(iv) collaboration with and among 
other law enforcement agencies and crimi-
nal justice organizations; 
(D) training to address the needs of vic-
tims and family members of victims of homi-
cides and firearm-related violent crimes or col-
laborating with trained victim advocates and 
specialists to better meet the needs of victims 
and family members of victims; 
(E) acquiring, upgrading, or replacing in-
vestigative, evidence-processing, or forensic test-
ing technology or equipment; 
(F) development and implementation of 
policies that safeguard civil rights and civil lib-
erties during the collection, processing, and fo-
rensic testing of evidence; 
(G) hiring or training personnel for collec-
tion, processing, and forensic testing of evi-
dence; 
(H) hiring and training of personnel to 
analyze violent crime and the temporal and geo-
graphic trends among homicides and firearm-re-
lated violent crimes; 
(I) retaining experts to conduct a detailed 
analysis of homicides and firearm-related vio-
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lent crimes using Gun Violence Problem Anal-
ysis (commonly known as ‘‘GVPA’’) or a similar 
research methodology; 
(J) ensuring victims have appropriate ac-
cess to emergency food, housing, clothing, trav-
el, and transportation; 
(K) developing competitive and evidence- 
based programs to improve clearance rates for 
homicides and firearm-related violent crimes; 
(L) developing best practices for improving 
access to and acceptance of victim services, in-
cluding victim services that promote medical 
and psychological wellness, ongoing counseling, 
legal advice, and financial compensation; 
(M) training investigators and personnel in 
trauma-informed interview techniques; 
(N) establishing programs to support offi-
cers who experience stress or trauma as a result 
of responding to or investigating homicides or 
other violent crime incidents; or 
(O) ensuring language and disability access 
supports are provided to victims and their fami-
lies so that victims can exercise their rights and 
participate in the criminal justice process. 
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(c) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 
made available under this section shall be used to supple-
ment, not supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds avail-
able for carrying out the activities described in this sec-
tion. 
(d) HIRING.—A grant recipient using funds for hir-
ing personnel under subsection (b)(4)(B) shall make a 
good faith effort to determine whether an applicant with 
prior law enforcement experience has a disciplinary record 
or internal investigation record by— 
(1) conducting a search of the National Decer-
tification Index and, if available, the National Law 
Enforcement Accountability Database; or 
(2) requesting the personnel record of the appli-
cant from each law enforcement agency that em-
ployed the applicant. 
(e) REPORT BY GRANT RECIPIENT.—Not later than 
1 year after receiving a grant under the Program, and 
each year thereafter until a final report is submitted re-
garding fiscal year 2029, a grant recipient shall submit 
to the Attorney General a report on the activities carried 
out using the grant during the preceding fiscal year, in-
cluding, if applicable— 
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(1) the number of personnel assigned to inves-
tigate homicides and firearm-related violent crimes 
hired by the grant recipient; 
(2) the number of personnel hired for collecting, 
processing, and forensic testing of evidence by the 
grant recipient; 
(3) a description of any training that is— 
(A) provided to existing (as of the date on 
which the grant was awarded) or newly hired 
personnel assigned to investigate homicides and 
firearm-related violent crimes; and 
(B) designed to assist in the solving of 
crimes and improve clearance rates; 
(4) any new investigative, evidence-processing, 
or forensic technology or equipment purchased or 
any upgrades made to existing (as of the date on 
which the grant was awarded) investigative, evi-
dence-processing, or forensic technology or equip-
ment, and the associated cost; 
(5) an assessment of investigative, evidence- 
processing, or forensic technology or equipment pur-
chased with the grant to determine whether the 
technology or equipment satisfies the objectives of 
the use of the technology or equipment in increasing 
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clearance rates, and any policies in place to govern 
the use of the technology or equipment; 
(6) the internal policies and oversight used to 
ensure that any technology purchased through the 
grant for the purposes of improving clearance rates 
does not violate the civil rights and civil liberties of 
individuals; 
(7) a description of the good faith efforts em-
ployed to comply with subsection (d); 
(8) data regarding clearance rates for homicides 
and firearm-related violent crimes, including the rate 
of clearances by arrest and clearances by exception, 
and crime trends from within each jurisdiction in 
which the grant recipient carried out activities sup-
ported by the grant; 
(9) whether the grant recipient has provided 
grant funds to any victim services organizations, and 
if so, which organizations; 
(10) the demographic information for victims of 
homicides and firearm-related violent crimes, and 
the length and outcomes of each investigation, in-
cluding whether the investigation was cleared by ar-
rest or exception; 
(11) the demographic information for each vic-
tim or family member of a victim who received vic-
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tim-related services provided by the grant recipient; 
and 
(12) to the extent reasonably available, identi-
fication of the services most used by victims and 
their families and identification of additional services 
needed. 
(f) CLEARANCE RATE REPORTING.—If 2 or more law 
enforcement agencies collaborate on a criminal investiga-
tion that results in a clearance, only the agency that initi-
ated the investigation shall include that clearance in the 
report submitted under subsection (e). 
(g) GRANT OVERSIGHT.—All grants awarded by the 
Attorney General under this section shall be subject to the 
following accountability provisions: 
(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means a find-
ing in the final audit report of the Inspector 
General of the Department of Justice that the 
audited grant recipient has used grant funds 
for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise 
unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved 
within 12 months from the date when the final 
audit report is issued. 
(B) AUDITS.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the 
first fiscal year after the date of establish-
ment of the Program, and in each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Justice shall conduct 
audits of grant recipients under this sec-
tion to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 
funds by grant recipients. 
(ii) SELECTION
OF
GRANT
RECIPI-
ENTS FOR AUDIT.—The Inspector General 
of the Department of Justice shall deter-
mine the appropriate number of grant re-
cipients to be audited each year. 
(C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A grant re-
cipient that is found to have an unresolved 
audit finding shall not be eligible to receive 
grant funds under this section during the fiscal 
year following the 12-month period after the 
final audit report has been issued. 
(2) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 
the end of the fiscal year during which audits com-
mence under paragraph (1)(B)(i), and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
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on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives a certification, 
including— 
(A) whether— 
(i) all audits conducted by the Office 
of the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Justice under paragraph (1) have 
been completed and reviewed by the appro-
priate Assistant Attorney General; and 
(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; 
and 
(B) a list of any grant recipients excluded 
from receiving grant funds under paragraph 
(1)(C) from the previous fiscal year. 
(h) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE EVALUATION 
AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice shall conduct an evaluation of— 
(A) the practices deployed by grant recipi-
ents to identify policies and procedures that 
have successfully improved clearance rates for 
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homicides and firearm-related violent crimes; 
and 
(B) the efficacy of any services provided to 
victims and family members of victims of homi-
cides and firearm-related violent crimes. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after completion of an evaluation by the Na-
tional Institute of Justice under paragraph (1), the 
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
including— 
(A) the results of the evaluation; and 
(B) information reported by each grant re-
cipient under subsection (e). 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. 
(2) PERCENT
FOR
CERTAIN
ELIGIBLE
ENTI-
TIES.—The Attorney General shall use 5 percent of 
the amount made available under paragraph (1) for 
a fiscal year to award grants under the Program to 
Tribal law enforcement agencies or Tribal pros-
ecuting offices, or groups of such agencies or offices. 
Æ 
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