,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjha ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #d1 #bjai ,mr4 ,armstrong introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,justice ,reinvestment ,initiative grant program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice ,reinvestment ,initiative ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,justice ,reinvestment ,initiative 7a7 ,authorization ,the ,attorney ,general is authorized to make grants to ,states1 units of local government1 ,indian tribes1 entities with national law enforcement and corrections expertise1 and institutions of higher education with national law enforcement and corrections expertise for the purposes described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the grant program under this section are to-- 7#a7 identify drivers of criminal justice resource consumption2 7#b7 improve jurisdictions' capacity to prevent and respond to violent crime1 including by reducing the risk for recidivism 7as measured by arrests for new crimes1 convictions for new crimes1 incarcerations for new crimes1 and revocations based on technical violations72 7#c7 identify offenders' risks for general and violent recidivism1 and related substance use and mental health needs1 and mitigate their risk for engaging in violent behavior or being the victims of violent crime2 and 7#d7 improve public safety through a re-allocation of resources in high performing crime- and recidivism-reduction efforts4 7c7 ,application ,an applicant seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the ,attorney ,general an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,attorney ,general may reasonably require4 7d7 ,uses of funds ,a recipient of a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for programs designed to-- 7#a7 analyze criminal justice trends to understand factors driving jail and prison population growth2 7#b7 develop and implement policy options to generate savings and increase public safety2 7#c7 quantify savings and reinvest in select1 high-risk communities and other prevention-oriented strategies2 and 7#d7 measure the impact of policy changes and reinvestment resources and enhance the accountability of criminal justice system actors and policies4 7e7 ,contracts and ,subawards ,a ,state1 unit of local government1 or ,indian tribe may1 in using a grant under this part for program described in subsection 7d71 use all or a portion of that grant to contract with1 or make one or more subawards to1 one or more-- 7#a7 local or regional organizations that are private and nonprofit1 including faith-based organizations2 7#b7 units of local government2 or 7#c7 tribal organizations4 7f7 ,program ,assessment ,component2 waiver 7#a7 ,program assessment component ,each program funded under this part shall contain a program assessment component1 developed pursuant to guidelines established by the ,attorney ,general1 in coordination with the ,national ,institute of ,justice4 7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,attorney ,general may waive the requirement of paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a program if1 in the opinion of the ,attorney ,general1 the program is not of sufficient size to justify a full program assessment4 7g7 ,administrative ,costs ,not more than #aj percent of a grant made under this part may be used for costs incurred to administer such grant4 7h7 ,equitable distribution of funds ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,attorney ,general shall distribute funds in a manner that equitably addresses the needs of underserved populations1 including rural and tribal communities4 7i7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #dj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4 #c4 ,audit and accountability of grantees 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term covered grant program means the awarding of grants under section #b2 7#b7 the term covered grantee means a recipient of a grant from the covered grant program2 7#c7 the term nonprofit1 when used with respect to an organization1 means an organization that is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 and is exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code2 and 7#d7 the term unresolved audit finding means an audit report finding in a final audit report of the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice that a covered grantee has used grant funds awarded to that grantee under the covered grant program for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved during a #ab-month period prior to the date on which the final audit report is issued4 7b7 ,audit requirement ,beginning in fiscal year #bjbj1 and annually thereafter1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,justice shall conduct audits of covered grantees to prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of funds awarded under covered grant programs4 ,the ,inspector ,general shall determine the appropriate number of covered grantees to be audited each year4 7c7 ,mandatory exclusion ,a grantee that is found to have an unresolved audit finding under an audit conducted under subsection 7b7 may not receive grant funds under the covered grant program in the fiscal year following the fiscal year to which the finding relates4 7d7 ,reimbursement ,if a covered grantee is awarded funds under the covered grant program from which it received a grant award during the #a-;fiscal-year period during which the covered grantee is ineligible for an allocation of grant funds under subsection 7c71 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7#a7 deposit into the ,general ,fund of the ,treasury an amount that is equal to the amount of the grant funds that were improperly awarded to the covered grantee2 and 7#b7 seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the ,fund from the covered grantee that was improperly awarded the grant funds4 7e7 ,priority of grant awards ,the ,attorney ,general1 in awarding grants under the covered grant program shall give priority to eligible entities that during the #b-year period preceding the application for a grant have not been found to have an unresolved audit finding4 7f7 ,nonprofit requirements 7#a7 ,prohibition ,a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding the tax described in section #eaa7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 shall not be eligible to receive1 directly or indirectly1 any funds from the covered grant program4 7#b7 ,disclosure ,each nonprofit organization that is a covered grantee shall disclose in its application for such a grant1 as a condition of receipt of such a grant1 the compensation of its officers1 directors1 and trustees4 ,such disclosure shall include a description of the criteria relied on to determine such compensation4 7g7 ,prohibition on lobbying activity 7#a7 ,in general ,amounts made available under the covered grant program may not be used by any covered grantee to-- 7,a7 lobby any representative of the ,department of ,justice regarding the award of grant funding2 or 7,b7 lobby any representative of the ,federal ,government or a ,state1 local1 or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding4 7#b7 ,penalty ,if the ,attorney ,general determines that a covered grantee has violated paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7,a7 require the covered grantee to repay the grant in full2 and 7,b7 prohibit the covered grantee from receiving a grant under the covered grant program from which it received a grant award during at least the #e-year period beginning on the date of such violation4