,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #h1 #bjad ,mr4  
,israel introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% grant programs to
 provide = ! e/abli%m5t ( a national    
hate crime hotl9e & a hate crime        
in=mation & assi/ance website1 to       
provide tra9+ & education to local law  
en=cem5t to prev5t hate crimes1 & to    
provide assi/ance to victims ( hate     
crimes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,national ,hate ,crimes     
,hotl9e ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,nationwide1 ! numb] ( hate gr\ps 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates has increas$ by #fg p]c5t 
s9ce #bjjj accord+ to ! ,s\!rn ,pov]ty  
,law ,c5t]4  7#b7 ,accord+ to ! ,f$]al  
,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 #eg p]c5t (    
(f5ses bas$ on p]ceiv$ e?nicity or      
national orig9 /emm$ f anti-,lat9o bias4
  7#c7 ,betwe5 #bjjc ?r\gh #bjjf & #bjjg
 ?r\gh #bjaa ! p]c5tage ( hate crimes   

motivat$ by religi\s bias m ?an d\bl$ f 
#aj p]c5t to #ba p]c5t4  7#d7 ,viol5t   
hate crime increas$ m ?an #cj p]c5t z a 
proportion ( all nonfatal viol5t crime1 
f #c p]c5t 9 #bjjc ?r\gh #bjjf to #d    
p]c5t 9 #bjjg ?r\gh #bjaa4  7#e7 ,9 ,new
 ,york ,/ate--  7,a7 hate crimes grew   
#cj p]c5t betwe5 #bjaa & #bjab2  7,b7   
#bf p]c5t ( all hate crimes report$ 7   
due to an individual's sexual ori5tation
 or p]ceiv$ sexual ori5tation 9 #bjab2  
7,c7 anti-,black hate crimes made up #be
 p]c5t ( report$ hate crimes aga9/ p 9  
#bjab2 &  7,d7 #bb p]c5t ( total hate   
crimes 7 anti-,jewi%1 :ile almo/ #fe    
p]c5t ( all prop]ty hate crimes 7       
anti-,jewi% 9 #bjab4  7#f7 ,accord+ to !
 ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,/ati/ics1 an av]age 
( m ?an #bej1jjj p a ye> are victims (  
hate crimes4  #c4 ,national ,hate ,crime
 ,hotl9e & hate crime in=mation &       
assi/ance website  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d "o or m grants
 to private1 nonpr(it entities--  7#a7  
to provide = ! e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( a

 national1 toll-free telephone hotl9e to
 provide in=mation & assi/ance to       
victims ( hate crimes 7h]eaft] 9 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! national hate     
crime hotl9e72 &  7#b7 to provide = !   
e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( a highly secure 
,int]net website to provide t in=mation 
& assi/ance to su* victims 7h]eaft] 9   
?is section ref]r$ to z ! hate crime    
in=mation & assi/ance website74  7b7    
,duration ,a grant "u ?is section may   
ext5d ov] a p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s4    
7c7 ,annual ,approval ,! provision (    
paym5ts "u a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section 
%all be subject to annual approval by ! 
,attorney ,g5]al & subject to !         
availability ( appropriations = ea*     
fiscal ye> to make ! paym5ts4  7d7      
,hotl9e ,activities ,an entity t        
receives a grant "u ?is section =       
activities describ$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 9  
subsection 7a77#a7 %all use funds made  
available ?r\gh ! grant to e/abli% &    
op]ate a national hate crime hotl9e4 ,9 
e/abli%+ & op]at+ ! hotl9e1 ! entity    

%all--  7#a7 contract ) a c>ri] = ! use 
( a toll-free telephone l9e2  7#b7      
employ1 tra9 7includ+ te*nology tra9+71 
& sup]vise p]sonnel to answ] incom+     
calls & provide c\nsel+ & ref]ral       
s]vices to call]s on a #bd-;h\r-a-day   
basis2  7#c7 assemble & ma9ta9 a curr5t 
database ( in=mation relat+ to s]vices =
 victims ( hate crimes to :i* call]s    
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates may be ref]r$2  
7#d7 publicize ! national hate crime    
hotl9e to pot5tial us]s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7#e7 be prohibit$ f ask+    
hotl9e call]s ab\t _! citiz5%ip /atus4  
7e7 ,secure ,website ,activities  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,an entity t receives a grant  
"u ?is section = activities describ$1 9 
:ole or 9 "p1 9 subsection 7a77#b7 %all 
use funds made available ?r\gh ! grant  
to provide grants = />tup & op]ational  
co/s associat$ ) e/abli%+ & op]at+ a    
hate crime in=mation & assi/ance        
website4  7#b7 ,availability ,! hate    
crime in=mation & assi/ance website %all
 be available to ! entity op]at+ !      

national hate crime hotl9e4  7#c7       
,in=mation ,! hate crime in=mation &    
assi/ance website %all provide accurate 
in=mation t describes ! s]vices         
available to victims ( hate crimes1     
includ+ heal? c>e & m5tal heal? s]vices1
 social s]vices1 transportation1 & o!r  
relevant s]vices4  7#d7 ,rule (         
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to require any %elt] or s]vice  
provid]1 :e!r public or private1 to be  
l9k$ to ! hate crime in=mation &        
assi/ance website or to provide         
in=mation to ! recipi5t ( ! grant       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or to !        
website4  7f7 ,application ,! ,attorney 
,g5]al may n aw>d a grant "u ?is section
 unless ! ,attorney ,g5]al approves an  
application = su* grant4 ,to be approv$ 
by ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u ?is subsection 
an application %all--  7#a7 conta9 su*  
agreem5ts1 assurances1 & in=mation1 be 9
 su* =m1 & be submitt$ 9 su* mann]1 z ! 
,attorney ,g5]al %all prescribe ?r\gh   
notice 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]2  7#b7 9 !    

case ( an application = a grant to c>ry 
out activities describ$ 9 subsection    
7a77#a71 include a complete description 
( ! applicant's plan = ! op]ation ( a   
national hate crime hotl9e1 includ+     
descriptions (--  7,a7 ! tra9+ program =
 hotl9e p]sonnel1 includ+ te*nology     
tra9+ to ensure t all p]sons affiliat$ )
 ! hotl9e are able to effectively op]ate
 any te*nological sy/ems us$ by !       
hotl9e2  7,b7 ! hir+ crit]ia = hotl9e   
p]sonnel2  7,c7 ! me?ods = ! creation1  
ma9t5ance1 & updat+ ( a res\rce         
database2  7,d7 a plan = publiciz+ !    
availability ( ! hotl9e2  7,e7 a plan = 
provid+ s]vice to non-,engli% speak+    
call]s1 includ+ s]vice ?r\gh hotl9e     
p]sonnel :o speak ,spani%2 &  7,f7 a    
plan = facilitat+ access to ! hotl9e by 
p]sons ) he>+ impairm5ts2  7#c7 9 ! case
 ( an application = a grant to c>ry out 
activities describ$ 9 subsection        
7a77#b7--  7,a7 include a complete      
description ( ! applicant's plan = !    
developm5t1 op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 &      

updat+ ( in=mation & res\rces ( ! hate  
crime in=mation & assi/ance website2    
7,b7 include a c]tification t !         
applicant w implem5t a high level       
security sy/em to ensure !              
confid5tiality ( ! website1 tak+ into   
consid]ation ! safety ( hate crime      
victims2 &  7,c7 include an assurance t1
 aft] ! ?ird ye> ( ! website project1 ! 
recipi5t ( ! grant w develop a plan to  
secure o!r public or private fund+      
res\rces to ensure ! cont9u$ op]ation & 
ma9t5ance ( ! website2  7#d7 demon/rate 
t ! applicant has recogniz$ exp]tise 9 !
 area ( hate crimes & a record ( high   
quality s]vice to victims ( hate crimes1
 includ+ a demon/ration ( support f     
advocacy gr\ps2  7#e7 demon/rate t !    
applicant has a commitm5t to div]sity1 &
 to ! provision ( s]vices to e?nic1     
racial1 religi\s1 & non-,engli% speak+  
m9orities1 9 addition to old]           
individuals1 individuals ) disabilities1
 & individuals ( v>i\s g5d]1 g5d]       
id5tity1 & sexual ori5tation2 &  7#f7   

conta9 su* o!r in=mation z ! ,attorney  
,g5]al may require4  7g7 ,hate crime    
def9$ ,= purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m hate
 crime means a crime 9 :i* ! def5dant   
int5tionally selects a victim1 or 9 !   
case ( a prop]ty crime1 ! prop]ty t is !
 object ( ! crime1 because ( ! actual or
 p]ceiv$ race1 color1 religion1 national
 orig91 e?nicity1 g5d]1 g5d] id5tity1   
disability1 sexual ori5tation1 p]ceiv$  
sexual id5tification1 or p]ceiv$ g5d]   
id5tity ( any p]son4  7h7 ,au?orization 
( ,appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out 
?is section #c1ejj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjai4  7#b7 ,website  
,( ! am\nts appropriat$ pursuant to     
p>agraph 7#a7 = a ye>1 n less ?an #aj   
p]c5t %all be us$ = purposes ( c>ry+ out
 subsection 7a77#b74  7#c7 ,availability
 ,funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 may rema9 available until 
exp5d$4  #d4 ,local law en=cem5t        
education & tra9+ grant program  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d      

grants to eligible ,/ate & local law    
en=cem5t entities = educational & tra9+ 
programs on solv+ hate crimes 7z def9$ 9
 section #a7;g77 & e/abli%+ community   
dialogues ) gr\ps ^: memb]s are at-risk 
( be+ victims ( su* hate crimes4  7b7   
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u subsection 7a71 a ,/ate or   
local law en=cem5t entity mu/ be 9      
compliance ) report+ requirem5ts        
applicable to su* entity pursuant to !  
,hate ,crimes ,/ati/ics ,act 7#bh       
,u4,s4,c4 #ecd note74  7c7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su*
 sums z are necess>y = fiscal ye> #bjae 
& ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>4  #e4 ,local   
res\rces to combat hate crimes grant    
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney      
,g5]al %all e/abli% a grant program )9 !
 ,(fice = ,victims ( ,crime 9 ! ,(fice (
 ,ju/ice ,programs1 "u :i* ! ,attorney  
,g5]al may aw>d grants to local         
community bas$ organizations1 nonpr(it  
organizations1 & fai?-bas$ organizations

 to e/abli% or exp& local programs &    
activities t s]ve t>get$ areas & t      
provide legal1 heal? 7includ+ physical &
 m5tal heal?71 & o!r support s]vices to 
victims ( hate crimes 7z def9$ 9 section
 7#a77;g774 ,grant funds may be us$ =   
activities includ+ hir+ c\nselors &     
provid+ tra9+1 res\rces1 language       
support s]vices1 & in=mation to su*     
victims4  7b7 ,t>get$ area def9$ ,=     
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m t>get$    
area means an area ) a demon/rat$ lack (
 res\rces1 z det]m9$ by ! ,attorney     
,g5]al1 = victims ( hate crimes4  7c7   
,fund+ re/riction ,none ( ! funds f a   
grant made "u ?is section may be us$--  
7#a7 by an organization t discrim9ates  
aga9/ an individual on ! basis (        
religion2 or  7#b7 = purposes ( promot+ 
religi\s beliefs or views4  7d7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section su* sums z are necess>y =   
fiscal ye> #bjae & ea* succe$+ fiscal   
ye>4