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(i) the number of relevant offenses that
are reported and investigated in the juris-
diction;
(ii) the percentage of relevant offenses
that are prosecuted and the percentage that
result in conviction;
(iii) the duration of the sentences im-
posed for crimes classified as relevant of-
fenses in the jurisdiction, compared with the
length of sentences imposed for similar
crimes committed in jurisdictions with no
laws relating to relevant offenses; and
(iv) references to and descriptions of
the laws under which the offenders were
punished.
(D) 
COSTS.—Participating 
jurisdictions
shall be reimbursed for the reasonable and nec-
essary costs of compiling data collected under
this paragraph.
(2) STUDY OF RELEVANT OFFENSE ACTIVITY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Comptroller General of the United States
shall complete a study and submit to Congress a
report that analyzes the data collected under
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paragraph (1) and under section 534 of title 28,
United States Code, to determine the extent of
relevant offense activity throughout the United
States and the success of State and local officials
in combating that activity.
(B) IDENTIFICATION
OF
TRENDS.—In the
study conducted under subparagraph (A), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall
identify any trends in the commission of rel-
evant offenses specifically by—
(i) geographic region;
(ii) type of crime committed; and
(iii) the number and percentage of rel-
evant offenses that are prosecuted and the
number for which convictions are obtained.
(b) ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—At the request of a law enforcement official of a
State or a political subdivision of a State, the Attorney
General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and in cases where the Attorney General
determines special circumstances exist, may provide tech-
nical, forensic, prosecutorial, or any other assistance in the
criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that—
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in
section 16 of title 18, United States Code);
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(2) constitutes a felony under the laws of the
State; and
(3) is motivated by animus against the victim
by reason of the membership of the victim in a par-
ticular class or group.
(c) GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may, in
cases where the Attorney General determines special
circumstances exist, make grants to States and local
subdivisions of States to assist those entities in the in-
vestigation and prosecution of crimes motivated by
animus against the victim by reason of the member-
ship of the victim in a particular class or group.
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—A State or political subdivi-
sion of a State applying for assistance under this sub-
section shall—
(A) describe the purposes for which the
grant is needed; and
(B) certify that the State or political sub-
division lacks the resources necessary to inves-
tigate or prosecute a crime motivated by animus
against the victim by reason of the membership
of the victim in a particular class or group.
(3) DEADLINE.—An application for a grant
under this subsection shall be approved or dis-