SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 202 of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10701) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) ‘eligible organization’ means a national 
nonprofit organization that— 
‘‘(A) provides technical assistance and 
training on, and has expertise and national-level 
experience in, judicial security and safety at the 
State and local levels; 
‘‘(B) has experience in courthouse design 
and courthouse security design standards; 
‘‘(C) has an understanding of State judi-
cial operations and public access to judicial 
services; and 
‘‘(D) has experience working with a wide 
array of different judges and court systems, in-
cluding an understanding of the challenges fac-
ing trial courts, appellate courts, rural courts, 
and limited-jurisdiction courts at the State and 
local levels.’’. 
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE JUDICIAL THREAT IN-
TELLIGENCE AND RESOURCE CENTER. 
Section 206(c) of the State Justice Institute Act of 
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10705(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para-
graph (16); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(15) to provide financial and technical support 
to eligible organizations to establish, implement, and 
operate a State judicial threat and intelligence re-
source center to— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance and 
training around judicial security, including— 
‘‘(i) providing judicial officer safety 
education and training for judicial officers, 
courts, and local law enforcement; 
‘‘(ii) creating resources and guides 
around judicial security; and 
‘‘(iii) providing physical security as-
sessments for courts, homes, and other fa-
cilities where judicial officers and staff 
conduct court-related business; 
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‘‘(B) proactively monitor threats to the 
safety of State and local judges and court staff; 
‘‘(C) coordinate with Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement agencies to mitigate 
threats to the safety of State and local judges 
and court staff; 
‘‘(D) develop standardized incident report-
ing and threat evaluation practices for State 
and local courts in coordination with State and 
local law enforcement and fusion centers; 
‘‘(E) develop a national database for re-
porting, tracking, and sharing information 
about threats and incidents towards judicial of-
ficers and court staff at local and State levels 
with entities working in the interest of judicial 
security, including State and local law enforce-
ment and fusion centers; and 
‘‘(F) coordinate research to identify, exam-
ine, and advance best practices around judicial 
security.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date on which a State 
judicial threat intelligence and resource center is estab-
lished under paragraph (15) of section 206(c) of the State 
Justice Institute Act of 1984, as added by section 3 of 
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this Act, the State Justice Institute shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
an annual report on the number of threats to State and 
local judiciary members and court staff, with breakdown 
of types of threats and level of seriousness. 
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