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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Funding Authority.--The Attorney General shall provide funds,
subject to appropriations, to the National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement if the Executive Director of the Center certifies, in
writing, to the Attorney General that the Center--
(1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State
laws;
(2) is in compliance with the by-laws of the Center;
(3) shall use amounts made available under this section in
accordance with subsection (b); and
(4) shall not support any political party or candidate for
elected or appointed office.
(b) Uses of Funds.--
(1) Required uses of funds.--The Center shall use funds
made available under this section to develop an educational
program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural
areas which shall include--
(A) the development and delivery of management
education and training, technical assistance, practical
research and evaluation, and computer and forensic
education and training for employees of law enforcement
agencies serving rural areas, tribal law enforcement
employees and railroad law enforcement employees,
including supervisory and executive managers of those
agencies;
(B) conducting research into the causes and
prevention of criminal activity in rural areas,
including the causes, assessment, evaluation, analysis,
and prevention of criminal activity;
(C) the development and dissemination of
information designed to assist States and units of
local government in rural areas throughout the United
States;
(D) the establishment and maintenance of a resource
and information center for the collection, preparation,
and dissemination of information regarding criminal
justice and law enforcement in rural areas, including
programs for the prevention of crime and recidivism;
and
(E) the delivery of assistance, in a consulting
capacity, to criminal justice agencies in the
development, establishment, maintenance, and
coordination of programs, facilities and services,
training, and research relating to crime in rural
areas.
(2) Permissive uses of funds.--The Center may use funds
made available under this section to enhance the educational
program developed under paragraph (1), through--
(A) educational opportunities for rural law
enforcement agencies;
(B) the development, promotion, and voluntary
adoption of educational and training standards and
accreditation certification programs for law
enforcement agencies serving rural areas and the
employees of those agencies;
(C) grants to, and contracts with, State, and local
governments, law enforcement agencies, public and
private agencies, educational institutions, and other
organizations and individuals to carry out this
paragraph;
(D) the formulation and recommendation of law
enforcement policy, goals, and standards in rural areas
applicable to criminal justice agencies, organizations,
institutions, and personnel; and
(E) coordination with institutions of higher
education for the purpose of encouraging programs of
study for law enforcement in rural areas at such
institutions.
(c) Powers.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Executive Director
may--
(1) request the head of any Federal department or agency to
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
department or agency to the Center to assist it in carrying out
its duties under this Act;
(2) request the Administrator of the General Services
Administration to provide the Center, on a reimbursable basis,
the administrative support services necessary for the Center to
carry out its responsibilities under this Act; and
(3) procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates of
compensation established by the Board, but not to exceed the
daily equivalent of the maximum rate of pay payable for a
position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Travel Expenses.--For purposes of official travel, expenses
shall be reimbursed, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
same manner as such expenses are permitted under sections 5702 and 5703
of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--The Center shall submit an annual
report to the Attorney General that includes--
(1) a description of the education and training program
conducted by the Center;
(2) the number and demographic representation of
individuals who attended programs sponsored by the Center;
(3) a description of the extent resources of other
governmental agencies or private entities were used; and
(5) a description of the extent contracts with other public
and private resources were used.
(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Board'' means the members of the Board of
the Center as elected according to its bylaws.
(2) The term ''Center'' means the National Center for Rural
Law Enforcement, a nonprofit corporation located in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
(3) The term ''Executive Director'' means the Executive
Director of the Center as appointed according to the bylaws of
the Center.
(4) The term ''metropolitan statistical area'' has the same
meaning given such term by the Bureau of the Census.
(5) The term ''rural law enforcement agency'' means a law
enforcement agency that serves a city, town, township, borough,
or village outside a metropolitan statistical area.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
(1) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2001 through 2005.
A:
Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement if the Center's Executive Director certifies in writing that the Center: (1) is incorporated in accordance with applicable State laws; (2) is in compliance with its by-laws; (3) shall use amounts made available in accordance with requirements of this Act; and (4) shall not support any political party or candidate for elected or appointed office.
Requires the Center to use such funds to develop an educational program for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas for specified purposes, including: (1) the development and delivery of management education and training for employees of law enforcement agencies serving rural areas; and (2) the delivery of assistance (in a consulting capacity) to criminal justice agencies in the development and coordination of programs, training, and research relating to crime in rural areas.
Permits the Center to use such funds to enhance that educational program through specified means, including: (1) educational opportunities for rural law enforcement agencies; and (2) coordination with institutions of higher education to encourage programs of study for law enforcement in rural areas at such institutions.
Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations.