,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase !    
evid5ti>y /&>d requir$ to convict a     
p]son = a drug (f5se1 to require scre5+ 
( law en=cem5t (fic]s or o!rs act+ "u   
color ( law p>ticipat+ 9 drug task =ces1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,m ,tulias3   
,drug ,law ,en=cem5t ,evid5ti>y ,/&>ds  
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s2  
s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 rec5t ye>s x has
 become cle> t programs fund$ by !      
,edw>d ,byrne ,memorial ,ju/ice         
,assi/ance ,grant program 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is ,act z ! ,byrne grants program7 h   
p]petuat$ racial disp>ities1 corruption 
9 law en=cem5t1 & ! commission ( civil  
rights abuses across ! c\ntry4 ,?is is  
especially ! case :5 x comes to !       
program's fund+ ( hundr$s ( regional    

antidrug task =ces because ! grants = ^!
 antidrug task =ces h be5 disp5s$ to    
,/ate gov]nm5ts ) v little ,f$]al       
ov]sight & h be5 prone to misuse &      
corruption4  7#b7 ,num]\s ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice reports h f\nd t !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has inadequately   
monitor$ grants provid$ "u ! ,byrne     
grants program4 ,a #bjja ,g5]al ,acc\nt+
 ,(fice report f\nd t "o-?ird ( ! grants
 did n conta9 requir$ monitor+ plans4   
,sev5ty p]c5t ( files on su* grants did 
n conta9 requir$ progress reports4      
,=ty-"o p]c5t ( su* files did n conta9  
f9ancial reports cov]+ ! full grant     
p]iod4 ,a #bjjb report by ! ,h]itage    
,f\ndation report$ t !re is virtually no
 evid5ce t ! ,byrne grants program has  
be5 successful 9 r$uc+ crime & t !      
program lacks adequate measures (       
p]=mance4  7#c7 ,a #bjjb report by !    
,am]ican ,civil ,lib]ties ,union (      
,texas id5tifi$ #ag rec5t sc&als involv+
 antidrug task =ces 9 ,texas t receive  
funds "u ! ,byrne grants program4 ,su*  

sc&als include cases ( ! falsification (
 gov]nm5t records1 witness tamp]+1      
fabricat+ evid5ce1 false imprisonm5t1   
/eal+ drugs f evid5ce lock]s1 sell+     
drugs to *ildr51 l>ge-scale racial      
pr(il+1 sexual h>assm5t1 & o!r abuses ( 
(ficial capacity4 ,rec5t sc&als 9 o!r   
,/ates include ! misuse ( millions (    
doll>s 9 ,byrne grants program money 9  
,k5tucky & ,massa*usetts1 wrongful      
convictions bas$ on police p]jury 9     
,miss\ri1 & negotiations ) drug (f5d]s  
to drop or l[] _! *>ges 9 ex*ange =     
money or vehicles 9 ,alabama1 ,arkansas1
 ,georgia1 ,massa*usetts1 ,new ,york1   
,ohio1 & ,wiscons94  7#d7 ,! mo/        
well-kn[n ,byrne-fund$ task =ce sc&al   
occurr$ 9 ,tulia1 ,texas1 :]e doz5s (   
,african-,am]ican resid5ts 7total+ ov]  
#af p]c5t ( ! t[n's ,african-,am]ican   
population7 7 arre/$1 prosecut$1 &      
s5t5c$ to decades 9 prison1 bas$ solely 
on ! uncorroborat$ te/imony ( "o        
und]cov] (fic] ^: backgr\nd includ$ pa/ 
allegations ( misconduct1 sexual        

h>assm5t1 unpaid debts1 & habitual use (
 a racial epi!t4 ,! und]cov] (fic] 0    
all[$ to "w alone1 & n requir$ to       
provide audiotapes1 video surveillance1 
or eyewitnesses to corroborate 8        
allegations4 ,despite ! lack ( physical 
evid5ce or corroboration1 ! *>ges 7     
vigor\sly prosecut$4 ,aft] ! fir/ few   
trials result$ 9 convictions & l5g?y    
s5t5ces1 _m def5dants accept$ plea      
b>ga9s4 ,suspicions reg>d+ ! legitimacy 
( ! *>ges ev5tually arose aft] two ( !  
accus$ def5dants 7 able to produce      
conv9c+ alibi evid5ce to prove t !y 7   
out ( ,/ate or at "w at ! "t ( ! alleg$ 
drug pur*ases4 ,texas ,gov]nor ,rick    
,p]ry ev5tually p>don$ ! ,tulia         
def5dants 7aft] f\r ye>s ( imprisonm5t71
 b ^! k9ds ( sc&als cont9ue to plague   
,byrne grant program sp5d+4  7#e7 ,a    
case arose 9 a ,f$]al c\rt 9 ,waco1     
,texas1 conc]n+ ! wrongful arre/s ( #bh 
,african-,am]icans out ( #d1ejj o!r     
resid5ts ( ,he>ne1 ,texas4 ,9 ,novemb]  
#bjjj1 ^! individuals 7 arre/$ on *>ges 

( possession or di/ribution ( crack     
coca9e1 & !y subsequ5tly fil$ a case    
aga9/ ! c\nty gov]nm5t4 ,on ,may #aa1   
#bjje1 a magi/rate judge f\nd suffici5t 
evid5ce t a ,byrne-fund$ antidrug task  
=ce _h r\t9ely t>get$ ,african-,am]icans
 to hold ! c\nty liable = ! h>m suff]$  
by ! pla9tiffs4 ,pla9tiffs 9 t lawsuit  
alleg$ t = ! pa/ #ae ye>s1 bas$ on !    
uncorroborat$ tales ( in=mants1 task =ce
 memb]s annually raid$ !                
,african-,am]ican community 9 ea/]n     
,he>ne to arre/ ! resid5ts id5tifi$ by !
 confid5tial in=mants1 result+ 9 ! arre/
 & prosecution ( innoc5t citiz5s )\t    
cause4 ,on ! eve ( trial ! c\nties      
involv$ 9 ! ,he>ne task =ce sc&al settl$
 ! case1 agree+ to pay f9ancial damages 
to ! pla9tiffs4  7#f7 ,sc&als relat$ to 
! ,byrne grants program h gr[n s        
prolific t ! ,texas legislature has     
pass$ sev]al re=ms 9 response to !m1    
includ+ outlaw+ racial pr(il+ & *ang+   
,texas law to prohibit drug (f5se       
convictions bas$ solely on ! ^w ( an    

und]cov] in=mant4 ,! ,crim9al           
,jurisprud5ce ,committee ( ! ,texas     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives issu$ a report 9
 #bjjd recomm5d+ t all ( ! ,/ate's      
f$]ally fund$ antidrug task =ces be     
aboli%$ because !y are inh]5tly prone to
 corruption4 ,! ,committee report$1     
,cont9u+ to sanction task =ce op]ations 
z /&-alone law en=cem5t entities--)     
widespread au?ority to op]ate at w      
across multiple jurisdictional          
l9es--%\ld n cont9ue4 ,! curr5t approa* 
violates practically e s\nd pr9ciple (  
police ov]sight & acc\ntability         
applicable to n>cotics int]diction4 ,!  
,texas legislature pass$ a law t ends ! 
ability ( a n>cotics task =ce to op]ate 
z an entity ) no cle> acc\ntability4 ,! 
legislation transf]s au?ority =         
multic\nty drug task =ces to ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,public ,safety & *annels "o-qu>t] ( 
asset =feiture proce$s receiv$ by ! task
 =ces to a special fund to support drug 
abuse prev5tion programs1 drug treatm5t1
 & o!r programs design$ to r$uce drug   

use 9 ! c\nty :]e ! assets are seiz$4   
7#g7 ,texas's corroboration law 0 pass$ 
?anks to a coalition ( ,*ri/ian         
cons]vatives & civil rights activi/s4 ,z
 "o ,texas prea*] relat$1 requir+       
corroboration puts a protective h$ge    
ar\nd ! n9? comm&m5t1 ,y %all n be>     
false witness aga9/ y\r neighbor4 ,z    
long z p be> false witness aga9/ _!     
neighbors1 ?is ,biblical law w n be     
outdat$4  7#h7 ,dur+ floor debate1      
cons]vative ,texas legislators po9t$ out
 t ,mosaic law requires corroboration3  
,"o witness %all n rise up aga9/ a man =
 any iniquity1 or = any s91 9 any s9 t  
he s9ne?3 at ! m\? ( two witnesses1 or  
at ! m\? ( ?ree witnesses1 %all ! matt] 
be e/abli%$4 ,deut]onomy #ai3ae4 ,jesus 
concurr$ ) ! corroboration rule3 ,if ?y 
bro!r %all trespass aga9/ !e1 g & tell  
him 8 fault betwe5 !e & him alone4 '''  
,b if he w n he> !e1 !n take ) !e "o or 
two m1 t 9 ! m\? ( two or ?ree witnesses
 e ^w may be e/abli%$4 ,mat!w #ah3ae-af4
  7#i7 ,texas's corroboration law _h an 

imm$iate positive impact4 ,once         
prosecutors ne$$ m ?an j ! ^w ( "o p]son
 to convict someone ( a drug (f5se !y   
began scrut9iz+ law en=cem5t tactics4   
,?is new scrut9y l$ to ! uncov]+ (      
massive corruption & civil rights abuse 
by ! ,dallas police =ce4 ,9 :at became  
kn[n nationally z ! ,%eetrock sc&al1    
,dallas police (fic]s & und]cov]        
in=mants 7 f\nd to h set up doz5s (     
innoc5t p1 mo/ly ,mexican immigrants1 by
 plant+ fake drugs on !m consi/+ (      
*alk-l mat]ial us$ 9 ,%eetrock & o!r    
br&s ( wallbo>d4 ,! revelations l$ to ! 
dismissal ( ov] #dj cases 7al?\gh "s (  
^? arre/$ 7 already deport$74 ,9 ,april 
#bjje1 a =m] ,dallas n>cotics detective 
0 s5t5c$ to five ye>s 9 prison = 8 role 
9 ! s*eme4 ,*>ges aga9/ o!rs are p5d+4  
7#aj7 ,_m regional antidrug task =ces   
receive up to #ge p]c5t ( _! fund+ f !  
,byrne grant program4 ,z su*1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t is acc\ntable =        
corruption & civil rights abuses inh]5t 
9 _! op]ation4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x

 is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 grants 
"u ! ,byrne grants program %\ld be      
prohibit$ = ,/ates t d n ex]cise        
effective control ov] antidrug task     
=ces2  7#b7 at a m9imum1 no ,/ate t     
fails to prohibit crim9al convictions   
bas$ solely on ! te/imony ( a law       
en=cem5t (fic] or in=mants %\ld receive 
a grant "u su* program2 &  7#c7         
corroborative evid5ce1 su* z video or   
audio tapes1 drugs1 & money1 %\ld always
 be requir$ = su* crim9al convictions to
 be su/a9$4  #c4 ,limitation on receipt 
( ,byrne grant funds & o!r ,dep>tm5t (  
,ju/ice law en=cem5t assi/ance  7a7     
,limitation ,= any fiscal ye>1 a ,/ate  
%all n receive any am\nt t w\ld o!rwise 
be allocat$ to t ,/ate "u section       
#eje7;a7 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cgee7;a771 or any am\nt f any
 o!r law en=cem5t assi/ance program ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 unless ! ,/ate--   
7#a7 does n fund any antidrug task =ces 
= t fiscal ye>2 or  7#b7 has 9 effect   

?r\gh\t ! ,/ate laws t ensure--  7,a7 a 
p]son is n convict$ ( a drug (f5se      
unless ! fact t a drug (f5se 0 committ$1
 & ! fact t ! p]son committ$ t (f5se1   
are ea* support$ by evid5ce o!r ?an !   
eyewitness te/imony ( a law en=cem5t    
(fic] or an individual act+ on behalf ( 
a law en=cem5t (fic]2 &  7,b7 a law     
en=cem5t (fic] does n p>ticipate 9 an   
antidrug task =ce unless ! hone/y &     
integrity ( t (fic] is evaluat$ & f\nd  
to be at an appropriately high level4   
7b7 ,regulations ,! ,attorney ,g5]al    
%all prescribe regulations to c>ry out  
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,reallocation      
,am\nts n allocat$ by reason (          
subsection 7a7 %all be reallocat$ to    
,/ates n disqualifi$ by failure to      
comply ) su* subsection4  #d4           
,collection ( data  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,a    
,/ate t receives ,f$]al funds pursuant  
to eligibility "u section #c7;a77#b71 ) 
respect to a fiscal ye>1 %all collect   
data1 = ! mo/ rec5t ye> = :i* funds 7   
allocat$ to su* ,/ate1 ) respect to !-- 

7#a7 racial di/ribution ( *>ges made    
dur+ t ye>2  7#b7 nature ( ! crim9al law
 specifi$ 9 ! *>ges made2 &  7#c7 city  
or law en=cem5t jurisdiction 9 :i* !    
*>ges 7 made4  7b7 ,report ,z a         
condition ( receiv+ ,f$]al funds        
pursuant to section #c7;a77#b71 a ,/ate 
%all submit to ,congress ! data collect$
 "u subsection 7a7 by n lat] ?an ! date 
t is #ahj days prior to ! date on :i*   
su* funds are aw>d$ = a fiscal ye>4