I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2797 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program 
for purposes of improving the identification, investigation, and prosecu-
tion of certain criminal conspiracies and activities and terrorist conspir-
acies and activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2007 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. FORBES, Mr. CONYERS, and Mr. 
SMITH of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National White Collar 
Crime Center grants program for purposes of improving 
the identification, investigation, and prosecution of cer-
tain criminal conspiracies and activities and terrorist con-
spiracies and activities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF NA-
TIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part X, as added by sec-
tion 623 of Public Law 109–248, as part JJ; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART KK—NATIONAL WHITE COLLAR CRIME 
CENTER GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 3021. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANTS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Director of the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance is authorized to make grants and 
enter into contracts with State and local criminal justice 
agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of 
improving the identification, investigation, and prosecu-
tion of certain criminal activities. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this part, the term ‘certain criminal activ-
ity’ means a criminal conspiracy or activity or a terrorist 
conspiracy or activity that spans jurisdictional boundaries, 
including the following: 
‘‘(1) Terrorism. 
‘‘(2) Economic crime. 
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‘‘(3) High-tech crime, also known as cyber 
crime or computer crime, including internet-based 
crime against children and child pornography. 
‘‘(c) CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this part, the term ‘criminal justice agency’, 
with respect to a State or a unit of local government with-
in such State, includes a law enforcement agency, a State 
regulatory body with criminal investigative authority, and 
a State or local prosecution office to the extent that such 
agency, body, or office, respectively, is involved in the pre-
vention, investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal 
activities. 
‘‘SEC. 3022. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS. 
‘‘Grants and contracts awarded under this part may 
be made only for the following programs, with respect to 
the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of certain 
criminal activities: 
‘‘(1) Programs to provide a nationwide support 
system for State and local criminal justice agencies. 
‘‘(2) Programs to assist State and local crimi-
nal justice agencies to develop, establish, and main-
tain intelligence-focused policing strategies and re-
lated information sharing. 
‘‘(3) Programs to provide training and inves-
tigative support services to State and local criminal 
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justice agencies to provide such agencies with skills 
and resources needed to investigate and prosecute 
such criminal activities and related criminal activi-
ties. 
‘‘(4) Programs to provide research support, to 
establish partnerships, and to provide other re-
sources to aid State and local criminal justice agen-
cies to prevent, investigate, and prosecute such 
criminal activities and related problems. 
‘‘(5) Programs to provide information and re-
search to the general public to facilitate the preven-
tion of such criminal activities. 
‘‘(6) Programs to establish National training 
and research centers regionally, including within Vir-
ginia, Texas, and Michigan, to provide training and 
research services for State and local criminal justice 
agencies. 
‘‘(7) Any other programs specified by the Attor-
ney General as furthering the purposes of this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3023. APPLICATION. 
‘‘To be eligible for an award of a grant or contract 
under this part, an entity shall submit to the Director of 
the Bureau of Justice Assistance an application in such 
form and manner, and containing such information, as re-
quired by the Director. 
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‘‘SEC. 3024. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance shall promulgate such rules and regulations as 
are necessary to carry out this part, including rules and 
regulations for submitting and reviewing applications 
under section 3023.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATION.—Section 
1001(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(26) There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out part KK— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(E) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
‘‘(F) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
Æ 
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