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Union Calendar No. 194 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1550 
[Report No. 112–293] 
To establish programs in the Department of Justice and in the Department 
of Homeland Security to help States that have high rates of homicide 
and other violent crime, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. PIERLUISI (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
BORDALLO, and Mr. QUIGLEY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
NOVEMBER 22, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COHEN, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. FILNER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. 
BARLETTA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mrs. CHRISTENSEN 
NOVEMBER 22, 2011 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To establish programs in the Department of Justice and 
in the Department of Homeland Security to help States 
that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM. 
(a) CREATION OF PROGRAM.—The Attorney General 
shall establish a program within the Department of Jus-
tice to recruit and assign individuals for authorized Fed-
eral law enforcement and security positions, and retain in-
dividuals in those positions, in States that have experi-
enced a high rate of homicides and other violent crimes. 
(b) FEDERAL COORDINATOR.—The Attorney General 
shall designate an official within the Department of Jus-
tice to be the Federal coordinator of the program estab-
lished under this section. 
(c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi-
nator appointed under this section shall— 
(1) consult with the chief executive of, and with 
law enforcement agencies in, States that have expe-
rienced a high rate of homicides and other violent 
crimes to determine how additional Federal per-
sonnel can help address the State’s needs in this 
area; and 
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(2) coordinate the implementation of the pro-
gram established under this section. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) CREATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall establish a pro-
gram within the Department of Homeland Security to re-
cruit and assign individuals for authorized Federal law en-
forcement and security positions, and retain individuals in 
those positions, in States that have experienced a high rate 
of homicides and other violent crimes. 
(b) FEDERAL COORDINATOR.—The Secretary of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall designate an offi-
cial within the Department of Homeland Security to be 
the Federal coordinator of the program established under 
this section. 
(c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi-
nator appointed under this section shall— 
(1) consult with the chief executive of, and with 
law enforcement agencies in, States that have expe-
rienced a high rate of homicides and other violent 
crimes to determine how additional Federal per-
sonnel can help address the State’s needs in this 
area; and 
(2) coordinate the implementation of the pro-
gram established under this section. 
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SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF ‘‘STATE’’. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or 
the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM. 
(a) CREATION OF PROGRAM.—The Attorney General 
shall establish a program within the Department of Justice 
to address the need to recruit, assign, and retain Federal 
law enforcement officers in States and jurisdictions with 
a high rate of homicide or other violent crime as reported 
pursuant to the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 
1988 (28 U.S.C. 534 note). 
(b) FEDERAL COORDINATOR.—The Attorney General 
shall designate an official within the Department of Justice 
to be the Federal coordinator of the program established 
under this section. 
(c) DUTIES OF COORDINATOR.—The Federal coordi-
nator appointed under this section shall— 
(1) consult with the States and units of local 
government with a high rate of homicide or other vio-
lent crime to determine how additional Federal law 
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enforcement officers may assist those States and units 
of local government; and 
(2) coordinate the implementation of the pro-
gram established under this section. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 
The Attorney General shall establish the program de-
scribed in section 2 not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
The Attorney General shall provide a report annually 
on the implementation of the program described in section 
2 as part of the report on program performance prepared 
pursuant to section 4(b) of the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1116). The 
report required by this section shall describe— 
(1) the actions taken by the Attorney General to 
improve the recruitment, assignment, and retention of 
Federal law enforcement officers in States and juris-
dictions with a high rate of homicide or other violent 
crime; 
(2) any recommendations for additional authori-
ties in law to improve recruitment and retention of 
Federal law enforcement officers; and 
(3) the results of the actions described in para-
graph (1). 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF ‘‘STATE’’. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or 
the Northern Mariana Islands. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to establish 
a program in the Department of Justice to improve re-
cruitment, assignment, and retention of Federal law en-
forcement officers in States, territories, and jurisdictions 
that have a high rate of homicide or other violent 
crime.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 194 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1550 
[Report No. 112–293] 
A BILL 
To establish programs in the Department of Justice 
and in the Department of Homeland Security to 
help States that have high rates of homicide and 
other violent crime, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 22, 2011 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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