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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Networking Electronically To Connect 
Our Police Act of 2001'' or the ``NET COP Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) Internet-based crime-fighting, investigatory, and 
        information-sharing technologies have proven to be extremely 
        useful to the law enforcement agencies that use them;
            (2) the sharing of information and the dissemination of 
        criminal intelligence between and among Federal, State, and 
        local law enforcement agencies benefit the society at large by 
        making criminal investigations more inclusive and effective;
            (3) the sharing of information between and among Federal, 
        State, and local law enforcement agencies allows these agencies 
        to find missing, neglected, abused, or abducted children, as 
        well as non-custodial parents seeking to evade their legal or 
        financial responsibilities; and
            (4) police departments in rural areas of the country tend 
        to be underserved by these Internet-based technologies.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to authorize the Department of Justice to make grants 
        to rural police departments for the purchase or upgrade of 
        computer equipment, and to pay for Internet access for crime-
        fighting, investigatory, or information-sharing purposes;
            (2) to reimburse police department officials or members 
        who, acting on behalf of their rural police departments and 
        using personal funds, have purchased computer equipment or paid 
        for Internet access for crime-fighting, investigatory, or 
        information-sharing purposes; and
            (3) to require annual reports to Congress on the 
        concentration of police departments that have Internet access, 
        particularly those departments serving rural areas.

SEC. 3. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

    The Attorney General is authorized to award grants to rural police 
departments to--
            (1) enable those departments to gain access to the various 
        crime-fighting, investigatory, and information sharing 
        resources available on the Internet; and
            (2) reimburse rural police department officials and members 
        for the cost of computer equipment or Internet access.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.

    Grants awarded under this Act may be used--
            (1) for the purchase of new or upgraded computer hardware 
        or software;
            (2) to pay for Internet access; and
            (3) to reimburse rural police departments that have paid 
        for computer equipment or Internet access out of the funds of 
        the department or department official or members, for some or 
        all of the costs associated with those purchases, as determined 
        by the Attorney General.

SEC. 5. APPLICATION.

    Each eligible rural police department that desires a grant under 
this Act shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Attorney General may reasonably require.

SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM CRITERIA.

    (a) In General.--In awarding a grant under this Act, the Attorney 
General shall--
            (1) set criteria for determining which police departments 
        are currently underserved by crime-fighting, investigatory, or 
        information-sharing technologies available on the Internet, by 
        differentiating between police departments that do not have 
        Internet access, and those departments that have access but are 
        using outmoded, obsolete, or otherwise inadequate technology; 
        and
            (2) determine what would constitute the minimum feasible 
        package of technologies required to enable those police 
        departments to use existing crime-fighting, investigatory, and 
        information-sharing technologies.
    (b) Grant Limitations.--The Attorney General shall set limits for 
maximum annual grants, based on determinations made under subsection 
(a), for rural police departments that do not have Internet access, and 
for those that do have access but are using inadequate technology.

SEC. 7. POLICE DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE DESK.

    The Attorney General shall establish a Police Department Technology 
Assistance Desk to offer advice to chiefs of police in rural police 
departments regarding--
            (1) the types of products to buy in order to achieve not 
        less than a minimum level of Internet service to access 
        existing crime-fighting, investigatory, and information-sharing 
        technologies; and
            (2) technology upgrades for those police departments in 
        possession of outmoded or obsolete technology;
            (3) preferred vendors; and
            (4) any other information the Attorney General determines 
        to be necessary.

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    The General Accounting Office, in consultation with the Attorney 
General, shall annually report to Congress on the concentration of 
police departments in the country that have Internet access, with 
particular emphasis on the number and percentage of rural police 
departments that lack Internet access, especially high-speed Internet 
access.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2002 through 2007 to carry out this Act.
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Networking Electronically To Connect Our Police Act of 2001 or NET COP Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to rural police departments to: (1) enable those departments to gain access to the various crime-fighting, investigatory, and information sharing resources available on the Internet; and (2) reimburse rural police department officials and members for the cost of computer equipment or Internet access.Allows grants awarded to be used: (1) for the purchase of new or upgraded computer hardware or software; (2) to pay for Internet access; and (3) to reimburse rural police departments that have paid for computer equipment or Internet access out of the funds of the department or department officials or members for some or all of the costs associated with those purchases, as determined by the Attorney General.Sets forth provisions regarding grant application requirements and grant program criteria.Directs the Attorney General to establish a Police Department Technology Assistance Desk to offer advice to chiefs of police in rural police departments.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Investment Package''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES.

    (a) Block Grants.--Section 658B of the Child Care Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 658B. FUNDING OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Except as provided in 
subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subchapter $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 
2002.
    ``(b) Appropriation.--The Secretary shall pay, from funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,400,000,000 for fiscal years 
1997 through 2002, through the awarding of grants to States under this 
subchapter for the purpose of providing child care services for 
families who have left the State program of assistance under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment, families 
that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program, and 
low-income working families described in section 658E(c)(3)(D). Funds 
shall be paid under this subsection to the States in the same manner, 
and subject to the same requirements and limitations, as funds are paid 
to the States under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
618).''.
    (b) Grants for Child Care Supply Shortages.--Section 658E(c)(3) of 
the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858c(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Child care supply shortages.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A State shall ensure 
                        that 100 percent of amounts paid to the State 
                        out of funds appropriated under section 
                        658B(a)(2) with respect to each of the fiscal 
                        years 1997 through 2002 shall be used to carry 
                        out child care activities described in clause 
                        (ii) in geographic areas within the State that 
                        have a shortage, as determined by the State, in 
                        consultation with localities, of child care 
                        services.
                            ``(ii) Child care activities described.--
                        The child care activities described in this 
                        clause include the following:
                                    ``(I) Infant care programs.
                                    ``(II) Before- and after-school 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(III) Resource and referral 
                                programs.
                                    ``(IV) Nontraditional work hours 
                                child care programs.
                                    ``(V) Extending the hours of pre-
                                kindergarten programs to provide full-
                                day services.
                                    ``(VI) Any other child care 
                                programs that the Secretary determines 
                                are appropriate.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Low-Income Working 
Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 658B(a) of the Child Care 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858(a)), as 
        amended by subsection (f), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Except as provided in'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) 
        and''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Child care supply shortages.--There is authorized to 
        be appropriated to carry out section 658E(c)(3)(E), 
        $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 658(c)(3)(A) of the 
        Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        9858c(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``(D)'' and inserting 
        ``(E)''.
    (d) Report on Access to Child Care by Low-Income Working 
Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 658K(a)(2) of the Child Care 
        Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858i(a)(2)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E), the 
                following:
                    ``(F) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that were eligible for but did not 
                receive assistance under this subchapter or under 
                section 418 of the Social Security Act and a 
                description of the obstacles to providing such 
                assistance; and
                    ``(G) the total number of families described in 
                section 658B(b) that received assistance provided under 
                this subchapter or under section 418 of the Social 
                Security Act and a description of the manner in which 
                that assistance was provided;''.
            (2) Secretarial reporting requirement.--Section 658L of the 
        Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
        9858j) is amended by inserting ``, with particular emphasis on 
        access of low-income working families,'' after ``public''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 
110 Stat. 2105).
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Family Investment Package - Amends the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1997 through 2002 for block grants to States for child care assistance for low-income working families. 
Authorizes separate appropriations for such period for grants to States for specified child care activities in geographic areas with child care supply shortages. 
Authorizes appropriations in a specified amount to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY 1997 through 2002 to award grants to States for providing child care services for families who have left the State program of assistance under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act because of employment, families that are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program, and low-income working families. 
Requires States and the Secretary to report on access to child care by low-income working families.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Forensic Sciences 
Improvement Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE QUALITY, TIMELINESS, AND CREDIBILITY OF FORENSIC 
              SCIENCE SERVICES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES.

    (a) Description of Drug Control and System Improvement Grant 
Program.--Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 375(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (25), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (26), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end, the following:
            ``(27) improving the quality, timeliness, and credibility 
        of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes.''.
    (b) State Applications.--Section 503(a) of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3753(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end of the following:
            ``(13) If any part of the amount received from a grant 
        under this part is to be used to improve the quality, 
        timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for 
        criminal justice purposes, a certification that, as of the date 
        of enactment of this paragraph, the State has an established--
                    ``(A) forensic science laboratory or forensic 
                science laboratory system, that--
                            ``(i) employs 1 or more full-time 
                        scientists--
                                    ``(I) whose principle duties are 
                                the examination of physical evidence 
                                for law enforcement agencies in 
                                criminal matters; and
                                    ``(II) who provide testimony with 
                                respect to such physical evidence to 
                                the criminal justice system;
                            ``(ii) employs generally accepted practices 
                        and procedures, as established by appropriate 
                        accrediting organizations; and
                            ``(iii) is accredited by the Laboratory 
                        Accreditation Board of the American Society of 
                        Crime Laboratory Directors or the National 
                        Association of Medical Examiners, or will use a 
                        portion of the grant amount to prepare and 
                        apply for such accreditation by not later than 
                        2 years after the date on which a grant is 
                        initially awarded under this paragraph; or
                    ``(B) medical examiner's office (as defined by the 
                National Association of Medical Examiners) that--
                            ``(i) employs generally accepted practices 
                        and procedures, as established by appropriate 
                        accrediting organizations; and
                            ``(ii) is accredited by the Laboratory 
                        Accreditation Board of the American Society of 
                        Crime Laboratory Directors or the National 
                        Association of Medical Examiners, or will use a 
                        portion of the grant amount to prepare and 
                        apply for such accreditation by not later than 
                        2 years after the date on which a grant is 
                        initially awarded under this paragraph.''.
    (c) Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating part Z as part AA and 
                redesignating section 2601 as section 2701; and
                    (B) by inserting after part Y the following:

             ``PART Z--FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS

``SEC. 2601. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    ``The Attorney General shall award grants to States in accordance 
with this part.

``SEC. 2602. APPLICATIONS.

    ``To request a grant under this part, a State shall submit to the 
Attorney General--
            ``(1) a certification that the State has developed a 
        consolidated State plan under a program described in section 
        2604(a), and a specific description of the manner in which the 
        grant will be used to carry out that plan;
            ``(2) a certification that any forensic science laboratory 
        system, medical examiner's office, or coroner's office in the 
        State that will receive any portion of the grant amount uses 
        generally accepted laboratory practices and procedures, 
        established by accrediting organizations; and
            ``(3) a specific description of any new facility to be 
        constructed as part of the program described in paragraph (1), 
        and the estimated costs of that facility, and a certification 
        that grant will not be used to fund more than 40 percent of the 
        total costs of that facility.

``SEC. 2603. ALLOCATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Of the amount made available to carry out this 
part in each fiscal year, each State that meets the requirements of 
section 2602 shall receive an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
total amount made available to carry out this part for that fiscal year 
as the population of the State bears to the population of all States.
    ``(b) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' means each 
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except that--
            ``(1) for purposes of the allocation under this section, 
        American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
        Islands shall be considered as 1 State; and
            ``(2) for purposes of paragraph (1), 67 percent of the 
        amount allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, and 33 
        percent shall be allocated to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands.

``SEC. 2604. USE OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--A State that receives a grant under this part 
shall use the grant to carry out all or a substantial part of a program 
intended to improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science or 
medical examiner services in the State.
    ``(b) Permitted Categories of Funding.--Subject to subsections (c) 
and (d), a grant awarded under this part--
            ``(1) may only be used for program expenses relating to 
        facilities, personnel, computerization, equipment, supplies, 
        accreditation and certification, education, and training; and
            ``(2) may not be used for any general law enforcement or 
        nonforensic investigatory function.
    ``(c) Facilities Costs.--A grant awarded under this part may not be 
used to fund more than 40 percent of the total costs of any new 
facility constructed as part of a program described in subsection (a).
    ``(d) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of the total 
amount of a grant awarded under this part may be used for 
administrative expenses.

``SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Regulations.--The Attorney General may promulgate such 
guidelines, regulations, and procedures as may be necessary to carry 
out this part, including guidelines, regulations, and procedures 
relating to the submission and review of applications for grants under 
section 2602.
    ``(b) Expenditure Records.--
            ``(1) Records.--Each State that receives a grant under this 
        part shall maintain such records as the Attorney General may 
        require to facilitate an effective audit relating to the 
        receipt of the grant, or the use of the grant amount.
            ``(2) Access.--The Attorney General and the Comptroller 
        General of the United States, or a designee thereof, shall have 
        access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any book, 
        document, or record of a State that receives a grant under this 
        part, if, in the determination of the Attorney General, 
        Comptroller General, or designee thereof, the book, document, 
        or record is related to the receipt of the grant, or the use of 
        the grant amount.

``SEC. 2606. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Reports to Attorney General.--For each fiscal year for which 
a grant is awarded under this part, each State that receives such a 
grant shall submit to the Attorney General a report, at such time and 
in such manner as the Attorney General may reasonably require, which 
report shall include--
            ``(1) a summary and assessment of the program carried out 
        with the grant; and
            ``(2) such other information as the Attorney General may 
        require.
    ``(b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the last 
day of each fiscal year for which 1 or more grants are awarded under 
this part, the Attorney General shall submit to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a 
report, which shall include--
            ``(1) the aggregate amount of grants awarded under this 
        part for that fiscal year; and
            ``(2) a summary of the information provided under 
        subsection (a).''.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of 
        title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
        1968 (42 U.S.C. 3753(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(24) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
        part Z, to remain available until expended--
                    ``(A) $215,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(B) $204,600,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                    ``(C) $194,600,000 for fiscal year 2002;
                    ``(D) $87,600,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
                    ``(E) $65,600,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.
            (3) Table of contents.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
        Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) 
        is amended by striking the table of contents.
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National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the Act) to: (1) include among permissible uses of drug control and system improvement (Byrne) grants improving the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes; and (2) require State certification that it has established a forensic science laboratory or laboratory system or a medical examiner's office that meets specified requirements, with respect to any such grant for such purpose. 
Amends the Act to require a State to submit to the Attorney General: (1) a certification that the State has developed a consolidated State plan that meets specified requirements and a specific description of the manner in which the grant will be used to carry out that plan; (2) a certification that any forensic science laboratory system, medical examiner's office, or coroner's office in the State that will receive any portion of the grant amount uses generally accepted laboratory practices and procedures, established by accrediting organizations; and (3) a specific description of any new facility to be constructed as part of the program, estimated costs of that facility, and a certification that the grant will not be used to fund more than 40 percent of such facility's total costs. 
Prohibits the use of grant funds for any general law enforcement or non-forensic investigatory function.  Limits facilities and administrative costs. 
Sets forth provisions regarding record-keeping (and access to records and documents) and reporting requirements.  Authorizes appropriations.