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women, including the litigation of civil and 
criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; 
‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and Trib-
al agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide 
technical assistance, synchronize federal defini-
tions and protocols, and improve coordination 
among agencies carrying out efforts to elimi-
nate violence against women, including Indian 
or indigenous women; and 
‘‘(C) grantees, in efforts to combat violence 
against women and to provide support and as-
sistance to victims of such violence. 
‘‘(7) Exercising such other powers and func-
tions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to 
this subchapter or by delegation of the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(8) Establishing such rules, regulations, guide-
lines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out 
any function of the Office.’’. 
(d) STAFF
OF OFFICE
ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN.—Section 2005 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10445) is amend-
ed in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN
OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE
ON
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’. 
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(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’. 
SEC. 1002. OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN A DEP-
UTY DIRECTOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 
COMMUNITIES. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 2004 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2004A. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CULTURALLY SPE-
CIFIC COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Office on Violence Against Women a Deputy Director for 
Culturally Specific Communities. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Deputy Director shall, under the 
guidance and authority of the Director of the Office on 
Violence Against Women— 
‘‘(1) oversee the administration of grants re-
lated to culturally specific services and contracts 
with culturally specific organizations; 
‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 
protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, in culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(3) advise the Director of the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women concerning policies, legislation, 
implementation of laws, and other issues relating to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking in culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to other offices and bureaus in the De-
partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 
Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe-
cific communities; 
‘‘(5) ensure that appropriate technical assist-
ance, developed and provided by entities having ex-
pertise in culturally specific is made available to 
grantees and potential grantees proposing to serve 
culturally specific communities; and 
‘‘(6) ensure access to grants and technical as-
sistance for culturally specific organizations and 
analyze the distribution of funding in order to iden-
tify barriers for culturally specific organizations.’’. 
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TITLE 
XI—IMPROVING 
CONDI-
TIONS FOR WOMEN IN FED-
ERAL CUSTODY 
SEC. 1101. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY 
CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVID-
UALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women 
in Federal Custody Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and 
other individuals 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a cor-
rectional officer of the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a 
Federal penal or correctional institution; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the 
first 8-week period of post-partum recovery after 
giving birth; 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the 
Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 
12242); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual 
who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc-
tional institution, including a vulnerable person; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 
years of age; 
‘‘(B) is pregnant; 
‘‘(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, or intersex; 
‘‘(D) is victim or witness of a crime; 
‘‘(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 
claim in Federal or State court; 
‘‘(F) has a serious mental or physical ill-
ness or disability; or 
‘‘(G) during the period of incarceration, 
has been determined to have experienced or to 
be experiencing severe trauma or to be the vic-
tim of gender-based violence— 
‘‘(i) by any court or administrative ju-
dicial proceeding; 
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‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; 
‘‘(iii) by the individual’s attorney or 
legal service provider; or 
‘‘(iv) by the individual. 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Direc-
tor shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an 
office that determines the placement of prisoners. 
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT
OF
PRISONERS.—In deter-
mining the placement of a prisoner, the office estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, place the 
prisoner as close to the children as possible; 
‘‘(B) in deciding whether to assign a 
transgender or intersex prisoner to a facility for 
male or female prisoners, and in making other 
housing and programming assignments, con-
sider on a case-by-case basis whether a place-
ment would ensure the prisoner’s health and 
safety, including serious consideration of the 
prisoner’s own views with respect to their safe-
ty, and whether the placement would present 
management or security problems; and 
‘‘(C) consider any other factor that the of-
fice determines to be appropriate. 
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‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OF PREGNANT 
PRISONERS OR PRISONERS IN POST-PARTUM RECOVERY 
IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) PLACEMENT
IN
SEGREGATED
HOUSING 
UNITS.—A covered institution may not place a pris-
oner who is pregnant or in post-partum recovery in 
a segregated housing unit unless the prisoner pre-
sents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or 
others. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a pris-
oner described in subparagraph (A) in a segregated 
housing unit shall be limited and temporary. 
‘‘(d) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall pro-
vide parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary 
caretaker parent, and such classes shall be made available 
to prisoners with limited English proficiency in compliance 
with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
‘‘(e) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall pro-
vide training, including cultural competency training, to 
each correctional officer and each employee of the Bureau 
of Prisons who regularly interacts with prisoners, includ-
ing each instructor and health care professional, to enable 
those correctional officers and employees to— 
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‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who has a mental or 
physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner 
has experienced; and 
‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) 
to the proper healthcare professional for treatment. 
‘‘(f) INMATE HEALTH.— 
‘‘(1) HEALTH
CARE
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate 
health care. 
‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall 
make essential hygienic products, including sham-
poo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygien-
ic product that the Director determines appropriate, 
available without charge to prisoners. 
‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that all prisoners have access to a gyne-
cologist as appropriate. 
‘‘(g) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF-
FICERS.— 
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall make 
rules under which— 
‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct 
a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex 
unless— 
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‘‘(i) the prisoner presents a risk of 
immediate harm to the prisoner or others, 
and no other correctional officer of the 
same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff 
is available to assist; or 
‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re-
quested that an officer of a different sex 
conduct searches; 
‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a 
restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite 
sex unless— 
‘‘(i) a prisoner in the restroom pre-
sents a risk of immediate harm to them-
selves or others; or 
‘‘(ii) there is a medical emergency in 
the restroom and no other correctional offi-
cer of the appropriate sex is available to 
assist; 
‘‘(C) a transgender prisoner’s sex is deter-
mined according to the sex with which they 
identify; and 
‘‘(D) a correctional officer may not search 
or physically examine a prisoner for the sole 
purpose of determining the prisoner’s genital 
status or sex. 
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‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the re-
quirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act 
of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.).’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT.—Section 
3621(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY
OF
PRIMARY
CARETAKER 
PARENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.—The Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible 
prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent (as de-
fined in section 4051) or pregnant from partici-
pating in a program of residential substance abuse 
treatment provided under paragraph (1) on the basis 
of a failure by the eligible prisoner, before being 
committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, 
to disclose to any official of the Bureau of Prisons 
that the prisoner had a substance abuse problem on 
or before the date on which the eligible prisoner was 
committed to the custody of the Bureau of Pris-
ons.’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
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the Bureau of Prisons shall implement this section 
and the amendments made by this section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a re-
port on the implementation of this section and the 
amendments made by this section. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’. 
SEC. 1102. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WOMEN. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act’’ or 
the ‘‘SIMARRA Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a pilot program (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance 
with this section to permit women incarcerated in Federal 
prisons and the children born to such women during incar-
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ceration to reside together while the inmate serves a term 
of imprisonment in a separate housing wing of the prison. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 
to— 
(1) prevent infant mortality among infants born 
to incarcerated mothers and greatly reduce the trau-
ma and stress experienced by the unborn fetuses of 
pregnant inmates; 
(2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally in-
carcerated women and mothers, and enhance public 
safety by improving the effectiveness of the Federal 
prison system for women as a population with spe-
cial needs; 
(3) establish female offender risk and needs as-
sessment as the cornerstones of a more effective and 
efficient Federal prison system; 
(4) implement a validated post-sentencing risk 
and needs assessment system that relies on dynamic 
risk factors to provide Federal prison officials with 
a roadmap to address the pre- and post-natal needs 
of Federal pregnant offenders, manage limited re-
sources, and enhance public safety; 
(5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the 
effectiveness of programs and interventions for fed-
erally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers to 
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assure that such programs and interventions are evi-
dence-based and to suggest changes, deletions, and 
expansions based on the results of such evaluations; 
and 
(6) assist the Department of Justice to address 
the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison 
system and ensure that the Department can con-
tinue to run prison nurseries safely and securely 
without compromising the scope or quality of the 
Department’s critical health, safety and law enforce-
ment missions. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF PRIS-
ONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
this section in consultation with— 
(A) a licensed and board-certified gyne-
cologist or obstetrician; 
(B) the Director of the Administrative Of-
fice of the United States Courts; 
(C) the Director of the Office of Probation 
and Pretrial Services; 
(D) the Director of the National Institute 
of Justice; and 
(E) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
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(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance 
with paragraph (3)— 
(A) develop an offender risk and needs as-
sessment system particular to the health and 
sensitivities of Federally incarcerated pregnant 
women and mothers in accordance with this 
subsection; 
(B) develop recommendations regarding re-
cidivism reduction programs and productive ac-
tivities in accordance with subsection (c); 
(C) conduct ongoing research and data 
analysis on— 
(i) the best practices relating to the 
use of offender risk and needs assessment 
tools particular to the health and sensitivi-
ties of federally incarcerated pregnant 
women and mothers; 
(ii) the best available risk and needs 
assessment tools particular to the health 
and sensitivities of Federally incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers and the level 
to which they rely on dynamic risk factors 
that could be addressed and changed over 
time, and on measures of risk of recidi-
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vism, individual needs, and responsiveness 
to recidivism reduction programs; 
(iii) the most effective and efficient 
uses of such tools in conjunction with re-
cidivism reduction programs, productive 
activities, incentives, and rewards; and 
(iv) which recidivism reduction pro-
grams are the most effective— 
(I) for Federally incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers classi-
fied at different recidivism risk levels; 
and 
(II) for addressing the specific 
needs of Federally incarcerated preg-
nant women and mothers; 
(D) on a biennial basis, review the system 
developed under subparagraph (A) and the rec-
ommendations developed under subparagraph 
(B), using the research conducted under sub-
paragraph (C), to determine whether any revi-
sions or updates should be made, and if so, 
make such revisions or updates; 
(E) hold periodic meetings with the indi-
viduals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be 
determined by the Director; 
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(F) develop tools to communicate par-
enting program availability and eligibility cri-
teria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons 
and each pregnant inmate to ensure that each 
pregnant inmate in the custody of a Bureau of 
Prisons facility understands the resources avail-
able to such inmate; and 
(G) report to Congress in accordance with 
subsection (i). 
(3) METHODS.—In carrying out the duties 
under paragraph (2), the Director shall— 
(A) consult relevant stakeholders; and 
(B) make decisions using data that is 
based on the best available statistical and em-
pirical evidence. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—An inmate may apply to partici-
pate in the Program if the inmate— 
(1) is pregnant at the beginning of or during 
the term of imprisonment; and 
(2) is in the custody or control of the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons. 
(f) PROGRAM TERMS.— 
(1) TERM OF PARTICIPATION.—To correspond 
with the purposes and goals of the Program to pro-
mote bonding during the critical stages of child de-
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velopment, an eligible inmate selected for the Pro-
gram may participate in the Program, subject to 
subsection (g), until the earliest of— 
(A) the date that the inmate’s term of im-
prisonment terminates; 
(B) the date the infant fails to meet any 
medical criteria established by the Director or 
the Director’s designee along with a collective 
determination of the persons listed in sub-
section (d)(1); or 
(C) 30 months. 
(2) INMATE REQUIREMENTS.—For the duration 
of an inmate’s participation in the Program, the in-
mate shall agree to— 
(A) take substantive steps towards acting 
in the role of a parent or guardian to any child 
of that inmate; 
(B) participate in any educational or coun-
seling opportunities established by the Director, 
including topics such as child development, par-
enting skills, domestic violence, vocational train-
ing, or substance abuse, as appropriate; 
(C) abide by any court decision regarding 
the legal or physical custody of the child; 
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(D) transfer to the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons any child support payments for the in-
fant of the participating inmate from any per-
son or governmental entity; and 
(E) specify a person who has agreed to 
take at least temporary custody of the child if 
the inmate’s participation in the Program ter-
minates before the inmate’s release. 
(g) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—The Director shall take 
appropriate actions to prevent detachment or disruption 
of either an inmate’s or infant’s health and bonding-based 
well-being due to termination of the Program. 
(h) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Director 
shall submit a report to the Congress with regards 
to progress in implementing the Program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the termination of the Program, the Director 
shall issue a final report to the Congress that con-
tains a detailed statement of the Director’s findings 
and conclusions, including recommendations for leg-
islation, administrative actions, and regulations the 
Director considers appropriate. 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
SEC. 1103. RESEARCH AND REPORT ON WOMEN IN FED-
ERAL INCARCERATION. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and thereafter, every other year, the National 
Institutes of Justice, in consultation with the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Prisons (including 
the Women and Special Population Branch) shall prepare 
a report on the status of women in federal incarceration. 
Depending on the topic to be addressed, and the facility, 
data shall be collected from Bureau of Prisons personnel 
and a sample that is representative of the population of 
incarcerated women. The report shall include: 
(1) With regard to federal facilities wherein 
women are incarcerated— 
(A) responses by such women to questions 
from 
the 
Adverse 
Childhood 
Experience 
(ACES) questionnaire; 
(B) demographic data of such women, in-
cluding sexual orientation and gender identity; 
(C) responses by such women to questions 
about the extent of exposure to sexual victim-
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ization, sexual violence and domestic violence 
(both inside and outside of incarceration); 
(D) the number of such women were preg-
nant at the time that they entered incarcer-
ation; 
(E) the number of such women who have 
children age 18 or under, and if so, how many; 
and 
(F) the crimes for which such women are 
incarcerated and the length of their sentence 
and to the extent practicable, any information 
on the connection between the crime of which 
they were convicted & their experience of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking. 
(2) With regard to all federal facilities where 
persons are incarcerated— 
(A) a list of best practices with respect to 
women’s incarceration and transition, including 
staff led programs, services and management 
practices (including making sanitary products 
readily available and easily accessible, and ac-
cess to and provision of healthcare); 
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(B) the availability of trauma treatment at 
each facility (including number of beds, and 
number of trained staff); 
(C) rates of serious mental illness broken 
down by gender and security level and a list of 
residential programs available by site; and 
(D) the availability of vocational education 
and a list of vocational programs provided by 
each facility. 
SEC. 1104. REENTRY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR INCAR-
CERATED WOMEN. 
The Attorney General, in coordination with the Chief 
of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services and the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons (including Women and Special 
Population Branch), shall collaborate on a model of gen-
der responsive transition for incarcerated women, includ-
ing the development of a national standard on prevention 
with respect to domestic and sexual violence. In developing 
the model, the Chief and the Director shall consult with 
such experts within the federal government (including the 
Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of 
Justice) and in the victim service provider community (in-
cluding sexual and domestic violence and homelessness, 
job training and job placement service providers) as are 
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necessary to the completion of a comprehensive plan. 
Issues addressed should include— 
(1) the development by the Bureau of Prisons 
of a contract for gender collaborative services; and 
(2) identification by re-entry affairs coordina-
tors and responsive planning for the needs of re-en-
tering women with respect to— 
(A) housing, including risk of homeless-
ness; 
(B) previous exposure to and risk for do-
mestic and sexual violence; and 
(C) the need for parenting classes, assist-
ance securing childcare, or assistance in seeking 
or securing jobs that afford flexibility (as might 
be necessary in the re-entry, parenting or other 
contexts). 
TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
SEC. 1201. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR AT-
TEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OF A FIRE-
ARM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a background 
check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System pursuant to the request of a li-
censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of 
title 18, United States Code), which background check de-
termines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 
violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code, and such determination 
is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the li-
censee contacted the System and a firearm has been trans-
ferred to that person, the System shall notify the law en-
forcement agencies described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DESCRIBED.— 
The law enforcement agencies described in this subsection 
are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction 
over the location from which the licensee contacted the 
system and the law enforcement agencies that have juris-
diction over the location of the residence of the person for 
which the background check was conducted, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
‘‘(2) The local law enforcement agency. 
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‘‘(3) The State law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(4) The Tribal law enforcement agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 
10 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 107 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 108. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of 
a firearm.’’. 
SEC. 1202. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS 
TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A 
the following: 
‘‘§ 925B. Reporting of background check denials to 
State, local, and Tribal authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal 
background check system established under section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 
922 note) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) of 
this title that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 
violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 
of this title or State law, the Attorney General shall, in 
accordance with subsection (b) of this section— 
‘‘(1) report to the law enforcement authorities 
of the State where the person sought to acquire the 
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firearm and, if different, the law enforcement au-
thorities of the State of residence of the person— 
‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; 
‘‘(B) of the specific provision of law that 
would have been violated; 
‘‘(C) of the date and time the notice was 
provided; 
‘‘(D) of the location where the firearm was 
sought to be acquired; and 
‘‘(E) of the identity of the person; and 
‘‘(2) report the incident to local or Tribal law 
enforcement authorities and, where practicable, 
State, Tribal, or local prosecutors, in the jurisdiction 
where the firearm was sought and in the jurisdiction 
where the person resides. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR REPORT.—A report is 
made in accordance with this subsection if the report is 
made within 24 hours after the provision of the notice de-
scribed in subsection (a), except that the making of the 
report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid 
compromising an ongoing investigation. 
‘‘(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to require a report with re-
spect to a person to be made to the same State authorities 
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that originally issued the notice with respect to the per-
son.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 925A the following: 
‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and Tribal au-
thorities.’’. 
SEC. 1203. SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND 
CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by inserting after section 925B the following: 
‘‘§ 925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross- 
deputized attorneys 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforce-
ment of paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of section 922(g), 
the Attorney General may— 
‘‘(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of 
title 28, qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local 
prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the 
United States government to serve as special assist-
ant United States attorneys for the purpose of pros-
ecuting violations of such paragraphs; 
‘‘(2) deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local 
law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhanc-
ing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alco-
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hol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in respond-
ing to and investigating violations of such para-
graphs; and 
‘‘(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite 
requests for assistance from State, Tribal, territorial 
and local law enforcement agencies responding to in-
timate partner violence cases where such agencies 
have probable cause to believe that the offenders 
may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of 
contact within— 
‘‘(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
and 
‘‘(B) each District Office of the United 
States Attorneys. 
‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER
AND PUBLIC 
SAFETY.—The Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(1) identify no less than 75 jurisdictions 
among States, territories and Tribes where there are 
high rates of firearms violence and threats of fire-
arms violence against intimate partners and other 
persons protected under paragraphs (8), (9), and 
(10) of section 922(g) and where local authorities 
lack the resources to address such violence; and 
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‘‘(2) make such appointments as described in 
subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced en-
forcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce 
firearms homicide and injury rates. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified’ means, with respect to an at-
torney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good 
standing with any relevant licensing authority.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 925B the following: 
‘‘925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’. 
TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
CONSENT 
LOOPHOLE 
SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law En-
forcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1302. PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS 
WHILE ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘or by any person acting 
under color of law’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY ANY PERSON ACTING 
UNDER COLOR OF LAW.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under 
color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with 
an individual, including an individual who is under 
arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual cus-
tody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 
years, or both. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2246.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In a prosecution under subsection (c), it is not 
a defense that the other individual consented to the sexual 
act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 115.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by amending the item related to section 2243 
to read as follows: 
‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor or ward or by any person acting under color 
of law.’’. 
SEC. 1303. INCENTIVES FOR STATES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Attorney 
General is authorized to make grants to States that have 
in effect a law that— 
(1) makes it a criminal offense for any person 
acting under color of law of the State to engage in 
a sexual act with an individual, including an indi-
vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise 
in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; 
and 
(2) prohibits a person charged with an offense 
described in paragraph (1) from asserting the con-
sent of the other individual as a defense. 
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(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attor-
ney General, on an annual basis, information on— 
(1) the number of reports made to law enforce-
ment agencies in that State regarding persons en-
gaging in a sexual act while acting under color of 
law during the previous year; and 
(2) the disposition of each case in which sexual 
misconduct by a person acting under color of law 
was reported during the previous year. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require, including information about the law described in 
subsection (a). 
(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a 
State under this section shall be in an amount that is not 
greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount 
of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State re-
ceived under the following grant programs: 
(1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 
et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Vio-
lence Against Women Formula Grant Program’’). 
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(2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Services Pro-
gram’’). 
(e) GRANT TERM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
provide an increase in the amount provided to a 
State under the grant programs described in sub-
section (d) for a 2-year period. 
(2) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section may submit an application for a 
renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. 
(3) LIMIT.—A State may not receive a grant 
under this section for more than 4 years. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section shall use— 
(1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the per-
missible uses of funds under the grant program de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and 
(2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the per-
missible uses of funds under the grant program de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d). 
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(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the 
District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Vir-
gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 1304. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit 
to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the information required to be reported to 
the Attorney General under section 3(b); and 
(2) information on— 
(A) the number of reports made, during 
the previous year, to Federal law enforcement 
agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual 
act while acting under color of law; and 
(B) the disposition of each case in which 
sexual misconduct by a person acting under 
color of law was reported. 
(b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there-
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after, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on any violations of section 
2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
section 2, committed during the 1-year period covered by 
the report. 
SEC. 1305. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1401. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION. 
Section 40603 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12402) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 1402. FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANTS REAUTHORIZA-
TION. 
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM’S CO-
ORDINATORS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
United States Attorneys for the purpose of appointing vic-
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tim/witness coordinators for the prosecution of sex crimes 
and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the 
District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 1403. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI-
CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS RE-
AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 1404. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 1405. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 1406. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM PROGRAM 
GRANTS. 
Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 
2026’’. 
SEC. 1407. REVIEW ON LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE 
AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING. 
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall complete a review and submit 
a report to Congress on whether being a victim of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in-
creases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder. 
SEC. 1408. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FED-
ERAL EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEX-
UAL VIOLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall establish an interagency working group (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) to study Fed-
eral efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make 
recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be 
comprised of at least one representative from the following 
agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that agency: 
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(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(2) The Department of Education. 
(3) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(4) The Department of Justice. 
(5) The Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall consider the 
following: 
(1) What activity constitutes different acts of 
sexual violence. 
(2) Whether reports that use the same terms 
for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same 
data on these acts. 
(3) Whether the context which led to an act of 
sexual violence should impact how that act is ac-
counted for in reports. 
(4) Whether the data collected is presented in 
a way that allows the general public to understand 
what acts of sexual violence are included in each 
measurement. 
(5) Steps that agencies that compile reports re-
lating to sexual violence can take to avoid double 
counting incidents of sexual violence. 
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(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on 
the following: 
(1) The activities of the Working Group. 
(2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal ef-
forts to collect data on sexual violence. 
(3) Actions Federal agencies can take to imple-
ment the recommendations described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) Recommendations for congressional action 
to implement the recommendations described in 
paragraph (2). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall termi-
nate 30 days after the date on which the report is sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HARMONIZE.—The term ‘‘harmonize’’ in-
cludes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data col-
lection to produce complementary information, as 
appropriate, without compromising programmatic 
needs. 
(2) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘sexual vio-
lence’’ includes an unwanted sexual act (including 
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both contact and non-contact) about which the Fed-
eral Government collects information. 
SEC. 1409. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE. 
Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, a national domestic violence hotline for which 
a grant is provided under section 313 of the Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services Act shall include the vol-
untary feature of texting via telephone to ensure all meth-
ods of communication are available for victims and those 
seeking assistance. 
SEC. 1410. DEPUTY DIRECTOR ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 
COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF JUS-
TICE PROGRAMS. 
There shall be a Deputy Director on Culturally Spe-
cific Communities within the Office of Justice Programs 
who shall, under the guidance and authority of the Direc-
tor of the Office of Justice Programs— 
(1) oversee the administration of grants related 
to culturally specific services and contracts with cul-
turally specific organizations; 
(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 
protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
stalking, in culturally specific communities; 
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(3) advise the Assistant Attorney General of the 
Office of Justice Programs concerning policies, legis-
lation, implementation of laws, and other issues re-
lating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault and stalking in culturally specific commu-
nities; 
(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to other offices and bureaus in the De-
partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 
Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe-
cific communities; 
(5) ensure that appropriate technical assistance, 
developed and provided by entities having expertise 
in culturally specific is made available to grantees 
and potential grantees proposing to serve culturally 
specific communities; and 
(6) ensure access to grants and technical assist-
ance for culturally specific organizations and analyze 
the distribution of funding in order to identify bar-
riers for culturally specific organizations. 
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TITLE XV—CYBERCRIME 
ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 1501. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR EN-
FORCEMENT OF CYBERCRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Attorney General shall award grants 
under this section to States and units of local government 
for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of 
cybercrimes against individuals. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under 
this section, the chief executive officer of a State or 
unit of local government shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General within 90 days after the 
date on which funds to carry out this section are ap-
propriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the At-
torney General may require. Such application shall 
include the following: 
(A) A certification that Federal funds 
made available under this section will not be 
used to supplant State or local funds, but will 
be used to increase the amounts of such funds 
that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be 
made available for law enforcement activities. 
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(B) An assurance that, not fewer than 30 
days before the application (or any amendment 
to the application) was submitted to the Attor-
ney General, the application (or amendment) 
was submitted for review to the governing body 
of the State or unit of local government (or to 
an organization designated by that governing 
body). 
(C) An assurance that, before the applica-
tion (or any amendment to the application) was 
submitted to the Attorney General— 
(i) the application (or amendment) 
was made public; and 
(ii) an opportunity to comment on the 
application (or amendment) was provided 
to citizens and to neighborhood or commu-
nity-based organizations, to the extent ap-
plicable law or established procedure 
makes such an opportunity available. 
(D) An assurance that, for each fiscal year 
covered by an application, the applicant shall 
maintain and report such data, records, and in-
formation (programmatic and financial) as the 
Attorney General may reasonably require. 
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(E) A certification, made in a form accept-
able to the Attorney General and executed by 
the chief executive officer of the applicant (or 
by another officer of the applicant, if qualified 
under regulations promulgated by the Attorney 
General), that— 
(i) the programs to be funded by the 
grant meet all the requirements of this sec-
tion; 
(ii) all the information contained in 
the application is correct; 
(iii) there has been appropriate co-
ordination with affected agencies; and 
(iv) the applicant will comply with all 
provisions of this section and all other ap-
plicable Federal laws. 
(F) A certification that the State or in the 
case of a unit of local government, the State in 
which the unit of local government is located, 
has in effect criminal laws which prohibit 
cybercrimes against individuals. 
(G) A certification that any equipment de-
scribed in subsection (c)(7) purchased using 
grant funds awarded under this section will be 
used primarily for investigations and forensic 
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analysis of evidence in matters involving 
cybercrimes against individuals. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec-
tion may only be used for programs that provide— 
(1) training for State or local law enforcement 
personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, 
including— 
(A) training such personnel to identify and 
protect victims of cybercrimes against individ-
uals; 
(B) training such personnel to utilize Fed-
eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 
victims of cybercrimes against individuals; 
(C) training such personnel to identify and 
investigate cybercrimes against individuals; 
(D) training such personnel to enforce and 
utilize the laws that prohibit cybercrimes 
against individuals; 
(E) training such personnel to utilize tech-
nology to assist in the investigation of 
cybercrimes against individuals and enforce-
ment of laws that prohibit such crimes; and 
(F) the payment of overtime incurred as a 
result of such training; 
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(2) training for State or local prosecutors, 
judges, 
and 
judicial 
personnel, 
relating 
to 
cybercrimes against individuals, including— 
(A) training such personnel to identify, in-
vestigate, prosecute, or adjudicate cybercrimes 
against individuals; 
(B) training such personnel to utilize laws 
that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; 
(C) training such personnel to utilize Fed-
eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 
victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and 
(D) training such personnel to utilize tech-
nology to assist in the prosecution or adjudica-
tion of acts of cybercrimes against individuals, 
including the use of technology to protect vic-
tims of such crimes; 
(3) training for State or local emergency dis-
patch personnel relating to cybercrimes against indi-
viduals, including— 
(A) training such personnel to identify and 
protect victims of cybercrimes against individ-
uals; 
(B) training such personnel to utilize Fed-
eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 
victims of cybercrimes against individuals; 
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(C) training such personnel to utilize tech-
nology to assist in the identification of and re-
sponse to cybercrimes against individuals; and 
(D) the payment of overtime incurred as a 
result of such training; 
(4) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies in enforcing laws that prohibit cybercrimes 
against individuals, including expenses incurred in 
performing enforcement operations, such as overtime 
payments; 
(5) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies in educating the public in order to prevent, 
deter, and identify violations of laws that prohibit 
cybercrimes against individuals; 
(6) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies to establish task forces that operate solely 
to conduct investigations, forensic analyses of evi-
dence, and prosecutions in matters involving 
cybercrimes against individuals; 
(7) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
and prosecutors in acquiring computers, computer 
equipment, and other equipment necessary to con-
duct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence 
in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals, 
including expenses incurred in the training, mainte-
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nance, or acquisition of technical updates necessary 
for the use of such equipment for the duration of a 
reasonable period of use of such equipment; 
(8) assistance in the facilitation and promotion 
of sharing, with State and local law enforcement of-
ficers and prosecutors, of the expertise and informa-
tion of Federal law enforcement agencies about the 
investigation, analysis, and prosecution of matters 
involving laws that prohibit cybercrimes against indi-
viduals, including the use of multijurisdictional task 
forces; or 
(9) assistance to State and local law enforce-
ment and prosecutors in processing interstate extra-
dition requests for violations of laws involving 
cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses 
incurred in the extradition of an offender from one 
State to another. 
(d) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—On the date that 
is 1 year after the date on which a State or unit of local 
government receives a grant under this section, and annu-
ally thereafter, the chief executive of such State or unit 
of local government shall submit to the Attorney General 
a report which contains— 
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(1) a summary of the activities carried out dur-
ing the previous year with any grant received by 
such State or unit of local government; 
(2) an evaluation of the results of such activi-
ties; and 
(3) such other information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Novem-
ber 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney 
General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a com-
pilation of the information contained in the report sub-
mitted under subsection (d). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail-
able under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not 
more than 5 percent may be used for evaluation, 
monitoring, technical assistance, salaries, and ad-
ministrative expenses. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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