,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjac ,mr4  
,c>d9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,attorney ,g5]al to make competitive    
grants to ,/ate1 tribal1 & local        
gov]nm5ts to e/abli% & ma9ta9 witness   
protection & assi/ance programs4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,witness ,security & ,protection ,grant 
,program ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,witness    
protection grant program  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 applicant means a ,/ate1 tribal1 or    
local gov]nm5t t applies = a grant "u   
?is section2 &  7#b7 ! t]ms s]i\s drug  
(f5se & s]i\s viol5t felony h ! mean+   
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #ceei7;c77#b7 (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,grants requir$ ,subject to subsection  
7j71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all make       
competitive grants to ,/ate1 tribal1 &  
local gov]nm5ts to e/abli% or ma9ta9    

programs t provide protection or        
assi/ance to witnesses 9 c\rt proce$+s  
involv+--  7#a7 a homicide1 s]i\s viol5t
 felony1 or s]i\s drug (f5se2 or  7#b7  
gangs or organiz$ crime4  7c7 ,crit]ia  
,9 mak+ grants "u ?is section1 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all evaluate          
applicants bas$ ^u ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!   
ext5t to :i* ! applicant lacks          
infra/ructure to support programs t     
provide protection or assi/ance to      
witnesses4  7#b7 ,! preval5ce ( witness 
intimidation 9 ! jurisdiction ( !       
applicant4  7#c7 ,! p]c5tage ( cases n  
prosecut$ by ! applicant due to witness 
intimidation4  7#d7 ,! numb] ( homicides
 p] capita committ$ 9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 applicant4  7#e7 ,! numb] ( s]i\s      
viol5t felonies or s]i\s drug (f5ses p] 
capita committ$ 9 ! jurisdiction ( !    
applicant4  7#f7 ,! ext5t to :i*        
organiz$ crime is pres5t 9 !            
jurisdiction ( ! applicant4  7#g7 ,any  
o!r crit]ia t ! ,attorney ,g5]al        
det]m9es appropriate4  7d7 ,te*nical    

assi/ance ,f am\nts made available "u   
subsection 7j7 to c>ry out ?is section1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al1 ^u reque/ ( a       
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section1 %all 
direct ! appropriate (fices )9 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice to provide te*nical 
assi/ance to ! recipi5t to ! ext5t !    
,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es te*nical      
assi/ance is ne$$ to e/abli% or ma9ta9 a
 program t provides protection or       
assi/ance to witnesses4  7e7 ,be/       
practices  7#a7 ,report ,a recipi5t ( a 
grant "u ?is section %all submit to !   
,attorney ,g5]al a report1 9 su* =m &   
mann] & conta9+ su* in=mation z specifi$
 by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 t evaluates ea* 
program e/abli%$ or ma9ta9$ pursuant to 
! grant1 includ+ policies & proc$ures "u
 ! program4  7#b7 ,developm5t ( ,be/    
,practices ,bas$ on ! reports submitt$  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al    
%all develop be/ practice models to     
assi/ ,/ate1 tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts 9
 address+--  7,a7 witness safety2  7,b7 
%ort-t]m & p]man5t witness relocation2  

7,c7 f9ancial & h\s+ assi/ance2 &  7,d7 
any o!r s]vices relat$ to witness       
protection or assi/ance t ! ,attorney   
,g5]al det]m9es necess>y4  7#c7         
,dissem9ation to ,/ates ,n lat] ?an #a  
ye> aft] develop+ be/ practice models "u
 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all 
dissem9ate ! models to ,/ate1 tribal1 & 
local gov]nm5ts4  7#d7 ,s5se ( ,congress
 ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ,/ate1      
tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts %\ld use ! be/
 practice models develop$ & dissem9at$  
"u ?is subsection to evaluate1 improve1 
& develop witness protection or witness 
assi/ance programs z appropriate4  7#e7 
,rule ( con/ruction relat+ to s5sitive  
in=mation ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be   
con/ru$ to require ! dissem9ation ( any 
in=mation t ! ,attorney ,g5]al          
det]m9es--  7,a7 is law en=cem5t        
s5sitive & %\ld only be disclos$ )9 !   
law en=cem5t community2 or  7,b7 poses a
 ?reat to national security4  7f7 ,f$]al
 %>e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,f$]al %>e ( !   
co/ ( a program c>ri$ out us+ a grant   

made "u ?is section %all be n m ?an #ge 
p]c5t4  7#b7 ,9-k9d contributions  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !
 non-,f$]al %>e = a program c>ri$ out   
us+ a grant made "u ?is section may be 9
 ! =m ( 9-k9d contributions t are       
directly relat$ to ! purpose = :i* !    
grant 0 made4  7,b7 ,maximum p]c5tage ,n
 m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! non-,f$]al %>e = a 
program c>ri$ out us+ a grant made "u   
?is section may be 9 ! =m ( 9-k9d       
contributions4  7g7 ,adm9i/rative co/s  
,( am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is
 section = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,attorney    
,g5]al may use n m ?an #e p]c5t =       
adm9i/rative co/s4  7h7 ,geographic     
di/ribution ,9 mak+ grants "u ?is       
section1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all--  7#a7
 to ! ext5t reasonable & practical1     
ensure an equitable geographical        
di/ribution ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates (   
programs t provide protection or        
assi/ance to witnesses2 &  7#b7 give due
 consid]ation to applicants f bo? urban 
& rural areas4  7i7 ,report to ,congress

 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit a      
report to ,congress--  7#a7 n lat] ?an  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjad1 on ! implem5tation 
( ?is section1 includ+ any in=mation on 
programs fund$ by grants made "u ?is    
section2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjai1 on ! programs fund$ by      
grants made "u ?is section1 includ+ on  
be/ practice models develop$ "u         
subsection 7e77#b74  7j7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad   
?r\gh #bjah4