,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agha ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #g1 #bjag,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,warner1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to reauthorize grant programs to improve the prevention1 investigation1 and prosecution of economic1 high technology1 ,internet1 and other white collar crime4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,white ,collar ,crime ,control ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,prevention1 investigation1 and prosecution of economic1 high technology1 ,internet1 and other white collar crime ,section #dja of the ,prioritizing ,resources and ,organization for ,intellectual ,property ,act of #bjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgac;a7 is amended by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,grants 7#a7 ,authorization ,the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with or make a grant to an eligible entity for the purpose of improving the identification1 investigation1 and prosecution of white collar crime 7including each category of such crimes set forth in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of paragraph 7#b77 by providing comprehensive1 direct1 and practical training and technical assistance to law enforcement officers1 investigators1 auditors and prosecutors in ,states and units of local government4 7#b7 ,white collar crime defined ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term white collar crime includes-- 7,a7 high-tech crime1 including cyber and electronic crime and related threats2 7,b7 economic crime1 including financial fraud and mortgage fraud2 and 7,c7 ,internet-based crime against children and child pornography4 7#c7 ,purposes ,the purposes of this subsection include the following3 7,a7 ,to ensure that training is available for ,state1 local1 tribal and territorial law enforcement agencies and officers nationwide to support local efforts to identify1 prevent1 investigate1 and prosecute cyber and financial crimes1 including those crimes facilitated via computer networks and other electronic means1 and crimes involving financial and economic impacts such as intellectual property crimes4 7,b7 ,to deliver training to ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial law enforcement officers1 and other criminal justice professionals concerning the use of proven methodologies to-- 7i7 prevent1 detect1 and respond to white collar crimes2 7ii7 recognize emerging issues2 7iii7 manage electronic and financial crime evidence2 and 7iv7 improve local criminal justice agency responses to such threats4 7,c7 ,to provide operational and technical assistance and training concerning tools1 products1 resources1 guidelines1 and procedures to-- 7i7 aid and enhance criminal intelligence analysis2 and 7ii7 conduct white collar crime investigations and related justice information sharing at the local and ,state levels4 7,d7 ,to provide appropriate training on protections for privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties in the conduct of criminal intelligence analysis and cyber and electronic crime and financial crime investigations1 including in the development of policies1 guidelines1 and procedures by ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial law enforcement agencies to protect and enhance privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties protections and identify weaknesses and gaps in the protection of privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties4 7#d7 ,authorized programs ,a grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this subsection may be made only for the following programs1 with respect to the prevention1 investigation1 and prosecution of certain criminal activities3 7,a7 ,programs to provide a nationwide support system for ,state and local criminal justice agencies4 7,b7 ,programs to assist ,state and local criminal justice agencies to develop1 establish1 and maintain intelligence-focused policing strategies and related information sharing4 7,c7 ,programs to provide training and investigative support services to ,state and local criminal justice agencies to provide such agencies with skills and resources needed to investigate and prosecute white collar criminal activities and related criminal activities4 7,d7 ,programs to provide research support1 to establish partnerships1 and to provide other resources to aid ,state and local criminal justice agencies to prevent1 investigate1 and prosecute white collar criminal activities and related problems4 7,e7 ,programs to provide information and research to the general public to facilitate the prevention of white collar criminal activities4 7,f7 ,programs to establish or support national training and research centers regionally to provide training and research services for ,state and local criminal justice agencies4 7,g7 ,programs to provide training and oversight to ,state and local criminal justice agencies to develop and comply with applicable privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties related policies1 procedures1 rules1 laws1 and guidelines4 7,h7 ,any other programs specified by the ,attorney ,general as furthering the purposes of this subsection4 7#e7 ,application ,to be eligible for an award of a grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection1 an entity shall submit to the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance an application in such form and manner1 and containing such information1 as required by the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance4 7#f7 ,eligibility ,states1 units of local government1 not-for-profit entities1 and institutions of higher education with demonstrated capacity and experience in delivering training1 technical assistance and other resources including direct1 practical laboratory training to law enforcement officers1 investigators1 auditors and prosecutors in ,states and units of local government and over the ,internet shall be eligible to receive an award under this subsection4 7#g7 ,rules and regulations ,the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection1 including rules and regulations for submitting and reviewing applications under paragraph 7#e74 7#h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated #ac1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbb to carry out this subsection4 7c7 ,accountability ,all grants awarded by the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance under this section shall be subject to the following accountability provisions3 7#a7 ,audit requirement 7,a7 ,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term unresolved audit finding means a finding in the final audit report of the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice that the audited grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within #ab months from the date when the final audit report is issued4 7,b7 ,audits ,beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection1 and in each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under this section to prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of funds by grantees4 ,the ,inspector ,general shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year4 7,c7 ,mandatory exclusion ,a recipient of grant funds under this section that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this section during the first #b fiscal years beginning after the end of the #ab-month period described in subparagraph 7,a74 7,d7 ,priority ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance shall give priority to eligible applicants that did not have an unresolved audit finding during the #c fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under this section4 7,e7 ,reimbursement ,if an entity is awarded grant funds under this section during the #b-;fiscal-year period during which the entity is barred from receiving grants under subparagraph 7,c71 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance shall-- 7i7 deposit an amount equal to the amount of the grant funds that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the ,general ,fund of the ,treasury2 and 7ii7 seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant funds4 7#b7 ,nonprofit organization requirements 7,a7 ,definition ,for purposes of this paragraph and the grant programs under this part1 the term nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4 7,b7 ,prohibition ,the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance may not award a grant under this section to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section #eaa7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 7,c7 ,disclosure ,each nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant under this section and uses the procedures prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers1 directors1 trustees1 and key employees1 shall disclose to the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance1 in the application for the grant1 the process for determining such compensation1 including the independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such compensation1 the comparability data used1 and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision4 ,upon request1 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance shall make the information disclosed under this subparagraph available for public inspection4 7#c7 ,conference expenditures 7,a7 ,limitation ,no amounts made available to the ,department of ,justice under this section may be used by the ,attorney ,general1 or by any individual or entity awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement under this section1 to host or support any expenditure for conferences that uses more than #bj1jjj in funds made available by the ,department of ,justice1 unless the head of the relevant agency or department provides prior written authorization that the funds may be expended to host the conference4 7,b7 ,written approval ,written approval under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a written estimate of all costs associated with the conference1 including the cost of all food1 beverages1 audio-visual equipment1 honoraria for speakers1 and entertainment4 7,c7 ,report ,the ,deputy ,attorney ,general shall submit an annual report to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives on all conference expenditures approved under this paragraph4 7#d7 ,annual certification ,beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit1 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives1 an annual certification-- 7,a7 indicating whether-- 7i7 all audits issued by the ,office of the ,inspector ,general under paragraph 7#a7 have been completed and reviewed by the appropriate ,assistant ,attorney ,general or ,director2 7ii7 all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph 7#a77;,c7 have been issued2 and 7iii7 all reimbursements required under paragraph 7#a77;,e7 have been made2 and 7,b7 that includes a list of any grant recipients excluded under paragraph 7#a7 from the previous year4 7d7 ,preventing duplicative grants 7#a7 ,in general ,before the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance awards a grant to an applicant under this section1 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded under this section to determine if duplicate grant awards are awarded for the same purpose4 7#b7 ,report ,if the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance awards duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same purpose the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives a report that includes-- 7,a7 a list of all duplicate grants awarded1 including the total dollar amount of any duplicate grants awarded2 and 7,b7 the reason the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance awarded the duplicate grants4 4