Tribal organization in achieving overall resource par-
ity between prosecution and public defense. 
(b) CERTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.—For the first 
fiscal year for which an eligible entity receives a cov-
ered grant, the eligible entity shall submit to the At-
torney General a certification that the eligible entity 
has developed and implemented a data collection 
process in accordance with section 4(b)(1)(A). 
(2) WORKLOAD LIMITS.— 
(A) COMPLIANCE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), for the third fiscal year for which an 
eligible entity receives a covered grant, and 
each fiscal year thereafter, the eligible entity 
shall submit to the Attorney General a certifi-
cation that the eligible entity has complied with 
the workload limits developed under section 
4(b)(2). 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—If an eligible entity 
is unable to certify under subparagraph (A) 
that the eligible entity has complied with the 
workload 
limits 
developed 
under 
section 
4(b)(2)— 
(i) the eligible entity shall report to 
the Attorney General the number of addi-
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tional public defenders and the amount of 
additional funding needed to ensure com-
pliance with the limits developed under 
that section; and 
(ii) the Attorney General shall factor 
the information provided under clause (i) 
into the amount of the covered grant 
awarded to the eligible entity for the fol-
lowing fiscal year. 
(3) COMPENSATION PARITY.—For the sixth fis-
cal year, and each subsequent fiscal year, for which 
an eligible entity receives a covered grant, the eligi-
ble entity shall submit to the Attorney General a 
certification that the eligible entity is in compliance 
with section 4(b)(3). 
SEC. 6. REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES RECEIVING BYRNE 
JAG FUNDS. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act, a State 
that receives funds under subpart 1 of part E of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10501 et seq.) shall 
submit to the Attorney General data on the fol-
lowing with respect to criminal cases heard by a 
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court of the State or of a unit of local government 
in the State during that fiscal year: 
(A) The number of cases for which a de-
fendant waived his or her right to counsel, and 
the number of charges in each case, broken 
down by race, ethnicity, and gender of the de-
fendant. 
(B) The number of cases for which a de-
fendant was represented in court by counsel 
who was publicly appointed, broken down by— 
(i) public defender, court-appointed 
private attorney, or contract attorney, and 
the number of charges in each case; and 
(ii) race, ethnicity, and gender of the 
defendant. 
(C) The number of cases for which a de-
fendant was represented in court by counsel 
who was not publicly appointed, and the num-
ber of charges in each case, broken down by 
race, ethnicity, and gender of the defendant. 
(2) 
APPLICABLE
CRIMINAL
OFFENSES.—A 
State shall submit data under paragraph (1) with 
respect to— 
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(A) criminal offenses for which a term of 
imprisonment of more than 1 year may be im-
posed; 
(B) criminal offenses for which a term of 
imprisonment of 1 year or less may be imposed, 
including misdemeanors, traffic violations, and 
violations of municipal ordinances; and 
(C) acts of juvenile delinquency or juvenile 
status offenses for which any term of detention 
may be imposed. 
(3) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—If a State does 
not comply with paragraph (1) or (2) for a fiscal 
year, the Attorney General shall withhold from the 
State 20 percent of the funds that would otherwise 
be allocated to the State for the following fiscal year 
under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10501 et seq.). 
SEC. 7. FUNDING TO TRAIN PUBLIC DEFENDERS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means an entity that— 
(1) is— 
(A) an organization— 
(i) described in paragraph (3) or (6) 
of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code; or 
(ii) funded by a State or unit of local 
government; or 
(B) a State, unit of local government, In-
dian Tribal government, or political subdivision 
of an Indian Tribe; and 
(2) has a comprehensive educational program 
specific to public defenders that offers— 
(A) ongoing training and support; and 
(B) programming that includes— 
(i) skills training, including pretrial 
practice, negotiation skills, and trial skills; 
(ii) client-centered values; 
(iii) implicit bias training; 
(iv) leadership development; and 
(v) ongoing support to reinforce the 
training curriculum. 
(b) GRANTS.—The Attorney General shall award 
grants to eligible organizations to be used to train public 
defenders, court-appointed private attorneys, and contract 
attorneys. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the first 
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5 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 8. ENHANCEMENT OF STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 3001(j) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10671(j)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this section $25,000,000’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘this section— 
‘‘(1) $25,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘; and 
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025.’’. 
(b) INCREASING LIMITS ON REPAYMENT AMOUNT.— 
Section 3001(d)(3)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10671(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$35,000’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$60,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$200,000’’. 
Æ 
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