,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4  
,richmond 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
and ,mr4 ,hastings7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to reform pattern and practice 
investigations conducted by the         
,department of ,justice1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,enhancing          
,oversight to ,end ,discrimination in   
,policing ,act4  #b4 ,rescission of     
department of justice memorandum        
relating to civil consent decrees ,the  
memorandum issued by the ,attorney      
,general titled ,principles and         
,procedures for ,civil ,consent ,decrees
 and ,settlement ,agreements with ,state
 and ,local ,governmental ,entities on  
,november #h1 #bjah1 or any other       
substantially similar memorandum1 shall 
have no force or effect4  #c4 ,funding  
for pattern or practice investigations  

7a7 ,additional funding ,there are      
authorized to be appropriated1 in       
addition to any other amounts           
authorized1 #dde1jjj1jjj to the ,civil  
,rights ,division of the ,department of 
,justice for each of fiscal years #bjbj 
through #bjbi1 of which not less than   
#ajj1jjj1jjj shall be made available    
each fiscal year for investigations     
conducted under section #bajdja of the  
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7b7 ,unlawful       
conduct ,section #bajdja7;a7 of the     
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;a77 is amended by     
inserting including a prosecutor or     
other agency involved in the            
administration of justice1 before to    
engage4  7c7 ,authority for ,state      
investigations ,section #bajdja7;b7 of  
the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law   
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 

by inserting 7#a7 ,federal              
enforcement4-- before ,whenever2  7#b7  
in paragraph 7#a71 as so designated1 by 
striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
subsection 7a72 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#b7 ,state     
enforcement  7,a7 ,in general ,whenever 
an attorney general of a ,state has     
reasonable cause to believe that a      
violation of subsection 7a7 has occurred
 by a governmental authority1 or agent  
thereof1 of the ,state1 including a     
prosecutor or other agency involved in  
the administration of justice1 the      
attorney general1 or another official or
 agency designated by a ,state1 may in a
 civil action brought in any appropriate
 district court of the ,united ,states  
obtain appropriate equitable and        
declaratory relief to eliminate the     
pattern or practice4  7,b7 ,technical   
assistance ,the ,attorney ,general shall
 provide technical assistance and       
training to ,states and units of local  
government to assist ,states and units  

of local governments in carrying out    
pattern or practice investigations and  
cases4  4  7d7 ,grant program  7#a7     
,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 
the term ,state means each of the       
several ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 and each commonwealth1       
territory1 or possession of the ,united 
,states2 and  7,b7 the term ,tribal     
government means the governing body of  
an ,indian ,tribe included on the most  
recent list published by the ,secretary 
pursuant to section #ajd of the         
,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe   
,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4      
#eaca74  7#b7 ,authorization ,the       
,attorney ,general may award grants to  
,states and ,tribal governments to      
assist such ,states and ,tribal         
governments in pursuing pattern or      
practice investigations and cases under 
section #bajdja of the ,violent ,crime  
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of  
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7#c7     
,application ,to be eligible to receive 

a grant under this subsection1 a ,state 
or ,tribal government shall submit an   
application to the ,attorney ,general   
that-- 7,a7 contains clearly defined and
 measurable objectives for the grant    
funds2  7,b7 describes how the ,state or
 ,tribal government intends to use the  
grant funds to pursue pattern or        
practice investigations and cases under 
section #bajdja of the ,violent ,crime  
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of  
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja72 and  7,c7 
outlines the qualifications and training
 of the attorneys1 staff1 and other     
personnel who are1 or who may be1       
assigned to lead or assist pattern or   
practice investigations and cases4  7#d7
 ,required reporting  7,a7 ,grantee     
reporting ,in each fiscal year a ,state 
or ,tribal government receives a grant  
under this subsection1 the ,state or    
,tribal government shall submit to the  
,attorney ,general a report detailing-- 
7i7 how the grant funds were used2 and  
7ii7 the progress made towards          

addressing patterns and practices       
identified under section #bajdja of the 
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7,b7 ,reports to    
congress ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
once each year thereafter1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall submit to the ,committee
 on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the grant program established under this
 subsection1 which shall include-- 7i7 a
 detailed summary of how grant funds    
awarded under the grant program were    
used2 and  7ii7 recommendations1 if any1
 for improvements needed for the grant  
program4  7#e7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,attorney        
,general #aej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjbj through #bjbi to carry out 
this subsection4