 4 years as an officer in

7 the State police or in a local police department,

8 if an appointment is offered; and

9 (H) except as provided in paragraph (2),

10 be without previous law enforcement experience.

11 (2) TEMPORARY AVAILABILITY FOR EXPERI12 ENCED APPLICANTS.—(A) Until the date that is 5

13 years after the date of enactment of this Act, up to

14 10 percent of the applicants accepted into the Police

15 Corps program may be persons who—

16 (i) have had some law enforcement experi17 ence; and

18 (ii) have demonstrated special leadership

19 potential and dedication to law enforcement.

20 (B)(i) The prior period of law enforcement of a

21 participant selected pursuant to subparagraph (A)

22 shall not be counted toward satisfaction of the par23 ticipant’s 4-year service obligation under section

24 128, and such a participant shall be subject to the

25 same benefits and obligations under this subtitle as
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1 other participants (including those stated in sub2 section (b)(1) (E) and (F)).

3 (ii) Clause (i) shall not be construed to preclude

4 counting a participant’s previous period of law en5 forcement experience for purposes other than satis6 faction of the requirements of section 128, such as

7 for purposes of determining such a participant’s pay

8 and other benefits, rank, and tenure.

9 (3) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—(A) It is the

10 intent of Congress in this subtitle that there shall be

11 no more than 20,000 participants in each graduat12 ing class.

13 (B) The Director shall approve State plans pro14 viding in the aggregate for such enrollment of appli15 cants as shall ensure, as nearly as possible, that

16 there are annual graduating classes of 20,000.

17 (C) In a year in which applications are received

18 in a number greater than that which will produce,

19 in the judgment of the Director, a graduating class

20 of more than 20,000, the Director shall, in deciding

21 which applications to grant, give preference to those

22 who will be participating in State plans that provide

23 law enforcement personnel to areas of greatest need.

24 (c) RECRUITMENT OF MINORITIES.—Each State par25 ticipating in the Police Corps program shall make special
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1 efforts to seek and recruit applicants from among mem2 bers of all racial, ethnic or gender groups. This subsection

3 does not authorize an exception from the competitive

4 standards for admission established pursuant to sub5 sections (a) and (b).

6 (d) ENROLLMENT OF APPLICANT.—

7 (1) CONDITION.—An applicant shall be accept8 ed into a State Police Corps program on the condi9 tion that the applicant will be matriculated in, or ac10 cepted for admission at, an institution of higher edu11 cation—

12 (A) as a full-time student in an under13 graduate program; or

14 (B) for purposes of taking a graduate

15 course.

16 (2) REVOCATION OF ACCEPTANCE.—If the ap17 plicant is not matriculated or accepted as set forth

18 in paragraph (1), the applicant’s acceptance in the

19 program shall be revoked.

20 (e) LEAVE OF ABSENCE.—

21 (1) FROM STUDY, TRAINING, OR SERVICE.—(A)

22 A participant in a State Police Corps program who

23 requests a leave of absence from educational study,

24 training, or service for a period not to exceed 1 year

25 (or 18 months in the aggregate in the event of mul-
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1 tiple requests) due to temporary physical or emo2 tional disability shall be granted such leave of ab3 sence by the State.

4 (B) A participant who requests a leave of ab5 sence from educational study, training or service for

6 a period not to exceed 1 year (or 18 months in the

7 aggregate in the event of multiple requests) for any

8 reason other than those listed in paragraph (1) may

9 be granted such leave of absence by the State.

10 (2) FROM STUDY OR TRAINING.—A participant

11 who requests a leave of absence from educational

12 study or training for a period not to exceed 30

13 months to serve on an official religious mission may

14 be granted such leave of absence.

15 (f) ADMISSION OF APPLICANTS.—An applicant may

16 be admitted into a State Police Corps program either be17 fore commencement of or during the applicant’s course of

18 educational study.

19 SEC. 127. POLICE CORPS TRAINING.

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Director shall es22 tablish programs of training for Police Corps partici23 pants.

24 (B) Such programs may be carried out at up to

25 3 training centers established and administered by
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1 the Director or at State training facilities under con2 tract.

3 (C) The Director shall contract with a State

4 training facility upon request of such facility if the

5 Director determines that such facility offers a course

6 of training substantially equivalent to the Police

7 Corps training program described in this subtitle.

8 (2) CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.—The Director

9 may enter into contracts with individuals, institu10 tions of learning, and government agencies (includ11 ing State and local police forces) to obtain the serv12 ices of persons qualified to participate in and con13 tribute to the training process.

14 (3) AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES.—

15 The Director may enter into agreements with agen16 cies of the Federal Government to utilize on a reim17 bursable basis space in Federal buildings and other

18 resources.

19 (4) EXPENDITURES.—The Director may au20 thorize such expenditures as are necessary for the

21 effective maintenance of the training centers, includ22 ing purchases of supplies, uniforms, and educational

23 materials and the provision of subsistence, quarters,

24 and medical care to participants.

25 (b) TRAINING SESSIONS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—A participant in a State Po2 lice Corps program shall attend two 8-week training

3 sessions at a training center, one during the summer

4 following completion of sophomore year and one dur5 ing the summer following completion of junior year.

6 (2) PARTICIPANTS ENTERING AFTER SOPHO7 MORE YEAR.—If a participant enters the program

8 after sophomore year, the participant shall complete

9 16 weeks of training at times determined by the

10 Director.

11 (c) FURTHER TRAINING.—The 16 weeks of Police

12 Corps training authorized in this section is intended to

13 serve as basic law enforcement training but not to exclude

14 further training of participants by the State and local au15 thorities to which they will be assigned. Each State plan

16 approved by the Director under section 128 shall include

17 assurances that following completion of a participant’s

18 course of education each participant shall receive appro19 priate additional training by the State or local authority

20 to which the participant is assigned. The time spent by

21 a participant in such additional training, but not the time

22 spent in Police Corps training, shall be counted toward

23 fulfillment of the participant’s 4-year service obligation.

24 (d) COURSE OF TRAINING.—The training sessions at

25 training centers established under this section shall be de-
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1 signed to provide basic law enforcement training, includ2 ing vigorous physical and mental training to teach partici3 pants self-discipline and organizational loyalty and to im4 part knowledge and understanding of legal processes and

5 law enforcement.

6 (e) EVALUATION OF PARTICIPANTS.—A participant

7 shall be evaluated during training for mental, physical,

8 and emotional fitness, and shall be required to meet per9 formance standards prescribed by the Director at the con10 clusion of each training session in order to remain in the

11 Police Corps program.

12 (f) STIPEND.—The Director shall pay participants in

13 training sessions a stipend of $250 a week during training.

14 SEC. 128. SERVICE OBLIGATION.

15 (a) SWEARING IN.—Upon satisfactory completion of

16 the participant’s course of education and training program

17 under section 127 and meeting the requirements of the

18 police force to which the participant is assigned, a partici19 pant shall be sworn in as a member of the police force

20 to which the participant is assigned pursuant to the State

21 Police Corps plan, and shall serve for 4 years as a member

22 of that police force.

23 (b) RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—A participant

24 shall have all of the rights and responsibilities of and shall

25 be subject to all rules and regulations applicable to other
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1 members of the police force of which the participant is

2 a member, including those contained in applicable agree3 ments with labor organizations and those provided by

4 State and local law.

5 (c) DISCIPLINE.—If the police force of which the par6 ticipant is a member subjects the participant to discipline

7 such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4

8 years of service and result in denial of educational assist9 ance under section 125—

10 (1) the Director may, upon a showing of good

11 cause, permit the participant to complete the service

12 obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforce13 ment service; and

14 (2) if such service is satisfactorily completed,

15 section 125(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.

16 (d) LAYOFFS.—If the police force of which the partic17 ipant is a member lays off the participant such as would

18 preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service,

19 and result in denial of educational assistance under sec20 tion 125—

21 (1) the Director may permit the participant to

22 complete the service obligation in an equivalent al23 ternative law enforcement service; and

24 (2) if such service is satisfactorily completed,

25 section 125(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.
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1 SEC. 129. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

2 A State Police Corps plan shall—

3 (1) provide for the screening and selection of

4 participants in accordance with the criteria set out

5 in section 126;

6 (2) state procedures governing the assignment

7 of participants in the Police Corps program to State

8 and local police forces (no more than 10 percent of

9 all the participants assigned in each year by each

10 State to be assigned to a statewide police force or

11 forces);

12 (3) provide that participants shall be assigned

13 to those geographic areas in which—

14 (A) there is the greatest need for addi15 tional law enforcement personnel; and

16 (B) the participants will be used most ef17 fectively;

18 (4) provide that to the extent consistent with

19 paragraph (3), a participant shall be assigned to an

20 area near the participant’s home or such other place

21 as the participant may request;

22 (5) provide that to the extent feasible, a partici23 pant’s assignment shall be made at the time the par24 ticipant is accepted into the program, subject to

25 change—
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1 (A) prior to commencement of a partici2 pant’s fourth year of undergraduate study,

3 under such circumstances as the plan may

4 specify; and

5 (B) from commencement of a participant’s

6 fourth year of undergraduate study until com7 pletion of 4 years of police service by partici8 pant, only for compelling reasons or to meet the

9 needs of the State Police Corps program and

10 only with the consent of the participant;

11 (6) provide that no participant shall be assigned

12 to serve with a State or local police force—

13 (A) the average size of which has declined

14 by more than 5 percent since June 21, 1989;

15 or

16 (B) which has members who have been laid

17 off but not retired;

18 (7) provide that participants shall be placed and

19 to the extent feasible kept on community and pre20 ventive patrol;

21 (8) ensure that participants will receive effec22 tive training and leadership;

23 (9) provide that the State may decline to offer

24 a participant an appointment following completion of

25 Federal training, or may remove a participant from
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1 the Police Corps program at any time, only for good

2 cause (including failure to make satisfactory

3 progress in a course of educational study) and after

4 following reasonable review procedures stated in the

5 plan; and

6 (10) provide that a participant shall, while serv7 ing as a member of a police force, be compensated

8 at the same rate of pay and benefits and enjoy the

9 same rights under applicable agreements with labor

10 organizations and under State and local law as other

11 police officers of the same rank and tenure in the

12 police force of which the participant is a member.

13 SEC. 129A. ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCALITIES EM14 PLOYING POLICE CORPS OFFICERS.

15 Each jurisdiction directly employing Police Corps

16 participants during the 4-year term of service prescribed

17 by section 128 shall receive $10,000 on account of each

18 such participant at the completion of each such year of

19 service, but—

20 (1) no such payment shall be made on account

21 of service in any State or local police force—

22 (A) the average size of which, in the year

23 for which payment is to be made, not counting

24 Police Corps participants assigned under sec-
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1 tion 129, has declined more than 2 percent

2 since January 1, 1993; or

3 (B) which has members who have been laid

4 off but not retired; and

5 (2) no such payment shall be made on account

6 of any Police Corps participant for years of service

7 after the completion of the term of service prescribed

8 in section 128.

9 SEC. 129B. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 of each

11 year, the Director shall submit a report to the Attorney

12 General, the President, the Speaker of the House of Rep13 resentatives, and the President of the Senate.

14 (b) CONTENTS.—A report under subsection (a)

15 shall—

16 (1) state the number of current and past par17 ticipants in the Police Corps program, broken down

18 according to the levels of educational study in which

19 they are engaged and years of service they have

20 served on police forces (including service following

21 completion of the 4-year service obligation);

22 (2) describe the geographic, racial, and gender

23 dispersion of participants in the Police Corps pro24 gram; and
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1 (3) describe the progress of the Police Corps

2 program and make recommendations for changes in

3 the program.

4 SEC. 129C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

5 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

6 this subtitle $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995

7 and 1996 and such sums as are necessary for fiscal years

8 1997, 1998, and 1999.

9 Subtitle D—Law Enforcement

10 Scholarship and Employment

11 Program

12 SEC. 131. PURPOSE.

13 The purpose of this subtitle is to assist State and

14 local law enforcement efforts to enhance the educational

15 status of law enforcement personnel both through increas16 ing the educational level of existing officers and by recruit17 ing more highly educated officers.

18 SEC. 132. DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY AND SUBMIS19 SION OF STATE PLAN.

20 (a) LEAD AGENCY.—A State that desires to partici21 pate in the Law Enforcement Scholarship and Employ22 ment program under this subtitle shall designate a lead

23 agency that will be responsible for—

24 (1) submitting to the Director a State plan de25 scribed in subsection (b); and
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1 (2) administering the program in the State.

2 (b) STATE PLANS.—A State plan shall—

3 (1) contain assurances that the lead agency

4 shall work in cooperation with the local law enforce5 ment liaisons, representatives of police labor organi6 zations and police management organizations, and

7 other appropriate State and local agencies to develop

8 and implement interagency agreements designed to

9 carry out the program;

10 (2) contain assurances that the State shall ad11 vertise the assistance available under this subtitle;

12 (3) contain assurances that the State shall

13 screen and select law enforcement personnel for par14 ticipation in the program; and

15 (4) meet the requirements of section 138.

16 SEC. 133. DEFINITIONS.

17 In this subtitle—

18 ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the Bureau of

19 Justice Assistance in the Department of Justice.

20 ‘‘educational expenses’’ means—

21 (A) expenses that are directly attributable

22 to—

23 (i) a course of education leading to

24 the award of an associate degree;
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1 (ii) a course of education leading to

2 the award of a baccalaureate degree; or

3 (iii) a course of graduate study follow4 ing award of a baccalaureate degree; and

5 (B) includes the cost of tuition, fees,

6 books, supplies, and related expenses.

7 ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean8 ing stated in the first sentence of section 1201(a) of

9 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

10 1141(a)).

11 ‘‘law enforcement position’’ means employment

12 as an officer in a State or local police force, or cor13 rectional institution.

14 ‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States,

15 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

16 Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States,

17 American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of

18 the Northern Mariana Islands.

19 SEC. 134. ALLOTMENT.

20 Of amounts appropriated under section 139C, the Di21 rector shall allot—

22 (1) 80 percent to States on the basis of the

23 number of law enforcement officers in each State

24 compared to the number of law enforcement officers

25 in all of the States; and
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1 (2) 20 percent to States on the basis of the

2 shortage of law enforcement personnel and the need

3 for assistance under this subtitle in the State com4 pared to the shortage of law enforcement personnel

5 and the need for assistance under this subtitle in all

6 States.

7 SEC. 135. SCHOLARSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

8 (a) USE OF ALLOTMENT.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives an al10 lotment under section 134 shall use the allotment to

11 pay the Federal share of the costs of—

12 (A) awarding scholarships to in-service law

13 enforcement personnel to enable such personnel

14 to seek further education; and

15 (B) providing—

16 (i) full-time employment in summer;

17 or

18 (ii) part-time (not to exceed 20 hours

19 per week) employment for a period not to

20 exceed 1 year.

21 (2) EMPLOYMENT.—The employment described

22 in paragraph (1)(B)—

23 (A) shall be provided by State and local

24 law enforcement agencies for students who are

25 juniors or seniors in high school or are enrolled
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1 in an institution of higher education and who

2 demonstrate an interest in undertaking a career

3 in law enforcement;

4 (B) shall not be in a law enforcement posi5 tion; and

6 (C) shall consist of performing meaningful

7 tasks that inform students of the nature of the

8 tasks performed by law enforcement agencies.

9 (b) PAYMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE; NON-FEDERAL

10 SHARE.—

11 (1) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall pay to

12 each State that receives an allotment under section

13 134 the Federal share of the cost of the activities

14 described in the application submitted pursuant to

15 section 138.

16 (2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share shall

17 not exceed 60 percent.

18 (3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal

19 share of the cost of scholarships and student em20 ployment provided under this subtitle shall be sup21 plied from sources other than the Federal Govern22 ment.

23 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.—The Director

24 shall be responsible for the administration of the programs

25 conducted pursuant to this subtitle and shall, in consulta-
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1 tion with the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Edu2 cation, issue regulations implementing this subtitle.

3 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State that re4 ceives an allotment under section 134 may use not more

5 than 8 percent of the amount of the allotment for adminis6 trative expenses.

7 (e) SPECIAL RULE.—A State that receives an allot8 ment under section 134 shall ensure that each scholarship

9 recipient under this subtitle is compensated at the same

10 rate of pay and benefits and enjoys the same rights under

11 applicable agreements with labor organizations and under

12 State and local law as other law enforcement personnel

13 of the same rank and tenure in the office of which the

14 scholarship recipient is a member.

15 (f) SUPPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING.—Funds re16 ceived under this subtitle shall be used only to supplement,

17 and not to supplant, Federal, State, and local efforts for

18 recruitment and education of law enforcement personnel.

19 SEC. 136. SCHOLARSHIPS.

20 (a) PERIOD OF AWARD.—A scholarship awarded

21 under this subtitle shall be for a period of 1 academic year.

22 (b) USE OF SCHOLARSHIPS.—A scholarship recipient

23 under this subtitle may use the scholarship for educational

24 expenses at an institution of higher education.
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1 SEC. 137. ELIGIBILITY.

2 (a) SCHOLARSHIPS.—A person shall be eligible to re3 ceive a scholarship under this subtitle if the person has

4 been employed in law enforcement for the 2-year period

5 immediately preceding the date on which assistance is

6 sought.

7 (b) INELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENT EMPLOYMENT.—A

8 person who has been employed as a law enforcement offi9 cer is ineligible to participate in a student employment

10 program carried out under this subtitle.

11 SEC. 138. STATE APPLICATIONS FOR ALLOTMENT.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—A State that desires an allotment

13 under section 134 shall submit an application to the Di14 rector at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by

15 such information as the Director may reasonably require.

16 (b) CONTENTS.—An application under subsection (a)

17 shall—

18 (1) describe the scholarship program and the

19 student employment program for which assistance

20 under this subtitle is sought;

21 (2) contain assurances that the lead agency will

22 work in cooperation with local law enforcement liai23 sons, representatives of police labor organizations

24 and police management organizations, and other ap25 propriate State and local agencies to develop and im-
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1 plement interagency agreements designed to carry

2 out this subtitle;

3 (3) contain assurances that the State will ad4 vertise the scholarship assistance and student em5 ployment it will provide under this subtitle and that

6 the State will use such programs to enhance recruit7 ment efforts;

8 (4) contain assurances that the State will

9 screen and select law enforcement personnel for par10 ticipation in the scholarship program under this sub11 title;

12 (5) contain assurances that under the student

13 employment program the State will screen and se14 lect, for participation in such program, students who

15 have an interest in undertaking a career in law en16 forcement;

17 (6) contain assurances that under the scholar18 ship program the State will make scholarship pay19 ments to institutions of higher education on behalf

20 of scholarship recipients under this subtitle;

21 (7) with respect to the student employment pro22 gram, identify—

23 (A) the employment tasks that students

24 will be assigned to perform;
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1 (B) the compensation that students will be

2 paid to perform such tasks; and

3 (C) the training that students will receive

4 as part of their participation in the program;

5 (8) identify model curriculum and existing pro6 grams designed to meet the educational and profes7 sional needs of law enforcement personnel; and

8 (9) contain assurances that the State will pro9 mote cooperative agreements with educational and

10 law enforcement agencies to enhance law enforce11 ment personnel recruitment efforts in institutions of

12 higher education.

13 SEC. 139. INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP

14 OR EMPLOYMENT.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—A person who desires a scholar16 ship or employment under this subtitle shall submit an

17 application to the State at such time, in such manner, and

18 accompanied by such information as the State may rea19 sonably require.

20 (b) CONTENTS.—An application under subsection (a)

21 shall describe—

22 (1) the academic courses for which a scholar23 ship is sought; or

24 (2) the location and duration of employment

25 that is sought.
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1 (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding scholarships and provid2 ing student employment under this subtitle, a State shall

3 give priority to applications from persons who—

4 (1) are members of racial, ethnic, or gender

5 groups whose representation in the law enforcement

6 agencies within the State is substantially less than

7 in the population eligible for employment in law en8 forcement in the State;

9 (2) are pursuing an undergraduate degree; and

10 (3) are not receiving financial assistance under

11 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001

12 et seq.).

13 SEC. 139A. SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—A person who receives a scholar15 ship under this subtitle shall enter into an agreement with

16 the Director.

17 (b) CONTENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a)

18 shall—

19 (1) provide assurances that the scholarship re20 cipient will work in a law enforcement position in

21 the State that awards the scholarship in accordance

22 with the service obligation described in subsection

23 (c) after completion of the recipient’s academic

24 courses leading to an associate, bachelor, or grad25 uate degree;
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1 (2) provide assurances that the scholarship re2 cipient will repay the entire scholarship in accord3 ance with such terms and conditions as the Director

4 shall prescribe if the requirements of the agreement

5 are not complied with, unless the recipient—

6 (A) dies;

7 (B) becomes physically or emotionally dis8 abled, as established by the sworn affidavit of

9 a qualified physician; or

10 (C) has been discharged in bankruptcy;

11 and

12 (3) set forth the terms and conditions under

13 which a scholarship recipient may seek employment

14 in the field of law enforcement in a State other than

15 the State that awards the scholarship.

16 (c) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a

18 scholarship recipient under this subtitle shall work

19 in a law enforcement position in the State that

20 awards the scholarship for a period of 1 month for

21 each credit hour for which funds are received under

22 the scholarship.

23 (2) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM REQUIRED PERI24 ODS OF SERVICE.—For purposes of satisfying the re25 quirement of paragraph (1), a scholarship recipient
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1 shall work in a law enforcement position in the State

2 that awards scholarship for a period of not less than

3 6 months but shall not be required to work in such

4 a position for more than 2 years.

5 SEC. 139B. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 of each

7 year, the Director shall submit a report to the Attorney

8 General, the President, the Speaker of the House of Rep9 resentatives, and the President pro tempore of the Senate.

10 (b) CONTENTS.—A report under subsection (a)

11 shall—

12 (1) state the number of present and past schol13 arship recipients under this subtitle, categorized ac14 cording to the levels of educational study in which

15 the recipients are engaged and the number of years

16 that the recipients have served in law enforcement;

17 (2) state, with respect to student employees

18 under this subtitle—

19 (A) the number of present and past stu20 dent employees;

21 (B) the number of such employees who

22 complete a course of study at an accredited in23 stitution of higher education; and

24 (C) the number of such employees who

25 subsequently accept a law enforcement position;
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1 (3) describe the geographic, racial, and gender

2 dispersion of scholarship recipients and employees;

3 and

4 (4) describe the progress of the scholarship pro5 gram and the student employment program and

6 make recommendations for changes in the programs.

7 SEC. 139C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro9 priated to carry out this subtitle $30,000,000 for each of

10 fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

11 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appropriated

12 under subsection (a) for a fiscal year—

13 (1) 80 percent shall be available to provide

14 scholarships described in section 135(a)(1)(A); and

15 (2) 20 percent shall be available to provide em16 ployment described in section 135(a) (1)(B) and (2).

17 Subtitle E—Job Training and

18 Placement for Separated Mem19 bers of the Armed Forces

20 SEC. 141. LAW ENFORCEMENT.

21 (a) TRAINING AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—

22 (1) AMENDMENT OF THE JOB TRAINING PART23 NERSHIP ACT.—Part C of title IV of the Job Train24 ing Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is
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1 amended by adding at the end the following new

2 section:

3 ‘‘SEC. 442. TRAINING PROGRAM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

4 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term

5 ‘eligible separated member of the Armed Forces’ means

6 a member of the Armed Forces who—

7 ‘‘(1) is discharged or released from active duty

8 (or full-time National Guard duty) after 3 or more

9 years of continuous active duty (or full-time Na10 tional Guard duty) immediately before the discharge

11 or release (not including a discharge under other

12 than honorable conditions or a punitive discharge or,

13 in the case of a commissioned officer, a dismissal);

14 and

15 ‘‘(2) applies to participate in the training pro16 gram involved within the 1-year period beginning on

17 the date of the discharge or release.

18 ‘‘(b) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary

19 shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Direc20 tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and with the

21 Director of the National Institute of Justice, under which

22 the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National In23 stitute of Justice will develop and operate, on a reimburs24 able basis, a training program to assist eligible separated

25 members of the Armed Forces in obtaining the training
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1 necessary to become law enforcement personnel, as de2 scribed in this section.

3 ‘‘(c) SELECTION.—The Federal Bureau of Investiga4 tion and the National Institute of Justice shall select par5 ticipants in the training program.

6 ‘‘(d) CONTENT.—The training program shall provide

7 extensive training to participants in subjects related to law

8 enforcement.

9 ‘‘(e) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Subject to the

10 availability of appropriations for the training program, the

11 Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Insti12 tute of Justice shall conduct at least 10 training sessions

13 a year to achieve a graduation rate of at least 1,000 par14 ticipants per year.

15 ‘‘(f) JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—Upon gradua16 tion of a participant from the training program, the Fed17 eral Bureau of Investigation and the National Institute

18 of Justice shall provide appropriate job placement assist19 ance to the graduate.’’.

20 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of

21 contents relating to the Job Training Partnership

22 Act, as amended by section 702(c) of the Job Train23 ing Reform Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102–

24 367; 106 Stat. 1113), is amended by inserting after
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1 the item relating to section 441 the following new

2 item:

‘‘Sec. 442. Training program in law enforcement.’’.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

4 3(c) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.

5 1502(c)) is amended—

6 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and

7 (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow9 ing new paragraph:

10 ‘‘(3) In addition to the amounts authorized by para11 graph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry

12 out section 442—

13 ‘‘(A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and

14 ‘‘(B) $8,000,000 for each fiscal year there15 after.’’.

16 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 441(b)(2)(A)

17 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.

18 1721(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘part’’ each place

19 it appears and inserting ‘‘section’’.

20 SEC. 142. PUBLIC HOUSING MANAGEMENT.

21 (a) TRAINING AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—

22 (1) AMENDMENT OF THE JOB TRAINING PART23 NERSHIP ACT.—Part C of title IV of the Job Train24 ing Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), as
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1 amended by section 141(a), is amended by adding at

2 the end the following new section:

3 ‘‘SEC. 443. TRAINING PROGRAM IN PUBLIC HOUSING MAN4 AGEMENT.

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

6 ‘‘(1) CENTER.—The term ‘Center’ means the

7 National Center for Housing Management estab8 lished pursuant to Executive Order No. 11668 (42

9 U.S.C. 3531 note).

10 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE SEPARATED MEMBER OF THE

11 ARMED FORCES.—The term ‘eligible separated mem12 ber of the Armed Forces’ has the meaning given the

13 term in section 442(a).

14 ‘‘(3) HOUSING PROJECT.—The term ‘housing

15 project’ means a low-income housing project, as de16 fined in section 3(b)(1) of the United States Hous17 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C 1437a(b)(1)).

18 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY.—The term

19 ‘public housing agency’ has the meaning given the

20 term in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Hous21 ing Act of 1937.

22 ‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary

23 shall offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the

24 Center under which the Center will develop and operate

25 a training program to assist eligible separated members
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1 of the Armed Forces in obtaining the training necessary

2 to become managers and employees in public housing

3 agencies and organizations that manage housing projects

4 for public housing agencies, as described in this section.

5 ‘‘(c) SELECTION.—

6 ‘‘(1) RESPONSIBILITY.—The Center shall select

7 participants in the training program.

8 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL EMPHASIS.—In selecting partici9 pants in the training program, the Center shall place

10 special emphasis on selecting members of the Armed

11 Forces who have lived in housing projects.

12 ‘‘(d) CONTENT.—The training program shall provide

13 extensive training to participants in such subjects as—

14 ‘‘(1) housing management;

15 ‘‘(2) maintenance management;

16 ‘‘(3) occupancy management;

17 ‘‘(4) security and drug reduction management;

18 ‘‘(5) community change management;

19 ‘‘(6) resident empowerment;

20 ‘‘(7) tenant integrity; and

21 ‘‘(8) fair housing and civil rights.

22 ‘‘(e) USE OF EXPERTS.—The Center shall provide

23 training under this section through the use of recognized

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1 ‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—The Center shall evaluate the

2 performance of participants through the use of standard3 ized tests.

4 ‘‘(g) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Subject to the

5 availability of appropriations for the training program, the

6 Center shall conduct at least 5 training sessions a year

7 to achieve a graduation rate of at least 250 participants

8 per year.

9 ‘‘(h) JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—Upon gradua10 tion of a participant from the training program, the Cen11 ter shall provide appropriate job placement assistance to

12 the graduate through the Center’s network of public hous13 ing agencies and organizations that manage housing

14 projects for public housing agencies.’’.

15 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of

16 contents relating to the Job Training Partnership

17 Act, as amended by section 702(c) of the Job Train18 ing Reform Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102–

19 367; 106 Stat. 1113) and by section 143(a)(2), is

20 further amended by inserting after the item relating

21 to section 442 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 443. Training program in public housing management.’’.

22 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

23 3(c) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.

24 1502(c)), as amended by section 141(b), is further amend25 ed—
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and

2 (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow4 ing new paragraph:

5 ‘‘(4) In addition to the amounts authorized by para6 graph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry

7 out section 443—

8 ‘‘(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and

9 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for each fiscal year there10 after.’’.

11 TITLE II—STUDIES

12 Subtitle A—Commission on Crime

13 and Violence

14 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com16 mission to be known as the ‘‘National Commission on

17 Crime and Violence in America’’ (referred to in this sub18 title as the ‘‘Commission’’).

19 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be

21 composed of 14 members, of whom—

22 (A) 6 shall be appointed by the President;

23 (B) 4 shall be appointed by the Speaker of

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1 be appointed on the recommendation of the mi2 nority leader; and

3 (C) 4 shall be appointed by the President

4 pro tempore of the Senate, of whom 2 shall be

5 appointed on the recommendation of the major6 ity leader and 4 shall be appointed on the rec7 ommendation of the minority leader.

8 (2) DEADLINE.—Members of the Commission

9 shall be appointed within 60 days after the date of

10 enactment of this Act.

11 (3) TERM.—Members shall serve on the Com12 mission through the date of its termination under

13 section 206.

14 (4) MEETINGS.—The Commission—

15 (A) shall have its headquarters in the Dis16 trict of Columbia; and

17 (B) shall meet at least once each month

18 for a business session.

19 (5) QUORUM.—Eight members of the Commis20 sion shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number

21 may hold hearings.

22 (6) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.—

23 Not later than 15 days after the members of the

24 Commission are appointed, the members shall des-
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1 ignate a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the

2 Commission.

3 (7) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission

4 shall be filled not later than 30 days after the Com5 mission is informed of the vacancy in the manner in

6 which the original appointment was made.

7 (8) COMPENSATION.—

8 (A) NO PAY, ALLOWANCE, OR BENEFIT.—

9 Members of the Commission shall receive no

10 pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their

11 service on the Commission.

12 (B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the

13 Commission shall receive travel expenses, in14 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac15 cordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title

16 5, United States Code.

17 SEC. 202. DUTIES.

18 The Commission shall—

19 (1) review all segments of the criminal justice

20 system, including law enforcement, prosecution, de21 fense, judicial, and corrections components;

22 (2) review the effectiveness of traditional crimi23 nal justice approaches in preventing and controlling

24 crime and violence;
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1 (3) examine the impact that changes to Federal

2 and State law during the past 25 years have had in

3 controlling crime and violence;

4 (4) convene hearings in various parts of the

5 country to receive testimony from a cross-section of

6 criminal justice professionals, victims of crime, busi7 ness leaders, elected officials, academics, medical

8 doctors, and other citizens who wish to participate;

9 (5) bring to public attention successful models

10 and programs in crime prevention, crime control,

11 and antiviolence; and

12 (6) develop a comprehensive and effective crime

13 control and antiviolence strategy and recommend

14 how to implement such a strategy in a coordinated

15 fashion by Federal, State, and local authorities.

16 SEC. 203. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

17 (a) DIRECTOR.—

18 (1) APPOINTMENT.—After consultation with the

19 members of the Commission, the Chairperson shall

20 appoint a director of the Commission (referred to in

21 this subtitle as the ‘‘Director’’).

22 (2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be

23 paid the rate of basic pay for level V of the Execu24 tive Schedule.
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1 (b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Commission,

2 the Director may appoint such personnel as the Director

3 considers to be appropriate.

4 (c) CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The staff of the Commis5 sion shall be appointed without regard to the provisions

6 of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in

7 the competitive service and shall be paid without regard

8 to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap9 ter 53 of that title relating to classification and General

10 Schedule pay rates.

11 (d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—With the ap12 proval of the Commission, the Director may procure tem13 porary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of

14 title 5, United States Code.

15 (e) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon the re16 quest of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency

17 may detail, on a reimbursable basis, personnel of that

18 agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out its du19 ties.

20 (f) PHYSICAL FACILITIES.—The Administrator of the

21 General Services Administration shall provide suitable of22 fice space for the operation of the Commission. The facili23 ties shall serve as the headquarters of the Commission and

24 shall include all necessary equipment and incidentals re25 quired for proper functioning.
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1 SEC. 204. POWERS.

2 (a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may conduct pub3 lic hearings or forums at its discretion, at any time and

4 place it is able to secure facilities and witnesses, for the

5 purpose of carrying out its duties.

6 (b) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Any member or

7 agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Com8 mission, take any action that the Commission is author9 ized to take by this section.

10 (c) INFORMATION.—The Commission may secure

11 from any Federal agency or entity in the executive or leg12 islative branch such materials, resources, statistical data,

13 and other information as is necessary to enable it to carry

14 out this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson or Vice

15 Chairperson of the Commission, the head of a Federal

16 agency or entity shall furnish the information to the Com17 mission to the extent permitted by law.

18 (d) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Commis19 sion may accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or

20 devises of services or property, both real and personal, for

21 the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Com22 mission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds

23 from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests,

24 or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be

25 available for disbursement upon order of the Commission.
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1 (e) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United

2 States mails in the same manner and under the same con3 ditions as other Federal agencies.

4 SEC. 205. REPORTS.

5 (a) MONTHLY REPORTS.—The Commission shall

6 submit monthly activity reports to the President and the

7 Congress.

8 (b) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 1 year before

9 the date of its termination, the Commission shall submit

10 an interim report to the President and the Congress con11 taining—

12 (1) a detailed statement of the findings and

13 conclusions of the Commission;

14 (2) recommendations for legislative and admin15 istrative action based on the Commission’s activities

16 to date;

17 (3) an estimation of the costs of implementing

18 the recommendations made by the Commission; and

19 (4) a strategy for disseminating the report to

20 Federal, State, and local authorities.

21 (c) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the date of its

22 termination, the Commission shall submit to the Congress

23 and the President a final report with a detailed statement

24 of final findings, conclusions, recommendations, and esti25 mation of costs and an assessment of the extent to which
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1 recommendations included in the interim report under

2 subsection (b) have been implemented.

3 (d) PRINTING AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION.—Upon

4 receipt of each report of the Commission under this sec5 tion, the President shall—

6 (1) order the report to be printed; and

7 (2) make the report available to the public.

8 SEC. 206. TERMINATION.

9 The Commission shall terminate on the date that is

10 2 years after the date on which members of the Commis11 sion have met and designated a Chairperson and Vice

12 Chairperson.

13 Subtitle B—Use of Antiloitering

14 Laws To Fight Crime

15 SEC. 211. STUDY AND REPORT.

16 The Attorney General, acting through the National

17 Institute of Justice, shall—

18 (1) study the ways in which antiloitering laws

19 can be used, without violating the constitutional

20 rights of citizens as enunciated by the Supreme

21 Court, to eradicate open-air drug markets and other

22 blatant criminal activity;

23 (2) prepare a model antiloitering statute and

24 guidelines for enforcing the statute in such a man-
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1 ner as to prevent, deter, and punish illegal drug ac2 tivity and other criminal activity; and

3 (3) make the results of the study and the model

4 statute and guidelines available to Federal, State,

5 and local law enforcement authorities.

6 TITLE III—VIOLENT AND

7 HABITUAL OFFENDERS

8 Subtitle A—Serious Habitual Of9 fender Comprehensive Action

10 Program

11 SEC. 301. RESTORATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

12 The Attorney General, acting through the Adminis13 trator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Pre14 vention and using funds appropriated under section

15 261(a)(5) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven16 tion Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5665(a)(5)), shall continue

17 the funding of new demonstration projects in the Serious

18 Habitual Offenders Comprehensive Action Program dur19 ing fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997.

20 Subtitle B—Federal Law

21 Enforcement Assistance Grants

22 SEC. 311. REQUIREMENT OF MANDATORY IMPRISONMENT

23 FOR ARMED OFFENDERS.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 506 of title I of the Omni25 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
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1 amended by subsection (c), is amended by adding at the

2 end the following new paragraph:

3 ‘‘(2)(A) If, on the first day of a fiscal year, a State

4 does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), the

5 Director shall reduce the amount of funds that would oth6 erwise be allocated to the State under subsection (a) by

7 50 percent.

8 ‘‘(B)(i) The requirements of this subparagraph are

9 met if the law of a State requires the imposition of a man10 datory sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment without possi11 bility of probation, parole, or any other form of early re12 lease for a firearm offense committed by a career criminal.

13 ‘‘(ii) In this subparagraph—

14 ‘‘ ‘career criminal’ means a person with 3 or

15 more convictions under Federal or State law for

16 crimes of violence (as defined in section 924(c)(3) of

17 title 18, United States Code) or serious drug of18 fenses (as defined in section 924(e)(2)(A) of title 18,

19 United States Code).

20 ‘‘ ‘firearm offense’ means an offense committed

21 while the offender is in possession of a firearm or

22 while an accomplice of the offender, to the knowl23 edge of the offender, is in possession of a firearm.

24 ‘‘(3) The amount by which the allocation to a State

25 is reduced by reason of a failure to comply with subpara-
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1 graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be reallocated

2 equally among the States that are in compliance with that

3 subparagraph.’’.

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

5 subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to the fiscal

6 year that first begins after the date that is 2 years after

7 the date of enactment of this Act and each fiscal year

8 thereafter.

9 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT OF THE OMNIBUS

10 CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO

11 ACCOMMODATE AMENDMENT MADE IN SUBSECTION (a)—

12 Section 506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and

13 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3756(f)) is amend14 ed—

15 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Of’’ and in16 serting ‘‘Subject to subsection (f), of’’;

17 (2) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘or (e)’’; and

18 (3) in subsection (f)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘(f)(1) For’’ and all that

20 follows through ‘‘in such fiscal year,’’ and in21 serting the following:

22 ‘‘(f)(1)(A) If, on the first day of a fiscal year, a State

23 does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), the

24 Director shall reduce the amount of funds that would oth-
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1 erwise be allocated to the State under subsection (a) by

2 10 percent.

3 ‘‘(B)(i) The requirements of this subparagraph are

4 met if a State has in effect, and enforces, a law’’;

5 (B) by striking ‘‘(A) to administer’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘(I) to administer’’;

7 (C) by striking ‘‘(B) to disclose’’ and in8 serting ‘‘(II) to disclose’’;

9 (D) by striking ‘‘(C) to provide’’ and in10 serting ‘‘(III) to provide’’;

11 (E) by striking ‘‘(3) For purposes of this

12 subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii) For purposes of

13 this paragraph’’;

14 (F) by striking ‘‘(A) the term’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘(I) the term’’; and

16 (G) by striking ‘‘(B) the term’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘(II) the term’’.

18 SEC. 321. GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VICTIM

19 NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

20 Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con21 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b))

22 is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

24 (20);
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (21) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new

4 paragraph:

5 ‘‘(22) programs designed to keep victims in6 formed concerning the status of cases against of7 fenders and to provide victims advance notification

8 of the release of alleged offenders prior to conviction

9 and of convicted offenders at the conclusion of their

10 terms of imprisonment or on probation, parole, or

11 any other form of release.’’.

12 TITLE IV—PRISONS

13 Subtitle A—Prison for Violent Drug

14 Offenders

15 SEC. 401. REGIONAL PRISONS.

16 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

17 (1) the population of Federal, State, and local

18 prisons and jails has increased dramatically since

19 1980 and currently numbers more than 1,000,000

20 people;

21 (2) more than 60 percent of all prisoners have

22 a history of drug abuse or are regularly using drugs

23 while in prison, but only 11 percent of State prison

24 inmates and 7 percent of Federal prisoners are en25 rolled in drug treatment programs; hundreds of
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1 thousands of prisoners are not receiving needed drug

2 treatment while incarcerated, and the number of

3 such persons is increasing rapidly; and

4 (3) drug-abusing prisoners are highly likely to

5 return to crime upon release, but the recidivism rate

6 is much lower for those who successfully complete

7 treatment programs; accordingly, it appears that

8 providing drug treatment to prisoners during incar9 ceration provides an opportunity to break the cycle

10 of recidivism, reducing the crime rate and future

11 prison overcrowding.

12 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section—

13 ‘‘eligible prisoner’’ means a Federal or State

14 prisoner who—

15 (A) has a drug abuse problem requiring

16 long-term treatment; and

17 (B) is serving a term of imprisonment

18 under which the earliest date of release is not

19 more than 2 years after the date of transfer to

20 a regional prison.

21 ‘‘regional prison’’ means a regional prison oper22 ated by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons under

23 this section.

24 (c) CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF REGIONAL

25 PRISONS WITH DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS.—The At-
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1 torney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau

2 of Prisons, shall construct and operate 10 regional prisons

3 in which eligible prisoners shall participate in a drug treat4 ment program under conditions established by the Direc5 tor of National Drug Control Policy in consultation with

6 the Director of the Bureau of Prisons.

7 (d) LOCATION.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The regional prisons shall be

9 located in places chosen by the Director of National

10 Drug Control Policy, in consultation with the Direc11 tor of the Bureau of Prisons, not more than 180

12 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

13 (2) MILITARY FACILITIES.—To the extent that

14 it is practicable to do so, the Director of National

15 Drug Control Policy shall choose former military fa16 cilities as locations for regional prisons.

17 (e) PRISON POPULATIONS.—Each regional prison

18 shall be used to accommodate a population consisting of

19 approximately 20 percent Federal prisoners and 80 per20 cent State prisoners.

21 (f) GOAL IN SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE PRISONERS.—

22 In selecting from among eligible prisoners those who will

23 be transferred to a regional prison, the Director of the

24 Bureau of Prisons and a State shall endeavor to select

25 those whose continued confinement, with the opportunity
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1 to participate in a drug treatment program, will have the

2 greatest impact on the crime rate and future prison over3 crowding.

4 (g) AGREEMENT OF PRISONER.—A prisoner shall not

5 be transferred to a regional prison unless the prisoner

6 agrees to participate in the drug treatment program and

7 comply with the conditions established for such participa8 tion.

9 (h) POSTRELEASE TREATMENT.—A State that de10 sires to transfer a prisoner to a regional prison shall sub11 mit to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons a postrelease

12 treatment plan describing the provisions that the State

13 will make for—

14 (1) the continued treatment of the prisoner in

15 a therapeutic community following release; and

16 (2) vocational job training in appropriate cases.

17 (i) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—

18 (1) REIMBURSEMENT OF THE DIRECTOR.—A

19 State that transfers a prisoner to a regional prison

20 shall reimburse the Director of the Bureau of Pris21 ons for the full cost of the incarceration and treat22 ment of the prisoner.

23 (2) RETURN OF MONIES.—(A) If, in the opinion

24 of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, a State

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1 program, the Director shall return to the transfer2 ring State 25 percent of the amount paid under

3 paragraph (1) with respect to the prisoner for use

4 in accordance with subparagraph (B).

5 (B) Monies returned to a State under subpara6 graph (A) shall be used by the State to provide

7 postrelease treatment as required by subsection (h).

8 (j) DETERMINATIONS BY THE DIRECTOR.—

9 (1) PRISONER ELIGIBILITY.—The Director of

10 the Bureau of Prisons shall have the exclusive right

11 to determine, after the staff of a regional prison has

12 had an opportunity to interview a Federal or State

13 prisoner in person—

14 (A) whether the prisoner qualifies as an el15 igible prisoner; and

16 (B) whether, in view of any other relevant

17 circumstances, a transfer of the prisoner should

18 be accepted.

19 (2) PRISONER COMPLIANCE WITH CONDI20 TIONS.—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall

21 have the exclusive right to determine whether a pris22 oner in a regional prison is complying with the con23 ditions for participation in a drug treatment pro24 gram.
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1 (k) RETURN OF NONCOMPLIANT PRISONER.—Upon

2 determining that a prisoner in a regional prison is not in

3 compliance with a condition for participation in a drug

4 treatment program, the Director may, upon notification

5 to the transferring State of that determination, return the

6 prisoner to the transferring State.

7 (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

8 are authorized to be appropriated, in addition to any other

9 amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of

10 Prisons—

11 (1) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 for the

12 construction of 10 regional prisons, to remain avail13 able until expended; and

14 (2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995

15 and 1996 for the operation of the regional prisons.

16 Subtitle B—Task Force on Prison

17 Construction Standardization

18 and Techniques

19 SEC. 411. PRISON CONSTRUCTION STANDARDIZATION AND

20 TECHNIQUES.

21 (a) TASK FORCE.—The Director of the Bureau of

22 Prisons shall establish a task force composed of Bureau,

23 State, and local officials expert in prison construction, and

24 of at least an equal number of engineers, architects, and

25 construction experts from the private sector with expertise
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1 in prison design and construction, including the use of

2 cost-cutting construction standardization techniques and

3 cost-cutting new building materials and technologies.

4 (b) COOPERATION.—The task force shall work in

5 close cooperation and communication with other State and

6 local officials responsible for prison construction in their

7 localities.

8 (c) PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS.—The task force

9 shall work to—

10 (1) establish and recommend standardized con11 struction plans and techniques for prison and prison

12 component construction; and

13 (2) evaluate and recommend new construction

14 technologies, techniques, and materials,

15 to reduce prison construction costs at the Federal, State,

16 and local levels and make such construction more efficient.

17 (d) DISSEMINATION.—The task force shall dissemi18 nate information described in subsection (c) to State and

19 local officials involved in prison construction, through

20 written reports and meetings.

21 (e) PROMOTION AND EVALUATION.—The task force

22 shall—

23 (1) work to promote the implementation of

24 cost-saving efforts at the Federal, State, and local

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1 (2) evaluate and advise on the results and effec2 tiveness of such cost-saving efforts as adopted,

3 broadly disseminating information on the results;

4 and

5 (3) to the extent feasible, certify the effective6 ness of the cost-savings efforts.

7 TITLE V—VIOLENT CRIME AND

8 DRUG EMERGENCY AREAS

9 SEC. 501. VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG EMERGENCY AREAS.

10 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, ‘‘major violent

11 crime or drug-related emergency’’ means an occasion or

12 instance in which violent crime, drug smuggling, drug

13 trafficking, or drug abuse violence reaches such levels, as

14 determined by the President, in consultation with the At15 torney General, that Federal assistance is needed to sup16 plement State and local efforts and capabilities to save

17 lives, and to protect property and public health and safety.

18 (b) DECLARATION OF VIOLENT CRIME AND DRUG

19 EMERGENCY AREAS.—If a major violent crime or drug20 related emergency exists throughout a State or a part of

21 a State, the President, in consultation with the Attorney

22 General and other appropriate officials, may declare the

23 State or part of a State to be a violent crime or drug emer24 gency area and may take any and all necessary actions

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1 (c) PROCEDURE.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—A request for a declaration

3 designating an area to be a violent crime or drug

4 emergency area shall be made, in writing, by the

5 chief executive officer of a State or local govern6 ment, respectively (or in the case of the District of

7 Columbia, the mayor), and shall be forwarded to the

8 Attorney General in such form as the Attorney Gen9 eral may by regulation require. One or more cities,

10 counties, States, or the District of Columbia may

11 submit a joint request for designation as a major

12 violent crime or drug emergency area under this

13 subsection.

14 (2) FINDING.—A request made under para15 graph (1) shall be based on a written finding that

16 the major violent crime or drug-related emergency is

17 of such severity and magnitude that Federal assist18 ance is necessary to ensure an effective response to

19 save lives and to protect property and public health

20 and safety.

21 (d) IRRELEVANCY OF POPULATION DENSITY.—The

22 President shall not limit declarations made under this sec23 tion to highly populated centers of violent crime or drug

24 trafficking, drug smuggling, or drug use, but shall also

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1 areas where the magnitude and severity of such activities

2 is beyond the capability of the State or local government

3 to respond.

4 (e) REQUIREMENTS.—As part of a request for a dec5 laration under this section, and as a prerequisite to Fed6 eral violent crime or drug emergency assistance under this

7 section, the chief executive officer of a State or local gov8 ernment shall—

9 (1) take appropriate action under State or local

10 law and furnish information on the nature and

11 amount of State and local resources that have been

12 or will be committed to alleviating the major drug13 related emergency;

14 (2) submit a detailed plan outlining that gov15 ernment’s short- and long-term plans to respond to

16 the violent crime or drug emergency, specifying the

17 types and levels of Federal assistance requested and

18 including explicit goals (including quantitative goals)

19 and timetables; and

20 (3) specify how Federal assistance provided

21 under this section is intended to achieve those goals.

22 (f) REVIEW PERIOD.—The Attorney General shall re23 view a request submitted pursuant to this section, and the

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1 or drug emergency area, within 30 days after receiving

2 the request.

3 (g) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—The President may—

4 (1) direct any Federal agency, with or without

5 reimbursement, to utilize its authorities and the re6 sources granted to it under Federal law (including

7 personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and mana8 gerial, technical, and advisory services) in support of

9 State and local assistance efforts; and

10 (2) provide technical and advisory assistance,

11 including communications support and law enforce12 ment-related intelligence information; and

13 (h) DURATION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal assistance under

15 this section shall not be provided to a drug disaster

16 area for more than 1 year.

17 (2) EXTENSION.—The chief executive officer of

18 a jurisdiction may apply to the Attorney General for

19 an extension of assistance beyond 1 year. The Presi20 dent, in consultation with the Attorney General, may

21 extend the provision of Federal assistance for not

22 more than an additional 180 days.

23 (i) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General

25 shall issue regulations to implement this section.
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