conduct a thorough investigation of, and make 
recommendations to the Deputy Chief regard-
ing, the cases involving violations described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts made available 
to carry out this Act under section 6, there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney 
General $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2016 and 
each subsequent fiscal year to carry out this 
paragraph.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘that occurred not later than De-
cember 31, 1969’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (F), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) in subparagraph (G), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(IV) by inserting after subpara-
graph (G) the following: 
‘‘(H) the number of cases referred by an 
eligible entity or a State or local law enforce-
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ment agency or prosecutor to the Department 
within the study period, the number of such 
cases that resulted in Federal charges being 
filed, the date the charges were filed, and if the 
Department declines to prosecute or participate 
in an investigation of a case so referred, the 
fact that it did so.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and a description of the activities con-
ducted under subsection (b)(3)’’; 
(3) in section 4(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘oc-
curred not later than December 31, 1969, 
and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and eligi-
ble entities’’; 
(4) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘local law en-
forcement agencies’’ the following: ‘‘, or el-
igible entities,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘occurred not later 
than December 31, 1969, and’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘each of 
the fiscal years 2008 through 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fis-
cal year’’; 
(5) in section 6— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fis-
cal year’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘occurred not later 
than December 31, 1969, and’’; and 
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Community Relations Service of the De-
partment of Justice shall provide technical assistance by 
bringing together law enforcement agencies and commu-
nities in the investigation of violations described in section 
4(b).’’; 
(6) in section 7— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEFINI-
TION OF ‘CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS STAT-
UTES’’’ and inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘In this Act, the term’’ 
and inserting: ‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES.—The 
term’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an organization whose primary purpose 
is to promote civil rights, an institution of higher 
education, or another entity, determined by the At-
torney General to be appropriate.’’; and 
(7) by striking section 8. 
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