SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND 
PROSECUTIONS BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIB-
AL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—At the request of State, 
local, or Tribal law enforcement agency, the Attor-
ney General may provide technical, forensic, prosecu-
torial, or any other form of assistance in the crimi-
nal investigation or prosecution of any crime that— 
(A) constitutes a crime of violence; 
(B) constitutes a felony under the State, 
local, or Tribal laws; and 
(C) is motivated by prejudice based on the 
actual or perceived race, color, religion, national 
origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender iden-
tity, or disability of the victim, or is a violation 
of the State, local, or Tribal hate crime laws. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under 
paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall give pri-
ority to crimes committed by offenders who have 
committed crimes in more than one State and to 
rural jurisdictions that have difficulty covering the 
extraordinary expenses relating to the investigation 
or prosecution of the crime. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
award grants to State, local, and Indian law enforce-
ment agencies for extraordinary expenses associated 
with the investigation and prosecution of hate 
crimes. 
(2) OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—In imple-
menting the grant program under this subsection, 
the Office of Justice Programs shall work closely 
with grantees to ensure that the concerns and needs 
of all affected parties, including community groups 
and schools, colleges, and universities, are addressed 
through the local infrastructure developed under the 
grants. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State, local, and 
Indian law enforcement agency that desires a 
grant under this subsection shall submit an ap-
plication to the Attorney General at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by or con-
taining such information as the Attorney Gen-
eral shall reasonably require. 
(B) DATE FOR SUBMISSION.—Applications 
submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
be submitted during the 60-day period begin-
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ning on a date that the Attorney General shall 
prescribe. 
(C) REQUIREMENTS.—A State, local, and 
Indian law enforcement agency applying for a 
grant under this subsection shall— 
(i) describe the extraordinary pur-
poses for which the grant is needed; 
(ii) certify that the State, local gov-
ernment, or Indian tribe lacks the re-
sources necessary to investigate or pros-
ecute the hate crime; 
(iii) demonstrate that, in developing a 
plan to implement the grant, the State, 
local, and Indian law enforcement agency 
has consulted and coordinated with non-
profit, nongovernmental victim services 
programs that have experience in providing 
services to victims of hate crimes; and 
(iv) certify that any Federal funds re-
ceived under this subsection will be used to 
supplement, not supplant, non-Federal 
funds that would otherwise be available for 
activities funded under this subsection. 
(4) DEADLINE.—An application for a grant 
under this subsection shall be approved or denied by 
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the Attorney General not later than 30 business 
days after the date on which the Attorney General 
receives the application. 
(5) GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this sub-
section shall not exceed $100,000 for any single ju-
risdiction in any 1-year period. 
(6) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2008, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
a report describing the applications submitted for 
grants under this subsection, the award of such 
grants, and the purposes for which the grant 
amounts were expended. 
(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 5. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) 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 committed by 
juveniles, including programs to train local law enforce-
ment officers in identifying, investigating, prosecuting, 
and preventing hate crimes. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO 
ASSIST STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment 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 re-
spond to alleged violations of section 249 of title 18, 
United States Code, as added by section 7 of this Act. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN HATE CRIME ACTS. 
(a) 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 
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