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Union Calendar No. 40 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1913 
[Report No. 111–86] 
To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes 
to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2009 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, 
Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. BONO MACK, 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. CAO, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. CASTLE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUMMINGS, 
Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. DRIEHAUS, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Ms. KILROY, Mr. KIRK, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LANCE, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PETERS, 
Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SLAUGH-
TER, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATSON, and Ms. 
WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
APRIL 27, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
HARE, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, 
Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. SIRES, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. QUIGLEY, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PRICE of North Caro-
lina, Mr. WU, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MAT-
SUI, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. 
PLATTS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 
Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
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Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DOYLE, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, 
Mr. COOPER, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir-
ginia, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Ms. 
CLARKE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
MCMAHON, Mr. FARR, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. JACKSON of 
Illinois, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. MOORE of Wis-
consin, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. YARMUTH, 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. 
FUDGE, Mr. BACA, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana 
APRIL 27, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 2, 2009] 
A BILL 
To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, 
and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Law Enforcement 
Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF HATE CRIME. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘crime of violence’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 16, title 18, United States 
Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘hate crime’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime 
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Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 
994 note); and 
(3) the term ‘‘local’’ means a county, city, town, 
township, parish, village, or other general purpose po-
litical subdivision of a State. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND 
PROSECUTIONS BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIB-
AL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—At the request of a State, 
local, or tribal law enforcement agency, the Attorney 
General may provide technical, forensic, prosecu-
torial, or any other form of assistance in the criminal 
investigation or prosecution of any crime that— 
(A) constitutes a crime of violence; 
(B) constitutes a felony under the State, 
local, or tribal laws; and 
(C) is motivated by prejudice based on the 
actual or perceived race, color, religion, national 
origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender iden-
tity, or disability of the victim, or is a violation 
of the State, local, or tribal hate crime laws. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under 
paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall give pri-
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ority to crimes committed by offenders who have com-
mitted crimes in more than one State and to rural 
jurisdictions that have difficulty covering the extraor-
dinary expenses relating to the investigation or pros-
ecution of the crime. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
award grants to State, local, and Indian law enforce-
ment agencies for extraordinary expenses associated 
with the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes. 
(2) OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—In imple-
menting the grant program under this subsection, the 
Office of Justice Programs shall work closely with 
grantees to ensure that the concerns and needs of all 
affected parties, including community groups and 
schools, colleges, and universities, are addressed 
through the local infrastructure developed under the 
grants. 
(3) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State, local, and 
Indian law enforcement agency that desires a 
grant under this subsection shall submit an ap-
plication to the Attorney General at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by or con-
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taining such information as the Attorney Gen-
eral shall reasonably require. 
(B) DATE FOR SUBMISSION.—Applications 
submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 
submitted during the 60-day period beginning on 
a date that the Attorney General shall prescribe. 
(C) REQUIREMENTS.—A State, local, and 
Indian law enforcement agency applying for a 
grant under this subsection shall— 
(i) describe the extraordinary purposes 
for which the grant is needed; 
(ii) certify that the State, local govern-
ment, or Indian tribe lacks the resources 
necessary to investigate or prosecute the 
hate crime; 
(iii) demonstrate that, in developing a 
plan to implement the grant, the State, 
local, and Indian law enforcement agency 
has consulted and coordinated with non-
profit, nongovernmental violence recovery 
service programs that have experience in 
providing services to victims of hate crimes; 
and 
(iv) certify that any Federal funds re-
ceived under this subsection will be used to 
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supplement, 
not 
supplant, 
non-Federal 
funds that would otherwise be available for 
activities funded under this subsection. 
(4) DEADLINE.—An application for a grant 
under this subsection shall be approved or denied by 
the Attorney General not later than 30 business days 
after the date on which the Attorney General receives 
the application. 
(5) GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this sub-
section shall not exceed $100,000 for any single juris-
diction in any 1-year period. 
(6) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2011, 
the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a re-
port describing the applications submitted for grants 
under this subsection, the award of such grants, and 
the purposes for which the grant amounts were ex-
pended. 
(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011. 
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—The Office of 
Justice Programs of the Department of Justice may award 
grants, in accordance with such regulations as the Attorney 
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