,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjac ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1  
,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4          
,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 &  
,mr4 ,coh57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to enc\rage ,/ates to     
prohibit /& y\r gr\nd laws & require    
neighborhood wat* programs to regi/] )  
local law en=cem5t ag5cies & ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,ju/ice1 to direct ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 to /udy su* laws1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ju/ice ,exi/s = ,all ( ,u ,act (     
#bjac4  #b4 ,/ate /& y\r gr\nd laws &   
neighborhood wat* regi/ration  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,= ea* fiscal ye> aft] !          
expiration ( ! p]iod ( implem5tation    
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b71 a ,/ate      
%all--  7#a7 n h 9 effect ?r\gh\t !     
,/ate any law or policy t all[s a p]son 
to use deadly =ce :5 su* p]son is       

?reat5$ t does n impose a duty to       
retreat be=e us+ su* =ce 9 any place :]e
 su* p]son is lawfully pres5t 7commonly 
kn[n z /& y\r gr\nd laws71 except t a   
,/ate may h 9 place a law or policy t   
p]mits a victim ( dome/ic viol5ce to use
 deadly =ce :5 su* victim is ?reat5$ &  
does n impose a duty on ! victim to     
retreat be=e us+ su* =ce 9 any place :]e
 su* victim is lawfully pres5t2 &  7#b7 
h 9 effect ?r\gh\t ! ,/ate laws &       
policies t make x unlawful to e/abli%1  
organize1 op]ate1 or p>ticipate 9 a     
neighborhood wat* program unless su*    
program is regi/]$ )--  7,a7 ! local law
 en=cem5t ag5cy t has jurisdiction ov] !
 neighborhood 9 :i* ! program is locat$2
 &  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 9       
accordance ) regulations promulgat$ by !
 ,attorney ,g5]al4  7b7 ,p]iod =        
implem5tation by ,/ates  7#a7 ,deadl9e  
,ea* ,/ate %all implem5t ?is section    
be=e #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,ext5sions ,! ,attorney 
,g5]al may au?orize up to two #a-ye>    

ext5sions ( ! deadl9e 9 p>agraph 7#a74  
7c7 ,failure ( ,/ate ,to comply  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,= any fiscal ye> aft] ! end ( ! 
p]iod = implem5tation "u subsection 7b71
 a ,/ate t fails1 z det]m9$ by !        
,attorney ,g5]al1 to sub/antially       
implem5t ?is section %all n receive #bj 
p]c5t ( ! funds t w\ld o!rwise be       
allocat$ = t fiscal ye> to ! ,/ate "u   
subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et   
seq474  7#b7 ,/ate con/itutionality     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,:5 evaluat+ :e!r a ,/ate 
has sub/antially implem5t$ ?is section1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al %all consid] :e!r !  
,/ate is unable to sub/antially implem5t
 ?is section because ( a demon/rat$     
inability to implem5t c]ta9 provisions t
 w\ld place ! ,/ate 9 violation ( its   
con/itution1 z det]m9$ by a rul+ ( !    
,/ate's highe/ c\rt4  7,b7 ,ef=ts ,if ! 
circum/ances arise "u subp>agraph 7,a71 
!n ! ,attorney ,g5]al & ! ,/ate %all    
make good fai? ef=ts to accompli%       

sub/antial implem5tation ( ?is section &
 to reconcile any conflicts betwe5 ?is  
section & ! ,/ate's con/itution4 ,9     
consid]+ :e!r compliance ) ! requirem5ts
 ( ?is section w\ld likely violate !    
,/ate's con/itution or an int]pretation 
!re( by ! ,/ate's highe/ c\rt1 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all consult ) ! *ief  
executive & *ief legal (fic] ( ! ,/ate  
conc]n+ ! ,/ate's int]pretation ( !     
,/ate's con/itution & rul+s !reon by !  
,/ate's highe/ c\rt4  7,c7 ,alt]native  
proc$ures ,if ! ,/ate is unable to      
sub/antially implem5t ?is section       
because ( a limitation impos$ by !      
,/ate's con/itution1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
may det]m9e t ! ,/ate is 9 compliance ) 
?is ,act if ! ,/ate has implem5t$1 or is
 9 ! process ( implem5t+1 reasonable    
alt]native proc$ures or accommodations t
 are consi/5t ) ! purposes ( ?is ,act4  
7,d7 ,fund+ r$uction ,if a ,/ate does n 
comply ) subp>agraph 7,c71 !n ! ,/ate   
%all be subject to a fund+ r$uction z   
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7         

,reallocation ,am\nts n allocat$ "u     
subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgej et   
seq47 to a ,/ate = failure to           
sub/antially implem5t ?is section %all  
be reallocat$ "u su* subp>t to ,/ates t 
h n fail$ to sub/antially implem5t ?is  
section or may be reallocat$ to a ,/ate 
f :i* !y 7 )held to be us$ solely = !   
purpose ( implem5t+ ?is section4  7d7   
,def9ition ( ,/ate ,9 ?is section ! t]m 
,/ate %all h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #ija7;a7 ( ,omnibus ,crime      
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgia7;a7 et seq474  #c4 
,/udy on /& y\r gr\nd laws  7a7         
,au?ority ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney     
,g5]al %all conduct a /udy ( ,/ate laws 
t all[ a p]son to use deadly =ce :5 su* 
p]son is ?reat5$ & d n impose a duty to 
retreat be=e us+ su* =ce 9 any place :]e
 su* p]son is lawfully pres5t 7commonly 
kn[n z /& y\r gr\nd laws74  7b7 ,cont5ts

 ( /udy ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all exam9e ea*
 ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! effect t /& y\r   
gr\nd laws h on rates ( viol5t dea?s1   
includ+ det]m9+ :e!r ,/ates t h /& y\r  
gr\nd laws h high] rates ( viol5t dea?s 
?an ,/ates t d n h su* laws4  7#b7 ,:e!r
 wom5 & m9orities are t>gets ( ! =ce    
au?oriz$ by /& y\r gr\nd laws at a high]
 rate ?an ! g5]al population4  7c7      
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]      
complet+ ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all report !   
f9d+s ( su* /udy to ,congress4