essential to ensure compliance with the re-
quirements of this subsection. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2010. 
SEC. 306. WITNESS PROTECTION SERVICES. 
Section 3526 of title 18, United States Code (Co-
operation of other Federal agencies and State govern-
ments; reimbursement of expenses) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) In any case in which a State government re-
quests the Attorney General to provide temporary protec-
tion under section 3521(e) of this title, the costs of pro-
viding temporary protection are not reimbursable if the 
investigation or prosecution in any way relates to crimes 
of violence committed by a gang, as defined under the laws 
of the relevant State seeking assistance under this title.’’. 
SEC. 307. EXPANSION OF FEDERAL WITNESS RELOCATION 
AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Section 3521(a)(1) of title 18 is amended by inserting 
‘‘, criminal street gang, serious drug offense, homicide,’’ 
after ‘‘organized criminal activity’’. 
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SEC. 308. FAMILY ABDUCTION PREVENTION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) STATE GRANTS.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to make grants to States for projects involving— 
(1) the extradition of individuals suspected of 
committing a family abduction; 
(2) the investigation by State and local law en-
forcement agencies of family abduction cases; 
(3) the training of State and local law enforce-
ment agencies in responding to family abductions 
and recovering abducted children, including the de-
velopment of written guidelines and technical assist-
ance; 
(4) outreach and media campaigns to educate 
parents on the dangers of family abductions; and 
(5) the flagging of school records. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 50 
percent of the cost of a project for which a grant is made 
under this section shall be provided by non-Federal 
sources. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FAMILY
ABDUCTION.—-The term ‘‘family 
abduction’’ means the taking, keeping, or concealing 
of a child or children by a parent, other family mem-
ber, or person acting on behalf of the parent or fam-
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ily member, that prevents another individual from 
exercising lawful custody or visitation rights. 
(2) FLAGGING.—The term ‘‘flagging’’ means 
the process of notifying law enforcement authorities 
of the name and address of any person requesting 
the school records of an abducted child. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, any territory or posses-
sion of the United States, and any Indian tribe. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 
Æ 
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