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award of such grants, and the purposes for which
the grant amounts were expended.
(G) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
(e) GRANT PROGRAM.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—The Office
of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice may
award grants, in accordance with such regulations as
the Attorney General may prescribe, to State, local, or
Tribal programs designed to combat hate crimes com-
mitted by juveniles, including programs to train local
law enforcement officers in identifying, investigating,
prosecuting, and preventing hate crimes.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
(f) AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO
ASSIST STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department
of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, including
the Community Relations Service, for fiscal years 2008,
2009, and 2010 such sums as are necessary to increase the
number of personnel to prevent and respond to alleged vio-
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lations of section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as
added by this section.
(g) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN HATE CRIME ACTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 249. Hate crime acts
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) OFFENSES
INVOLVING
ACTUAL
OR
PER-
CEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL ORI-
GIN.—Whoever, whether or not acting under color of
law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or,
through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive or
incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to
any person, because of the actual or perceived race,
color, religion, or national origin of any person—
‘‘(A) shall be imprisoned not more than 10
years, fined in accordance with this title, or
both; and
‘‘(B) shall be imprisoned for any term of
years or for life, fined in accordance with this
title, or both, if—
‘‘(i) death results from the offense; or
‘‘(ii) the offense includes kidnaping or
an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual
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abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated
sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill.
‘‘(2) OFFENSES
INVOLVING
ACTUAL
OR
PER-
CEIVED RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEX-
UAL
ORIENTATION, 
GENDER
IDENTITY, 
OR
DIS-
ABILITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever, whether or
not acting under color of law, in any cir-
cumstance described in subparagraph (B), will-
fully causes bodily injury to any person or,
through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive
or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily
injury to any person, because of the actual or
perceived religion, national origin, gender, sex-
ual orientation, gender identity or disability of
any person—
‘‘(i) shall be imprisoned not more than
10 years, fined in accordance with this title,
or both; and
‘‘(ii) shall be imprisoned for any term
of years or for life, fined in accordance with
this title, or both, if—
‘‘(I) death results from the offense;
or
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‘‘(II) the offense includes kid-
naping or an attempt to kidnap, ag-
gravated sexual abuse or an attempt to
commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an
attempt to kill.
‘‘(B) 
CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED.—For
purposes of subparagraph (A), the circumstances
described in this subparagraph are that—
‘‘(i) the conduct described in subpara-
graph (A) occurs during the course of, or as
the result of, the travel of the defendant or
the victim—
‘‘(I) across a State line or na-
tional border; or
‘‘(II) using a channel, facility, or
instrumentality of interstate or foreign
commerce;
‘‘(ii) the defendant uses a channel, fa-
cility, or instrumentality of interstate or
foreign commerce in connection with the
conduct described in subparagraph (A);
‘‘(iii) in connection with the conduct
described in subparagraph (A), the defend-
ant employs a firearm, explosive or incen-