(5) Criminal justice agencies should collaborate 
with each other and share best practices for solving 
homicides and firearm-related violent crimes. 
(6) A comprehensive community engagement 
strategy concerning gun violence is essential to im-
proving clearance rates for homicides and firearm- 
related violent crimes. 
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM WITH RESPECT TO VIOLENT INCI-
DENT CLEARANCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL IN-
VESTIGATIVE METHODS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLEARANCE BY ARREST.—The term ‘‘clear-
ance by arrest’’, with respect to an offense reported 
to a law enforcement agency, means the law enforce-
ment agency— 
(A) has— 
(i) arrested not less than 1 person for 
the offense; 
(ii) charged the person described in 
clause (i) with the commission of the of-
fense; and 
(iii) referred the person described in 
clause (i) for prosecution for the offense; 
or 
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(B) has cited an individual under the age 
of 18 to appear in juvenile court or before an-
other juvenile authority with respect to the of-
fense, regardless of whether a physical arrest 
occurred. 
(2) CLEARANCE
BY
EXCEPTION.—The term 
‘‘clearance by exception’’, with respect to an offense 
reported to a law enforcement agency, means the 
law enforcement agency— 
(A) has identified not less than 1 person 
suspected of the offense; and 
(B) with respect to the suspect described 
in subparagraph (A), has— 
(i) gathered enough evidence to— 
(I) support an arrest of the sus-
pect; 
(II) make a charge against the 
suspect; and 
(III) refer the suspect for pros-
ecution; 
(ii) identified the location of the sus-
pect so that the suspect could be taken 
into custody immediately; and 
(iii) encountered a circumstance out-
side the control of the law enforcement 
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agency that prohibits the agency from ar-
resting the suspect, charging the suspect, 
or referring the suspect for prosecution, in-
cluding— 
(I) the death of the suspect; 
(II) the refusal of the victim to 
cooperate with the prosecution after 
the suspect has been identified; or 
(III) the denial of extradition be-
cause the suspect committed an of-
fense in another jurisdiction and is 
being prosecuted for that offense. 
(3) CLEARANCE
RATE.—The term ‘‘clearance 
rate’’, with respect to a law enforcement agency, 
means the quotient obtained by dividing— 
(A) the number of offenses cleared by the 
law enforcement agency, including through 
clearance by arrest and clearance by exception; 
by 
(B) the total number of offenses reported 
to the law enforcement agency. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State, Tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or prosecuting office, or a group of such law 
enforcement agencies or prosecuting offices. 
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(5) GRANT RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘grant re-
cipient’’ means a recipient of a grant under the Pro-
gram. 
(6) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a public agency 
charged with policing functions, including any com-
ponent bureau of the agency (such as a govern-
mental victim services program or village public 
safety officer program), including an agency com-
posed of officers or persons referred to in subpara-
graph (B) or (C) of section 2(10) of the Indian Law 
Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2801(10)). 
(7) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the grant program established under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall establish a grant program within the 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 
under which the Attorney General awards grants to 
eligible entities to establish, implement, and admin-
ister violent incident clearance and technological in-
vestigative methods. 
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(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking 
a grant under the Program shall submit to the At-
torney General an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing or accompanied by— 
(A) such information as the Attorney Gen-
eral may reasonably require; and 
(B) a description of each eligible project 
under paragraph (4) that the grant will fund. 
(3) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The 
Attorney General, in selecting a recipient of a grant 
under the Program, shall— 
(A) consider the specific plan and activities 
proposed by the applicant to improve clearance 
rates for homicides and firearm-related violent 
crimes; and 
(B) prioritize the award of grants to eligi-
ble entities that— 
(i) contribute use of force data to the 
National Use-of-Force Data Collection of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or 
(ii) contribute use of force data to or 
publish use of force data on a publicly ac-
cessible website, including a database 
maintained by a State, county, municipal, 
or Tribal agency. 
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(4) ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—A grant recipient 
shall use the grant for activities with the specific ob-
jective of improving clearance rates for homicides 
and firearm-related violent crimes, including— 
(A) ensuring the retention of personnel 
who are assigned to investigate homicides and 
firearm-related violent crimes as of the date of 
receipt of the grant; 
(B) hiring and training additional per-
sonnel who will be assigned to investigate homi-
cides and firearm-related violent crimes; 
(C) developing policies, procedures, and 
training to improve clearance rates for homi-
cides and firearm-related violent crimes, includ-
ing implementing best practices relating to— 
(i) improving internal agency coopera-
tion, organizational oversight and account-
ability, and supervision of investigations; 
(ii) developing specific goals and per-
formance metrics for both investigators 
and investigative units; 
(iii) establishing or improving rela-
tionships with the communities the agency 
serves; and 
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