,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhab ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bd1 #bjac ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 and ,mr4 ,cohen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to encourage ,states to prohibit stand your ground laws and require neighborhood watch programs to register with local law enforcement agencies and the ,department of ,justice1 to direct the ,attorney ,general to study such laws1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice ,exists for ,all of ,us ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,state stand your ground laws and neighborhood watch registration 7a7 ,in general ,for each fiscal year after the expiration of the period of implementation specified in subsection 7b71 a ,state shall-- 7#a7 not have in effect throughout the ,state any law or policy that allows a person to use deadly force when such person is threatened that does not impose a duty to retreat before using such force in any place where such person is lawfully present 7commonly known as stand your ground laws71 except that a ,state may have in place a law or policy that permits a victim of domestic violence to use deadly force when such victim is threatened and does not impose a duty on the victim to retreat before using such force in any place where such victim is lawfully present2 and 7#b7 have in effect throughout the ,state laws and policies that make it unlawful to establish1 organize1 operate1 or participate in a neighborhood watch program unless such program is registered with-- 7,a7 the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the neighborhood in which the program is located2 and 7,b7 the ,department of ,justice1 in accordance with regulations promulgated by the ,attorney ,general4 7b7 ,period for implementation by ,states 7#a7 ,deadline ,each ,state shall implement this section before #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,extensions ,the ,attorney ,general may authorize up to two #a-year extensions of the deadline in paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,failure of ,state ,to comply 7#a7 ,in general ,for any fiscal year after the end of the period for implementation under subsection 7b71 a ,state that fails1 as determined by the ,attorney ,general1 to substantially implement this section shall not receive #bj percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year to the ,state under subpart #a of part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq474 7#b7 ,state constitutionality 7,a7 ,in general ,when evaluating whether a ,state has substantially implemented this section1 the ,attorney ,general shall consider whether the ,state is unable to substantially implement this section because of a demonstrated inability to implement certain provisions that would place the ,state in violation of its constitution1 as determined by a ruling of the ,state's highest court4 7,b7 ,efforts ,if the circumstances arise under subparagraph 7,a71 then the ,attorney ,general and the ,state shall make good faith efforts to accomplish substantial implementation of this section and to reconcile any conflicts between this section and the ,state's constitution4 ,in considering whether compliance with the requirements of this section would likely violate the ,state's constitution or an interpretation thereof by the ,state's highest court1 the ,attorney ,general shall consult with the chief executive and chief legal officer of the ,state concerning the ,state's interpretation of the ,state's constitution and rulings thereon by the ,state's highest court4 7,c7 ,alternative procedures ,if the ,state is unable to substantially implement this section because of a limitation imposed by the ,state's constitution1 the ,attorney ,general may determine that the ,state is in compliance with this ,act if the ,state has implemented1 or is in the process of implementing1 reasonable alternative procedures or accommodations that are consistent with the purposes of this ,act4 7,d7 ,funding reduction ,if a ,state does not comply with subparagraph 7,c71 then the ,state shall be subject to a funding reduction as specified in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,reallocation ,amounts not allocated under subpart #a of part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et seq47 to a ,state for failure to substantially implement this section shall be reallocated under such subpart to ,states that have not failed to substantially implement this section or may be reallocated to a ,state from which they were withheld to be used solely for the purpose of implementing this section4 7d7 ,definition of ,state ,in this section the term ,state shall have the meaning given such term in section #ija7;a7 of ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgia7;a7 et seq474 #c4 ,study on stand your ground laws 7a7 ,authority ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall conduct a study of ,state laws that allow a person to use deadly force when such person is threatened and do not impose a duty to retreat before using such force in any place where such person is lawfully present 7commonly known as stand your ground laws74 7b7 ,contents of study ,in conducting the study under subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general shall examine each of the following3 7#a7 ,the effect that stand your ground laws have on rates of violent deaths1 including determining whether ,states that have stand your ground laws have higher rates of violent deaths than ,states that do not have such laws4 7#b7 ,whether women and minorities are targets of the force authorized by stand your ground laws at a higher rate than the general population4 7c7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after completing the study conducted under subsection 7a71 the ,attorney ,general shall report the findings of such study to ,congress4