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(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘one year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20 years’’. 
SEC. 715. MODIFICATION OF RETALIATION OFFENSE. 
Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or con-
spires’’ after ‘‘attempts’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(B)—
(A) by inserting a comma after ‘‘proba-
tion’’; and 
(B) by striking the comma which imme-
diately follows another comma; 
(3) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘20 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; 
(4) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘ten years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; 
(5) in the first subsection (e), by striking ‘‘10 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; and 
(6) by redesignating the second subsection (e) 
as subsection (f).
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SEC. 716. INCLUSION OF INTIMIDATION AND RETALIATION 
AGAINST WITNESSES IN STATE PROSECU-
TIONS AS BASIS FOR FEDERAL PROSECU-
TION. 
Section 1952 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘intimidation 
of, or retaliation against, a witness, victim, juror, or in-
formant,’’ after ‘‘extortion, bribery,’’. 
SEC. 717. CLARIFICATION OF VENUE FOR RETALIATION 
AGAINST A WITNESS. 
Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) A prosecution under this section may be brought 
in the district in which the official proceeding (whether 
or not pending, about to be instituted or completed) was 
intended to be affected or was completed, or in which the 
conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.’’. 
SEC. 718. PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS 
WEAPONS IN FEDERAL COURT FACILITIES. 
Section 930(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or other dangerous weapon’’ after 
‘‘firearm’’.
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SEC. 719. GENERAL MODIFICATIONS OF FEDERAL MURDER 
CRIME AND RELATED CRIMES. 
(a) MURDER AMENDMENTS.—Section 1111 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b) by 
inserting ‘‘not less than 30’’ after ‘‘any term of years’’. 
(b) 
MANSLAUGHTER
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1112(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 
years’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘six years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 
years’’. 
SEC. 720. WITNESS PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part 
BB (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.) the following new part: 
‘‘PART CC—WITNESS PROTECTION GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 2811. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to 
carry out this part, the Attorney General may make grants 
to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to 
create and expand witness protection programs in order 
to prevent threats, intimidation, and retaliation against 
victims of, and witnesses to, crimes. 
‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this 
part shall be—
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‘‘(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of 
local government, or Indian tribe; and 
‘‘(2) used for the creation and expansion of wit-
ness protection programs in the jurisdiction of the 
grantee. 
‘‘(c) PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION.—In awarding 
grants under this part, the Attorney General may give 
preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application 
from a jurisdiction that—
‘‘(1) has the greatest need for witness and vic-
tim protection programs; 
‘‘(2) has a serious violent crime problem in the 
jurisdiction; 
‘‘(3) has had, or is likely to have, instances of 
threats, intimidation, and retaliation against victims 
of, and witnesses to, crimes; and 
‘‘(4) shares an international border and faces a 
demonstrable threat from cross border crime and vi-
olence. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’.
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SEC. 721. FUNDING FOR STATE COURTS TO ASSESS AND EN-
HANCE COURT SECURITY AND EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through 
the Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants under 
this section to the highest State courts in States partici-
pating in the program, for the purpose of enabling such 
courts—
(1) to conduct assessments focused on the es-
sential elements for effective courtroom safety and 
security planning; and 
(2) to implement changes deemed necessary as 
a result of the assessments. 
(b) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS.—As used in subsection 
(a)(1), the essential elements include, but are not limited 
to—
(1) operational security and standard operating 
procedures; 
(2) facility security planning and self-audit sur-
veys of court facilities; 
(3) emergency preparedness and response and 
continuity of operations; 
(4) disaster recovery and the essential elements 
of a plan; 
(5) threat assessment; 
(6) incident reporting;
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(7) security equipment; 
(8) developing resources and building partner-
ships; and 
(9) new courthouse design. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a highest State court shall submit to the At-
torney General an application at such time, in such form, 
and including such information and assurances as the At-
torney General shall require. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
SEC. 722. GRANTS TO STATES FOR THREAT ASSESSMENT 
DATABASES. 
(a) In General.—The Attorney General, through the 
Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants under this 
section to the highest State courts in States participating 
in the program, for the purpose of enabling such courts 
to establish and maintain a threat assessment database 
described in subsection (b). 
(b) DATABASE.—For purposes of subsection (a), a 
threat assessment database is a database through which 
a State can—
(1) analyze trends and patterns in domestic ter-
rorism and crime;
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(2) project the probabilities that specific acts of 
domestic terrorism or crime will occur; and 
(3) develop measures and procedures that can 
effectively reduce the probabilities that those acts 
will occur. 
(c) CORE ELEMENTS.—The Attorney General shall 
define a core set of data elements to be used by each data-
base funded by this section so that the information in the 
database can be effectively shared with other States and 
with the Department of Justice. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2009. 
SEC. 723. GRANTS TO STATES TO PROTECT WITNESSES AND 
VICTIMS OF CRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31702 of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13862) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) to create and expand witness and victim 
protection programs to prevent threats, intimidation, 
and retaliation against victims of, and witnesses to, 
violent crimes.’’. 
(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 2006 through 
2010 to carry out this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 724. GRANTS FOR YOUNG WITNESS ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. 
(2) JUVENILE.—The term ‘‘juvenile’’ means an 
individual who is 17 years of age or younger. 
(3) YOUNG ADULT.—The term ‘‘young adult’’ 
means an individual who is between the ages of 18 
and 21. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
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lands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.—The Director may 
make grants to State and local prosecutors and law en-
forcement agencies in support of juvenile and young adult 
witness assistance programs, including State and local 
prosecutors and law enforcement agencies that have exist-
ing juvenile and adult witness assistance programs. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, State and local prosecutors and law 
enforcement officials shall—
(1) submit an application to the Director in 
such form and containing such information as the 
Director may reasonably require; and 
(2) give assurances that each applicant has de-
veloped, or is in the process of developing, a witness 
assistance program that specifically targets the 
unique needs of juvenile and young adult witnesses 
and their families. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants made available under 
this section may be used—
(1) to assess the needs of juvenile and young 
adult witnesses; 
(2) to develop appropriate program goals and 
objectives; and
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(3) to develop and administer a variety of wit-
ness assistance services, which includes—
(A) counseling services to young witnesses 
dealing with trauma associated in witnessing a 
violent crime; 
(B) pre- and post-trial assistance for the 
youth and their family; 
(C) providing education services if the 
child is removed from or changes their school 
for safety concerns; 
(D) support for young witnesses who are 
trying to leave a criminal gang and information 
to prevent initial gang recruitment. 
(E) protective services for young witnesses 
and their families when a serious threat of 
harm from the perpetrators or their associates 
is made; and 
(F) community outreach and school-based 
initiatives that stimulate and maintain public 
awareness and support. 
(e) REPORTS.—
(1) REPORT.—State and local prosecutors and 
law enforcement agencies that receive funds under 
this section shall submit to the Director a report not 
later than May 1st of each year in which grants are
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made available under this section. Reports shall de-
scribe progress achieved in carrying out the purpose 
of this section. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall 
submit to Congress a report by July 1st of each year 
which contains a detailed statement regarding grant 
awards, activities of grant recipients, a compilation 
of statistical information submitted by applicants, 
and an evaluation of programs established under 
this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008. 
SEC. 725. STATE AND LOCAL COURT ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) BUREAU GRANTS.—Section 302(c)(1) of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3732(c)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘State and local courts,’’ after ‘‘contracts with’’. 
(b) EDWARD BRYNE DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 510(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3760(a)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, State and local courts,’’ after ‘‘private 
agencies,’’. 
(c) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CONSIDER 
COURTS.—The Attorney General may require, as appro-
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priate, that whenever a State or unit of local government 
or Indian tribe applies for a grant from the Department 
of Justice, the State, unit, or tribe demonstrate that, in 
developing the application and distributing funds, the 
State, unit, or tribe—
(1) considered the needs of the judicial branch 
of the State, unit, or tribe, as the case may be; and 
(2) consulted with the chief judicial officer of 
the highest court of the State, unit, or tribe, as the 
case may be. 
(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT FOR COURTS.—Section 
511 of chapter A of subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3761) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Not more than five percent of the discretionary 
funds may be used for project or programs for State and 
local courts.’’. 
(e) ARMOR VESTS.—Section 2501 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(3796ii) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘State and 
local court,’’ after ‘‘local,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘State and 
local court’’ after ‘‘government,’’.