‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL REGIONAL TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—Until the end of fiscal year 2023, the At-
torney General shall provide regional training work-
shops for law enforcement officers of States and 
units of local government, using the training cur-
riculum established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) LIST.—The Attorney General shall publish 
a list of law enforcement agencies of States and 
units of local government that employ officers who 
have successfully completed a course described under 
paragraph (2) or (3), which shall include the total 
number of law enforcement officers employed by the 
agency and the number of officers who have com-
pleted the course. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General 
may make grants to State and local law enforcement 
agencies to— 
‘‘(A) pay for costs associated with attend-
ance by law enforcement personnel at a training 
course approved by the Attorney General under 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) procure training in the duty to inter-
vene from a public or private entity certified 
under subsection (a)(2). 
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‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Each State or local law 
enforcement agency seeking a grant under this sub-
section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General 
may require. 
‘‘(c) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of 
making grants under this section, there is authorized to 
be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of amounts 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2021, $500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
TITLE VI—NATIONAL CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE COMMISSION ACT 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Criminal 
Justice Commission Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 602. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) it is in the interest of the United States to 
establish a commission to undertake a comprehen-
sive review of the criminal justice system; 
(2) there has not been a comprehensive study 
since the President’s Commission on Law Enforce-
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ment and Administration of Justice was established 
in 1965; 
(3) in a span of 18 months, the President’s 
Commission on Law Enforcement and Administra-
tion of Justice produced a comprehensive report en-
titled ‘‘The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society’’, 
which contained 200 specific recommendations on all 
aspects of the criminal justice system involving— 
(A) Federal, State, Tribal, and local gov-
ernments; 
(B) civic organizations; 
(C) religious institutions; 
(D) business groups; and 
(E) individual citizens; and 
(4) developments over the intervening 50 years 
require once again that Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local governments, law enforcement agencies, includ-
ing rank and file officers, civil rights organizations, 
community-based organization leaders, civic organi-
zations, religious institutions, business groups, and 
individual citizens come together to review evidence 
and consider how to improve the criminal justice 
system. 
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SEC. 603. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
There is established a commission to be known as the 
‘‘National Criminal Justice Commission’’ (referred to in 
this title as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
SEC. 604. PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall— 
(1) undertake a comprehensive review of the 
criminal justice system; 
(2) submit to the President and Congress rec-
ommendations for Federal criminal justice reform; 
and 
(3) disseminate findings and supplemental guid-
ance to the Federal Government, as well as to State, 
local, and Tribal governments. 
SEC. 605. REVIEW, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND REPORT. 
(a) GENERAL REVIEW.—The Commission shall un-
dertake a comprehensive review of all areas of the criminal 
justice system, including the criminal justice costs, prac-
tices, and policies of the Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
governments. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall submit to the President 
and Congress recommendations for changes in Fed-
eral oversight, policies, practices, and laws designed 
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to prevent, deter, and reduce crime and violence, re-
duce recidivism, improve cost-effectiveness, and en-
sure the interests of justice at every step of the 
criminal justice system. 
(2) UNANIMOUS
CONSENT.—If a unanimous 
vote of the members of the Commission at a meeting 
where a quorum is present pursuant to section 
606(d) approves a recommendation of the Commis-
sion, the Commission may adopt and submit the rec-
ommendation under paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLIC
ACCESS.—The recommendations 
submitted under this subsection shall be made avail-
able to the public. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commis-
sion, the Commission shall disseminate to the Fed-
eral Government, as well as to State, local, and 
Tribal governments, a report that details the find-
ings and supplemental guidance of the Commission 
regarding the criminal justice system at all levels of 
government. 
(2) MAJORITY VOTE.—If a majority vote of the 
members of the Commission approves a finding or 
supplemental guidance at a meeting where a quorum 
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