(b) CLARIFICATION
OF STATE GRANTS.—Section 
2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to States’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘tribal governments’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘police’’ 
and inserting ‘‘law enforcement’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the second sentence, by inserting 
after ‘‘each application’’ the following: ‘‘sub-
mitted by a State’’; and 
(B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘An 
application’’ and inserting ‘‘In addition, each 
application submitted by a State or tribal gov-
ernment’’. 
(c) CHANGE FROM ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL REPORT-
ING.—Section 2009(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–
3) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the Attorney General shall submit’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than one month after 
the end of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney 
General shall submit’’.
SEC. 225. CHANGE OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM ANNUAL 
TO BIENNIAL. 
(a) STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Section 
40610 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title 
IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994; 42 U.S.C. 14039) is amended by striking 
‘‘The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress an 
annual report, beginning one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, that provides’’ and inserting ‘‘Each 
even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to the Congress a biennial report that provides’’. 
(b) 
SAFE
HAVENS
FOR
CHILDREN.—Section 
1301(d)(1) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 10420(d)(1)) is amend-
ed in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the last day of the first fiscal 
year commencing on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and not later than 180 days after the last 
day of each fiscal year thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than one month after the end of each even-numbered 
fiscal year,’’. 
SEC. 226. GRANTS FOR YOUNG WITNESS ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, may make 
grants to State and local prosecutors and law enforcement
agencies in support of juvenile and young adult witness 
assistance programs. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants made available under 
this section may be used—
(1) to assess the needs of juvenile and young 
adult witnesses; 
(2) to develop appropriate program goals and 
objectives; and 
(3) to develop and administer a variety of wit-
ness assistance services, which includes—
(A) counseling services to young witnesses 
dealing with trauma associated in witnessing a 
violent crime; 
(B) pre- and post-trial assistance for the 
youth and their family; 
(C) providing education services if the 
child is removed from or changes their school 
for safety concerns; 
(D) protective services for young witnesses 
and their families when a serious threat of 
harm from the perpetrators or their associates 
is made; and 
(E) community outreach and school-based 
initiatives that stimulate and maintain public 
awareness and support.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘juvenile’’ means an individual 
who is age 17 or younger. 
(2) The term ‘‘young adult’’ means an indi-
vidual who is age 21 or younger but not a juvenile. 
(3) The term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009. 
Subtitle D—Preventing Crime 
SEC. 231. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF VIOLENT OF-
FENDER FOR PURPOSES OF JUVENILE DRUG 
COURTS. 
Section 2953(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–2(b)) is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by strik-
ing ‘‘an offense that’’ and inserting ‘‘a felony-level offense 
that’’.
SEC. 232. CHANGES TO DISTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION OF 
GRANTS FOR DRUG COURTS. 
(a) MINIMUM
ALLOCATION
REPEALED.—Section 
2957 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3797u–6) is amended by 
striking subsection (b). 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—Un-
less one or more applications submitted by any State or 
unit of local government within such State (other than an 
Indian tribe) for a grant under this part has been funded 
in any fiscal year, such State, together with eligible appli-
cants within such State, shall be provided targeted tech-
nical assistance and training by the Community Capacity 
Development Office to assist such State and such eligible 
applicants to successfully compete for future funding 
under this part.’’. 
SEC. 233. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS UNDER DRUG COURT 
GRANTS PROGRAM EXTENDED TO COURTS 
THAT 
SUPERVISE 
NON-OFFENDERS 
WITH 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS. 
Section 2951(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
3797u(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘offenders with sub-
stance abuse problems’’ and inserting ‘‘offenders, and
other individuals under the jurisdiction of the court, with 
substance abuse problems’’. 
SEC. 234. TERM OF RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL FACILI-
TIES. 
Section 1904 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–3) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘jail-
based substance abuse treatment program’ means a course 
of individual and group activities, lasting for a period of 
not less than 3 months, in an area of a correctional facility 
set apart from the general population of the correctional 
facility, if those activities are—
‘‘(1) directed at the substance abuse problems 
of the prisoners; and 
‘‘(2) intended to develop the cognitive, behav-
ioral, and other skills of prisoners in order to ad-
dress the substance abuse and related problems of 
prisoners.’’. 
SEC. 235. ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR STATE PRIS-
ONERS. 
(a) ENHANCED
DRUG
SCREENINGS
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (b) of section 1902 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796ff—1(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING REQUIREMENT.—
To be eligible to receive funds under this part, a State 
must agree—
‘‘(1) to implement or continue to require urinal-
ysis or other proven reliable forms of testing, includ-
ing both periodic and random testing—
‘‘(A) of an individual before the individual 
enters a residential substance abuse treatment 
program and during the period in which the in-
dividual participates in the treatment program; 
and 
‘‘(B) of an individual released from a resi-
dential substance abuse treatment program if 
the individual remains in the custody of the 
State; and 
‘‘(2) to require, as a condition of participation 
in the treatment program, that such testing indicate 
that the individual has not used a controlled sub-
stance for at least the three-month period prior to 
the date the individual receives such testing to enter 
the treatment program.’’. 
(b) AFTERCARE
SERVICES
REQUIREMENT.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘ELIGIBILITY
FOR
PREFERENCE
WITH 
AFTER
CARE
COMPONENT’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘AFTERCARE SERVICES REQUIREMENT’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘To be eligible 
for a preference under this part’’ and inserting ‘‘To 
be eligible to receive funds under this part’’. 
(c) PRIORITY
FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMU-
NITY-BASED
DRUG
TREATMENT
PROGRAMS.—Section 
1903 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796ff—2) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMU-
NITY-BASED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS.—In consid-
ering an application submitted by a State under section 
1902, the Attorney General shall give priority to an appli-
cation that involves a partnership between the State and 
a community-based drug treatment program within the 
State.’’. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 241. CHANGES TO CERTAIN FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES. 
(a) CERTAIN PROGRAMS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM 
PAYING STATES INTEREST ON LATE DISBURSEMENTS 
ALSO EXEMPTED FROM PAYING CHARGE TO TREASURY 
FOR UNTIMELY DISBURSEMENTS.—Section 204(f) of
Public Law 107–273 (116 Stat. 1776; 31 U.S.C. 6503 
note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 6503(d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 3335(b) or 6503(d)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 6503’’ and inserting 
‘‘sections 3335(b) or 6503’’. 
(b) SOUTHWEST BORDER PROSECUTOR INITIATIVE 
INCLUDED AMONG SUCH EXEMPTED PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 204(f) of such Act is further amended by striking 
‘‘pursuant to section 501(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
the Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative (as carried out 
pursuant to paragraph (3) (117 Stat. 64) under the head-
ing relating to Community Oriented Policing Services of 
the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2003 (title 
I of division B of Public Law 108–7), or as carried out 
pursuant to any subsequent authority) or section 501(a)’’. 
(c) AUDITS AND REPORTS ON ATFE UNDERCOVER 
INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS.—Section 102(b) of the De-
partment of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1993 (28 U.S.C. 533 note), as in effect pursuant to 
section 815(d) of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death 
Penalty Act of 1996 (28 U.S.C. 533 note) shall apply with 
respect to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives and the undercover investigative operations of 
the Bureau on the same basis as such section applies with
respect to any other agency and the undercover investiga-
tive operations of such agency. 
SEC. 242. COORDINATION DUTIES OF ASSISTANT ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL. 
(a) COORDINATE AND SUPPORT OFFICE FOR VIC-
TIMS OF CRIME.—Section 102 of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712) is 
amended in subsection (a)(5) by inserting after ‘‘the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics,’’ the following: ‘‘the Office for 
Victims of Crime,’’. 
(b) SETTING
GRANT
CONDITIONS
AND
PRIOR-
ITIES.—Such section is further amended in subsection 
(a)(6) by inserting ‘‘, including placing special conditions 
on all grants, and determining priority purposes for for-
mula grants’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 243. SIMPLIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE DEADLINES 
UNDER SEX-OFFENDER REGISTRATION LAWS. 
(a) COMPLIANCE PERIOD.—A State shall not be 
treated, for purposes of any provision of law, as having 
failed to comply with section 170101 (42 U.S.C. 14071) 
or 170102 (42 U.S.C. 14072) of the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 until 36 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that 
the Attorney General may grant an additional 24 months
to a State that is making good faith efforts to comply with 
such sections. 
(b) TIME
FOR REGISTRATION
OF CURRENT AD-
DRESS.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of such section 170101 is 
amended by striking ‘‘unless such requirement is termi-
nated under’’ and inserting ‘‘for the time period specified 
in’’. 
SEC. 244. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
(a) SAFE STREETS ACT PROGRAM.—The Criminal 
Justice Facility Construction Pilot program (part F; 42 
U.S.C. 3769–3769d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is repealed. 
(b) VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT ACT PROGRAMS.—The following provisions of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
are repealed: 
(1) LOCAL CRIME PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM.—Subtitle B of title III (42 U.S.C. 
13751–13758). 
(2) ASSISTANCE
FOR
DELINQUENT
AND
AT-
RISK
YOUTH.—Subtitle G of title III (42 U.S.C. 
13801–13802). 
(3) IMPROVED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL AU-
TOMATION.—Subtitle E of title XXI (42 U.S.C. 
14151).
(4) OTHER STATE AND LOCAL AID.—Subtitle F 
of title XXI (42 U.S.C. 14161). 
SEC. 245. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN NOTICE AND HEARING 
REQUIREMENTS. 
Part H of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended as follows: 
(1) NOTICE AND HEARING ON DENIAL OR TER-
MINATION
OF
GRANT.—Section 802 (42 U.S.C. 
3783) of such part is amended—
(A) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Whenever,’’. 
(2) FINALITY
OF
DETERMINATIONS.—Section 
803 (42 U.S.C. 3784) of such part is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘, after reasonable notice 
and opportunity for a hearing,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, except as otherwise pro-
vided herein’’. 
(3) REPEAL OF APPELLATE COURT REVIEW.—
Section 804 (42 U.S.C. 3785) of such part is re-
pealed.
SEC. 246. AMENDED DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF OMNI-
BUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS 
ACT OF 1968. 
Section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791) is amend-
ed as follows: 
(1) INDIAN
TRIBE.—Subsection (a)(3)(C) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘(as that term 
is defined in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5603))’’. 
(2) COMBINATION.—Subsection (a)(5) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘program or project’’ 
and inserting ‘‘program, plan, or project’’. 
(3) NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNITY-BASED OR-
GANIZATIONS.—Subsection (a)(11) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘which’’ and inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding faith-based, that’’. 
(4) INDIAN
TRIBE; PRIVATE
PERSON.—Sub-
section (a) of such section is further amended—
(A) in paragraph (24) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (25) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
‘‘(26) the term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in section 4(e) of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); and 
‘‘(27) the term ‘private person’ means any indi-
vidual (including an individual acting in his official 
capacity) and any private partnership, corporation, 
association, organization, or entity (or any combina-
tion thereof).’’. 
SEC. 247. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY SUBSIST-
ENCE 
PAYMENTS 
TO 
PRISONERS 
FOR 
HEALTH CARE ITEMS AND SERVICES. 
Section 4006 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting after ‘‘The 
Attorney General’’ the following: ‘‘or the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, as applicable,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the Immigration and Nat-
uralization Service’’ and inserting ‘‘the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘shall not exceed the lesser 
of the amount’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be the 
amount billed, not to exceed the amount’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘items and services’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘the Medicare pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘items and services under 
the Medicare program’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting a 
period. 
SEC. 248. OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended 
by adding after section 104, as added by section 211 of 
this Act, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 105. OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGE-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 
the Office an Office of Audit, Assessment, and Man-
agement, headed by a Director appointed by the At-
torney General. In carrying out the functions of the 
Office, the Director shall be subject to the authority, 
direction, and control of the Attorney General. Such 
authority, direction, and control may be delegated 
only to the Assistant Attorney General, without re-
delegation.
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Office 
shall be to carry out and coordinate performance au-
dits of, take actions to ensure compliance with the 
terms of, and manage information with respect to, 
grants under programs covered by subsection (b). 
The Director shall take special conditions of the 
grant into account and consult with the office that 
issued those conditions to ensure appropriate compli-
ance. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSIVITY.—The Office shall be the ex-
clusive element of the Department of Justice, other 
than the Inspector General, performing functions 
and activities for the purpose specified in paragraph 
(2). There are hereby transferred to the Office all 
functions and activities, other than functions and ac-
tivities of the Inspector General, for such purpose 
performed immediately before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act by any other element of the De-
partment. 
‘‘(b) COVERED PROGRAMS.—The programs referred 
to in subsection (a) are the following: 
‘‘(1) The program under part Q of this title. 
‘‘(2) Any grant program carried out by the Of-
fice of Justice Programs.
‘‘(3) Any other grant program carried out by 
the Department of Justice that the Attorney General 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE AUDITS REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall select 
grants awarded under the programs covered by sub-
section (b) and carry out performance audits on 
such grants. In selecting such grants, the Director 
shall ensure that the aggregate amount awarded 
under the grants so selected represent not less than 
10 percent of the aggregate amount of money 
awarded under all such grant programs. 
‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP
TO
NIJ
EVALUATIONS.—
This subsection does not affect the authority or duty 
of the Director of the National Institute of Justice 
to carry out overall evaluations of programs covered 
by subsection (b), except that such Director shall 
consult with the Director of the Office in carrying 
out such evaluations. 
‘‘(3) TIMING OF PERFORMANCE AUDITS.—The 
performance audit required by paragraph (1) of a 
grant selected under paragraph (1) shall be carried 
out—
‘‘(A) not later than the end of the grant 
period, if the grant period is not more than 1 
year; and 
‘‘(B) at the end of each year of the grant 
period, if the grant period is more than 1 year. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE ACTIONS REQUIRED.—The Direc-
tor shall take such actions to ensure compliance with the 
terms of a grant as the Director considers appropriate 
with respect to each grant that the Director determines 
(in consultation with the head of the element of the De-
partment of Justice concerned), through a performance 
audit under subsection (a) or other means, is not in com-
pliance with such terms. In the case of a misuse of more 
than 1 percent of the grant amount concerned, the Direc-
tor shall, in addition to any other action to ensure compli-
ance that the Director considers appropriate, ensure that 
the entity responsible for such misuse ceases to receive any 
funds under any program covered by subsection (b) until 
such entity repays to the Attorney General an amount 
equal to the amounts misused. The Director may, in un-
usual circumstances, grant relief from this requirement to 
ensure that an innocent party is not punished. 
‘‘(e) GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—The Director 
shall establish and maintain, in consultation with the chief 
information officer of the Office, a modern, automated
system for managing all information relating to the grants 
made under the programs covered by subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Not to exceed 3 per-
cent of all funding made available for a fiscal year for the 
programs covered by subsection (b) shall be reserved for 
the activities of the Office of Audit, Assessment, and Man-
agement as authorized by this section.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ment made by this section take effect 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 249. COMMUNITY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended 
by adding after section 105, as added by section 248 of 
this Act, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 106. COMMUNITY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 
the Office a Community Capacity Development Of-
fice, headed by a Director appointed by the Attorney 
General. In carrying out the functions of the Office, 
the Director shall be subject to the authority, direc-
tion, and control of the Attorney General. Such au-
thority, direction, and control may be delegated only