,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4   
,crd5as 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4  
,payne1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,ms4  
,moore1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4
 ,trone7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant program  
to inc5tivize ,/ates to r$uce prison    
populations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rev]se ,mass ,inc>c]ation ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &
 ,safe ,/reet ,act ( #aifh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,oo ,/ate     
,prison ,population ,r$uction ,grant    
,program  #cjea4 ,grant program  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may make      
grants to ,/ates to assi/ ,/ates 9 r$uc+
 crime rates & inc>c]ations4  7b7       
,eligibility ,a ,/ate %all be eligible  

to receive a grant "u ?is section if !  
,/ate demon/rates t1 dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod
 prec$+ ! application = a grant "u ?is  
section--  7#a7 ! total numb] (         
individuals inc>c]at$ 9 correctional or 
det5tion facilities 9 ! ,/ate 0 r$uc$ by
 n less ?an #g p]c5t2 &  7#b7 ! rate (  
crime )9 ! ,/ate did n increase by m ?an
 #c p]c5t4  7c7 ,application ,an        
eligible ,/ate seek+ a grant "u ?is     
section %all submit to ! ,attorney      
,g5]al an application 9 su* =m & mann] &
 at su* "t z ! ,attorney ,g5]al         
requires1 :i* %all include a cle>       
me?odology bas$ on population size & o!r
 factors4  7d7 ,use ( grant funds ,a    
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be us$  
by a ,/ate to implem5t evid5ce-bas$     
programs design$ to r$uce crime rates & 
inc>c]ations4  4  7b7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,section #ajja7;a7 (     
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cgic7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#bh7 ,!re are        

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
"p ,,oo #b1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbi4  4