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Union Calendar No. 503 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6083 
[Report No. 110–784] 
To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2008 
Mr. 
SPRATT
(for 
himself, 
Mr. 
CLYBURN, 
Mr. 
ROTHMAN, 
Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JULY 29, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. EDWARDS, 
Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. ELLISON, 
Mr. WU, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. TURNER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BRALEY of 
Iowa, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina 
JULY 29, 2008 
Reported with amendments, 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] 
A BILL 
To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. TRAINING AT THE NATIONAL ADVOCACY CEN-
TER. 
The National District Attorneys Association may use 
the services of the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, 
South Carolina to conduct a national training program for 
State and local prosecutors for the purpose of improving 
the professional skills of State and local prosecutors and 
enhancing the ability of Federal, State, and local prosecu-
tors to work together. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION. 
The National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South 
Carolina may provide comprehensive continuing legal edu-
cation in the areas of trial practice, substantive legal up-
dates, and support staff training. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2009 through 2012 to remain available 
until expended. 
SECTION 1. TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL PROSECU-
TORS. 
The Attorney General is authorized to award a grant 
to a nonprofit organization (such as the National District 
Attorneys Association) to conduct a national training pro-
gram for State and local prosecutors for the purpose of im-
proving the professional skills of State and local prosecutors 
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and enhancing the ability of Federal, State, and local pros-
ecutors to work together. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION. 
The Attorney General may provide assistance to the 
grantee under section 1 to carry out the training program 
described in such section, including comprehensive con-
tinuing legal education in the areas of trial practice, sub-
stantive legal updates, support staff training, and any other 
assistance the Attorney General determines to be appro-
priate. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to remain available 
until expended. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 
funding to conduct a national training program for State 
and local prosecutors.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 503 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6083 
[Report No. 110–784] 
A BILL 
To authorize funding for the National Advocacy 
Center. 
JULY 29, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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