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40 percent in Federal prosecutions of criminals with
guns.
(6) The threat of criminal prosecution in the
Federal criminal justice system works to deter crimi-
nal behavior because the Federal system is known for
speedier trials and longer prison sentences.
(7) The deterrent effect of Federal gun prosecu-
tions has been demonstrated recently by successful
programs, such as ‘‘Project Exile’’ in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, which resulted in a 22 percent decrease in vio-
lent crime since 1994.
(8) The Department of Justice’s failure to pros-
ecute the criminal use of guns under existing Federal
law undermines the significant deterrent effect that
these laws are meant to produce.
(9) The Department of Justice already possesses
a vast array of Federal criminal statutes that, if used
aggressively to prosecute wrongdoers, would signifi-
cantly reduce both the threat of, and the incidence of,
criminal gun violence.
(10) As an example, the Department of Justice
has the statutory authority in section 922(q) of title
18, United States Code, to prosecute individuals who
bring guns to school zones. Although the Administra-
tion stated that over 6,000 students were expelled last
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year for bringing guns to school, the Justice Depart-
ment reports prosecuting only 8 cases under section
922(q) in 1998.
(11) The Department of Justice is also empow-
ered under section 922(x) of title 18, United States
Code, to prosecute adults who transfer handguns to
juveniles. In 1998, the Department of Justice reports
having prosecuted only 6 individuals under this pro-
vision.
(12) The Department of Justice’s utilization of
existing prosecutorial power is 1 of the most signifi-
cant steps that can be taken to reduce the number of
criminal acts involving guns, and represents a better
response to the problem of criminal violence than the
enactment of new, symbolic laws, which, if current
Departmental trends hold, would likely be underuti-
lized.
SEC. 703. CRIMINAL USE OF FIREARMS BY FELONS PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the jurisdictions
specified in subsection (d) a program that meets the require-
ments of subsections (b) and (c). The program shall be
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known as the ‘‘Criminal Use of Firearms by Felons (CUFF)
Program’’.
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Each program established
under subsection (a) shall, for the jurisdiction concerned—
(1) provide for coordination with State and local
law enforcement officials in the identification of vio-
lations of Federal firearms laws;
(2) provide for the establishment of agreements
with State and local law enforcement officials for the
referral to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fire-
arms and the United States Attorney for prosecution
of persons arrested for violations of section 922(a)(6),
922(g)(1), 922(g)(2), 922(g)(3), 922(j), 922(q), 922(k),
or 924(c) of title 18, United States Code, or section
5861(d) or 5861(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, relating to firearms;
(3) require that the United States Attorney des-
ignate not less than 1 Assistant United States Attor-
ney to prosecute violations of Federal firearms laws;
(4) provide for the hiring of agents for the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to investigate
violations of the provisions referred to in paragraph
(2) and section 922(a)(5) of title 18, United States
Code, relating to firearms; and
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(5) ensure that each person referred to the
United States Attorney under paragraph (2) be
charged with a violation of the most serious Federal
firearm offense consistent with the act committed.
(c) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.—As part of the
program for a jurisdiction, the United States Attorney shall
carry out, in cooperation with local civic, community, law
enforcement, and religious organizations, an extensive
media and public outreach campaign focused in high-crime
areas to—
(1) educate the public about the severity of pen-
alties for violations of Federal firearms laws; and
(2) encourage law-abiding citizens to report the
possession of illegal firearms to authorities.
(d) COVERED JURISDICTIONS.—The jurisdictions spec-
ified in this subsection are the following 25 jurisdictions:
(1) The 10 jurisdictions with a population equal
to or greater than 100,000 persons that had the high-
est total number of violent crimes according to the
FBI uniform crime report for 1998.
(2) The 15 jurisdictions with such a population,
other than the jurisdictions covered by paragraph (1),
with the highest per capita rate of violent crime ac-
cording to the FBI uniform crime report for 1998.
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SEC. 704. ANNUAL REPORTS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General
shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of Senate
and House of Representatives a report containing the fol-
lowing information:
(1) The number of Assistant United States Attor-
neys hired under the program under this subtitle dur-
ing the year preceding the year in which the report
is submitted in order to prosecute violations of Fed-
eral firearms laws in Federal court.
(2) The number of individuals indicted for such
violations during that year by reason of the program.
(3) The increase or decrease in the number of in-
dividuals indicted for such violations during that
year by reason of the program when compared with
the year preceding that year.
(4) The number of individuals held without bond
in anticipation of prosecution by reason of the pro-
gram.
(5) To the extent information is available, the
average length of prison sentence of the individuals
convicted of violations of Federal firearms laws by
reason of the program.
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SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program
under section 703 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, of
which—
(1) $40,000,000 shall be used for salaries and ex-
penses of Assistant United States Attorneys and Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents; and
(2) $10,000,000 shall be available for the public
relations campaign required by subsection (c) of that
section.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) The Assistant United States Attorneys hired
using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall pros-
ecute violations of Federal firearms laws in accord-
ance with section 703(b)(3).
(2) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fire-
arms agents hired using amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
concentrate their investigations on violations of Fed-
eral firearms laws in accordance with section
703(b)(4).
(3) It is the sense of Congress that amounts
made available under this section for the public edu-
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cation campaign required by section 703(c) should, to
the maximum extent practicable, be matched with
State or local funds or private donations.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts made available under sub-
section (a), there is authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle.
Subtitle 
B—Apprehension 
and
Treatment 
of 
Armed 
Violent
Criminals
SEC. 711. APPREHENSION AND PROCEDURAL TREATMENT
OF ARMED VIOLENT CRIMINALS.
(a) PRETRIAL DETENTION FOR POSSESSION OF FIRE-
ARMS OR EXPLOSIVES BY CONVICTED FELONS.—Section
3156(a)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) an offense that is a violation of section
842(i) or 922(g) (relating to possession of explo-
sives or firearms by convicted felons); and’’.
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(b) FIREARMS POSSESSION BY VIOLENT FELONS AND
SERIOUS DRUG OFFENDERS.—Section 924(a)(2) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any person
who’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
court shall not grant a probationary sentence to a person
who has more than 1 previous conviction for a violent fel-
ony or a serious drug offense, committed under different
circumstances.’’.
Subtitle C—Youth Crime Gun
Interdiction
SEC. 721. YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIATIVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) EXPANSION
OF
NUMBER
OF
CITIES.—The
Secretary of the Treasury shall endeavor to expand
the number of cities and counties directly partici-
pating in the Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initia-
tive (in this section referred to as the ‘‘YCGII’’) to 75
cities or counties by October 1, 2000, to 150 cities or
counties by October 1, 2002, and to 250 cities or
counties by October 1, 2003.
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(2) SELECTION.—Cities and counties selected for
participation in the YCGII shall be selected by the
Secretary of the Treasury and in consultation with
Federal, State and local law enforcement officials.
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall, utilizing the information provided by the
YCGII, facilitate the identification and prosecution of
individuals illegally trafficking firearms to prohibited
individuals.
(2) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary
of the Treasury shall share information derived from
the YCGII with State and local law enforcement
agencies through on-line computer access, as soon as
such capability is available.
(c) GRANT AWARDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall award grants (in the form of funds or equip-
ment) to States, cities, and counties for purposes of
assisting such entities in the tracing of firearms and
participation in the YCGII.
(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants made under
this part shall be used to—
(A) hire or assign additional personnel for
the gathering, submission and analysis of trac-
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ing data submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms under the YCGII;
(B) hire additional law enforcement per-
sonnel for the purpose of identifying and arrest-
ing individuals illegally trafficking firearms;
and
(C) purchase additional equipment, includ-
ing automatic data processing equipment and
computer software and hardware, for the timely
submission and analysis of tracing data.
Subtitle D—Gun Prosecution Data
SEC. 731. COLLECTION OF GUN PROSECUTION DATA.
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On February 1, 2000,
and on February 1 of each year thereafter, the Attorney
General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary
and on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report of information gathered under this sec-
tion during the fiscal year that ended on September 30 of
the preceding year.
(b) SUBJECT OF ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General shall require each component of the Department of
Justice, including each United States Attorney’s Office, to
furnish for the purposes of the report described in subsection
(a), information relating to any case presented to the De-
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partment of Justice for review or prosecution, in which the
objective facts of the case provide probable cause to believe
that there has been a violation of section 922 of title 18,
United States Code.
(c) ELEMENTS OF ANNUAL REPORT.—With respect to
each case described in subsection (b), the report submitted
under subsection (a) shall include information indicating—
(1) whether in any such case, a decision has been
made not to charge an individual with a violation of
section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or any
other violation of Federal criminal law;
(2) in any case described in paragraph (1), the
reason for such failure to seek or obtain a charge
under section 922 of title 18, United States Code;
(3) whether in any case described in subsection
(b), an indictment, information, or other charge has
been brought against any person, or the matter is
pending;
(4) whether, in the case of an indictment, infor-
mation, or other charge described in paragraph (3),
the charging document contains a count or counts al-
leging a violation of section 922 of title 18, United
States Code;
(5) in any case described in paragraph (4) in
which the charging document contains a count or
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counts alleging a violation of section 922 of title 18,
United States Code, whether a plea agreement of any
kind has been entered into with such charged indi-
vidual;
(6) whether any plea agreement described in
paragraph (5) required that the individual plead
guilty, to enter a plea of nolo contendere, or otherwise
caused a court to enter a conviction against that in-
dividual for a violation of section 922 of title 18,
United States Code;
(7) in any case described in paragraph (6) in
which the plea agreement did not require that the in-
dividual plead guilty, enter a plea of nolo contendere,
or otherwise cause a court to enter a conviction
against that individual for a violation of section 922
of title 18, United States Code, identification of the
charges to which that individual did plead guilty,
and the reason for the failure to seek or obtain a con-
viction under that section;
(8) in the case of an indictment, information, or
other charge described in paragraph (3), in which the
charging document contains a count or counts alleg-
ing a violation of section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, the result of any trial of such charges
(guilty, not guilty, mistrial); and
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(9) in the case of an indictment, information, or
other charge described in paragraph (3), in which the
charging document did not contain a count or counts
alleging a violation of section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, the nature of the other charges brought
and the result of any trial of such other charges as
have been brought (guilty, not guilty, mistrial).
Subtitle E—Firearms Possession by
Violent Juvenile Offenders
SEC. 741. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS POSSESSION BY VIO-
LENT JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a)(20) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B)
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(B) For purposes of subsections (d) and (g) of section
922, the term ‘act of violent juvenile delinquency’ means
an adjudication of delinquency in Federal or State court,
based on a finding of the commission of an act by a person
prior to his or her eighteenth birthday that, if committed
by an adult, would be a serious or violent felony, as defined
in section 3559(c)(2)(F)(i) had Federal jurisdiction existed
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and been exercised (except that section 3559(c)(3)(A) shall
not apply to this subparagraph).’’; and
(4) in the undesignated paragraph following sub-
paragraph (B) (as added by paragraph (3) of this
subsection), by striking ‘‘What constitutes’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘this chapter,’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(C) What constitutes a conviction of such a crime or
an adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency
shall be determined in accordance with the law of the juris-
diction in which the proceedings were held. Any State con-
viction or adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delin-
quency that has been expunged or set aside, or for which
a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored,
by the jurisdiction in which the conviction or adjudication
of an act of violent juvenile delinquency occurred shall not
be considered to be a conviction or adjudication of an act
of violent juvenile delinquency for purposes of this chap-
ter,’’.
(b) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
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(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) has committed an act of violent juvenile
delinquency.’’; and
(2) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) who has committed an act of violent juve-
nile delinquency,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
ADJUDICATION
PROVI-
SIONS.—The amendments made by this section shall only
apply to an adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delin-
quency that occurs after the date that is 30 days after the
date on which the Attorney General certifies to Congress
and separately notifies Federal firearms licensees, through
publication in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the
Treasury, that the records of such adjudications are rou-
tinely available in the national instant criminal back-
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ground check system established under section 103(b) of the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
Subtitle F—Juvenile Access to
Certain Firearms
SEC. 751. PENALTIES FOR FIREARM VIOLATIONS INVOLV-
ING JUVENILES.
(a) PENALTIES FOR FIREARM VIOLATIONS BY JUVE-
NILES.—Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (6), who-
ever’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(6) TRANSFER TO OR POSSESSION BY A JUVE-
NILE.—
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS OF VIOLENT FELONY.—
In this paragraph—
‘‘(i) the term ‘juvenile’ has the meaning
given the term in section 922(x); and
‘‘(ii) the term ‘violent felony’ has the mean-
ing given the term in subsection (e)(2)(B).
‘‘(B) POSSESSION BY A JUVENILE.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses
(ii) and (iii), a juvenile who violates section
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922(x) shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(ii) PROBATION.—Unless clause (iii)
applies and unless a juvenile fails to com-
ply with a condition of probation, the juve-
nile may be sentenced to probation on ap-
propriate conditions if—
‘‘(I) the offense with which the ju-
venile is charged is possession of a
handgun, ammunition, or semiauto-
matic assault weapon in violation of
section 922(x)(2); and
‘‘(II) the juvenile has not been
convicted in any court of an offense
(including an offense under section
922(x) or a similar State law, but not
including any other offense consisting
of conduct that if engaged in by an
adult would not constitute an offense)
or adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent
for conduct that if engaged in by an
adult would constitute an offense.
‘‘(iii) SCHOOL
ZONES.—A juvenile
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 20 years, or both, if—
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‘‘(I) the offense of which the juve-
nile is charged is possession of a hand-
gun, ammunition, or semiautomatic
assault weapon in violation of section
922(x)(2); and
‘‘(II) during the same course of
conduct in violating section 922(x)(2),
the juvenile violated section 922(q),
with the intent to carry or otherwise
possess or discharge or otherwise use
the handgun, ammunition, or semi-
automatic assault weapon in the com-
mission of a violent felony.
‘‘(C) TRANSFER TO A JUVENILE.—A person
other than a juvenile who knowingly violates sec-
tion 922(x)—
‘‘(i) shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not less than 1 year and not more
than 5 years, or both; or
‘‘(ii) if the person sold, delivered, or
otherwise transferred a handgun, ammuni-
tion, or semiautomatic assault weapon to a
juvenile knowing or having reasonable cause
to know that the juvenile intended to carry
or otherwise possess or discharge or other-
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wise use the handgun, ammunition, or
semiautomatic assault weapon in the com-
mission of a violent felony, shall be fined
under this title and imprisoned not less
than 10 and not more than 20 years.
‘‘(D) CASES IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT.—Except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, in any case in which a juvenile is pros-
ecuted in a district court of the United States,
and the juvenile is subject to the penalties under
subparagraph (B)(iii), the juvenile shall be sub-
ject to the same laws, rules, and proceedings re-
garding sentencing (including the availability of
probation, restitution, fines, forfeiture, imprison-
ment, and supervised release) that would be ap-
plicable in the case of an adult.
‘‘(E) NO RELEASE AT AGE 18.—No juvenile
sentenced to a term of imprisonment shall be re-
leased from custody solely for the reason that the
juvenile has reached the age of 18 years.’’.
(b) UNLAWFUL
WEAPONS
TRANSFERS
TO
JUVE-
NILES.—Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsection (x) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(x) JUVENILES.—
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‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
JUVENILE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘juvenile’ means a person who is less
than 18 years of age.
‘‘(2) TRANSFER TO JUVENILES.—It shall be un-
lawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise trans-
fer to a person who the transferor knows or has rea-
sonable cause to believe is a juvenile—
‘‘(A) a handgun;
‘‘(B) ammunition that is suitable for use
only in a handgun; or
‘‘(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon.
‘‘(3) POSSESSION BY A JUVENILE.—It shall be
unlawful for any person who is a juvenile to know-
ingly possess—
‘‘(A) a handgun;
‘‘(B) ammunition that is suitable for use
only in a handgun; or
‘‘(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon.
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—This subsection does
not apply to—
‘‘(i) if the conditions stated in sub-
paragraph (B) are met, a temporary trans-
fer of a handgun, ammunition, or semiauto-
matic assault weapon to a juvenile or to the
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possession or use of a handgun, ammuni-
tion, or semiautomatic assault weapon by a
juvenile if the handgun, ammunition, or
semiautomatic assault weapon is possessed
and used by the juvenile—
‘‘(I) in the course of employment;
‘‘(II) in the course of ranching or
farming related to activities at the res-
idence of the juvenile (or on property
used for ranching or farming at which
the juvenile, with the permission of the
property owner or lessee, is performing
activities related to the operation of the
farm or ranch);
‘‘(III) for target practice;
‘‘(IV) for hunting; or
‘‘(V) for a course of instruction in
the safe and lawful use of a handgun;
‘‘(ii) a juvenile who is a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States or the
National Guard who possesses or is armed
with a handgun, ammunition, or semiauto-
matic assault weapon in the line of duty;
‘‘(iii) a transfer by inheritance of title
(but not possession) of handgun, ammuni-
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tion, or semiautomatic assault weapon to a
juvenile; or
‘‘(iv) the possession of a handgun, am-
munition, or semiautomatic assault weapon
taken in lawful defense of the juvenile or
other persons against an intruder into the
residence of the juvenile or a residence in
which the juvenile is an invited guest.
‘‘(B) TEMPORARY TRANSFERS.—Clause (i)
shall apply if—
‘‘(i) the juvenile’s possession and use of
a handgun, ammunition, or semiautomatic
assault weapon under this paragraph are in
accordance with State and local law; and
‘‘(ii)(I)(aa) except when a parent or
guardian of the juvenile is in the immediate
and supervisory presence of the juvenile, the
juvenile, at all times when a handgun, am-
munition, or semiautomatic assault weapon
is in the possession of the juvenile, has in
the juvenile’s possession the prior written
consent of the juvenile’s parent or guardian
who is not prohibited by Federal, State, or
local law from possessing a firearm or am-
munition; and
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‘‘(bb) during transportation by the ju-
venile directly from the place of transfer to
a place at which an activity described in
item (aa) is to take place, the firearm is un-
loaded and in a locked container or case,
and during the transportation by the juve-
nile of the firearm, directly from the place
at which such an activity took place to the
transferor, the firearm is unloaded and in
a locked container or case; or
‘‘(II) with respect to ranching or farm-
ing activities as described in subparagraph
(A)(i)(II)—
‘‘(aa) a juvenile possesses and uses
a handgun, ammunition, or semiauto-
matic assault weapon with the prior
written approval of the juvenile’s par-
ent or legal guardian;
‘‘(bb) the approval is on file with
an adult who is not prohibited by Fed-
eral, State, or local law from pos-
sessing a firearm or ammunition; and
‘‘(cc) the adult is directing the
ranching or farming activities of the
juvenile.
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‘‘(5) INNOCENT TRANSFERORS.—A handgun, am-
munition, or semiautomatic assault weapon, the pos-
session of which is transferred to a juvenile in cir-
cumstances in which the transferor is not in violation
under this subsection, shall not be subject to perma-
nent confiscation by the Government if its possession
by the juvenile subsequently becomes unlawful because
of the conduct of the juvenile, but shall be returned to
the lawful owner when the handgun, ammunition, or
semiautomatic assault weapon is no longer required
by the Government for the purposes of investigation
or prosecution.
‘‘(6) ATTENDANCE BY PARENT OR LEGAL GUARD-
IAN AS CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.—In a prosecution of
a violation of this subsection, the court—
‘‘(A) shall require the presence of a juvenile
defendant’s parent or legal guardian at all pro-
ceedings;
‘‘(B) may use the contempt power to enforce
subparagraph (A); and
‘‘(C) may excuse attendance of a parent or
legal guardian of a juvenile defendant for good
cause.’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
Subtitle G—General Firearm
Provisions
SEC. 761. NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECK SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) EXPEDITED ACTION
BY
THE ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall
expedite—
(A) not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this section, a study of the feasi-
bility of developing—
‘‘(i) a single fingerprint convicted of-
fender database in the Federal criminal
records system maintained by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; and
(ii) procedures under which a licensed
firearm dealer may voluntarily transmit to
the National Instant Check System a single
digitalized fingerprint for prospective fire-
arms transferees;
(B) the provision of assistance to States,
under the Crime Identification Technology Act of
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1998 (112 Stat. 1871), in gaining access to
records in the National Instant Check System
disclosing the disposition of State criminal cases;
and
(C) development of a procedure for the col-
lection of data identifying persons that are pro-
hibited from possessing a firearm by section
922(g) of title 18, United States Code, including
persons adjudicated as a mental defective, per-
sons committed to a mental institution, and per-
sons subject to a domestic violence restraining
order.
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing procedures
under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall con-
sider the privacy needs of individuals.
(b) COMPATIBILITY OF BALLISTICS INFORMATION SYS-
TEMS.—The Attorney General and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall ensure the integration and interoperability
of ballistics identification systems maintained by the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, and Firearms through the National Integrated Bal-
listics Information Network.
(c) FORENSIC LABORATORY INSPECTION.—The Attor-
ney General shall provide financial assistance to the Amer-
ican Academy of Forensic Science Laboratory Accreditation
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Board to be used to facilitate forensic laboratory inspection
activities.
(d) RELIEF FROM DISABILITY DATABASE.—Section
925(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) A person’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) DATABASE.—The Secretary shall establish a
database, accessible through the National Instant
Check System, identifying persons who have been
granted relief from disability under paragraph (1).’’.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000—
(1) to pay the costs of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation in operating the National Instant Check
System, $68,000,000;
(2) for payments to States that act as points of
contact for access to the National Instant Check Sys-
tem, $40,000,000;
(3) to carry out subsection (a)(1), $40,000,000;
(4) to carry out subsection (a)(3), $25,000,000;
(5) to carry out subsection (b), $1,150,000; and
(6) to carry out subsection (c), $1,000,000.
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(f) INCREASED AUTHORIZATION.—Section 102(e)(1) of
the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C.
14601(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘this section’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘this section—
‘‘(A) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(B) $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2000 through 2003.’’.
TITLE VIII—ENHANCED
PENALTIES
SEC. 801. STRAW PURCHASES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 924(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), whoever
knowingly violates section 922(a)(6) for the purpose
of selling, delivering, or otherwise transferring a fire-
arm, knowing or having reasonable cause to know
that another person will carry or otherwise possess or
discharge or otherwise use the firearm in the commis-
sion of a violent felony, shall be—
‘‘(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not
more than 15 years, or both; or
‘‘(ii) imprisoned not less than 10 and not
more than 20 years and fined under this title, if
the procurement is for a juvenile.
‘‘(B) In this paragraph—
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‘‘(i) the term ‘juvenile’ has the meaning
given the term in section 922(x); and
‘‘(ii) the term ‘violent felony’ has the mean-
ing given the term in subsection (e)(2)(B).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 802. STOLEN FIREARMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 924 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(i), (j),’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (i) or (j)
of section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 15 years, or both.’’;
(2) in subsection (i)(1), by striking by striking
‘‘10 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘15 years, or both’’;
and
(3) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘10 years, or
both’’ and inserting ‘‘15 years, or both’’.
(b) SENTENCING COMMISSION.—The United States
Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing
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guidelines to reflect the amendments made by subsection
(a).
SEC. 803. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR CRIMES INVOLVING
FIREARMS.
Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(A)—
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘10 years.’’
and inserting ‘‘12 years; and’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iv) if the firearm is used to injure
another person, be sentenced to a term of
imprisonment of not less than 15 years.’’;
and
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘imprisoned
not more than 10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘imprisoned
not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years’’.
SEC. 
804. 
INCREASED 
PENALTIES 
FOR 
DISTRIBUTING
DRUGS TO MINORS.
Section 418 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 859) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘one year’’ and
inserting ‘‘3 years’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘one year’’ and
inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
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SEC. 805. INCREASED PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN
OR NEAR A SCHOOL OR OTHER PROTECTED
LOCATION.
Section 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 860) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘one year’’ and
inserting ‘‘3 years’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘three years’’
each place that term appears and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
TITLE IX—CHILD HANDGUN
SAFETY
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Handgun Storage
and Child Handgun Safety Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 902. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are as follows:
(1) To promote the safe storage and use of hand-
guns by consumers.
(2) To prevent unauthorized persons from gain-
ing access to or use of a handgun, including children
who may not be in possession of a handgun, unless
it is under one of the circumstances provided for in
the Youth Handgun Safety Act.
(3) To avoid hindering industry from supplying
law abiding citizens firearms for all lawful purposes,
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including hunting, self-defense, collecting and com-
petitive or recreational shooting.
SEC. 903. FIREARMS SAFETY.
(a) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—
(1) MANDATORY
TRANSFER
OF
SECURE
GUN
STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.—Section 922 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
subsection (y) the following:
‘‘(z) SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), it shall be unlawful for any licensed manu-
facturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell,
deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person other
than any person licensed under the provisions of this
chapter, unless the transferee is provided with a se-
cure gun storage or safety device, as described in sec-
tion 921(a)(35) of this chapter, for that handgun.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not
apply to the—
‘‘(A)(i) manufacture for, transfer to, or pos-
session by, the United States or a State or a de-
partment or agency of the United States, or a
State or a department, agency, or political sub-
division of a State, of a handgun; or
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‘‘(ii) transfer to, or possession by, a
law enforcement officer employed by an en-
tity referred to in clause (i) of a handgun
for law enforcement purposes (whether on or
off duty); or
‘‘(B) transfer to, or possession by, a rail po-
lice officer employed by a rail carrier and cer-
tified or commissioned as a police officer under
the laws of a State of a handgun for purposes of
law enforcement (whether on or off duty);
‘‘(C) transfer to any person of a handgun
listed as a curio or relic by the Secretary pursu-
ant to section 921(a)(13); or
‘‘(D) transfer to any person of a handgun
for which a secure gun storage or safety device
is temporarily unavailable for the reasons de-
scribed in the exceptions stated in section 923(e):
Provided, That the licensed manufacturer, li-
censed importer, or licensed dealer delivers to the
transferee within 10 calendar days from the date
of the delivery of the handgun to the transferee
a secure gun storage or safety device for the
handgun.
‘‘(3) LIABILITY FOR USE.—(A) Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a person who has lawful
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possession and control of a handgun, and who uses a
secure gun storage or safety device with the handgun,
shall be entitled to immunity from a civil liability
action as described in this paragraph.
‘‘(B) PROSPECTIVE ACTIONS.—A qualified civil
liability action may not be brought in any Federal or
State court. The term ‘qualified civil liability action’
means a civil action brought by any person against
a person described in subparagraph (A) for damages
resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of the
handgun by a third party, where—
‘‘(i) the handgun was accessed by another
person who did not have the permission or au-
thorization of the person having lawful posses-
sion and control of the handgun to have access
to it; and
‘‘(ii) at the time access was gained by the
person not so authorized, the handgun had been
made inoperable by use of a secure gun storage
or safety device.
A ‘qualified civil liability action’ shall not include an
action brought against the person having lawful pos-
session and control of the handgun for negligent en-
trustment or negligence per se.’’.
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(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or (f)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(f), or (p)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(p) PENALTIES RELATING TO SECURE GUN STORAGE
OR SAFETY DEVICE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LI-
CENSE; CIVIL PENALTIES.—With respect to each
violation of section 922(z)(1) by a licensed man-
ufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer,
the Secretary may, after notice and opportunity
for hearing—
‘‘(i) suspend for up to six months, or
revoke, the license issued to the licensee
under this chapter that was used to conduct
the firearms transfer; or
‘‘(ii) subject the licensee to a civil pen-
alty in an amount equal to not more than
$2,500.
‘‘(B) REVIEW.—An action of the Secretary
under this paragraph may be reviewed only as
provided in section 923(f).
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‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.—The suspen-
sion or revocation of a license or the imposition of a
civil penalty under paragraph (1) does not preclude
any administrative remedy that is otherwise available
to the Secretary.’’.
(c) LIABILITY; EVIDENCE.—
(1) LIABILITY.—Nothing in this title shall
be construed to—
(A) create a cause of action against any
Federal firearms licensee or any other person for
any civil liability; or
(B) establish any standard of care.
(2) EVIDENCE.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, evidence regarding compliance or non-
compliance with the amendments made by this title
shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding
of any court, agency, board, or other entity, except
with respect to an action to enforce paragraphs (1)
and (2) of section 922(z), or to give effect to para-
graph (3) of section 922(z).
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to bar a governmental
action to impose a penalty under section 924(p) of
title 18, United States Code, for a failure to comply
with section 922(z) of that title.
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SEC. 904. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title and the amendments made by this title shall
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE X—SCHOOL SAFETY AND
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
SEC. 1001. SCHOOL SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘PART I—SCHOOL SAFETY AND VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
‘‘SEC. 14851. SCHOOL SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of titles IV and
VI, funds made available under such titles may be used
for—
‘‘(1) training, including in-service training, for
school personnel (including custodians and bus driv-
ers), with respect to—
‘‘(A) identification of potential threats, such
as illegal weapons and explosive devices;
‘‘(B) crisis preparedness and intervention
procedures; and
‘‘(C) emergency response;
‘‘(2) training for parents, teachers, school per-
sonnel and other interested members of the commu-
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nity regarding the identification and responses to
early warning signs of troubled and violent youth;
‘‘(3) innovative research-based delinquency and
violence prevention programs, including—
‘‘(A) school anti-violence programs; and
‘‘(B) mentoring programs;
‘‘(4) comprehensive school security assessments;
‘‘(5) purchase of school security equipment and
technologies, such as—
‘‘(A) metal detectors;
‘‘(B) electronic locks; and
‘‘(C) surveillance cameras;
‘‘(6) collaborative efforts with community-based
organizations, including faith-based organizations,
statewide consortia, and law enforcement agencies,
that have demonstrated expertise in providing effec-
tive, research-based violence prevention and interven-
tion programs to school aged children;
‘‘(7) providing assistance to States, local edu-
cational agencies, or schools to establish school uni-
form policies;
‘‘(8) school resource officers, including commu-
nity policing officers; and
‘‘(9) other innovative, local responses that are
consistent with reducing incidents of school violence
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and improving the educational atmosphere of the
classroom.’’.
SEC. 1002. STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall carry out
a 
study 
regarding 
school 
safety 
issues, 
including
examining—
(1) incidents of school-based violence in the
United States;
(2) impediments to combating school-based vio-
lence, including local, state, and Federal education
and law enforcement impediments;
(3) promising initiatives for addressing school-
based violence;
(4) crisis preparedness of school personnel;
(5) preparedness of local, State, and Federal law
enforcement to address incidents of school-based vio-
lence; and
(6) evaluating current school violence prevention
programs.
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall prepare
and submit to Congress a report regarding the results of
the study conducted under paragraph (1).
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SEC. 1003. SCHOOL UNIFORMS.
Part E of title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8891 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 14515. SCHOOL UNIFORMS.
‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to prohibit any State, local educational agency,
or school from establishing a school uniform policy.
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, funds provided under titles IV and VI may be used
for establishing a school uniform policy.’’.
SEC. 1004. TRANSFER OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY RECORDS.
Part F of title XIV of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8921 et seq.) is amended
by adding after section 14603 (20 U.S.C. 8923) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 
14604. 
TRANSFER 
OF 
SCHOOL 
DISCIPLINARY
RECORDS.
‘‘(a) NONAPPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—The provi-
sions of this section shall not apply to any disciplinary
records transferred from a private, parochial, or other non-
public school, person, institution, or other entity, that pro-
vides education below the college level.
‘‘(b) DISCIPLINARY RECORDS.—Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of the Violent and Repeat Juve-
nile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of
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1999, each State receiving Federal funds under this Act
shall provide an assurance to the Secretary that the State
has a procedure in place to facilitate the transfer of discipli-
nary records by local educational agencies to any private
or public elementary school or secondary school for any stu-
dent who is enrolled or seeks, intends, or is instructed to
enroll, full-time or part-time, in the school.
SEC. 1005. SCHOOL VIOLENCE RESEARCH.
The Attorney General shall establish at the National
Center for Rural Law Enforcement in Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, a research center that shall serve as a resource center
or clearinghouse for school violence research. The research
center shall conduct, compile, and publish school violence
research and otherwise conduct activities related to school
violence research, including—
(1) the collection, categorization, and analysis of
data from students, schools, communities, parents,
law enforcement agencies, medical providers, and oth-
ers for use in efforts to improve school security and
otherwise prevent school violence;
(2) the identification and development of strate-
gies to prevent school violence; and
(3) the development and implementation of cur-
ricula designed to assist local educational agencies
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and law enforcement agencies in the prevention of or
response to school violence.
SEC. 1006. NATIONAL CHARACTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The President is
authorized to award to individuals under the age of 18, on
behalf of the Congress, a National Character Achievement
Award, consisting of medal of appropriate design, with rib-
bons and appurtenances, honoring those individuals for dis-
tinguishing themselves as a model of good character.
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Treasury shall design and strike a medal with suitable em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the
Secretary.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President pro tempore of
the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives shall establish procedures for processing rec-
ommendations to be forwarded to the President for
awarding National Character Achievement Award
under subsection (a).
(2) 
RECOMMENDATIONS
BY
SCHOOL
PRIN-
CIPALS.—At a minimum, the recommendations re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall contain the endorse-
ment of the principal (or equivalent official) of the
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school in which the individual under the age of 18 is
enrolled.
SEC. 1007. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CHARACTER DEVEL-
OPMENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commis-
sion to be known as the National Commission on Character
Development (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY.—The Commission
shall consist of 36 members, of whom—
(A) 12 shall be appointed by the President;
(B) 12 shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives; and
(C) 12 shall be appointed by the President
pro tempore of the Senate, on the recommenda-
tion of the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate.
(2) COMPOSITION.—The President, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and the President pro
tempore of the Senate shall each appoint as members
of the Commission—
(A) 1 parent;
(B) 1 student;
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(C) 2 representatives of the entertainment
industry (including the segments of the industry
relating to audio, video, and multimedia enter-
tainment);
(D) 2 members of the clergy;
(E) 2 representatives of the information or
technology industry;
(F) 1 local law enforcement official;
(G) 2 individuals who have engaged in aca-
demic research with respect to the impact of cul-
tural influences on child development and juve-
nile crime; and
(H) 1 representative of a grassroots organi-
zation engaged in community and child inter-
vention programs.
(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members shall be
appointed for the life of the Commission. Any va-
cancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers,
but shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(c) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—
(1) STUDY.—The Commission shall study and
make recommendations with respect to the impact of
current cultural influences (as of the date of the
study) on the process of developing and instilling the
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key aspects of character, which include trust-
worthiness, honesty, integrity, an ability to keep
promises, loyalty, respect, responsibility, fairness, a
caring nature, and good citizenship.
(2) REPORTS.—
(A) INTERIM
REPORTS.—The Commission
shall submit to the President and Congress such
interim reports relating to the study as the Com-
mission considers to be appropriate.
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Commission shall submit a final report to the
President and Congress that shall contain a de-
tailed statement of the findings and conclusions
of the Commission resulting from the study, to-
gether with recommendations for such legislation
and administrative actions as the Commission
considers to be appropriate.
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Commission shall select a
Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.
(e) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Com-
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mission considers advisable to carry out the purposes
of this Act.
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The Commission may secure directly from any Fed-
eral department or agency such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this Act. Upon request of the Chairman of
the Commission, the head of such department or agen-
cy shall furnish such information to the Commission.
(3) POSTAL
SERVICES.—The Commission may
use the United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government.
(4) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts or donations of services or prop-
erty.
(f) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.—
(1) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—The members of the
Commission shall not receive compensation for the
performance of services for the Commission, but shall
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of
agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from their homes or
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regular places of business in the performance of serv-
ices for the Commission.
(2) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the
Commission without reimbursement, and the detail
shall be without interruption or loss of civil service
status or privilege.
(g) PERMANENT COMMISSION.—Section 14 of the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the Commission.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 and
2001.
SEC. 1008. JUVENILE ACCESS TO TREATMENT.
(a) COORDINATED JUVENILE SERVICES GRANTS.—
Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 205 the following:
‘‘SEC. 205A. COORDINATED JUVENILE SERVICES GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, working in conjunction with the Center for Substance
Abuse of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, may make grants to a consortium within
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a State of State or local juvenile justice agencies or State
or local substance abuse and mental health agencies, and
child service agencies to coordinate the delivery of services
to children among these agencies. Any public agency may
serve as the lead entity for the consortium.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A consortium described in sub-
section (a) that receives a grant under this section shall use
the grant for the establishment and implementation of pro-
grams that address the service needs of adolescents with sub-
stance abuse or mental health treatment problems, includ-
ing those who come into contact with the justice system by
requiring the following:
‘‘(1) Collaboration across child serving systems,
including juvenile justice agencies, relevant public
and private substance abuse and mental health treat-
ment providers, and State or local educational enti-
ties and welfare agencies.
‘‘(2) Appropriate screening and assessment of ju-
veniles.
‘‘(3) Individual treatment plans.
‘‘(4) Significant involvement of juvenile judges
where appropriate.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION
FOR
COORDINATED
JUVENILE
SERVICES GRANT.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A consortium described in
subsection (a) desiring to receive a grant under this
section shall submit an application containing such
information as the Administrator may prescribe.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—In addition to guidelines es-
tablished by the Administrator, each application sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall provide—
‘‘(A) certification that there has been appro-
priate consultation with all affected agencies and
that there will be appropriate coordination with
all affected agencies in the implementation of the
program;
‘‘(B) for the regular evaluation of the pro-
gram funded by the grant and describe the meth-
odology that will be used in evaluating the pro-
gram;
‘‘(C) assurances that the proposed program
or activity will not supplant similar programs
and activities currently available in the commu-
nity; and
‘‘(D) specify plans for obtaining necessary
support and continuing the proposed program
following the conclusion of Federal support.
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‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a
grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent
of the cost of the program.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Each recipient of a grant under this
section during a fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney
General a report regarding the effectiveness of programs es-
tablished with the grant on the date specified by the Attor-
ney General.
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Grants under this section shall be con-
sidered an allowable use under section 205(a) and subtitle
B.’’.
SEC. 1009. BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Section 5(9) of the National Child Protection Act of
1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119c(9)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an individual who is employed by a school in
any capacity, including as a child care provider, a
teacher, or another member of school personnel)’’ be-
fore the semicolon; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding an individual who seeks to be employed by a
school in any capacity, including as a child care pro-
vider, a teacher, or another member of school per-
sonnel)’’ before the semicolon.
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SEC. 1010. DRUG TESTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘School Violence Prevention Act’’.
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 4116(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7116(b))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) consistent with the fourth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, testing a stu-
dent for illegal drug use, including at the request of
or with the consent of a parent or legal guardian of
the student, if the local educational agency elects to
so test; and’’.
SEC. 1011. SENSE OF THE SENATE.
It is the sense of the Senate that States receiving Fed-
eral elementary and secondary education funding should re-
quire local educational agencies to conduct, for each of their
employees (regardless of when hired) and prospective em-
ployees, a nationwide background check for the purpose of
determining whether the employee has been convicted of a
crime that bears upon his fitness to have responsibility for
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the safety or well-being of children, to serve in the par-
ticular capacity in which he is (or is to be) employed, or
otherwise to be employed at all thereby.
TITLE XI—TEACHER LIABILITY
PROTECTION ACT
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Teacher Liability Pro-
tection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 1102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The ability of teachers, principals and other
school professionals to teach, inspire and shape the in-
tellect of our Nation’s elementary and secondary
school students is deterred and hindered by frivolous
lawsuits and litigation.
(2) Each year more and more teachers, prin-
cipals and other school professionals face lawsuits for
actions undertaken as part of their duties to provide
millions of school children quality educational oppor-
tunities.
(3) Too many teachers, principals and other
school professionals face increasingly severe and ran-
dom acts of violence in the classroom and in schools.
(4) Providing teachers, principals and other
school professionals a safe and secure environment is
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an important part of the effort to improve and ex-
pand educational opportunities.
(5) Clarifying and limiting the liability of teach-
ers, principals and other school professionals who un-
dertake reasonable actions to maintain order, dis-
cipline and an appropriate educational environment
is an appropriate subject of Federal legislation
because—
(A) the national scope of the problems cre-
ated by the legitimate fears of teachers, prin-
cipals and other school professionals about frivo-
lous, arbitrary or capricious lawsuits against
teachers; and
(B) millions of children and their families
across the Nation depend on teachers, principals
and other school professionals for the intellectual
development of the children.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to provide
teachers, principals and other school professionals the tools
they need to undertake reasonable actions to maintain
order, discipline and an appropriate educational environ-
ment.
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SEC. 1103. PREEMPTION AND ELECTION OF STATE NON-
APPLICABILITY.
(a) PREEMPTION.—This title preempts the laws of any
State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this
title, except that this title shall not preempt any State law
that provides additional protection from liability relating
to teachers.
(b) ELECTION OF STATE REGARDING NONAPPLICA-
BILITY.—This title shall not apply to any civil action in
a State court against a teacher in which all parties are
citizens of the State if such State enacts a statute in accord-
ance with State requirements for enacting legislation—
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this
title shall not apply, as of a date certain, to such civil
action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provisions.
SEC. 1104. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR TEACHERS.
(a) LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR TEACHERS.—Except
as provided in subsections (b) and (d), no teacher in a
school shall be liable for harm caused by an act or omission
of the teacher on behalf of the school if—
(1) the teacher was acting within the scope of the
teacher’s employment or responsibilities related to
providing educational services;
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(2) the actions of the teacher were carried out in
conformity with local, state, or federal laws, rules or
regulations in furtherance of efforts to control, dis-
cipline, expel, or suspend a student or maintain order
or control in the classroom or school;
(3) if appropriate or required, the teacher was
properly licensed, certified, or authorized by the ap-
propriate authorities for the activities or practice in
the State in which the harm occurred, where the ac-
tivities were or practice was undertaken within the
scope of the teacher’s responsibilities;
(4) the harm was not caused by willful or crimi-
nal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct,
or a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or
safety of the individual harmed by the teacher; and
(5) the harm was not caused by the teacher oper-
ating a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle
for which the State requires the operator or the owner
of the vehicle, craft, or vessel to—
(A) possess an operator’s license; or
(B) maintain insurance.
(b) CONCERNING RESPONSIBILITY OF TEACHERS TO
SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.—Nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect any civil action brought
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by any school or any governmental entity against any
teacher of such school.
(c) NO EFFECT ON LIABILITY OF SCHOOL OR GOVERN-
MENTAL ENTITY.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to affect the liability of any school or governmental
entity with respect to harm caused to any person.
(d) EXCEPTIONS
TO TEACHER LIABILITY PROTEC-
TION.—If the laws of a State limit teacher liability subject
to one or more of the following conditions, such conditions
shall not be construed as inconsistent with this section:
(1) A State law that requires a school or govern-
mental entity to adhere to risk management proce-
dures, including mandatory training of teachers.
(2) A State law that makes the school or govern-
mental entity liable for the acts or omissions of its
teachers to the same extent as an employer is liable
for the acts or omissions of its employees.
(3) A State law that makes a limitation of li-
ability inapplicable if the civil action was brought by
an officer of a State or local government pursuant to
State or local law.
(e) LIMITATION ON PUNITIVE DAMAGES BASED ON
THE ACTIONS OF TEACHERS.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—Punitive damages may not
be awarded against a teacher in an action brought for
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harm based on the action of a teacher acting within
the scope of the teacher’s responsibilities to a school or
governmental entity unless the claimant establishes by
clear and convincing evidence that the harm was
proximately caused by an action of such teacher
which constitutes willful or criminal misconduct, or
a conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safe-
ty of the individual harmed.
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph (1) does not
create a cause of action for punitive damages and
does not preempt or supersede any Federal or State
law to the extent that such law would further limit
the award of punitive damages.
(f) EXCEPTIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The limitations on the liabil-
ity of a teacher under this title shall not apply to any
misconduct that—
(A) constitutes a crime of violence (as that
term is defined in section 16 of title 18, United
States Code) or act of international terrorism (as
that term is defined in section 2331 of title 18,
United States Code) for which the defendant has
been convicted in any court;
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(B) involves a sexual offense, as defined by
applicable State law, for which the defendant has
been convicted in any court;
(C) involves misconduct for which the de-
fendant has been found to have violated a Fed-
eral or State civil rights law; or
(D) where the defendant was under the in-
fluence (as determined pursuant to applicable
State law) of intoxicating alcohol or any drug at
the time of the misconduct.
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to effect subsection (a)(3)
or (e).
SEC. 1105. LIABILITY FOR NONECONOMIC LOSS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—In any civil action against a
teacher, based on an action of a teacher acting within the
scope of the teacher’s responsibilities to a school or govern-
mental entity, the liability of the teacher for noneconomic
loss shall be determined in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) AMOUNT OF LIABILITY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each defendant who is a
teacher, shall be liable only for the amount of non-
economic loss allocated to that defendant in direct
proportion to the percentage of responsibility of that
defendant (determined in accordance with paragraph
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(2)) for the harm to the claimant with respect to
which that defendant is liable. The court shall render
a separate judgment against each defendant in an
amount determined pursuant to the preceding sen-
tence.
(2) PERCENTAGE OF RESPONSIBILITY.—For pur-
poses of determining the amount of noneconomic loss
allocated to a defendant who is a teacher under this
section, the trier of fact shall determine the percentage
of responsibility of that defendant for the claimant’s
harm.
SEC. 1106. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) ECONOMIC LOSS.—The term ‘‘economic loss’’
means any pecuniary loss resulting from harm (in-
cluding the loss of earnings or other benefits related
to employment, medical expense loss, replacement
services loss, loss due to death, burial costs, and loss
of business or employment opportunities) to the extent
recovery for such loss is allowed under applicable
State law.
(2) HARM.—The term ‘‘harm’’ includes physical,
nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic losses.
(3) NONECONOMIC
LOSSES.—The term ‘‘non-
economic losses’’ means losses for physical and emo-
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tional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical im-
pairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of en-
joyment of life, loss of society and companionship,
loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic serv-
ice), hedonic damages, injury to reputation and all
other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.
(4) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ means a public
or private kindergarten, a public or private elemen-
tary school or secondary school (as defined in section
14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801)), or a home school.
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the
several States of the United States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any
such State, territory, or possession.
(6) TEACHER.—The term ‘‘teacher’’ means a
teacher, instructor, principal, administrator, or other
educational professional, that works in a school.
SEC. 1107. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—This title shall take effect 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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(b) APPLICATION.—This title applies to any claim for
harm caused by an act or omission of a teacher where that
claim is filed on or after the effective date of this Act, with-
out regard to whether the harm that is the subject of the
claim or the conduct that caused the harm occurred before
such effective date.
TITLE XII—VIOLENCE PREVEN-
TION TRAINING FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Prevention
Training for Early Childhood Educators Act’’.
SEC. 1202. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to provide grants to institu-
tions that carry out early childhood education training pro-
grams to enable the institutions to include violence preven-
tion training as part of the preparation of individuals pur-
suing careers in early childhood development and edu-
cation.
SEC. 1203. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Aggressive behavior in early childhood is the
single best predictor of aggression in later life.
(2) Aggressive and defiant behavior predictive of
later delinquency is increasing among our Nation’s
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youngest children. Without prevention efforts, higher
percentages of juveniles are likely to become violent
juvenile offenders.
(3) Research has demonstrated that aggression is
primarily a learned behavior that develops through
observation, imitation, and direct experience. There-
fore, children who experience violence as victims or as
witnesses are at increased risk of becoming violent
themselves.
(4) In a study at a Boston city hospital, 1 out
of every 10 children seen in the primary care clinic
had witnessed a shooting or a stabbing before the age
of 6, with 50 percent of the children witnessing in the
home and 50 percent of the children witnessing in the
streets.
(5) A study in New York found that children
who had been victims of violence within their families
were 24 percent more likely to report violent behavior
as adolescents, and adolescents who had grown up in
families where partner violence occurred were 21 per-
cent more likely to report violent delinquency than in-
dividuals not exposed to violence.
(6) Aggression can become well-learned and dif-
ficult to change by the time a child reaches adoles-
cence. Early childhood offers a critical period for
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overcoming risk for violent behavior and providing
support for prosocial behavior.
(7) Violence prevention programs for very young
children yield economic benefits. By providing health
and stability to the individual child and the child’s
family, the programs may reduce expenditures for
medical care, special education, and involvement with
the judicial system.
(8) Primary prevention can be effective. When
preschool teachers teach young children interpersonal
problem-solving skills and other forms of conflict reso-
lution, children are less likely to demonstrate problem
behaviors.
(9) There is evidence that family support pro-
grams in families with children from birth through 5
years of age are effective in preventing delinquency.
SEC. 1204. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) AT-RISK CHILD.—The term ‘‘at-risk child’’
means a child who has been affected by violence
through direct exposure to child abuse, other domestic
violence, or violence in the community.
(2) EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘early childhood education
training program’’ means a program that—
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(A)(i) trains individuals to work with
young children in early child development pro-
grams or elementary schools; or
(ii) provides professional development to in-
dividuals working in early child development
programs or elementary schools;
(B) provides training to become an early
childhood education teacher, an elementary
school teacher, a school counselor, or a child care
provider; and
(C) leads to a bachelor’s degree or an associ-
ate’s degree, a certificate for working with young
children (such as a Child Development Associ-
ate’s degree or an equivalent credential), or, in
the case of an individual with such a degree, cer-
tificate, or credential, provides professional de-
velopment.
(3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
(4) VIOLENCE PREVENTION.—The term ‘‘violence
prevention’’ means—
(A) preventing violent behavior in children;
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(B) identifying and preventing violent be-
havior in at-risk children; or
(C) identifying and ameliorating violent be-
havior in children who act out violently.
SEC. 1205. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Education
is authorized to award grants to institutions that carry out
early childhood education training programs and have ap-
plications approved under section 1206 to enable the insti-
tutions to provide violence prevention training as part of
the early childhood education training program.
(b) AMOUNT.—The Secretary of Education shall award
a grant under this title in an amount that is not less than
$500,000 and not more than $1,000,000.
(c) DURATION.—The Secretary of Education shall
award a grant under this title for a period of not less than
3 years and not more than 5 years.
SEC. 1206. APPLICATION.
(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each institution desir-
ing a grant under this title shall submit to the Secretary
of Education an application at such time, in such manner,
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary of
Education may require.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each application shall—
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(1) describe the violence prevention training ac-
tivities and services for which assistance is sought;
(2) contain a comprehensive plan for the activi-
ties and services, including a description of—
(A) the goals of the violence prevention
training program;
(B) the curriculum and training that will
prepare students for careers which are described
in the plan;
(C) the recruitment, retention, and training
of students;
(D) the methods used to help students find
employment in their fields;
(E) the methods for assessing the success of
the violence prevention training program; and
(F) the sources of financial aid for qualified
students;
(3) contain an assurance that the institution has
the capacity to implement the plan; and
(4) contain an assurance that the plan was de-
veloped in consultation with agencies and organiza-
tions that will assist the institution in carrying out
the plan.
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SEC. 1207. SELECTION PRIORITIES.
The Secretary of Education shall give priority to
awarding grants to institutions carrying out violence pre-
vention programs that include 1 or more of the following
components:
(1) Preparation to engage in family support
(such as parent education, service referral, and lit-
eracy training).
(2) Preparation to engage in community out-
reach or collaboration with other services in the com-
munity.
(3) Preparation to use conflict resolution train-
ing with children.
(4) Preparation to work in economically dis-
advantaged communities.
(5) Recruitment of economically disadvantaged
students.
(6) Carrying out programs of demonstrated effec-
tiveness in the type of training for which assistance
is sought, including programs funded under section
596 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as such sec-
tion was in effect prior to October 7, 1998).
SEC. 1208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000
through 2004.
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TITLE XIII—PREVENTING JUVE-
NILE 
DELINQUENCY
THROUGH CHARACTER EDU-
CATION
SEC. 1301. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to support the work of com-
munity-based organizations, local educational agencies, and
schools in providing children and youth with alternatives
to delinquency through strong school-based and after school
programs that—
(1) are organized around character education;
(2) reduce delinquency, school discipline prob-
lems, and truancy; and
(3) improve student achievement, overall school
performance, and youths’ positive involvement in
their community.
SEC. 1302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated—
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years, to carry out school-based programs under
section 1303; and
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
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fiscal years, to carry out the after school programs
under section 1304.
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDING.—Amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to this section may be derived from
the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
SEC. 1303. SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with
the Attorney General, is authorized to award grants to
schools, or local educational agencies that enter into a part-
nership with a school, to support the development of char-
acter education programs in the schools in order to—
(1) reduce delinquency, school discipline prob-
lems, and truancy; and
(2) improve student achievement, overall school
performance, and youths’ positive involvement in
their community.
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Each school or local educational
agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary may require.
(1) 
CONTENTS.—Each 
application 
shall
include—
(A) a description of the community to be
served and the needs that will be met with the
program in that community;
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(B) a description of how the program will
reach youth at-risk of delinquency;
(C) a description of the activities to be as-
sisted, including—
(i) how parents, teachers, students, and
other members of the community will be in-
volved in the design and implementation of
the program;
(ii) the character education program to
be implemented, including methods of teach-
er training and parent education that will
be used or developed; and
(iii) how the program will coordinate
activities assisted under this section with
other youth serving activities in the larger
community;
(D) a description of the goals of the pro-
gram;
(E) a description of how progress toward
the goals, and toward meeting the purposes of
this title, will be measured; and
(F) an assurance that the school or local
educational agency will provide the Secretary
with information regarding the program and the
effectiveness of the program.
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SEC. 1304. AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with
the Attorney General, is authorized to award grants to com-
munity-based organizations to enable the organizations to
provide youth with alternative activities, in the after school
or out of school hours, that include a strong character edu-
cation component.
(b) ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.—
The Secretary only shall award a grant under this section
to a community-based organization that has a dem-
onstrated capacity to provide after school or out of school
programs to youth, including youth serving organizations,
businesses, and other community groups.
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Each community-based organiza-
tion desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary may require. Each application shall
include—
(1) a description of the community to be served
and the needs that will be met with the program in
that community;
(2) a description of how the program will iden-
tify and recruit at-risk youth for participation in the
program, and will provide continuing support for
their participation;
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(3) a description of the activities to be assisted,
including—
(A) how parents, students, and other mem-
bers of the community will be involved in the de-
sign and implementation of the program;
(B) how character education will be incor-
porated into the program; and
(C) how the program will coordinate activi-
ties assisted under this section with activities of
schools and other community-based organiza-
tions;
(4) a description of the goals of the program;
(5) a description of how progress toward the
goals, and toward meeting the purposes of this title,
will be measured; and
(6) an assurance that the community-based orga-
nization will provide the Secretary with information
regarding the program and the effectiveness of the
program.
SEC. 1305. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) DURATION.—Each grant under this title shall be
awarded for a period of not to exceed 5 years.
(b) PLANNING.—A school, local educational agency or
community-based organization may use grant funds pro-
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vided under this title for not more than 1 year for the plan-
ning and design of the program to be assisted.
(c) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—
(1) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation
with the Attorney General, shall select, through a peer
review 
process, 
community-based 
organizations,
schools, and local educational agencies to receive
grants under this title on the basis of the quality of
the applications submitted and taking into consider-
ation such factors as—
(A) the quality of the activities to be as-
sisted;
(B) the extent to which the program fosters
in youth the elements of character and reaches
youth at-risk of delinquency;
(C) the quality of the plan for measuring
and assessing the success of the program;
(D) the likelihood the goals of the program
will be realistically achieved;
(E) the experience of the applicant in pro-
viding similar services; and
(F) the coordination of the program with
larger community efforts in character education.
(2) DIVERSITY
OF
PROJECTS.—The Secretary
shall approve applications under this title in a man-
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ner that ensures, to the extent practicable, that pro-
grams assisted under this title serve different areas of
the United States, including urban, suburban and
rural areas, and serve at-risk populations.
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under this title
shall be used to support the work of community-based orga-
nizations, schools, or local educational agencies in pro-
viding children and youth with alternatives to delinquency
through strong school-based, after school, or out of school
programs that—
(1) are organized around character education;
(2) reduce delinquency, school discipline prob-
lems, and truancy; and
(3) improve student achievement, overall school
performance, and youths’ positive involvement in
their community.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms used in this Act
have the meanings given the terms in section 14101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
(2) CHARACTER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘char-
acter education’’ means an organized educational pro-
gram that works to reinforce core elements of char-
acter, including caring, civic virtue and citizenship,
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justice and fairness, respect, responsibility, and trust-
worthiness.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Education.
TITLE XIV—VIOLENT OFFENDER
DNA IDENTIFICATION ACT OF
1999
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Violent Offender DNA
Identification Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 1402. ELIMINATION OF CONVICTED OFFENDER DNA
BACKLOG.
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with
the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice
Programs at the Department of Justice, and after
consultation with representatives of State and local
forensic laboratories, shall develop a voluntary plan
to assist State and local forensic laboratories in per-
forming DNA analyses of DNA samples collected from
convicted offenders.
(2) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the plan devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall be to effectively elimi-
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nate the backlog of convicted offender DNA samples
awaiting analysis in State or local forensic labora-
tory storage, including samples that need to be reana-
lyzed using upgraded methods, in an efficient, expedi-
tious manner that will provide for their entry into
the Combined DNA Indexing System (CODIS).
(b) PLAN CONDITIONS.—The plan developed under
subsection (a) shall—
(1) require that each laboratory performing DNA
analyses satisfy quality assurance standards and uti-
lize state-of-the-art testing methods, as set forth by the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in
coordination with the Assistant Attorney General of
the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of
Justice; and
(2) require that each DNA sample collected and
analyzed be accessible only—
(A) to criminal justice agencies for law en-
forcement identification purposes;
(B) in judicial proceedings, if otherwise ad-
missible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;
(C) for criminal defense purposes, to a de-
fendant, who shall have access to samples and
analyses performed in connection with the case
in which such defendant is charged; or
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(D) if personally identifiable information is
removed, for a population statistics database, for
identification research and protocol development
purposes, or for quality control purposes.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with
the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Pro-
grams at the Department of Justice, shall implement the
plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) with State and
local forensic laboratories that elect to participate.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice
to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2000 and 2001.
SEC. 1403. DNA IDENTIFICATION OF FEDERAL, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, AND MILITARY VIOLENT OFFEND-
ERS.
(a) EXPANSION OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX.—
Section 811(a)(2) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996 (28 U.S.C. 531 note) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation shall expand the combined DNA Identifica-
tion System (CODIS) to include information on DNA
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identification records and analyses related to crimi-
nal offenses and acts of juvenile delinquency under
Federal law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice,
and the District of Columbia Code, in accordance
with section 210304 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132).’’.
(b) INDEX TO FACILITATE LAW ENFORCEMENT EX-
CHANGE OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.—Section
210304 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘persons
convicted of crimes’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals con-
victed of criminal offenses or adjudicated delinquent
for acts of juvenile delinquency, including qualifying
offenses (as defined in subsection (d)(1))’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘, at regular
intervals of not to exceed 180 days,’’ and inserting
‘‘semiannual’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) INCLUSION OF DNA INFORMATION RELATING TO
VIOLENT OFFENDERS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘crime of violence’ has the
meaning given such term in section 924(c)(3) of
title 18, United States Code; and
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‘‘(B) the term ‘qualifying offense’ means a
criminal offense or act of juvenile delinquency
included on the list established by the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation under para-
graph (2)(A)(i).
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this subsection,
and at the discretion of the Director thereafter,
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, in consultation with the Director of the Bu-
reau of Prisons, the Director of the Court Serv-
ices and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia or the Trustee appointed
under section 11232(a) of the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997 (as appropriate), and the Chief of
Police of the Metropolitan Police Department of
the District of Columbia, shall by regulation
establish—
‘‘(i) a list of qualifying offenses; and
‘‘(ii) standards and procedures for—
‘‘(I) the analysis of DNA samples
collected from individuals convicted of
or adjudicated delinquent for a quali-
fying offense;
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‘‘(II) the inclusion in the index
established by this section of the DNA
identification records and DNA anal-
yses relating to the DNA samples de-
scribed in subclause (I); and
‘‘(III) with respect to juveniles,
the expungement of DNA identification
records and DNA analyses described in
subclause (II) from the index estab-
lished by this section in any cir-
cumstance in which the underlying ad-
judication for the qualifying offense
has been expunged.
‘‘(B) OFFENSES INCLUDED.—The list estab-
lished under subparagraph (A)(i) shall include—
‘‘(i) each criminal offense or act of ju-
venile 
delinquency 
under 
Federal 
law
that—
‘‘(I) constitutes a crime of vio-
lence; or
‘‘(II) in the case of an act of juve-
nile delinquency, would, if committed
by an adult, constitute a crime of vio-
lence;
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‘‘(ii) each criminal offense under the
District of Columbia Code that constitutes a
crime of violence; and
‘‘(iii) any other felony offense under
Federal law or the District of Columbia
Code, as determined by the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
‘‘(3) FEDERAL OFFENDERS.—
‘‘(A) COLLECTION OF SAMPLES FROM FED-
ERAL PRISONERS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning 180
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons shall collect a DNA sample from each
individual in the custody of the Bureau of
Prisons who, before or after this subsection
takes effect, has been convicted of or adju-
dicated delinquent for a qualifying offense.
‘‘(ii) TIME AND MANNER.—The Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Prisons shall specify
the time and manner of collection of DNA
samples under this subparagraph.
‘‘(B) COLLECTION OF SAMPLES FROM FED-
ERAL OFFENDERS ON SUPERVISED RELEASE, PA-
ROLE, OR PROBATION.—
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning 180
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the agency responsible for the super-
vision under Federal law of an individual
on supervised release, parole, or probation
(other than an individual described in
paragraph (4)(B)(i)) shall collect a DNA
sample from each individual who has, before
or after this subsection takes effect, been
convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a
qualifying offense.
‘‘(ii) TIME AND MANNER.—The Direc-
tor of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts shall specify the time
and manner of collection of DNA samples
under this subparagraph.
‘‘(4) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFENDERS.—
‘‘(A) OFFENDERS IN CUSTODY OF DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Government of
the District of Columbia may—
‘‘(I) identify 1 or more categories
of individuals who are in the custody
of, or under supervision by, the Dis-
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trict of Columbia, from whom DNA
samples should be collected; and
‘‘(II) collect a DNA sample from
each individual in any category iden-
tified under clause (i).
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘individuals in the custody
of, or under supervision by, the District of
Columbia’—
‘‘(I) includes any individual in
the custody of, or under supervision by,
any agency of the Government of the
District of Columbia; and
‘‘(II) does not include an indi-
vidual who is under the supervision of
the Director of the Court Services and
Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia or the Trustee ap-
pointed under section 11232(a) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
‘‘(B) OFFENDERS ON SUPERVISED RELEASE,
PROBATION, OR PAROLE.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning 180
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Director of the Court Services
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and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia, or the Trustee ap-
pointed under section 11232(a) of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997, as appropriate,
shall collect a DNA sample from each indi-
vidual under the supervision of the Agency
or Trustee, respectively, who is on super-
vised release, parole, or probation and who
has, before or after this subsection takes ef-
fect, been convicted of or adjudicated delin-
quent for a qualifying offense.
‘‘(ii) TIME AND MANNER.—The Direc-
tor or the Trustee, as appropriate, shall
specify the time and manner of collection of
DNA samples under this subparagraph.
‘‘(5) WAIVER; COLLECTION PROCEDURES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this subsection, a
person or agency responsible for the collection of DNA
samples under this subsection may—
‘‘(A) waive the collection of a DNA sample
from an individual under this subsection if an-
other person or agency has collected such a sam-
ple from the individual under this subsection or
subsection (e); and
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‘‘(B) use or authorize the use of such means
as are necessary to restrain and collect a DNA
sample from an individual who refuses to cooper-
ate in the collection of the sample.
‘‘(e) INCLUSION OF DNA INFORMATION RELATING TO
VIOLENT MILITARY OFFENDERS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that—
‘‘(A) specify categories of conduct punish-
able under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
(referred to in this subsection as ‘qualifying
military offenses’) that are comparable to quali-
fying offenses (as defined in subsection (d)(1));
and
‘‘(B) set forth standards and procedures
for—
‘‘(i) the analysis of DNA samples col-
lected from individuals convicted of a quali-
fying military offense; and
‘‘(ii) the inclusion in the index estab-
lished by this section of the DNA identifica-
tion records and DNA analyses relating to
the DNA samples described in clause (i).
‘‘(2) COLLECTION OF SAMPLES.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning 180 days
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary of Defense shall collect a DNA sample
from each individual under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of a military department who has,
before or after this subsection takes effect, been
convicted of a qualifying military offense.
‘‘(B) TIME AND MANNER.—The Secretary of
Defense shall specify the time and manner of col-
lection of DNA samples under this paragraph.
‘‘(3) WAIVER; COLLECTION PROCEDURES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this subsection,
the Secretary of Defense may—
‘‘(A) waive the collection of a DNA sample
from an individual under this subsection if an-
other person or agency has collected or will col-
lect such a sample from the individual under
subsection (d); and
‘‘(B) use or authorize the use of such means
as are necessary to restrain and collect a DNA
sample from an individual who refuses to cooper-
ate in the collection of the sample.
‘‘(f) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual from whom
the collection of a DNA sample is required or author-
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ized pursuant to subsection (d) who fails to cooperate
in the collection of that sample shall be—
‘‘(A) guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
‘‘(B) punished in accordance with title 18,
United States Code.
‘‘(2) MILITARY
OFFENDERS.—An individual
from whom the collection of a DNA sample is re-
quired or authorized pursuant to subsection (e) who
fails to cooperate in the collection of that sample may
be punished as a court martial may direct as a viola-
tion of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated—
‘‘(1) to the Department of Justice to carry out
subsection (d) of this section (including to reimburse
the Federal judiciary for any reasonable costs in-
curred in implementing such subsection, as deter-
mined by the Attorney General) and section 3(d) of
the Violent Offender DNA Identification Act of
1999—
‘‘(A) $6,600,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004;
‘‘(2) to the Court Services and Offender Super-
vision Agency for the District of Columbia or the
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Trustee appointed under section 11232(a) of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997 (as appropriate), such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2004; and
‘‘(3) to the Department of Defense to carry out
subsection (e)—
‘‘(A) $600,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
‘‘(B) $300,000 for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2004.’’.
(c) CONDITIONS OF RELEASE.—
(1) 
CONDITIONS
OF
PROBATION.—Section
3563(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(9) that the defendant cooperate in the collec-
tion of a DNA sample from the defendant if the collec-
tion of such a sample is required or authorized pursu-
ant to section 210304 of the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
14132).’’.
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(2) CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE.—Sec-
tion 3583(d) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before ‘‘The court shall also
order’’ the following: ‘‘The court shall order, as an ex-
plicit condition of supervised release, that the defend-
ant cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample from
the defendant, if the collection of such a sample is re-
quired or authorized pursuant to section 210304 of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132).’’.
(3) CONDITIONS
OF
RELEASE
GENERALLY.—If
the collection of a DNA sample from an individual on
probation, parole, or supervised release pursuant to a
conviction or adjudication of delinquency under the
law of any jurisdiction (including an individual on
parole pursuant to chapter 311 of title 18, United
States Code, as in effect on October 30, 1997) is re-
quired or authorized pursuant to section 210304 of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132), and the sample has not
otherwise been collected, the individual shall cooperate
in the collection of a DNA sample as a condition of
that probation, parole, or supervised release.
(d) REPORT AND EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General,
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acting through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office
of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall—
(1) conduct an evaluation to—
(A) identify criminal offenses, including of-
fenses other than qualifying offenses (as defined
in section 210304(d)(1) of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 14132(d)(1)), as added by this section)
that, if serving as a basis for the mandatory col-
lection of a DNA sample under section 210304 of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132) or under State
law, are likely to yield DNA matches, and the
relative degree of such likelihood with respect to
each such offense; and
(B) determine the number of investigations
aided (including the number of suspects cleared),
and the rates of prosecution and conviction of
suspects identified through DNA matching; and
(2) submit to Congress a report describing the re-
sults of the evaluation under paragraph (1).
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) DRUG CONTROL AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS.—Section 503(a)(12)(C) of title I of the Om-
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nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3753(a)(12)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘, at
regular intervals of not to exceed 180 days,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘semiannual’’.
(2) DNA 
IDENTIFICATION
GRANTS.—Section
2403(3) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796kk–2(3)) is
amended by striking ‘‘, at regular intervals not ex-
ceeding 180 days,’’ and inserting ‘‘semiannual’’.
(3) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.—Sec-
tion 210305(a)(1)(A) of the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
14133(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, at regular
intervals of not to exceed 180 days,’’ and inserting
‘‘semiannual’’.
TITLE XV—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—General Provisions
SEC. 1501. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS POSSESSION BY
VIOLENT JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a)(20) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B)
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(B) For purposes of subsections (d) and (g) of section
922, the term ‘act of violent juvenile delinquency’ means
an adjudication of delinquency in Federal or State court,
based on a finding of the commission of an act by a person
prior to his or her eighteenth birthday that, if committed
by an adult, would be a serious or violent felony, as defined
in section 3559(c)(2)(F)(i) had Federal jurisdiction existed
and been exercised (except that section 3559(c)(3) shall not
apply to this subparagraph).’’; and
(4) in the undesignated paragraph following sub-
paragraph (B) (as added by paragraph (3) of this
subsection), by striking ‘‘What constitutes’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘this chapter,’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(C) What constitutes a conviction of such a crime or
an adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delinquency
shall be determined in accordance with the law of the juris-
diction in which the proceedings were held. Any State con-
viction or adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delin-
quency that has been expunged or set aside, or for which
a person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored,
by the jurisdiction in which the conviction or adjudication
of an act of violent juvenile delinquency occurred shall not
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be considered to be a conviction or adjudication of an act
of violent juvenile delinquency for purposes of this chap-
ter,’’.
(b) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) has committed an act of violent juvenile
delinquency.’’; and
(2) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) who has committed an act of violent juve-
nile delinquency,’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
ADJUDICATION
PROVI-
SIONS.—The amendments made by this section shall only
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apply to an adjudication of an act of violent juvenile delin-
quency that occurs after the date that is 30 days after the
date on which the Attorney General certifies to Congress
and separately notifies Federal firearms licensees, through
publication in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the
Treasury, that the records of such adjudications are rou-
tinely available in the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103(b) of the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
SEC. 1502. SAFE STUDENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Safe Students Act.’’
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to
maximize local flexibility in responding to the threat of ju-
venile violence through the implementation of effective
school violence prevention and safety programs.
(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, award
grants to local education agencies and to law enforcement
agencies to assist in the planning, establishing, operating,
coordinating and evaluating of school violence prevention
and school safety programs.
(d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under subsection (c), an entity shall—
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(A) be a local education agency or a law en-
forcement agency; and
(B) prepare and submit to the Attorney
General an application at such time, in such
manner and containing such information as the
Attorney General may require, including—
(i) a detailed explanation of the in-
tended uses of funds provided under the
grant; and
(ii) a written assurance that the
schools to be served under the grant will
have a zero tolerance policy in effect for
drugs, alcohol, weapons, truancy and juve-
nile crime on school campuses.
(2) PRIORITY.—The Attorney General shall give
priority in awarding grants under this section to ap-
plications that have been submitted jointly by a local
education agency and a law enforcement agency.
(e) ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS.—Amounts received
under a grant under this section shall be used for innova-
tive, local responses, consistent with the purposes of this Act,
which may include—
(1) training, including in-service training, for
school personnel, custodians and bus drivers in—
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(A) the identification of potential threats
(such as illegal weapons and explosive devices);
(B) crisis preparedness and intervention
procedures; and
(C) emergency response;
(2) training of interested parents, teachers and
other school and law enforcement personnel in the
identification and responses to early warning signs of
troubled and violent youth;
(3) innovative research-based delinquency and
violence prevention programs, including mentoring
programs;
(4) comprehensive school security assessments;
(5) the purchase of school security equipment
and technologies such as metal detectors, electronic
locks, surveillance cameras;
(6) collaborative efforts with law enforcement
agencies, community-based organizations (including
faith-based organizations) that have demonstrated ex-
pertise in providing effective, research-based violence
prevention and intervention programs to school age
children;
(7) providing assistance to families in need for
the purpose of purchasing required school uniforms;
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(8) school resource officers, including community
police officers; and
(9) community policing in and around schools.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this section, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report con-
cerning the manner in which grantees have used amounts
received under a grant under this section.
SEC. 1503. STUDY OF MARKETING PRACTICES OF THE FIRE-
ARMS INDUSTRY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commission
and the Attorney General shall jointly conduct a study of
the marketing practices of the firearms industry, with re-
spect to children.
(b) ISSUES EXAMINED.—In conducting the study
under subsection (a), the Commission and the Attorney
General shall examine the extent to which the firearms in-
dustry advertises and promotes its products to juveniles, in-
cluding in media outlets in which minors comprise a sub-
stantial percentage of the audience.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission and the Attor-
ney General shall submit to Congress a report on the study
conducted under subsection (a).
SEC. 
1504. 
PROVISION 
OF 
INTERNET 
FILTERING 
OR
SCREENING SOFTWARE BY CERTAIN INTER-
NET SERVICE PROVIDERS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE.—Each Internet serv-
ice provider shall at the time of entering an agreement with
a residential customer for the provision of Internet access
services, provide to such customer, either at no fee or at
a fee not in excess of the amount specified in subsection
(c), computer software or other filtering or blocking system
that allows the customer to prevent the access of minors to
material on the Internet.
(b) SURVEYS OF PROVISION OF SOFTWARE OR SYS-
TEMS.—
(1) SURVEYS.—The Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of
Justice and the Federal Trade Commission shall
jointly conduct surveys of the extent to which Internet
service providers are providing computer software or
systems described in subsection (a) to their sub-
scribers.
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(2) FREQUENCY.—The surveys required by para-
graph (1) shall be completed as follows:
(A) One shall be completed not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(B) One shall be completed not later than
two years after that date.
(C) One shall be completed not later than
three years after that date.
(c) FEES.—The fee, if any, charged and collected by
an Internet service provider for providing computer soft-
ware or a system described in subsection (a) to a residential
customer shall not exceed the amount equal to the cost of
the provider in providing the software or system to the sub-
scriber, including the cost of the software or system and of
any license required with respect to the software or system.
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement described in
subsection (a) shall become effective only if—
(1) 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Office and the Commission determine as a re-
sult of the survey completed by the deadline in sub-
section (b)(2)(A) that less than 75 percent of the total
number of residential subscribers of Internet service
providers as of such deadline are provided computer
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software or systems described in subsection (a) by
such providers;
(2) 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Office and the Commission determine as a re-
sult of the survey completed by the deadline in sub-
section (b)(2)(B) that less than 85 percent of the total
number of residential subscribers of Internet service
providers as of such deadline are provided such soft-
ware or systems by such providers; or
(3) 3 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, if the Office and the Commission determine as a
result of the survey completed by the deadline in sub-
section (b)(2)(C) that less than 100 percent of the
total number of residential subscribers of Internet
service providers as of such deadline are provided
such software or systems by such providers.
(e) INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘Internet service provider’’ means a serv-
ice provider as defined in section 512(k)(1)(A) of title 17,
United States Code, which has more than 50,000 sub-
scribers.
SEC. 1505. APPLICATION OF SECTION 923 (j) AND (m).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, sec-
tion 923 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by
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this Act, shall be applied by amending in subsections (j)
and (m) the following:
(1) In subsection (j) amend—
(A) paragraph (2) (A), (B) and (C) to read
as follows:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A temporary location
referred to in paragraph (1) is a location for a
gun show, or event in the State specified on the
license, at which firearms, firearms accessories
and related items may be bought, sold, traded,
and displayed, in accordance with Federal,
State, and local laws.
‘‘(B) LOCATIONS OUT OF STATE.—If the lo-
cation is not in the State specified on the license,
a licensee may display any firearm, and take or-
ders for a firearm or effectuate the transfer of a
firearm, in accordance with this chapter, includ-
ing paragraph (7) of this subsection.
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED GUN SHOWS OR EVENTS.—
A gun show or an event shall qualify as a tem-
porary location if—
‘‘(i) the gun show or event is one which
is sponsored, for profit or not, by an indi-
vidual, national, State, or local organiza-
tion, association, or other entity to foster
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the collecting, competitive use, sporting use,
or any other legal use of firearms; and
‘‘(ii) the gun show or event has—
‘‘(I) 20 percent or more firearm
exhibitors out of all exhibitors; or
‘‘(II) 10 or more firearms exhibi-
tors.’’.
(B) paragraph (3)(C) to read as follows:
‘‘(C) shall be retained at the premises speci-
fied on the license.’’; and
(C) paragraph (7) to read as follows:
‘‘(7) NO EFFECT ON OTHER RIGHTS.—Nothing
in this subsection diminishes in any manner any
right to display, sell, or otherwise dispose of firearms
or ammunition that is in effect before the date of en-
actment of the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, in-
cluding the right of a licensee to conduct firearms
transfers and business away from their business
premises with another licensee without regard to
whether the location of the business is in the State
specified on the license of either licensee.’’.
(2) In subsection (m), amend—
(A) paragraph (2)(E)(i) to read as follows:
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A person not li-
censed under this section who desires to
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transfer a firearm at a gun show in his
State of residence to another person who is
a resident of the same State, and not li-
censed under this section, shall only make
such a transfer through a licensee who can
conduct an instant background check at the
gun show, or directly to the prospective
transferee if an instant background check is
first conducted by a special registrant at the
gun show on the prospective transferee. For
any instant background check conducted at
a gun show, the time period stated in sec-
tion 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of this chapter shall be
24 hours in a calendar day since the li-
censee contacted the system. If the services of
a special registrant are used to determine
the firearms eligibility of the prospective
transferee to possesses a firearm, the trans-
feree shall provide the special registrant at
the gun show, on a special and limited-pur-
pose form that the Secretary shall prescribe
for use by a special registrant—
‘‘(I) the name, age, address, and
other identifying information of the
prospective transferee (or, in the case
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of a prospective transferee that is a
corporation or other business entity,
the identity and principal and local
places of business of the prospective
transferee); and
‘‘(II) proof of verification of the
identity of the prospective transferee as
required by section 922(t)(1)(C).‘‘; and
(B) paragraph (4) to read as follows:
‘‘(4) IMMUNITY.—
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph:
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified
civil liability action’ means a civil action
brought by any person against a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) for damages
resulting from the criminal or unlawful
misuse of the firearm by the transferee or a
third party.
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘quali-
fied civil liability action’ shall not include
an action—
‘‘(I) brought against a transferor
convicted under section 924(h), or a
comparable State felony law, by a per-
son directly harmed by the transferee’s
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criminal conduct, as defined in section
924(h); or
‘‘(II) brought against a transferor
for negligent entrustment or negligence
per se.
‘‘(B) 
IMMUNITY.—Notwithstanding 
any
other provision of law, a person who is—
‘‘(i) a special registrant who performs
a background check in the manner pre-
scribed in this subsection at a gun show;
‘‘(ii) a licensee or special licensee who
acquires a firearm at a gun show from a
nonlicensee, for transfer to another non-
licensee in attendance at the gun show, for
the purpose of effectuating a sale, trade, or
transfer between the 2 nonlicensees, all in
the manner prescribed for the acquisition
and disposition of a firearm under this
chapter; or
‘‘(iii) a nonlicensee person disposing of
a firearm who uses the services of a person
described in clause (i) or (ii);
shall be entitled to immunity from civil liability
action as described in subparagraphs (C) and
(D).
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‘‘(C) PROSPECTIVE
ACTIONS.—A qualified
civil liability action may not be brought in any
Federal or State court.
‘‘(D) DISMISSAL OF PENDING ACTIONS.—A
qualified civil liability action that is pending on
the date of enactment of this subsection shall be
dismissed immediately by the court.’’.
SEC. 1506. CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MEMORIAL SERVICES
AND MEMORIALS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress of the United States
finds that the saying of a prayer, the reading of a scripture,
or the performance of religious music as part of a memorial
service that is held on the campus of a public school in order
to honor the memory of any person slain on that campus
does not violate the First Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, and that the design and construction
of any memorial that is placed on the campus of a public
school in order to honor the memory of any person slain
on that campus a part of which includes religious symbols,
motifs, or sayings does not violate the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
(b) LAWSUITS.—In any lawsuit claiming that the type
of memorial or memorial service described in subsection (a)
violates the Constitution of the United States—
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(1) each party shall pay its own attorney’s fees
and costs, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and
(2) the Attorney General of the United States is
authorized to provide legal assistance to the school
district or other governmental entity that is defending
the legality of such memorial service.
SEC. 1507. TWENTY-FIRST AMENDMENT ENFORCEMENT.
(a) SHIPMENT OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR INTO STATE
IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act
divesting intoxicating liquors of their interstate character
in certain cases’’, approved March 1, 1913 (commonly
known as the ‘‘Webb-Kenyon Act’’) (27 U.S.C. 122) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘attorney general’ means the attor-
ney general or other chief law enforcement officer of
a State, or the designee thereof;
‘‘(2) the term ‘intoxicating liquor’ means any
spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxi-
cating liquor of any kind;
‘‘(3) the term ‘person’ means any individual and
any partnership, corporation, company, firm, society,
association, joint stock company, trust, or other entity
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capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in
property, but does not include a State or agency
thereof; and
‘‘(4) the term ‘State’ means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession
of the United States.
‘‘(b) ACTION BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If the
attorney general of a State has reasonable cause to believe
that a person is engaged in, is about to engage in, or has
engaged in, any act that would constitute a violation of
a State law regulating the importation or transportation
of any intoxicating liquor, the attorney general may bring
a civil action in accordance with this section for injunctive
relief (including a preliminary or permanent injunction or
other order) against the person, as the attorney general de-
termines to be necessary to—
‘‘(1) restrain the person from engaging, or con-
tinuing to engage, in the violation; and
‘‘(2) enforce compliance with the State law.
‘‘(c) FEDERAL JURISDICTION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The district courts of the
United States shall have jurisdiction over any action
brought under this section.
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‘‘(2) VENUE.—An action under this section may
be brought only in accordance with section 1391 of
title 28, United States Code.
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS
FOR INJUNCTIONS
AND OR-
DERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any action brought under
this section, upon a proper showing by the attorney
general of the State, the court shall issue a prelimi-
nary or permanent injunction or other order without
requiring the posting of a bond.
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—No preliminary or permanent in-
junction or other order may be issued under para-
graph (1) without notice to the adverse party.
‘‘(3) FORM AND SCOPE OF ORDER.—Any pre-
liminary or permanent injunction or other order en-
tered in an action brought under this section shall—
‘‘(A) set forth the reasons for the issuance of
the order;
‘‘(B) be specific in terms;
‘‘(C) describe in reasonable detail, and not
by reference to the complaint or other document,
the act or acts to be restrained; and
‘‘(D) be binding only upon—
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‘‘(i) the parties to the action and the
officers, agents, employees, and attorneys of
those parties; and
‘‘(ii) persons in active cooperation or
participation with the parties to the action
who receive actual notice of the order by
personal service or otherwise.
‘‘(e) CONSOLIDATION OF HEARING WITH TRIAL ON
MERITS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before or after the com-
mencement of a hearing on an application for a pre-
liminary or permanent injunction or other order
under this section, the court may order the trial of the
action on the merits to be advanced and consolidated
with the hearing on the application.
‘‘(2) ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE.—If the court
does not order the consolidation of a trial on the mer-
its with a hearing on an application described in
paragraph (1), any evidence received upon an appli-
cation for a preliminary or permanent injunction or
other order that would be admissible at the trial on
the merits shall become part of the record of the trial
and shall not be required to be received again at the
trial.
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‘‘(f) NO RIGHT
TO TRIAL
BY JURY.—An action
brought under this section shall be tried before the court.
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL REMEDIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A remedy under this section
is in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
‘‘(2) STATE COURT PROCEEDINGS.—Nothing in
this section may be construed to prohibit an author-
ized State official from proceeding in State court on
the basis of an alleged violation of any State law.’’.
SEC. 1508. INTERSTATE SHIPMENT AND DELIVERY OF IN-
TOXICATING LIQUORS.
Chapter 59 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in section 1263—
(A) by inserting ‘‘a label on the shipping
container that clearly and prominently identifies
the contents as alcoholic beverages, and a’’ after
‘‘accompanied by’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and requiring upon deliv-
ery the signature of a person who has attained
the age for the lawful purchase of intoxicating
liquor in the State in which the delivery is
made,’’ after ‘‘contained therein,’’; and
(2) in section 1264, by inserting ‘‘or to any per-
son other than a person who has attained the age for
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the lawful purchase of intoxicating liquor in the State
in which the delivery is made,’’ after ‘‘consignee,’’.
SEC. 1509. DISCLAIMER ON MATERIALS PRODUCED, PRO-
CURED OR DISTRIBUTED FROM FUNDING AU-
THORIZED BY THIS ACT.
(a) All materials produced, procured, or distributed,
in whole or in part, as a result of Federal funding author-
ized under this Act for expenditure by Federal, State or
local governmental recipients or other nongovernmental en-
tities shall have printed thereon the following language:
‘‘This material has been printed, procured or distrib-
uted, in whole or in part, at the expense of the Fed-
eral Government. Any person who objects to the accu-
racy of the material, to the completeness of the mate-
rial, or to the representations made within the mate-
rial, including objections related to this material’s
characterization of religious beliefs, are encouraged to
direct their comments to the office of the Attorney
General of the United States.’’.
(b) All materials produced, procured, or distributed
using funds authorized under this Act shall have printed
thereon, in addition to the language contained in para-
graph (a), a complete address for an office designated by
the Attorney General to receive comments from members of
the public.
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(c) The office designated under paragraph (b) by the
Attorney General to receive comments shall, every six
months, prepare an accurate summary of all comments re-
ceived by the office. This summary shall include details
about the number of comments received and the specific na-
ture of the concerns raised within the comments, and shall
be provided to the Chairmen of the Senate and House Judi-
ciary Committees, the Senate and House Education Com-
mittees, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate,
and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives. Further, the comments received shall be re-
tained by the office and shall be made available to any
member of the general public upon request.
SEC. 1510. AIMEE’S LAW.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as
‘‘Aimee’s Law’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DANGEROUS
SEXUAL
OFFENSE.—The term
‘‘dangerous sexual offense’’ means sexual abuse or sex-
ually explicit conduct committed by an individual
who has attained the age of 18 years against an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 14 years.
(2) MURDER.—The term ‘‘murder’’ has the
meaning given the term under applicable State law.
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(3) RAPE.—The term ‘‘rape’’ has the meaning
given the term under applicable State law.
(4) SEXUAL ABUSE.—The term ‘‘sexual abuse’’
has the meaning given the term under applicable
State law.
(5) SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT
CONDUCT.—The term
‘‘sexually explicit conduct’’ has the meaning given the
term under applicable State law.
(c) REIMBURSEMENT TO STATES FOR CRIMES COM-
MITTED BY CERTAIN RELEASED FELONS.—
(1) PENALTY.—
(A) SINGLE STATE.—In any case in which
a State convicts an individual of murder, rape,
or a dangerous sexual offense, who has a prior
conviction for any 1 of those offenses in a State
described in subparagraph (C), the Attorney
General shall transfer an amount equal to the
costs of incarceration, prosecution, and appre-
hension of that individual, from Federal law en-
forcement assistance funds that have been allo-
cated to but not distributed to the State that con-
victed the individual of the prior offense, to the
State account that collects Federal law enforce-
ment assistance funds of the State that convicted
that individual of the subsequent offense.
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(B) MULTIPLE
STATES.—In any case in
which a State convicts an individual of murder,
rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, who has a
prior conviction for any 1 or more of those of-
fenses in more than 1 other State described in
subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall
transfer an amount equal to the costs of incar-
ceration, prosecution, and apprehension of that
individual, from Federal law enforcement assist-
ance funds that have been allocated to but not
distributed to each State that convicted such in-
dividual of the prior offense, to the State account
that collects Federal law enforcement assistance
funds of the State that convicted that individual
of the subsequent offense.
(C) STATE
DESCRIBED.—A State is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if—
(i) the State has not adopted Federal
truth-in-sentencing guidelines under section
20104 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13704);
(ii) the average term of imprisonment
imposed by the State on individuals con-
victed of the offense for which the individual
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described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as
applicable, was convicted by the State is
less than 10 percent above the average term
of imprisonment imposed for that offense in
all States; or
(iii) with respect to the individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B), as ap-
plicable, the individual had served less than
85 percent of the term of imprisonment to
which that individual was sentenced for the
prior offense.
(2) STATE APPLICATIONS.—In order to receive
an amount transferred under paragraph (1), the chief
executive of a State shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral an application, in such form and containing
such information as the Attorney General may rea-
sonably require, which shall include a certification
that the State has convicted an individual of murder,
rape, or a dangerous sexual offense, who has a prior
conviction for 1 of those offenses in another State.
(3) SOURCE
OF
FUNDS.—Any amount trans-
ferred under paragraph (1) shall be derived by reduc-
ing the amount of Federal law enforcement assistance
funds received by the State that convicted such indi-
vidual of the prior offense before the distribution of
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the funds to the State. The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the chief executive of the State that
convicted such individual of the prior offense, shall es-
tablish a payment schedule.
(4) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection
may be construed to diminish or otherwise affect any
court ordered restitution.
(5) EXCEPTION.—This subsection does not apply
if the individual convicted of murder, rape, or a dan-
gerous sexual offense has been released from prison
upon the reversal of a conviction for an offense de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and subsequently been con-
victed for an offense described in paragraph (1).
(d) COLLECTION OF RECIDIVISM DATA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with calendar year
1999, and each calendar year thereafter, the Attorney
General shall collect and maintain information relat-
ing to, with respect to each State—
(A) the number of convictions during that
calendar year for murder, rape, and any sex of-
fense in the State in which, at the time of the
offense, the victim had not attained the age of 14
years and the offender had attained the age of 18
years; and
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(B) the number of convictions described in
subparagraph (A) that constitute second or sub-
sequent convictions of the defendant of an offense
described in that subparagraph.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2000,
and on March 1 of each year thereafter, the Attorney
General shall submit to Congress a report, which shall
include—
(A) the information collected under para-
graph (1) with respect to each State during the
preceding calendar year; and
(B) the percentage of cases in each State in
which an individual convicted of an offense de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) was previously con-
victed of another such offense in another State
during the preceding calendar year.
SEC. 1511. DRUG TESTS AND LOCKER INSPECTIONS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘School Violence Prevention Act’’.
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 4116(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7116(b))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (11); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) consistent with the fourth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, testing a stu-
dent for illegal drug use or inspecting a student’s
locker for guns, explosives, other weapons, or illegal
drugs, including at the request of or with the consent
of a parent or legal guardian of the student, if the
local educational agency elects to so test or inspect;
and’’.
SEC. 1512. WAIVER FOR LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT
UNDER COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM.
Section 1701(i) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(i)) is amended
by adding at the end of the first sentence the following:
‘‘The Attorney General shall waive the requirement
under this subsection of a non-Federal contribution to
the costs of a program, project, or activity that hires
law enforcement officers for placement in public
schools by a jurisdiction that demonstrates financial
need or hardship.’’.
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SEC. 1513. CARJACKING OFFENSES.
Section 2119 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, with the intent to cause death or serious
bodily harm’’.
SEC. 1514. SPECIAL FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL PROFITS
OF CRIME.
Section 3681 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) FORFEITURE OF PROCEEDS.—Upon the mo-
tion of the United States attorney made at any time
after conviction of a defendant for an offense de-
scribed in paragraph (2), and after notice to any in-
terested party, the court shall order the defendant to
forfeit all or any part of proceeds received or to be re-
ceived by the defendant, or a transferee of the defend-
ant, from a contract relating to the transfer of a right
or interest of the defendant in any property described
in paragraph (3), if the court determines that—
‘‘(A) the interests of justice or an order of
restitution under this title so require;
‘‘(B) the proceeds (or part thereof) to be for-
feited reflect the enhanced value of the property
attributable to the offense; and
‘‘(C) with respect to a defendant convicted
of an offense against a State—
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‘‘(i) the property at issue, or the pro-
ceeds to be forfeited, have travelled in inter-
state or foreign commerce or were derived
through the use of an instrumentality of
interstate or foreign commerce; and
‘‘(ii) the attorney general of the State
has declined to initiate a forfeiture action
with respect to the proceeds to be forfeited.
‘‘(2) OFFENSES DESCRIBED.—An offense is de-
scribed in this paragraph if it is—
‘‘(A) an offense under section 794 of this
title;
‘‘(B) a felony offense against the United
States or any State; or
‘‘(C) a misdemeanor offense against the
United States or any State resulting in physical
harm to any individual.
‘‘(3) PROPERTY
DESCRIBED.—Property is de-
scribed in this paragraph if it is any property, tan-
gible or intangible, including any—
‘‘(A) evidence of the offense;
‘‘(B) instrument of the offense, including
any vehicle used in the commission of the offense;
‘‘(C) real estate where the offense was com-
mitted;
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‘‘(D) document relating to the offense;
‘‘(E) photograph or audio or video record-
ing relating to the offense;
‘‘(F) clothing, jewelry, furniture, or other
personal property relating to the offense;
‘‘(G) movie, book, newspaper, magazine,
radio or television production, or live entertain-
ment of any kind depicting the offense or other-
wise relating to the offense;
‘‘(H) expression of the thoughts, opinions, or
emotions of the defendant regarding the offense;
or
‘‘(I) other property relating to the offense.’’.
SEC. 1515. CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICES TO ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS PART OF
UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION.
(a) CLARIFICATION.—Section 254(h)(1)(B) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(B)) is
amended by inserting after ‘‘under subsection (c)(3),’’ the
following: ‘‘including caller identification services with re-
spect to elementary and secondary schools,’’.
(b) OUTREACH.—The Federal Communications Com-
mission shall take appropriate actions to notify elementary
and secondary schools throughout the United States of—
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(1) the availability of caller identification serv-
ices as part of the services that are within the defini-
tion of universal service under section 254(h)(1)(B) of
the Communications Act of 1934; and
(2) the procedures to be used by such schools in
applying for such services under that section.
SEC. 1516. PARENT LEADERSHIP MODEL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Office of
Juvenile Crime Control and Prevention is authorized to
make a grant to a national organization to provide train-
ing, technical assistance, best practice strategies, program
materials and other necessary support for a mutual sup-
port, parental leadership model proven to prevent child
abuse and juvenile delinquency.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated out of the Violent Crime Trust Fund,
$3,000,000.
SEC. 1517. NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AGAINST VIO-
LENCE.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the National
Crime Prevention Council not to exceed $25,000,000, to be
expended without fiscal-year limitation, for a 2-year na-
tional media campaign, to be conducted in consultation
with national, statewide or community based youth organi-
zations, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and to be tar-
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geted to parents (and other caregivers) and to youth, to re-
duce and prevent violent criminal behavior by young Amer-
icans: Provided, That none of such funds may be used—
(1) to propose, influence, favor, or oppose any change in
any statute, rule, regulation, treaty, or other provision of
law; (2) for any partisan political purpose; (3) to feature
any elected officials, persons seeking elected office, cabinet-
level officials, or Federal officials employed pursuant to
Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, section
213; or (4) in any way that otherwise would violate section
1913 of title 18 of the United States Code: Provided further,
That, for purposes hereof, ‘‘violent criminal behavior by
young Americans’’ means behavior, by minors residing in
the United States (or in any jurisdiction under the sov-
ereign jurisdiction thereof), that both is illegal under Fed-
eral, State, or local law, and involves acts or threats of
physical violence, physical injury, or physical harm: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed 10 percent of the funds
appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used
to commission an objective accounting, from a licensed and
certified public accountant, using generally-accepted ac-
counting principles, of the funds appropriated pursuant to
this authorization and of any other funds or in-kind dona-
tions spent or used in the campaign, and an objective eval-
uation both of the impact and cost-effectiveness of the cam-
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paign and of the campaign-related activities of the Council
and the Clubs, which accounting and evaluation shall be
submitted by the Council to the Committees on Appropria-
tions and the Judiciary of each House of Congress by not
later than 9 months after the conclusion of the campaign.
SEC. 1518. VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1404B of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603b) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1404B. COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS
OF TERRORISM OR MASS VIOLENCE.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible crime victim compensation
program’ means a program that meets the require-
ments of section 1402(b);
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible crime victim assistance
program’ means a program that meets the require-
ments of section 1404(b);
‘‘(3) the term ‘public agency’ includes any Fed-
eral, State, or local government or nonprofit organi-
zation; and
‘‘(4) the term ‘victim’—
‘‘(A) means an individual who is citizen or
employee of the United States, and who is in-
jured or killed as a result of a terrorist act or
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mass violence, whether occurring within or out-
side the United States; and
‘‘(B) includes, in the case of an individual
described in subparagraph (A) who is deceased,
the family members of the individual.
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director may make
grants, as provided in either section 1402(d)(4)(B) or
1404—
‘‘(1) to States, which shall be used for eligible
crime victim compensation programs and eligible
crime victim assistance programs for the benefit of
victims; and
‘‘(2) to victim service organizations, and public
agencies that provide emergency or ongoing assistance
to victims of crime, which shall be used to provide, for
the benefit of victims—
‘‘(A) emergency relief (including compensa-
tion, assistance, and crisis response) and other
related victim services; and
‘‘(B) training and technical assistance for
victim service providers.
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to supplant any compensation avail-
able under title VIII of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986.’’.
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by this
section applies to any terrorist act or mass violence occur-
ring on or after December 20, 1988, with respect to which
an investigation or prosecution was ongoing after April 24,
1996.
SEC. 1519. TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING INCENTIVE GRANTS.
(a) QUALIFICATION DATE.—Section 20104 of the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 13704(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘on April 26,
1996’’ and inserting ‘‘on or after April 26, 1996.’’
(b) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Section 20106 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 13706) is amended by striking subsection (b) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(b) FORMULA
ALLOCATION.—The amount made
available to carry out this section for any fiscal year under
section 20104 shall be allocated as follows:
‘‘(1) .75 percent shall be allocated to each State
that meets the requirements of section 20104, except
that the United States Virgin Islands, America
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
each shall be allocated 0.05 percent; and
‘‘(2) The amount remaining after the application
of paragraph (1) shall be allocated to each State that
meets the requirements of section 20104 in the ratio
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that the average annual number of part 1 violent
crimes reported by that State to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation for the 3 years preceding the year in
which the determination is made bears to the average
annual number of part 1 violent crimes reported by
States that meet the requirements of section 20104 to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the 3 years
preceding the year in which the determination is
made, except that a State may not receive more than
25 percent of the total amount available for such
grants.’’.
SEC. 1520. APPLICATION OF PROVISION RELATING TO A
SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR AN ACT OF ANIMAL
ENTERPRISE TERRORISM.
Section 3591 of title 18, United States Code (relating
to circumstances under which a defendant may be sentenced
to death), shall apply to sentencing for a violation of section
43 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act
to include the death penalty as a possible punishment.
SEC. 1521. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO EXPLOSIVE MATE-
RIALS.
(a) PROHIBITION OF SALE, DELIVERY, OR TRANSFER
OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—
Section 842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF SALE, DELIVERY, OR TRANSFER
OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—It
shall be unlawful for any licensee to knowingly sell, deliver,
or transfer any explosive materials to any individual
who—
‘‘(1) is less than 21 years of age;
‘‘(2) is under indictment for, or has been con-
victed in any court of, a crime punishable by impris-
onment for a term exceeding 1 year;
‘‘(3) is a fugitive from justice;
‘‘(4) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any
controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));
‘‘(5) has been adjudicated as a mental defective
or has been committed to any mental institution;
‘‘(6) being an alien—
‘‘(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United
States; or
‘‘(B) except as provided in section 845(d),
has been admitted to the United States under a
nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in
section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26));
‘‘(7) has been discharged from the Armed Forces
under dishonorable conditions;
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‘‘(8) having been a citizen of the United States,
has renounced his citizenship;
‘‘(9) is subject to a court order that restrains
such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening
an intimate partner of such person or child of such
intimate partner or person, or engaging in other con-
duct that would place an intimate partner in reason-
able fear of bodily injury to the partner or child, ex-
cept that this paragraph shall only apply to a court
order that—
‘‘(A) was issued after a hearing of which
such person received actual notice, and at which
such person had the opportunity to participate;
and
‘‘(B)(i) includes a finding that such person
represents a credible threat to the physical safety
of such intimate partner or child; and
‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the
use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical
force against such intimate partner or child that
would reasonably be expected to cause bodily in-
jury; or
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of domestic violence.’’.
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(b) PROHIBITION ON SHIPPING, TRANSPORTING, POS-
SESSION, OR RECEIPT OF EXPLOSIVES BY CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS.—Section 842 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON SHIPPING, TRANSPORTING, POS-
SESSION, OR RECEIPT OF EXPLOSIVES BY CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS.—It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or
transport in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess, in
or affecting commerce, any explosive, or to receive any ex-
plosive that has been shipped or transported in interstate
or foreign commerce, if that person—
‘‘(1) is less than 21 years of age;
‘‘(2) has been convicted in any court, of a crime
punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1
year;
‘‘(3) is a fugitive from justice;
‘‘(4) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any
controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));
‘‘(5) has been adjudicated as a mental defective
or who has been committed to a mental institution;
‘‘(6) being an alien—
‘‘(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United
States; or
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‘‘(B) except as provided in section 845(d),
has been admitted to the United States under a
nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in
section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26));
‘‘(7) has been discharged from the Armed Forces
under dishonorable conditions;
‘‘(8) having been a citizen of the United States,
has renounced his citizenship; or
‘‘(9) is subject to a court order that—
‘‘(A) was issued after a hearing of which
such person received actual notice, and at which
such person had an opportunity to participate;
‘‘(B) restrains such person from harassing,
stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
such person or child of such intimate partner or
person, or engaging in other conduct that would
place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
bodily injury to the partner or child; and
‘‘(C)(i) includes a finding that such person
represents a credible threat to the physical safety
of such intimate partner or child; and
‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the
use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical
force against such intimate partner or child that
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would reasonably be expected to cause bodily in-
jury; or
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of domestic violence.’’.
(c) EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVER FOR CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS.—Section 845 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVER FOR CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘alien’ has the same meaning
as in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)); and
‘‘(B) the term ‘nonimmigrant visa’ has the
same meaning as in section 101(a)(26) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(26)).
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (d)(5)(B) and
(i)(5)(B) of section 842 do not apply to any alien
who has been lawfully admitted to the United States
pursuant to a nonimmigrant visa, if that alien is—
‘‘(A) admitted to the United States for law-
ful hunting or sporting purposes;
‘‘(B) a foreign military personnel on official
assignment to the United States;
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‘‘(C) an official of a foreign government or
a distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
designated by the Department of State; or
‘‘(D) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
friendly foreign government entering the United
States on official law enforcement business.
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any individual who
has been admitted to the United States under a
nonimmigrant visa and who is not described in
paragraph (2), may receive a waiver from the
applicability of subsection (d)(5)(B) or (i)(5)(B)
of section 842, if—
‘‘(i) the individual submits to the At-
torney General a petition that meets the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B); and
‘‘(ii) the Attorney General approves the
petition.
‘‘(B) PETITIONS.—Each petition under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) shall—
‘‘(i) demonstrate that the petitioner has
resided in the United States for a contin-
uous period of not less than 180 days before
the date on which the petition is submitted
under this paragraph; and
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‘‘(ii) include a written statement from
the embassy or consulate of the petitioner,
authorizing the petitioner to engage in any
activity prohibited under subsection (d) or
(i) of section 842, as applicable, and certi-
fying that the petitioner would not other-
wise be prohibited from engaging in that
activity under subsection (d) or (i) of sec-
tion 842, as applicable.’’.
SEC. 1522. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR DISTRICTS IN THE
STATES OF ARIZONA, FLORIDA, AND NEVADA.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Emergency Federal Judgeship Act of 1999’’.
(b) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate—
(1) 3 additional district judges for the district of
Arizona;
(2) 4 additional district judges for the middle
district of Florida; and
(3) 2 additional district judges for the district of
Nevada.
(c) TABLES.—In order that the table contained in sec-
tion 133 of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the
changes in the total number of permanent district judge-
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ships authorized as a result of subsection (a) of this
section—
(1) the item relating to Arizona in such table is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Arizona ...........................................................................................................
11’’;
(2) the item relating to Florida in such table is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Florida:
Northern ....................................................................................................
Middle .......................................................................................................
Southern ....................................................................................................
16’’;
and
(3) the item relating to Nevada in such table is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Nevada ............................................................................................................
6’’.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of this section, including
such sums as may be necessary to provide appropriate space
and facilities for the judicial positions created by this sec-
tion.
SEC. 1523. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
ON YOUTH VIOLENCE.
(a) NIH RESEARCH.—The National Institutes of
Health, acting through the Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research, shall carry out a coordinated, multi-year
course of behavioral and social science research on the
causes and prevention of youth violence.
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(b) NATURE OF RESEARCH.—Funds made available to
the National Institutes of Health pursuant to this section
shall be utilized to conduct, support, coordinate, and dis-
seminate basic and applied behavioral and social science
research with respect to youth violence, including research
on 1 or more of the following subjects:
(1) The etiology of youth violence.
(2) Risk factors for youth violence.
(3) Childhood precursors to antisocial violent be-
havior.
(4) The role of peer pressure in inciting youth
violence.
(5) The processes by which children develop pat-
terns of thought and behavior, including beliefs about
the value of human life.
(6) Science-based strategies for preventing youth
violence, including school and community-based pro-
grams.
(7) Other subjects that the Director of the Office
of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research deems ap-
propriate.
(c) ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL AND SO-
CIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH.—Pursuant to this section and
section 404A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
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283c), the Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research shall—
(1) coordinate research on youth violence con-
ducted or supported by the agencies of the National
Institutes of Health;
(2) identify youth violence research projects that
should be conducted or supported by the research in-
stitutes, and develop such projects in cooperation with
such institutes and in consultation with State and
Federal law enforcement agencies;
(3) take steps to further cooperation and collabo-
ration between the National Institutes of Health and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin-
istration, the agencies of the Department of Justice,
and other governmental and nongovernmental agen-
cies with respect to youth violence research conducted
or supported by such agencies;
(4) establish a clearinghouse for information
about youth violence research conducted by govern-
mental and nongovernmental entities; and
(5) periodically report to Congress on the state
of youth violence research and make recommendations
to Congress regarding such research.
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(d) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated,
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004 to
carry out this section. If amount are not separately appro-
priated to carry out this section, the Director of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health shall carry out this section using
funds appropriated generally to the National Institutes of
Health, except that funds expended for under this section
shall supplement and not supplant existing funding for be-
havioral research activities at the National Institutes of
Health.
SEC. 1524. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MENTORING
PROGRAMS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—
(1) the well-being of all people of the United
States is preserved and enhanced when young people
are given the guidance they need to live healthy and
productive lives;
(2) adult mentors can play an important role in
ensuring that young people become healthy, produc-
tive, successful members of society;
(3) at-risk young people with mentors are 46
percent less likely to begin using illegal drugs than
at-risk young people without mentors;
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(4) at-risk young people with mentors are 27
percent less likely to begin using alcohol than at-risk
young people without mentors;
(5) at-risk young people with mentors are 53
percent less likely to skip school than at-risk young
people without mentors;
(6) at-risk young people with mentors are 33
percent less likely to hit someone than at-risk young
people without mentors;
(7) 73 percent of students with mentors report
that their mentors helped raise their goals and expec-
tations; and
(8) there are many employees of the Federal Gov-
ernment who would like to serve as youth or family
mentors but are unable to leave their jobs to partici-
pate in mentoring programs.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the President should issue an Executive Order al-
lowing all employees of the Federal Government to use a
maximum of 1 hour each week of excused absence or admin-
istrative leave to serve as mentors in youth or family men-
toring programs.
SEC. 1525. FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS TOGETHER PROGRAM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Office of Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency in the Department of
Justice.
(2) FAST
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘FAST pro-
gram’’ means a program that addresses the urgent so-
cial problems of youth violence and chronic juvenile
delinquency by building and enhancing juveniles’ re-
lationships with their families, peers, teachers, school
staff, and other members of the community by bring-
ing together parents, schools, and communities to
help—
(A) at-risk children identified by their
teachers to succeed;
(B) enhance the functioning of families with
at-risk children;
(C) prevent alcohol and other drug abuse in
the family; and
(D) reduce the stress that their families ex-
perience from daily life.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—In consultation with the Attor-
ney General, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary
of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Ad-
ministrator shall carry out a Family and Schools Together
program to promote FAST programs.
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(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, and the Secretary of the Department of Health and
Human Services shall develop regulations governing the
distribution of the funds for FAST programs.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
(2) ALLOCATION.—Of amounts appropriated
under paragraph (1)—
(A) 83.33 percent shall be available for the
implementation of local FAST programs; and
(B) 16.67 percent shall be available for re-
search and evaluation of FAST programs.
SEC. 1526. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIME IN
INDIAN COUNTRY AND AREAS OF EXCLUSIVE
FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
(a) ASSAULTS WITH MARITIME AND TERRITORIAL JU-
RISDICTION.—Section 113(a)(3) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘with intent to do bodily
harm, and’’.
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(b) OFFENSES COMMITTED WITHIN INDIAN COUN-
TRY.—Section 1153 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘an offense for
which the maximum statutory term of imprisonment
under section 1363 is greater than 5 years,’’ after ‘‘a
felony under chapter 109A,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section shall limit the inherent
power of an Indian tribe to exercise criminal jurisdiction
over any Indian with respect to any offense committed
within Indian country, subject to the limitations on punish-
ment under section 202(7) of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
(25 U.S.C. 1302(7)).’’.
(c) RACKETEERING ACTIVITY.—Section 1961(1)(A) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(or
would have been so chargeable except that the act or threat
was committed in Indian country, as defined in section
1151, or in any other area of exclusive Federal jurisdic-
tion)’’ after ‘‘chargeable under State law’’.
(d) MANSLAUGHTER WITHIN THE SPECIAL MARITIME
AND
TERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—Section 1112(b) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘20
years’’.
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(e) EMBEZZLEMENT AND THEFT FROM INDIAN TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—The second undesignated paragraph of
section 1163 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘so embezzled,’’ and inserting ‘‘embezzled,’’.
SEC. 1527. FEDERAL JUDICIARY PROTECTION ACT OF 1999.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Federal Judiciary Protection Act of 1999’’.
(b) ASSAULTING, RESISTING, OR IMPEDING CERTAIN
OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.—Section 111 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘three’’ and in-
serting ‘‘8’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘ten’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20’’.
(c) 
INFLUENCING, 
IMPEDING, 
OR
RETALIATING
AGAINST A FEDERAL OFFICIAL BY THREATENING OR IN-
JURING A FAMILY MEMBER.—Section 115(b)(4) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘five’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’.
(d) MAILING THREATENING COMMUNICATIONS.—Sec-
tion 876 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by designating the first 4 undesignated para-
graphs as subsections (a) through (d), respectively;
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(2) in subsection (c), as so designated, by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘If such a communication is
addressed to a United States judge, a Federal law en-
forcement officer, or an official who is covered by sec-
tion 1114, the individual shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’;
and
(3) in subsection (d), as so designated, by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘If such a communication is
addressed to a United States judge, a Federal law en-
forcement officer, or an official who is covered by sec-
tion 1114, the individual shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’.
(e) AMENDMENT OF THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES
FOR ASSAULTS AND THREATS AGAINST FEDERAL JUDGES
AND CERTAIN OTHER FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOY-
EES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority
under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the
United States Sentencing Commission shall review
and amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and the
policy statements of the Commission, if appropriate,
to provide an appropriate sentencing enhancement for
offenses involving influencing, assaulting, resisting,
impeding, retaliating against, or threatening a Fed-
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eral judge, magistrate judge, or any other official de-
scribed in section 111 or 115 of title 18, United
States Code.
(2) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In carrying
out this section, the United States Sentencing Com-
mission shall consider, with respect to each offense de-
scribed in paragraph (1)—
(A) any expression of congressional intent
regarding the appropriate penalties for the of-
fense;
(B) the range of conduct covered by the of-
fense;
(C) the existing sentences for the offense;
(D) the extent to which sentencing enhance-
ments within the Federal sentencing guidelines
and the court’s authority to impose a sentence in
excess of the applicable guideline range are ade-
quate to ensure punishment at or near the max-
imum penalty for the most egregious conduct
covered by the offense;
(E) the extent to which Federal sentencing
guideline sentences for the offense have been con-
strained by statutory maximum penalties;
(F) the extent to which Federal sentencing
guidelines for the offense adequately achieve the
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purposes of sentencing as set forth in section
3553(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code;
(G) the relationship of Federal sentencing
guidelines for the offense to the Federal sen-
tencing guidelines for other offenses of com-
parable seriousness; and
(H) any other factors that the Commission
considers to be appropriate.
SEC. 1528. LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OF LOCAL ALCOHOL PRO-
HIBITIONS THAT REDUCE JUVENILE CRIME
IN REMOTE ALASKA VILLAGES.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds
the following:
(1) Villages in remote areas of Alaska lack local
law enforcement due to the absence of a tax base to
support such services and to small populations that
do not secure sufficient funds under existing State
and Federal grant program formulas.
(2) State troopers are often unable to respond to
reports of violence in remote villages if there is in-
clement weather, and often only respond in reported
felony cases.
(3) Studies conclude that alcohol consumption is
strongly linked to the commission of violent crimes in
remote Alaska villages and that youth are particu-
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larly susceptible to developing chronic criminal be-
haviors associated with alcohol in the absence of early
intervention.
(4) Many remote villages have sought to limit the
introduction of alcohol into their communities as a
means of early intervention and to reduce criminal
conduct among juveniles.
(5) In many remote villages, there is no person
with the authority to enforce these local alcohol re-
strictions in a manner consistent with judicical
standards of due process required under the State and
Federal constitutions.
(6) Remote Alaska villages are experiencing a
marked increase in births and the number of juveniles
residing in villages is expected to increase dramati-
cally in the next 5 years.
(7) Adoption of alcohol prohibitions by voters in
remote villages represents a community-based effort to
reduce juvenile crime, but this local policy choice re-
quires local law enforcement to be effective.
(b) GRANT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—(1) The Attorney
General is authorized to provide to the State of Alaska
funds for State law enforcement, judicial infrastructure and
other costs necessary in remote villages to implement the
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prohibitions on the sale, importation and possession of alco-
hol adopted pursuant to State local option statutes.
(2) Funds provided to the State of Alaska under this
section shall be in addition to and shall not disqualify the
State, local governments, or Indian tribes (as that term is
defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act (P.L. 93–638, as amended;
25 U.S.C. 450b(e) (1998)) from Federal funds available
under other authority.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section—
(A) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(B) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
(C) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(2) SOURCE OF SUMS.—Amounts authorized to
be appropriated under this subsection may be derived
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
SEC. 1529. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to create, expand
or diminish or in any way affect the jurisdiction of an In-
dian tribe in the State of Alaska.
SEC. 1530. BOUNTY HUNTER ACCOUNTABILITY AND QUAL-
ITY ASSISTANCE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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(1) bounty hunters, also known as bail enforce-
ment officers or recovery agents, provide law enforce-
ment officers and the courts with valuable assistance
in recovering fugitives from justice;
(2) regardless of the differences in their duties,
skills, and responsibilities, the public has had dif-
ficulty in discerning the difference between law en-
forcement officers and bounty hunters;
(3) the availability of bail as an alternative to
the pretrial detention or unsecured release of criminal
defendants is important to the effective functioning of
the criminal justice system;
(4) the safe and timely return to custody of fugi-
tives who violate bail contracts is an important mat-
ter of public safety, as is the return of any other fugi-
tive from justice;
(5) bail bond agents are widely regulated by the
States, whereas bounty hunters are largely unregu-
lated;
(6) the public safety requires the employment of
qualified, well-trained bounty hunters; and
(7) in the course of their duties, bounty hunters
often move in and affect interstate commerce.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘bail bond agent’’ means any retail
seller of a bond to secure the release of a criminal de-
fendant pending judicial proceedings, unless such per-
son also is self-employed to obtain the recovery of any
fugitive from justice who has been released on bail;
(2) the term ‘‘bounty hunter’’—
(A) means any person whose services are
engaged, either as an independent contractor or
as an employee of a bounty hunter employer, to
obtain the recovery of any fugitive from justice
who has been released on bail; and
(B) does not include any—
(i) law enforcement officer acting
under color of law;
(ii) attorney, accountant, or other pro-
fessional licensed under applicable State
law;
(iii) employee whose duties are pri-
marily internal audit or credit functions;
(iv) person while engaged in the per-
formance of official duties as a member of
the Armed Forces on active duty (as defined
in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United
States Code); or
(v) bail bond agent;
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(3) the term ‘‘bounty hunter employer’’—
(A) means any person that—
(i) employs 1 or more bounty hunters;
or
(ii) provides, as an independent con-
tractor, for consideration, the services of 1
or more bounty hunters (which may include
the services of that person); and
(B) does not include any bail bond agent;
and
(4) the term ‘‘law enforcement officer’’ means a
public officer or employee authorized under applicable
Federal or State law to conduct or engage in the pre-
vention, investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of
criminal offenses, including any public officer or em-
ployee engaged in corrections, parole, or probation
functions, or the recovery of any fugitive from justice.
(c) MODEL GUIDELINES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall develop model guidelines for the State con-
trol and regulation of persons employed or applying
for employment as bounty hunters. In developing such
guidelines, the Attorney General shall consult with or-
ganizations representing—
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(A) State and local law enforcement officers;
(B) State and local prosecutors;
(C) the criminal defense bar;
(D) bail bond agents;
(E) bounty hunters; and
(F) corporate sureties.
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The guidelines devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall include recommenda-
tions of the Attorney General regarding whether—
(A) a person seeking employment as a boun-
ty hunter should—
(i) be required to submit to a finger-
print-based 
criminal 
background 
check
prior to entering into the performance of
duties pursuant to employment as a bounty
hunter; or
(ii) not be allowed to obtain such em-
ployment if that person has been convicted
of a felony offense under Federal or State
law;
(B) bounty hunters and bounty hunter em-
ployers should be required to obtain adequate li-
ability insurance for actions taken in the course
of performing duties pursuant to employment as
a bounty hunter; and
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(C) State laws should provide—
(i) for the prohibition on bounty hunt-
ers entering any private dwelling, unless the
bounty hunter first knocks on the front door
and announces the presence of 1 or more
bounty hunters; and
(ii) the official recognition of bounty
hunters from other States.
(3) EFFECT ON BAIL.—The guidelines published
under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the
estimated effect, if any, of the adoption of the guide-
lines by the States on—
(A) the cost and availability of bail; and
(B) the bail bond agent industry.
(4) NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in
this subsection may be construed to authorize the pro-
mulgation of any Federal regulation relating to boun-
ty hunters, bounty hunter employers, or bail bond
agents.
(5) PUBLICATION OF GUIDELINES.—The Attor-
ney General shall publish model guidelines developed
pursuant to paragraph (1) in the Federal Register.
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SEC. 1531. ASSISTANCE FOR UNINCORPORATED NEIGHBOR-
HOOD WATCH PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1701(d) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796dd(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) provide assistance to unincorporated
neighborhood watch organizations approved by the
appropriate local police or sheriff’s department, in an
amount equal to not more than $1,950 per organiza-
tion, for the purchase of citizen band radios, street
signs, magnetic signs, flashlights, and other equip-
ment relating to neighborhood watch patrols.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (vi)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(vi) $282,625,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after ‘‘(B)’’
the following: ‘‘Of amounts made available to carry
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out part Q in each fiscal year $14,625,000 shall be
used to carry out section 1701(d)(12).’’.
SEC. 1532. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) 
FINDINGS.—Congress 
makes 
the 
following
findings—
(1) The Nation’s highest priority should be to en-
sure that children begin school ready to learn.
(2) New scientific research shows that the elec-
trical activity of brain cells actually changes the
physical structure of the brain itself and that without
a stimulating environment, a baby’s brain will suffer.
At birth, a baby’s brain contains 100,000,000,000
neurons, roughly as many nerve cells as there are
stars in the Milky Way, but the wiring pattern be-
tween these neurons develops over time. Children who
play very little or are rarely touched develop brains
that are 20 to 30 percent smaller than normal for
their age.
(3) This scientific research also conclusively
demonstrates that enhancing children’s physical, so-
cial, emotional, and intellectual development will re-
sult in tremendous benefits for children, families, and
the Nation.
(4) Since more than 50 percent of the mothers of
children under the age of 3 now work outside of the
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home, society must change to provide new supports so
young children receive the attention and care that
they need.
(5) There are 12,000,000 children under the age
of 3 in the United States today and 1 in 4 lives in
poverty.
(6) Compared with most other industrialized
countries, the United States has a higher infant mor-
tality rate, a higher proportion of low-birth weight
babies, and a smaller proportion of babies immunized
against childhood diseases.
(7) National and local studies have found a
strong link between—
(A) lack of early intervention for children;
and
(B) increased violence and crime among
youth.
(8) The United States will spend more than
$35,000,000,000 over the next 5 years on Federal pro-
grams for at-risk or delinquent youth and child wel-
fare programs, which address crisis situations that
frequently could have been avoided or made much less
severe through good early intervention for children.
(9) Many local communities across the country
have developed successful early childhood efforts and
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with additional resources could expand and enhance
opportunities for young children.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that Federal funding for early childhood development
collaboratives should be a priority in the Federal budget
for fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years.
SEC. 1533. PROHIBITION ON PROMOTING VIOLENCE ON
FEDERAL PROPERTY.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—A Federal department or agency
that—
(1) considers a request from an individual or en-
tity for the use of any property, facility, equipment,
or personnel of the department or agency, or for any
other cooperation from the department or agency, to
film a motion picture or television production for
commercial purposes; and
(2) makes a determination as to whether grant-
ing a request described in paragraph (1) is consistent
with—
(A) United States policy;
(B) the mission or interest of the depart-
ment or agency; or
(C) the public interest;
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shall not grant such a request without considering whether
such motion picture or television production glorifies or en-
dorses wanton and gratuitous violence.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to—
(1) any bona fide newsreel or news television
production; or
(2) any public service announcement.
SEC. 1534. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PAWN SHOPS AND
SPECIAL LICENSEES.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the repeal heretofore effected by paragraph (1) and the
amendment heretofore effected by paragraph (2) of sub-
section (c) with the heading ‘‘Provision Related to Pawn
and Other Transactions’’ of section 503 of title V with the
heading ‘‘General Firearm Provisions’’ shall be null and
void.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
section 923(m)(1), of title 18, United States Code, as here-
tofore provided, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing subparagraph:
‘‘(F) COMPLIANCE.—Except as to the State
and local planning and zoning requirements for
a licensed premises as provided in subparagraph
(D), a special licensee shall be subject to all of
the provisions of this chapter applicable to deal-
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ers, including, but not limited to, the perform-
ance of an instant background check.’’.
SEC. 1535. EXTENSION OF BRADY BACKGROUND CHECKS TO
GUN SHOWS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) more than 4,400 traditional gun shows are
held annually across the United States, attracting
thousands of attendees per show and hundreds of Fed-
eral firearms licensees and nonlicensed firearms sell-
ers;
(2) traditional gun shows, as well as flea mar-
kets and other organized events, at which a large
number of firearms are offered for sale by Federal
firearms licensees and nonlicensed firearms sellers,
form a significant part of the national firearms mar-
ket;
(3) firearms and ammunition that are exhibited
or offered for sale or exchange at gun shows, flea mar-
kets, and other organized events move easily in and
substantially affect interstate commerce;
(4) in fact, even before a firearm is exhibited or
offered for sale or exchange at a gun show, flea mar-
ket, or other organized event, the gun, its component
parts, ammunition, and the raw materials from
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which it is manufactured have moved in interstate
commerce;
(5) gun shows, flea markets, and other organized
events at which firearms are exhibited or offered for
sale or exchange, provide a convenient and centralized
commercial location at which firearms may be bought
and sold anonymously, often without background
checks and without records that enable gun tracing;
(6) at gun shows, flea markets, and other orga-
nized events at which guns are exhibited or offered for
sale or exchange, criminals and other prohibited per-
sons obtain guns without background checks and fre-
quently use guns that cannot be traced to later com-
mit crimes;
(7) many persons who buy and sell firearms at
gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events
cross State lines to attend these events and engage in
the interstate transportation of firearms obtained at
these events;
(8) gun violence is a pervasive, national problem
that is exacerbated by the availability of guns at gun
shows, flea markets, and other organized events;
(9) firearms associated with gun shows have been
transferred illegally to residents of another State by
Federal firearms licensees and nonlicensed firearms
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sellers, and have been involved in subsequent crimes
including drug offenses, crimes of violence, property
crimes, and illegal possession of firearms by felons
and other prohibited persons; and
(10) Congress has the power, under the interstate
commerce clause and other provisions of the Constitu-
tion of the United States, to ensure, by enactment of
this Act, that criminals and other prohibited persons
do not obtain firearms at gun shows, flea markets,
and other organized events.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(35) GUN SHOW.—The term ‘gun show’ means any
event—
‘‘(A) at which 50 or more firearms are offered or
exhibited for sale, transfer, or exchange, if 1 or more
of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or
otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce; and
‘‘(B) at which—
‘‘(i) not less than 20 percent of the exhibi-
tors are firearm exhibitors;
‘‘(ii) there are not less than 10 firearm ex-
hibitors; or
‘‘(iii) 50 or more firearms are offered for
sale, transfer, or exchange.
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‘‘(36) GUN SHOW PROMOTER.—The term ‘gun show
promoter’ means any person who organizes, plans, pro-
motes, or operates a gun show.
‘‘(37) GUN SHOW VENDOR.—The term ‘gun show ven-
dor’ means any person who exhibits, sells, offers for sale,
transfers, or exchanges 1 or more firearms at a gun show,
regardless of whether or not the person arranges with the
gun show promoter for a fixed location from which to ex-
hibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange 1 or more
firearms.’’
(c) REGULATION OF FIREARMS TRANSFERS AT GUN
SHOWS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows
‘‘(a) REGISTRATION OF GUN SHOW PROMOTERS.—It
shall be unlawful for any person to organize, plan, promote,
or operate a gun show unless that person—
‘‘(1) registers with the Secretary in accordance
with regulations promulgated by the Secretary; and
‘‘(2) pays a registration fee, in an amount deter-
mined by the Secretary.
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF GUN SHOW PROMOTERS.—
It shall be unlawful for any person to organize, plan, pro-
mote, or operate a gun show unless that person—
‘‘(1) before commencement of the gun show,
verifies the identity of each gun show vendor partici-
pating in the gun show by examining a valid identi-
fication document (as defined in section 1028(d)(1))
of the vendor containing a photograph of the vendor;
‘‘(2) before commencement of the gun show, re-
quires each gun show vendor to sign—
‘‘(A) a ledger with identifying information
concerning the vendor; and
‘‘(B) a notice advising the vendor of the ob-
ligations of the vendor under this chapter; and
‘‘(3) notifies each person who attends the gun
show of the requirements of this chapter, in accord-
ance with such regulations as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe; and
‘‘(4) maintains a copy of the records described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) at the permanent place of
business of the gun show promoter for such period of
time and in such form as the Secretary shall require
by regulation.
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF TRANSFERORS OTHER
THAN LICENSEES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any part of a firearm
transaction takes place at a gun show, it shall be un-
lawful for any person who is not licensed under this
chapter to transfer a firearm to another person who
is not licensed under this chapter, unless the firearm
is transferred through a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer in accordance with
subsection (e).
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—A person
who is subject to the requirement of paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) shall not transfer the firearm to the
transferee until the licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which
the transfer is made under subsection (e) makes
the notification described in subsection (e)(3)(A);
and
‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
shall not transfer the firearm to the transferee if
the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or
licensed dealer through which the transfer is
made under subsection (e) makes the notification
described in subsection (e)(3)(B).
‘‘(3) ABSENCE
OF
RECORDKEEPING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this section shall permit or au-
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thorize the Secretary to impose recordkeeping require-
ments on any nonlicensed vendor.
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF TRANSFEREES OTHER
THAN LICENSEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any part of a firearm
transaction takes place at a gun show, it shall be un-
lawful for any person who is not licensed under this
chapter to receive a firearm from another person who
is not licensed under this chapter, unless the firearm
is transferred through a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer in accordance with
subsection (e).
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—A person
who is subject to the requirement of paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) shall not receive the firearm from the
transferor until the licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which
the transfer is made under subsection (e) makes
the notification described in subsection (e)(3)(A);
and
‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
shall not receive the firearm from the transferor
if the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer,
or licensed dealer through which the transfer is
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made under subsection (e) makes the notification
described in subsection (e)(3)(B).
‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSEES.—A licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer who
agrees to assist a person who is not licensed under this
chapter in carrying out the responsibilities of that person
under subsection (c) or (d) with respect to the transfer of
a firearm shall—
‘‘(1) enter such information about the firearm as
the Secretary may require by regulation into a sepa-
rate bound record;
‘‘(2) record the transfer on a form specified by
the Secretary;
‘‘(3) comply with section 922(t) as if transfer-
ring the firearm from the inventory of the licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to
the designated transferee (although a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer com-
plying with this subsection shall not be required to
comply again with the requirements of section 922(t)
in delivering the firearm to the nonlicensed trans-
feror), and notify the nonlicensed transferor and the
nonlicensed transferee—
‘‘(A) of such compliance; and
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‘‘(B) if the transfer is subject to the require-
ments of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed dealer of a notification from the national
instant criminal background check system that
the transfer would violate section 922 or would
violate State law;
‘‘(4) not later than 10 days after the date on
which the transfer occurs, submit to the Secretary a
report of the transfer, which report—
‘‘(A) shall be on a form specified by the Sec-
retary by regulation; and
‘‘(B) shall not include the name of or other
identifying information relating to any person
involved in the transfer who is not licensed
under this chapter;
‘‘(5) if the licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, or licensed dealer assists a person other than a
licensee in transferring, at 1 time or during any 5
consecutive business days, 2 or more pistols or revolv-
ers, or any combination of pistols and revolvers total-
ing 2 or more, to the same nonlicensed person, in ad-
dition to the reports required under paragraph (4),
prepare a report of the multiple transfers, which re-
port shall be—
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‘‘(A) prepared on a form specified by the
Secretary; and
‘‘(B) not later than the close of business on
the date on which the transfer occurs, forwarded
to—
‘‘(i) the office specified on the form de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and
‘‘(ii) the appropriate State law en-
forcement agency of the jurisdiction in
which the transfer occurs; and
‘‘(6) retain a record of the transfer as part of the
permanent business records of the licensed importer,
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer.
‘‘(f) RECORDS OF LICENSEE TRANSFERS.—If any part
of a firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, each
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, and licensed deal-
er who transfers 1 or more firearms to a person who is not
licensed under this chapter shall, not later than 10 days
after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the
Secretary a report of the transfer, which report—
‘‘(1) shall be in a form specified by the Secretary
by regulation;
‘‘(2) shall not include the name of or other iden-
tifying information relating to the transferee; and
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‘‘(3) shall not duplicate information provided in
any report required under subsection (e)(4).
‘‘(g) FIREARM TRANSACTION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘firearm transaction’—
‘‘(1) includes the offer for sale, sale, transfer, or
exchange of a firearm; and
‘‘(2) does not include the mere exhibition of a
firearm.’’.
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(7)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 931(a)
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both.
‘‘(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) or (c)
of section 931, shall be—
‘‘(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than 2 years, or both; and
‘‘(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent con-
viction, such person shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(C) Whoever willfully violates section 931(d), shall
be—
‘‘(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than 2 years, or both; and
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‘‘(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent con-
viction, such person shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(D) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (e) or (f)
of section 931 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 5 years, or both.
‘‘(E) In addition to any other penalties imposed under
this paragraph, the Secretary may, with respect to any per-
son who knowingly violates any provision of section 931—
‘‘(i) if the person is registered pursuant to sec-
tion 931(a), after notice and opportunity for a hear-
ing, suspend for not more than 6 months or revoke the
registration of that person under section 931(a); and
‘‘(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to
not more than $10,000.’’.
(3) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) in the chapter analysis, by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.’’;
and
(B) in the first sentence of section 923(j), by
striking ‘‘a gun show or event’’ and inserting
‘‘an event’’; and
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(d) INSPECTION AUTHORITY.—Section 923(g)(1) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary may enter during business hours the place of business
of any gun show promoter and any place where a gun show
is held for the purposes of examining the records required
by sections 923 and 931 and the inventory of licensees con-
ducting business at the gun show. Such entry and examina-
tion shall be conducted for the purposes of determining com-
pliance with this chapter by gun show promoters and li-
censees conducting business at the gun show and shall not
require a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant.’’.
(e) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS RECORD-
KEEPING VIOLATIONS BY LICENSEES.—Section 924(a)(3) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any
licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or
licensed collector who knowingly makes any false statement
or representation with respect to the information required
by this chapter to be kept in the records of a person licensed
under this chapter, or violates section 922(m) shall be fined
under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
‘‘(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A)
is in relation to an offense—
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‘‘(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section
922(b), such person shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not more than 5 years, or both; or
‘‘(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section
922, such person shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’.
(f) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CRIMI-
NAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (s) or (t) of section 922’’ and inserting
‘‘section 922(s)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years,
or both.’’.
(2) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF OF-
FENSE.—Section 922(t)(5) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and, at the time’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘State law’’.
(g) GUN OWNER PRIVACY AND PREVENTION OF FRAUD
AND
ABUSE
OF
SYSTEM
INFORMATION.—Section
922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as
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soon as possible, consistent with the responsibility of the
Attorney General under section 103(h) of the Brady Hand-
gun Violence Prevention Act to ensure the privacy and secu-
rity of the system and to prevent system fraud and abuse,
but in no event later than 90 days after the date on which
the licensee first contacts the system with respect to the
transfer’’.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section (other than sub-
section (i)) and the amendments made by this section shall
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(i) INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this Act, the provisions
of the title headed ‘‘GENERAL FIREARM PROVI-
SIONS’’ (as added by the amendment of Mr. Craig num-
ber 332) and the provisions of the section headed ‘‘APPLI-
CATION OF SECTION 923 (j) AND (m)’’ (as
added by the amendment of Mr. Hatch number 344) shall
be null and void.
SEC. 1536. APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES;
CLARIFICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.
(a) APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS AND SERVICES.—
School personnel shall ensure that immediate appropriate
interventions and services, including mental health inter-
ventions and services, are provided to a child removed from
school for any act of violence, including carrying or pos-
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sessing a weapon to or at a school, on school premises, or
to or at a school function under the jurisdiction of a State
or local educational agency, in order to—
(1) to ensure that our Nation’s schools and com-
munities are safe; and
(2) maximize the likelihood that such child shall
not engage in such behaviors, or such behaviors do not
reoccur.
(b) CLARIFICATION OF FEDERAL LAW.—Nothing in
Federal law shall be construed—
(1) to prohibit an agency from reporting a crime
committed by a child, including a child with a dis-
ability, to appropriate authorities; or
(2) to prevent State law enforcement and judi-
cial authorities from exercising their responsibilities
with regard to the application of Federal and State
law to a crime committed by a child, including a
child with a disability.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to pay the costs of the interventions and
services described in subsection (a) such sums as may
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2000 through
2004.
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(2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary of Education
shall provide for the distribution of the funds made
available under paragraph (1)—
(A) to States for a fiscal year in the same
manner as the Secretary makes allotments to
States under section 4011(b) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7111(b)) for the fiscal year; and
(B) to local educational agencies for a fiscal
year in the same manner as funds are distrib-
uted to local educational agencies under section
4113(d)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2))
for the fiscal year.
SEC. 1537. SAFE SCHOOLS.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Part F of title XIV of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8921
et seq.) is amended as follows:
(1) SHORT TITLE.—Section 14601(a) is amended
by replacing ‘‘Gun-Free’’ with ‘‘Safe’’, and ‘‘1994’’
with ‘‘1999’’.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 14601(b)(1) is
amended by inserting after ‘‘determined’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘to be in possession of felonious quantities of
an illegal drug, on school property under the jurisdic-
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tion of, or in a vehicle operated by an employee or
agent of, a local educational agency in that State,
or’’.
(3) 
DEFINITIONS.—Section 
14601(b)(4) 
is
amended by replacing ‘‘Definition’’ with ‘‘Defini-
tions’’ in the catchline, by replacing ‘‘section’’ in the
matter under the catchline with ‘‘part’’, by redesig-
nating the matter under the catchline after the
comma as subparagraph (A), by replacing the period
with a semicolon, and by adding new subparagraphs
(B), (C), and (D) as follows:
‘‘(B) the term ‘illegal drug’ means a con-
trolled substance, as defined in section 102(6) of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802(6)), the possession of which is unlawful
under the Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or under
the Controlled Substances Import and Export
Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), but does not mean
a controlled substance used pursuant to a valid
prescription or as authorized by law; and
‘‘(C) the term ‘illegal drug paraphernalia’
means drug paraphernalia, as defined in section
422(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 863(d)), except that the first sentence of
that section shall be applied by inserting ‘or
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under the Controlled Substances Import and Ex-
port Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.)’, before the pe-
riod.
‘‘(D) the term ‘felonious quantities of an il-
legal drug’ means any quantity of an illegal
drug—
‘‘(i) possession of which quantity
would, under Federal, State, or local law,
either constitute a felony or indicate an in-
tent to distribute; or
‘‘(ii) that is possessed with an intent to
distribute.’’.
(4) 
REPORT
TO
STATE.—Section
14601(d)(2)(C) is amended by inserting ‘‘illegal
drugs or’’ before ‘‘weapons’’.
(5) REPEALER.—Section 14601 is amended
by striking subsection (f).
(6) POLICY REGARDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM
REFERRAL.—Section 
14602(a) 
is
amended by replacing ‘‘served by’’ with ‘‘under
the jurisdiction of’’, and by inserting after
‘‘who’’ the following: ‘‘is in possession of an ille-
gal drug, or illegal drug paraphernalia, on
school property under the jurisdiction of, or in
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a vehicle operated by an employee or agent of,
such agency, or who’’.
(7) DATA
AND
POLICY
DISSEMINATION
UNDER IDEA.—Section 14603 is amended by in-
serting ‘‘current’’ before ‘‘policy’’, by striking ‘‘in
effect on October 20, 1994’’, by striking all the
matter after ‘‘schools’’ and inserting a period
thereafter, and by inserting before ‘‘engaging’’
the following: ‘‘possessing illegal drugs, or illegal
drug paraphernalia, on school property, or in
vehicles operated by employees or agents of,
schools or local educational agencies, or’’.
(b) COMPLIANCE DATE; REPORTING.—(1) States shall
have 2 years from the date of enactment of this Act to com-
ply with the requirements established in the amendments
made by subsection (a).
(2) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Con-
gress a report on any State that is not in compliance with
the requirements of this part.
(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Con-
gress a report analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of
approaches regarding the disciplining of children with dis-
abilities.
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SEC. 1538. SCHOOL COUNSELING.
Section 10102 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8002) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 
10102. 
ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL 
AND 
SECONDARY
SCHOOL COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION.
‘‘(a) COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award
grants under this section to local educational agencies
to enable the local educational agencies to establish or
expand elementary school counseling programs.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall give special consideration
to applications describing programs that—
‘‘(A) demonstrate the greatest need for new
or additional counseling services among the chil-
dren in the schools served by the applicant;
‘‘(B) propose the most promising and inno-
vative approaches for initiating or expanding
school counseling; and
‘‘(C) show the greatest potential for replica-
tion and dissemination.
‘‘(3) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding
grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure
an equitable geographic distribution among the re-
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gions of the United States and among urban, subur-
ban, and rural areas.
‘‘(4) DURATION.—A grant under this section
shall be awarded for a period not to exceed three
years.
‘‘(5) MAXIMUM GRANT.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall not exceed $400,000 for any fiscal year.
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agen-
cy desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application for a grant
under this section shall—
‘‘(A) describe the school population to be
targeted by the program, the particular personal,
social, emotional, educational, and career devel-
opment needs of such population, and the cur-
rent school counseling resources available for
meeting such needs;
‘‘(B) describe the activities, services, and
training to be provided by the program and the
specific approaches to be used to meet the needs
described in subparagraph (A);
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‘‘(C) describe the methods to be used to
evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of the
program;
‘‘(D) describe the collaborative efforts to be
undertaken with institutions of higher education,
businesses, 
labor 
organizations, 
community
groups, social service agencies, and other public
or private entities to enhance the program and
promote school-linked services integration;
‘‘(E) describe collaborative efforts with in-
stitutions of higher education which specifically
seek to enhance or improve graduate programs
specializing in the preparation of school coun-
selors, school psychologists, and school social
workers;
‘‘(F) document that the applicant has the
personnel qualified to develop, implement, and
administer the program;
‘‘(G) describe how any diverse cultural pop-
ulations, if applicable, would be served through
the program;
‘‘(H) assure that the funds made available
under this part for any fiscal year will be used
to supplement and, to the extent practicable, in-
crease the level of funds that would otherwise be
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available from non-Federal sources for the pro-
gram described in the application, and in no
case supplant such funds from non-Federal
sources; and
‘‘(I) assure that the applicant will appoint
an advisory board composed of parents, school
counselors, school psychologists, school social
workers, other pupil services personnel, teachers,
school administrators, and community leaders to
advise the local educational agency on the design
and implementation of the program.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds under this sec-
tion shall be used to initiate or expand school coun-
seling programs that comply with the requirements in
paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Each program
assisted under this section shall—
‘‘(A) be comprehensive in addressing the
personal, social, emotional, and educational
needs of all students;
‘‘(B) use a developmental, preventive ap-
proach to counseling;