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(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking
‘‘the program evaluations as required by
section 501(c) of this part’’ and inserting
‘‘program evaluations’’;
(ii) in subsection (a)(2), by striking
‘‘evaluations of programs funded under sec-
tion 506 (formula grants) and sections 511
and 515 (discretionary grants) of this part’’
and inserting ‘‘evaluations of programs
funded under section 505 (formula grants)
and section 515 (discretionary grants) of
this part’’; and
(iii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking
‘‘programs funded under section 506 (for-
mula grants) and section 511 (discretionary
grants)’’ and inserting ‘‘programs funded
under section 505 (formula grants)’’;
(C) in section 522 (42 U.S.C. 3766b)—
(i) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section
506’’ and inserting ‘‘section 505’’; and
(ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking
‘‘an assessment of the impact of such activi-
ties on meeting the needs identified in the
State strategy submitted under section 503’’
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and inserting ‘‘an assessment of the impact
of such activities on meeting the purposes of
subpart 1’’;
(D) in section 801(b) (42 U.S.C. 3782(b)),
in the matter following paragraph (5)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the purposes of section
501 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘the pur-
poses of such subpart 1’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘the application sub-
mitted pursuant to section 503 of this title.’’
and inserting ‘‘the application submitted
pursuant to section 502 of this title. Such
report shall include details identifying each
applicant that used any funds to purchase
any cruiser, boat, or helicopter and, with
respect to such applicant, specifying both
the amount of funds used by such applicant
for each purchase of any cruiser, boat, or
helicopter and a justification of each such
purchase (and the Bureau of Justice Assist-
ance shall submit to the Committee of the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives
and the Committee of the Judiciary of the
Senate, promptly after preparation of such
report a written copy of the portion of such
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report containing the information required
by this sentence).’’;
(E) in section 808 (42 U.S.C. 3789), by
striking ‘‘the State office described in section 507
or 1408’’ and inserting ‘‘the State office respon-
sible for the trust fund required by section 507,
or the State office described in section 1408,’’;
(F) in section 901 (42 U.S.C. 3791), in sub-
section (a)(2), by striking ‘‘for the purposes of
section 506(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘for the purposes
of section 505(a)’’;
(G) in section 1502 (42 U.S.C. 3796bb–1)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
506(a)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section
505(a)’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2)—
(I) by striking ‘‘section 503(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 502’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘section 506’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 505’’;
(H) in section 1602 (42 U.S.C. 3796cc–1),
in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The office des-
ignated under section 507 of title I’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The office responsible for the trust fund re-
quired by section 507’’;
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(I) in section 1702 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–1),
in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and reflects
consideration of the statewide strategy under sec-
tion 503(a)(1)’’; and
(J) in section 1902 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–1), in
subsection (e), by striking ‘‘The Office designated
under section 507’’ and inserting ‘‘The office re-
sponsible for the trust fund required by section
507’’.
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to the first fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act and each
fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1112. CLARIFICATION OF NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS
WHO MAY BE SELECTED IN A GIVEN YEAR TO
RECEIVE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF
VALOR.
Section 3(c) of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 15202(c)) is amended by striking
‘‘more than 5 recipients’’ and inserting ‘‘more than 5 indi-
viduals, or groups of individuals, as recipients’’.
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SEC. 1113. CLARIFICATION OF OFFICIAL TO BE CONSULTED
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL IN CONSIDERING AP-
PLICATION FOR EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.
Section 609M(b) of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10501(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Director
of the Office of Justice Assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘the As-
sistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Pro-
grams’’.
SEC. 1114. CLARIFICATION OF USES FOR REGIONAL INFOR-
MATION SHARING SYSTEM GRANTS.
Section 1301(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h(b)), as most re-
cently amended by section 701 of the USA PATRIOT Act
(Public Law 107–56; 115 Stat. 374), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘regional’’ be-
fore ‘‘information sharing systems’’;
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) establishing and maintaining a secure tele-
communications system for regional information
sharing between Federal, State, tribal, and local law
enforcement agencies;’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ at the end of paragraph
(4).
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SEC. 1115. INTEGRITY AND ENHANCEMENT OF NATIONAL
CRIMINAL RECORD DATABASES.
(a) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.—Section 302 of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3732) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting after the third
sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘The Director
shall be responsible for the integrity of data and sta-
tistics and shall protect against improper or illegal
use or disclosure.’’;
(2) by amending paragraph (19) of subsection
(c) to read as follows:
‘‘(19) provide for improvements in the accuracy,
quality, timeliness, immediate accessibility, and inte-
gration of State criminal history and related records,
support the development and enhancement of national
systems of criminal history and related records in-
cluding the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System, the National Incident-Based Reporting
System, and the records of the National Crime Infor-
mation Center, facilitate State participation in na-
tional records and information systems, and support
statistical research for critical analysis of the im-
provement and utilization of criminal history
records;’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) confer and cooperate with Federal statistical
agencies as needed to carry out the purposes of this
part, including by entering into cooperative data
sharing agreements in conformity with all laws and
regulations applicable to the disclosure and use of
data.’’.
(b) USE OF DATA.—Section 304 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
3735) is amended by striking ‘‘particular individual’’ and
inserting ‘‘private person or public agency’’.
(c) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
INFORMATION.—Section
812(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3789g(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Except as provided by Federal law other than this
title, no’’ and inserting ‘‘No’’.
SEC. 1116. EXTENSION OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT ARMOR VESTS.
Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(a)(23)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2009’’.
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CHAPTER 2—BUILDING COMMUNITY CA-
PACITY TO PREVENT, REDUCE, AND
CONTROL CRIME
SEC. 1121. OFFICE OF WEED AND SEED STRATEGIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended
by inserting after section 102 (42 U.S.C. 3712) the fol-
lowing new sections:
‘‘SEC. 103. OFFICE OF WEED AND SEED STRATEGIES.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within
the Office an Office of Weed and Seed Strategies, headed
by a Director appointed by the Attorney General.
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE.—The Director may assist States,
units of local government, and neighborhood and commu-
nity-based organizations in developing Weed and Seed
strategies, as provided in section 104.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009,
to remain available until expended.
‘‘SEC. 104. WEED AND SEED STRATEGIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available
under section 103(c), the Director of the Office of Weed and
Seed Strategies may implement strategies, to be known as
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Weed and Seed strategies, to prevent, control, and reduce
violent crime, criminal drug-related activity, and gang ac-
tivity in designated Weed-and-Seed communities. Each
such strategy shall involve both of the following activities:
‘‘(1) WEEDING.—Activities, to be known as
Weeding activities, which shall include promoting
and coordinating a broad spectrum of community ef-
forts (especially those of law enforcement agencies and
prosecutors) to arrest, and to sanction or incarcerate,
persons in that community who participate or engage
in violent crime, criminal drug-related activity, and
other crimes that threaten the quality of life in that
community.
‘‘(2) SEEDING.—Activities, to be known as Seed-
ing activities, which shall include promoting and co-
ordinating a broad spectrum of community efforts
(such as drug abuse education, mentoring, and em-
ployment counseling) to provide—
‘‘(A) human services, relating to prevention,
intervention, or treatment, for at-risk individ-
uals and families; and
‘‘(B) community revitalization efforts, in-
cluding enforcement of building codes and devel-
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‘‘(b) GUIDELINES.—The Director shall issue guidelines
for the development and implementation of Weed and Seed
strategies under this section. The guidelines shall ensure
that the Weed and Seed strategy for a community referred
to in subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) be planned and implemented through and
under the auspices of a steering committee, properly
established in the community, comprised of—
‘‘(A) in a voting capacity, representatives
of—
‘‘(i) appropriate law enforcement agen-
cies; and
‘‘(ii) other public and private agencies,
and neighborhood and community-based or-
ganizations, interested in criminal justice
and community-based development and re-
vitalization in the community; and
‘‘(B) in a voting capacity, both—
‘‘(i) the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration’s special agent in charge for the ju-
risdiction encompassing the community;
and
‘‘(ii) the United States Attorney for the
District encompassing the community;