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nity-oriented campaign or initiative exists be-
tween 
investigative 
units 
and 
community 
groups. 
(5) Criminal justice agencies should collaborate 
with each other and share best practices for solving 
violent crimes committed against a person. 
(6) A comprehensive community engagement 
strategy concerning gun violence is essential to im-
proving clearance rates for violent crimes committed 
against a person. 
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM WITH RESPECT TO VIOLENT INCI-
DENT CLEARANCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL IN-
VESTIGATIVE METHODS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLEARANCE BY ARREST.—The term ‘‘clear-
ance by arrest’’, with respect to an offense reported 
to a law enforcement agency, means the law enforce-
ment agency— 
(A) has— 
(i) arrested not less than 1 person for 
the offense; 
(ii) charged the person described in 
subparagraph (A) with the commission of 
the offense; and 
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(iii) referred the person described in 
subparagraph (A) for prosecution for the 
offense; or 
(B) has cited an individual under the age 
of 18 to appear in juvenile court or before an-
other juvenile authority with respect to the of-
fense, regardless of whether a physical arrest 
occurred. 
(2) CLEARANCE
BY
EXCEPTION.—The term 
‘‘clearance by exception’’, with respect to an offense 
reported to a law enforcement agency, means the 
law enforcement agency— 
(A) has identified not less than 1 person 
suspected of the offense; and 
(B) with respect to the suspect described 
in subparagraph (A), has— 
(i) gathered enough evidence to— 
(I) support an arrest of the sus-
pect; 
(II) make a charge against the 
suspect; and 
(III) refer the suspect for pros-
ecution; 
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(ii) identified the exact location of the 
suspect so that the suspect could be taken 
into custody immediately; and 
(iii) encountered a circumstance out-
side the control of the law enforcement 
agency that prohibits the agency from ar-
resting the suspect, charging the suspect, 
or referring the suspect for prosecution, in-
cluding— 
(I) the death of the suspect; 
(II) the refusal of the victim to 
cooperate with the prosecution after 
the suspect has been identified; or 
(III) the denial of extradition be-
cause the suspect committed an of-
fense in another jurisdiction and is 
being prosecuted for that offense. 
(3) CLEARANCE
RATE.—The term ‘‘clearance 
rate’’, with respect to a law enforcement agency, 
means— 
(A) the number of offenses cleared by the 
law enforcement agency, including through 
clearance by arrest and clearance by exception, 
divided by 
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(B) the total number of offenses reported 
to the law enforcement agency. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State, Tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or prosecuting office, or a group of Tribal 
law enforcement agencies or Tribal prosecuting of-
fices. 
(5) GRANT RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘grant re-
cipient’’ means a recipient of a grant under the Pro-
gram. 
(6) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a public agency 
charged with policing functions, including any com-
ponent bureau of the agency (such as a govern-
mental victim services program or village public 
safety officer program), including an agency com-
posed of officers or persons referred to in subpara-
graph (B) or (C) of section 2(10) of the Indian Law 
Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2801(10)). 
(7) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the grant program established under subsection 
(b)(1). 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
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General shall establish a grant program within the 
Office of Justice Programs under which the Attor-
ney General awards grants to eligible entities to es-
tablish, implement, and administer violent incident 
clearance and technological investigative methods. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking 
a grant under the Program shall submit to the At-
torney General an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing or accompanied by— 
(A) such information as the Attorney Gen-
eral may reasonably require; and 
(B) a description of each eligible project 
under paragraph (4) that the grant will fund. 
(3) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The 
Attorney General, in selecting a recipient of a grant 
under the Program, shall consider the specific plan 
and activities proposed by the applicant to improve 
clearance rates for homicides, rapes, sexual assaults, 
kidnappings, and non-fatal shootings. 
(4) ELIGIBLE
PROJECTS.—A grant recipient 
shall use the grant for activities with the specific ob-
jective of improving clearance rates for homicides, 
rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, and non-fatal 
shootings, including— 
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(A) ensuring the retention of detectives 
who are assigned to investigate homicides, 
rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, and non- 
fatal shootings as of the date of receipt of the 
grant; 
(B) hiring and training additional detec-
tives who will be dedicated to investigating 
homicides, rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, 
and non-fatal shootings; 
(C) developing policies, procedures, and 
training to improve the ability of detectives to 
effectively investigate and solve homicides, 
rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, and non- 
fatal shootings, including implementing best 
practices relating to— 
(i) improving internal agency coopera-
tion, organizational oversight and account-
ability, and supervision of investigations; 
(ii) developing specific goals and per-
formance metrics for both investigators 
and investigative units; 
(iii) establishing or improving rela-
tionships with the communities the agency 
serves; and 
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(iv) collaboration with and among 
other law enforcement agencies and crimi-
nal justice organizations; 
(D) training personnel to address the 
needs of victims and family members of victims 
of 
homicides, 
rapes, 
sexual 
assaults, 
kidnappings, or non-fatal shootings or collabo-
rating with trained victim advocates and spe-
cialists to better meet victims’ needs; 
(E) acquiring, upgrading, or replacing in-
vestigative, evidence processing, or forensic test-
ing technology or equipment; 
(F) development and implementation of 
policies that safeguard civil rights and civil lib-
erties during the collection, processing, and fo-
rensic testing of evidence; 
(G) hiring or training personnel for collec-
tion, processing, and forensic testing of evi-
dence; 
(H) hiring and training of personnel to 
analyze violent crime and the temporal and geo-
graphic trends among homicides, rapes, sexual 
assaults, kidnappings, and nonfatal shootings; 
(I) retaining experts to conduct a detailed 
analysis of homicides and shootings using Gun 
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Violence Problem Analysis (commonly known as 
‘‘GVPA’’) or a similar research methodology; 
(J) ensuring victims have appropriate ac-
cess to emergency food, housing, clothing, trav-
el, and transportation; 
(K) developing competitive and evidence- 
based programs to improve homicide and non- 
fatal shooting clearance rates; 
(L) developing best practices for improving 
access to and acceptance of victim services, in-
cluding victim services that promote medical 
and psychological wellness, ongoing counseling, 
legal advice, and financial compensation; 
(M) training investigators and detectives in 
trauma-informed interview techniques; 
(N) establishing programs to support offi-
cers who experience stress or trauma as a result 
of responding to or investigating shootings or 
other violent crime incidents; or 
(O) ensuring language and disability access 
supports are provided to victims, survivors, and 
their families so that victims can exercise their 
rights and participate in the criminal justice 
process. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project assisted with a grant under the 
Program shall not exceed— 
(A) 100 percent if the grant is awarded on 
or before December 31, 2032; or 
(B) subject to paragraph (2), 50 percent if 
the grant is awarded after December 31, 2032. 
(2) WAIVER.—With respect to a grant awarded 
under the Program after December 31, 2032, the 
Attorney General may determine that the Federal 
share of the cost of a project assisted with the grant 
shall not exceed 100 percent. 
(d) REPORT BY GRANT RECIPIENT.—Not later than 
1 year after receiving a grant under the Program, and 
each year thereafter, a grant recipient shall submit to the 
Attorney General a report on the activities carried out 
using the grant, including, if applicable— 
(1) the number of homicide and non-fatal 
shooting detectives hired by the grant recipient; 
(2) the number of evidence processing personnel 
hired by the grant recipient; 
(3) a description of any training that is— 
(A) provided to existing (as of the date on 
which the grant was awarded) or newly hired 
homicide and non-fatal shooting detectives; and 
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(B) designed to assist in the solving of 
crimes and improve clearance rates; 
(4) any new evidence processing technology or 
equipment purchased or any upgrades made to exist-
ing (as of the date on which the grant was awarded) 
evidence technology or equipment, and the associ-
ated cost; 
(5) any assessments of evidence processing 
technology or equipment purchased with grant funds 
to determine whether such technology or equipment 
satisfies the objectives of the use of the technology 
or equipment in increasing clearance rates, and any 
policies in place to govern the use of the technology 
or equipment; 
(6) the internal policies and oversight used to 
ensure that any technology purchased through the 
grant for the purposes of improving clearance rates 
does not violate the civil rights and civil liberties of 
individuals; 
(7) data regarding clearance rates for homi-
cides, rapes, other aggravated felonies, and non-fatal 
shootings, including the rate of clearances by arrest 
and clearances by exception, and crime trends from 
within each jurisdiction in which the grant recipient 
carried out activities supported by the grant; 
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(8) whether the grant recipient has provided 
grant funds to any victim services organizations, and 
if so, which organizations; 
(9) the demographic information for victims of 
homicides, rapes, other aggravated felonies, and non- 
fatal shootings, and the length and outcomes of each 
investigation, including whether the investigation 
was cleared by arrest or exception; 
(10) the demographic information for each vic-
tim or family member of a victim who received vic-
tim-related services provided by the grant recipient; 
and 
(11) identification of the services most used by 
victims and their families and identification of addi-
tional services needed. 
(e) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE EVALUATION 
AND REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice shall conduct an evaluation of— 
(A) the practices deployed by grant recipi-
ents to identify policies and procedures that 
have successfully improved clearance rates for 
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homicides, rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, 
and non-fatal shootings; and 
(B) the efficacy of any services provided to 
victims and family members of victims of homi-
cides, rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, and 
non-fatal shootings. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after completion of an evaluation by the Na-
tional Institute of Justice under paragraph (1), the 
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
including— 
(A) the results of the evaluation; and 
(B) information reported by each grant re-
cipient under subsection (d). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032. 
(2) PERCENT
FOR
CERTAIN
ELIGIBLE
ENTI-
TIES.—The Attorney General shall use 10 percent of 
the amount made available under paragraph (1) for 
a fiscal year to award grants under the Program to 
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Tribal law enforcement agencies or prosecuting of-
fices, or groups of such agencies or offices. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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