(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) to hire additional prosecutors to— 
‘‘(A) allow more cases to be prosecuted; 
and 
‘‘(B) reduce backlogs; and 
‘‘(6) to fund technology, equipment, and train-
ing for prosecutors and law enforcement in order to 
increase accurate identification of gang members 
and violent offenders, and to maintain databases 
with such information to facilitate coordination 
among law enforcement and prosecutors.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
31707 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 31707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012 to carry out this subtitle.’’. 
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SEC. 305. SHORT-TERM STATE WITNESS PROTECTION SEC-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 570. Short-Term State Witness Protection Section 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
United States Marshals Service a Short-Term State Wit-
ness Protection Section which shall provide protection for 
witnesses in State and local trials involving homicide or 
other major violent crimes pursuant to cooperative agree-
ments with State and local criminal prosecutor’s offices 
and the United States attorney for the District of Colum-
bia. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Short-Term State Witness 
Protection Section shall give priority in awarding grants 
and providing services to criminal prosecutor’s offices in 
States with an average of not less than 100 murders per 
year during the 5-year period immediately preceding an 
application for protection, as calculated using the latest 
available crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation.’’. 
(2) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 37 of title 28, United States Code, is 
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amended by striking the items relating to sections 
570 through 576 and inserting the following: 
‘‘570. Short-Term State Witness Protection Section.’’. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘eligible prosecutor’s office’’ 
means a State or local criminal prosecutor’s of-
fice or the United States attorney for the Dis-
trict of Columbia that is located in a State with 
an average of not less than 100 murders per 
year during the most recent 5-year period, as 
calculated using the latest available crime sta-
tistics from the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion; and 
(B) the term ‘‘serious violent felony’’ has 
the same meaning as in section 3559(c)(2) of 
title 18, United States Code. 
(2) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
is authorized to make grants to eligible prosecu-
tor’s offices for the purpose of providing short 
term protection to witnesses in trials involving 
homicide or serious violent felony. 
(B) ALLOCATION.—Each eligible prosecu-
tor’s office receiving a grant under this sub-
section may either— 
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(i) use the grant to provide witness 
protection; or 
(ii) pursuant to a cooperative agree-
ment with the Short-Term State Witness 
Protection Section of the United States 
Marshals Service, credit the grant to the 
Short-Term State Witness Protection Sec-
tion to cover the costs to the section of 
providing witness protection on behalf of 
the eligible prosecutor’s office. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible prosecu-
tor’s office desiring a grant under this sub-
section shall submit an application to the Attor-
ney General at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Attor-
ney General may reasonably require. 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) describe the activities for which as-
sistance under this subsection is sought; 
and 
(ii) provide such additional assurances 
as the Attorney General determines to be 
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