,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4   
,ri*mond 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 &    
,mr4 ,ha/+s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to re=m patt]n & 
practice inve/igations conduct$ by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,enhanc+ ,ov]sight to ,end            
,discrim9ation 9 ,polic+ ,act4  #b4     
,rescission ( dep>tm5t ( ju/ice memor&um
 relat+ to civil cons5t decrees ,!      
memor&um issu$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al    
titl$ ,pr9ciples & ,proc$ures = ,civil  
,cons5t ,decrees & ,settlem5t ,agreem5ts
 ) ,/ate & ,local ,gov]nm5tal ,entities 
on ,novemb] #h1 #bjah1 or any o!r       
sub/antially simil> memor&um1 %all h no 
=ce or effect4  #c4 ,fund+ = patt]n or  
practice inve/igations  7a7 ,additional 
fund+ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$1 9 addition to any o!r      
am\nts au?oriz$1 #dde1jjj1jjj to !      

,civil ,rights ,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh
 #bjbi1 ( :i* n less ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj   
%all be made available ea* fiscal ye> = 
inve/igations conduct$ "u section       
#bajdja ( ! ,viol5t ,crime ,control &   
,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid 7#cd        
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7b7 ,unlawful       
conduct ,section #bajdja7;a7 ( ! ,viol5t
 ,crime ,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act (
 #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;a77 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ includ+ a prosecutor or 
o!r ag5cy involv$ 9 ! adm9i/ration (    
ju/ice1 be=e to engage4  7c7 ,au?ority =
 ,/ate inve/igations ,section           
#bajdja7;b7 ( ! ,viol5t ,crime ,control 
& ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid 7#cd      
,u4,s4,c4 #abfja7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 ins]t+ 7#a7 ,f$]al en=cem5t4-- be=e    
,:5ev]2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 z s      
designat$1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 &     
ins]t+ subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,/ate en=cem5t 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,:5ev] an attorney g5]al (
 a ,/ate has reasonable cause to believe

 t a violation ( subsection 7a7 has     
occurr$ by a gov]nm5tal au?ority1 or    
ag5t !re(1 ( ! ,/ate1 includ+ a         
prosecutor or o!r ag5cy involv$ 9 !     
adm9i/ration ( ju/ice1 ! attorney g5]al1
 or ano!r (ficial or ag5cy designat$ by 
a ,/ate1 may 9 a civil action br\ght 9  
any appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates obta9 appropriate equitable &    
decl>atory relief to elim9ate ! patt]n  
or practice4  7,b7 ,te*nical assi/ance  
,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all provide        
te*nical assi/ance & tra9+ to ,/ates &  
units ( local gov]nm5t to assi/ ,/ates &
 units ( local gov]nm5ts 9 c>ry+ out    
patt]n or practice inve/igations &      
cases4  4  7d7 ,grant program  7#a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection-- 7,a7 !  
t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ea*            
commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 ! t]m ,tribal   
gov]nm5t means ! gov]n+ body ( an       
,indian ,tribe includ$ on ! mo/ rec5t   
li/ publi%$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to  

section #ajd ( ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$    
,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74  7#b7 ,au?orization ,!
 ,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d grants to    
,/ates & ,tribal gov]nm5ts to assi/ su* 
,/ates & ,tribal gov]nm5ts 9 pursu+     
patt]n or practice inve/igations & cases
 "u section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t ,crime  
,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7#c7           
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is subsection1 a ,/ate or   
,tribal gov]nm5t %all submit an         
application to ! ,attorney ,g5]al t--   
7,a7 conta9s cle>ly def9$ & measurable  
objectives = ! grant funds2  7,b7       
describes h[ ! ,/ate or ,tribal gov]nm5t
 int5ds to use ! grant funds to pursue  
patt]n or practice inve/igations & cases
 "u section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t ,crime  
,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja72 &  7,c7 outl9es 
! qualifications & tra9+ ( ! attorneys1 
/aff1 & o!r p]sonnel :o are1 or :o may  
be1 assign$ to lead or assi/ patt]n or  

practice inve/igations & cases4  7#d7   
,requir$ report+  7,a7 ,grantee report+ 
,9 ea* fiscal ye> a ,/ate or ,tribal    
gov]nm5t receives a grant "u ?is        
subsection1 ! ,/ate or ,tribal gov]nm5t 
%all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a     
report detail+-- 7i7 h[ ! grant funds 7 
us$2 &  7ii7 ! progress made t[>ds      
address+ patt]ns & practices id5tifi$ "u
 section #bajdja ( ! ,viol5t ,crime     
,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( #aiid  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfja74  7,b7 ,reports  
to congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & once ea*  
ye> !reaft]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all    
submit to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !
 grant program e/abli%$ "u ?is          
subsection1 :i* %all include-- 7i7 a    
detail$ summ>y ( h[ grant funds aw>d$ "u
 ! grant program 7 us$2 &  7ii7         
recomm5dations1 if any1 = improvem5ts   
ne$$ = ! grant program4  7#e7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,attorney ,g5]al #aej1jjj1jjj = ea* (   
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbi to c>ry   
out ?is subsection4