ers and parole violator units and other relevant in-
formation for use by law enforcement officers and
criminal prosecutors.
SEC. 113. STATE APPLICATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) To be eligible to receive a
grant under this subtitle, the chief executive of a State
shall submit an application to the Director of the Bureau
of Justice Assistance in such a form and containing such
information as the Director may reasonably require.
(2) The State application shall be drafted in consulta-
tion and cooperation with State and local law enforcement,
State and local criminal prosecution offices, local govern-
ing bodies, and other appropriate State and local agencies.
(3) In such application, a State office or agency shall
be designated by the chief executive as the lead agency
responsible for the coordination, implementation, adminis-
tration, and evaluation of the services described in the ap-
plication in accordance with this subtitle.
(4) Each State application will contain assurances
that the lead agency will work in cooperation with the ap-
propriate State and local agencies and offices to imple-
ment inter agency agreements to carry out the provisions
of this subtitle.
(b) GENERAL CONTENTS.—Each State application
under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a description of the law enforcement and
prosecutorial problems, as well as the crime prob-
lems attributable to major offenders that are en-
countered in the areas and populations to be served
under this grant; and
(2) assurances that Federal funds received
under this subtitle shall supplement, not supplant,
non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available
for activities funded under this subtitle.
(c) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—Under this subtitle,
each State application shall include a comprehensive plan,
containing—
(1) a description, with supporting data, of the
crime problems attributable to major offenders and
parole violators that improved law enforcement and
prosecution programs may be able to decrease;
(2) a description of the resources available to
implement or expand major offenders and parole vio-
lators programs, together with an account of the ex-
penses involved in the plan that cannot be met with
existing resources at the State and county levels;
and
(3) an evaluation component, including quan-
tifiable data, that will measure progress toward
meeting the goals under this subtitle.
SEC. 114. LOCAL APPLICATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To request funds under this sub-
title from a State, the chief executive of a unit of local
government shall submit an application to the lead agency
designated under section 112(a)(2) which shall, to the ex-
tent possible, include all the elements required for State
grant applications enumerated under this subtitle.
(b) APPROVAL.—(1) Such application shall be consid-
ered approved, in whole or in part, by the State not later
than 45 days after such application is received unless the
State informs the applicant in writing of specific reasons
for disapproval.
(2) The State shall not disapprove any application
submitted to the State without first affording the
applicant reasonable notice and an opportunity for
reconsideration.
(3) If such application is approved, the unit of local
government is eligible to receive such funds.
(c) PRIORITY.—In drafting a grant proposal for
funds under this section, the State shall give priority to
applications from local governments or geographic regions
which have the highest crime rate per capita, relative to
the rest of the State.
SEC. 115. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
(a) ALLOCATION TO THE STATES.—Funds appro-
priated for this subtitle shall be allocated as follows:
(1) 0.4 percent shall be allocated to each of the
States; and
(2) of the total funds remaining after the allo-
cation under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated
to each State an amount which bears the same ratio
to the amount of remaining funds described in this
paragraph as the population of such State bears to
the population of all States.
(b) ALLOCATION
TO UNITS
OF LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT.—(1) Each State which receives funds under sub-
section (a) in a fiscal year shall distribute among units
of local government in such State that portion of such
funds which bears the same ratio to the aggregate amount
of such funds as the amount of funds expended by all units
of local government for major offenders in the preceding
fiscal year bears to the aggregate amount of funds ex-
pended by the State and all units of local government in
such State for major offenders in such preceding fiscal
year.
(2) In distributing funds received under this subtitle
among urban, rural, and suburban units of local govern-
ment, the State shall give priority to jurisdictions with the
greatest need.
SEC. 116. RENEWAL AND LIMITATIONS.
(a) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.—A grant may be renewed
to each State for up to 4 additional years after the first
fiscal year a grant is received, subject to availability of
funds, if the Director determines that funds were used in
a manner required under the approved application and if
the applicant can demonstrate significant progress in at-
taining the stated goals of this subtitle.
(b) LAND RESTRICTION.—Funds provided under this
subtitle shall not be used for purposes of land acquisition,
construction, or facility operations and maintenance costs.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITATION.—The chief
executive of the State shall use not more than 5 percent
of the funds available under this subtitle for purposes of
administration, technical assistance, and evaluation.
SEC. 117. AWARD OF GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of Justice Assistance
shall make a grant to carry out the projects described in
the State application upon determining that—
(1) the application is consistent with the re-
quirements under this subtitle; and
(2) before the approval of the application the
Bureau has made an affirmative finding in writing
that the application has been reviewed in accordance
with this title.
(b) APPROVAL.—The application submitted under
this subtitle shall be considered approved, in whole or in
part, by the Bureau not later than 45 days after first re-
ceived unless the Bureau informs the applicant of specific
reasons for disapproval.
(c) 
DISAPPROVAL
NOTICE
AND
RECONSIDER-
ATION.—The Bureau shall not disapprove any application
without first affording the applicant reasonable notice and
an opportunity for reconsideration.
(d) RESTRICTION.—Grant funds received under this
subtitle shall not be used for land acquisition or construc-
tion purposes.
SEC. 118. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this subtitle:
(1) The term ‘‘major offender’’ includes the
meaning of the terms habitual repeat offender and
violent criminal offender defined in paragraphs (2)
and (3), respectively.
(2) The term ‘‘habitual repeat offender’’ means
an individual with more than 3 State or Federal fel-
ony convictions.
(3) The term ‘‘violent criminal offender’’ means
an individual with a conviction for a State or Fed-
eral felony offense which—