I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3528 
To establish a grants program to assist States and units of local governments 
to establish and expand programs that employ global positioning system 
technologies as alternative sentencing options, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2009 
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a grants program to assist States and units 
of local governments to establish and expand programs 
that employ global positioning system technologies as 
alternative sentencing options, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GPS Protection & 
Safety Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. GPS ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING OPTIONS GRANTS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
establish a program under which the Attorney Gen-
eral may make grants to States and units of local 
government to establish or expand programs that 
provide for global positioning system to be used by 
law enforcement agencies of such States and units 
of local government to monitor individuals described 
in paragraph (2) as an alternative to incarcerating 
such individuals or in order to ensure compliance by 
such individuals with the terms and conditions of a 
properly issued protective order or other court man-
dated condition. 
(2) INDIVIDUALS
DESCRIBED.—An individual 
described in this paragraph includes the following: 
(A) An individual who is a convicted sex 
offender. 
(B) An individual who is subject to an 
order of protection or a restraining order. 
(C) An individual who is charged or con-
victed for driving while intoxicated. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a State or unit of local government 
shall submit to the Attorney General an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Attorney General may require through con-
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sultation and coordination with appropriate district attor-
neys, court systems, local probation departments, and po-
lice and sheriff departments. 
(c) GAO STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study to examine the extent to which the use 
of a global positioning system is effective as a means to 
track individuals described in subsection (a)(2). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘global positioning system’’ means a satellite-based 
navigation system made up of satellites designed to 
pinpoint longitude and latitude through the trans-
mission of digital radio signals. 
(2) SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 111 of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin 
Islands. 
(4) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 901 of the Omnibus Crime 
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Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3791). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$140,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2014. 
SEC. 3. PUBLIC SERVICE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall pro-
vide for a public service awareness campaign to educate 
the public on the importance of reporting instances of 
stalking. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2014. 
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