,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bg1 #bjai,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 & ,mrs4
 ,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide  
inc5tives = hate crime report+1 provide 
grants = ,/ate-run hate crime hotl9es1 &
 e/abli% alt]native s5t5c+ = individuals
 convict$ "u ! ,mat!w ,%eph>d & ,james  
,byrd1 ,jr4 ,hate ,crimes ,prev5tion    
,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,khalid ,jab>a & ,hea!r ,hey]  
,national ,opposition to ,hate1         
,assault1 & ,?reats to ,equality ,act ( 
#bjai or ! ,jab>a-,hey] ,,no ,,hate     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! incid5ce ( viol5ce kn[n 
z hate crimes1 or crimes motivat$ by    
bias1 poses a s]i\s national problem4   
7#b7 ,accord+ to data obta9$ by ! ,f$]al
 ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 ! incid5ce (  
su* viol5ce increas$ 9 #bjag1 ! mo/     

rec5t ye> = :i* data is available4  7#c7
 ,9 #aiij1 ,congress enact$ ! ,hate     
,crime ,/ati/ics ,act 7,public ,law     
#aja-bge2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd note7 to   
provide ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 law en=cem5t
 ag5cies1 & ! public ) data reg>d+ !    
incid5ce ( hate crime4 ,! ,hate ,crimes 
,/ati/ics ,act & ! ,mat!w ,%ep>d &      
,james ,byrd1 ,jr4 ,hate ,crimes        
,prev5tion ,act 7division ,e ( ,public  
,law #aaa-hd2 #abc ,/at4 #bhce7 h enabl$
 ,f$]al au?orities to und]/& &1 :]e     
appropriate1 inve/igate & prosecute hate
 crimes4  7#d7 ,a m complete und]/&+ ( !
 national problem pos$ by hate crime is 
9 ! public int]e/ & supports ! ,f$]al   
int]e/ 9 eradicat+ bias-motivat$ viol5ce
 ref]5c$ 9 section #bdi7;b77#a77;,c7 (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7   
,h[ev]1 a complete und]/&+ ( ! national 
problem pos$ by hate crimes is h9d]$ by 
incomplete data f ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local
 jurisdictions ?r\gh ! ,uni=m ,crime    
,reports program au?oriz$ "u section    
#ecd ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &

 adm9i/]$ by ! ,f$]al ,bureau (         
,inve/igation4  7#f7 ,multiple factors  
contribute to ! provision ( inaccurate &
 incomplete data reg>d+ ! incid5ce (    
hate crime ?r\gh ! ,uni=m ,crime        
,reports program4 ,a significant        
contribut+ factor is ! quality &        
quantity ( tra9+ t ,/ate & local law    
en=cem5t ag5cies receive on !           
id5tification & report+ ( suspect$      
bias-motivat$ crimes4  7#g7 ,! problem (
 crimes motivat$ by bias is suffici5tly 
s]i\s1 widespread1 & int]/ate 9 nature z
 to w>rant ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance to 
,/ates & local jurisdictions4  7#h7     
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance ) reg>d to    
c]ta9 viol5t crimes motivat$ by bias    
enables ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local          
au?orities to "w toge!r z p>tn]s 9 !    
inve/igation & prosecution ( su* crimes4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7     
,hate crime ,! t]m hate crime means an  
act describ$ 9 section #bde1 #bdg1 or   
#bdi ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
or 9 section #ija ( ! ,civil ,rights    

,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfca74     
7#b7 ,priority ag5cy ,! t]m priority    
ag5cy means-- 7,a7 a law en=cem5t ag5cy 
( a unit ( local gov]nm5t t s]ves a     
population ( n less ?an #ajj1jjj1 z     
comput$ by ! ,f$]al ,bureau (           
,inve/igation2 or  7,b7 a law en=cem5t  
ag5cy ( a unit ( local gov]nm5t t-- 7i7 
s]ves a population ( n less ?an #ej1jjj 
& less ?an #ajj1jjj1 z comput$ by !     
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation2 &  7ii7 
has report$ no hate crimes ?r\gh !      
,uni=m ,crime ,reports program 9 ea* ( !
 #c mo/ rec5t cal5d> ye>s = :i* su* data
 is available4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ija ( 
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7#d7 ,uni=m ,crime  
,reports ,! t]m ,uni=m ,crime ,reports  
means ! reports au?oriz$ "u section #ecd
 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation t compile nationwide      
crim9al /ati/ics = use--  7,a7 9 law    

en=cem5t adm9i/ration1 op]ation1 &      
managem5t2 &  7,b7 to assess ! nature & 
type ( crime 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7   
,unit ( local gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit (    
local gov]nm5t has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 
section #ija ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus    
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  #d4      
,report+ ( hate crimes  7a7             
,implem5tation grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al may make grants to     
,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t to assi/
 ! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t 9     
implem5t+ ! ,national ,incid5t-,bas$    
,report+ ,sy/em1 includ+ to tra9        
employees 9 id5tify+ & classify+ hate   
crimes 9 ! ,national ,incid5t-,bas$     
,report+ ,sy/em4  7#b7 ,priority ,9 mak+
 grants "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,attorney   
,g5]al %all give priority to ,/ates &   
units ( local gov]nm5t ) l>g]           
populations4  7b7 ,report+  7#a7        
,compliance  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 9 ea* fiscal
 ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date t is #c ye>s    

aft] ! date on :i* a ,/ate or unit (    
local gov]nm5t fir/ receives a grant "u 
subsection 7a71 ! ,/ate or unit ( local 
gov]nm5t %all provide to ! ,attorney    
,g5]al1 ?r\gh ! ,uni=m ,crime ,report+  
sy/em1 in=mation p]ta9+ to hate crimes  
committ$ 9 t jurisdiction dur+ ! prec$+ 
fiscal ye>4  7,b7 ,ext5sions2 waiv] ,!  
,attorney ,g5]al-- 7i7 may provide a    
#abj-;day ext5sion to a ,/ate or unit ( 
local gov]nm5t t is mak+ good fai? ef=ts
 to comply ) subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7ii7  
%all waive ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph  
7,a7 if compliance ) t subp>agraph by a 
,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t w\ld be  
uncon/itutional "u ! con/itution ( !    
,/ate or ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! unit ( local 
gov]nm5t is locat$1 respectively4  7#b7 
,failure to comply ,if a ,/ate or unit (
 local gov]nm5t t receives a grant "u   
subsection 7a7 fails to sub/antially    
comply ) p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection1
 ! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t %all  
repay ! grant 9 full1 plus reasonable   
int]e/ & p5alty *>ges all[able by law or

 e/abli%$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  #e4   
,grants = ,/ate-run hate crime hotl9es  
7a7 ,grants au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,attorney ,g5]al %all make grants to    
,/ates to create ,/ate-run hate crime   
report+ hotl9es4  7#b7 ,grant p]iod ,a  
grant made "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be = a 
p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s4  7b7 ,hotl9e   
requirem5ts ,a ,/ate %all ensure1 )     
respect to a hotl9e fund$ by a grant "u 
subsection 7a71 t--  7#a7 ! hotl9e      
directs individuals to-- 7,a7 law       
en=cem5t if appropriate2 &  7,b7 local  
support s]vices2  7#b7 any p]sonally    
id5tifiable in=mation t an individual   
provides to an ag5cy ( ! ,/ate ?r\gh !  
hotl9e is n directly or indirectly      
disclos$1 )\t ! cons5t ( ! individual1  
to--  7,a7 any o!r ag5cy ( t ,/ate2     
7,b7 any o!r ,/ate2  7,c7 ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t2 or  7,d7 any o!r p]son or    
entity2  7#c7 ! /aff memb]s :o op]ate ! 
hotl9e are tra9$ to be kn[l$geable      
ab\t-- 7,a7 applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & 
local hate crime laws2 &  7,b7 local law

 en=cem5t res\rces & applicable local   
support s]vices2 &  7#d7 ! hotl9e is    
accessible to--  7,a7 individuals )     
limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy1 :]e           
appropriate2 &  7,b7 individuals )      
disabilities4  7c7 ,be/ practices ,!    
,attorney ,g5]al %all issue guidance to 
,/ates on be/ practices = implem5t+ !   
requirem5ts ( subsection 7b74  #f4      
,in=mation collection by ,/ates & units 
( local gov]nm5t  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,applicable ag5cy ,! t]m 
applicable ag5cy1 ) respect to an       
eligible entity t is--  7,a7 a ,/ate1   
means-- 7i7 a law en=cem5t ag5cy ( !    
,/ate2 &  7ii7 a law en=cem5t ag5cy ( a 
unit ( local gov]nm5t )9 ! ,/ate t--    
7,i7 is a priority ag5cy2 &  7,,ii7     
receives a subgrant f ! ,/ate "u ?is    
section2 &  7,b7 a unit ( local         
gov]nm5t1 means a law en=cem5t ag5cy ( !
 unit ( local gov]nm5t t is a priority  
ag5cy4  7#b7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m cov]$  
ag5cy means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate law en=cem5t 
ag5cy2 &  7,b7 a priority ag5cy4  7#c7  

,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means--  7,a7 a ,/ate2 or  7,b7 a unit (
 local gov]nm5t t has a priority ag5cy4 
7b7 ,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney 
,g5]al may make grants to eligible      
entities to assi/ cov]$ ag5cies )9 !    
jurisdiction ( ! eligible entity 9      
conduct+ law en=cem5t activities or     
crime r$uction programs to prev5t1      
address1 or o!rwise respond to hate     
crime1 p>ticul>ly z ^? activities or    
programs relate to report+ hate crimes  
?r\gh ! ,uni=m ,crime ,reports program1 
includ+--  7,a7 adopt+ a policy on      
id5tify+1 inve/igat+1 & report+ hate    
crimes2  7,b7 develop+ a /&>diz$ sy/em (
 collect+1 analyz+1 & report+ ! incid5ce
 ( hate crime2  7,c7 e/abli%+ a unit    
specializ$ 9 id5tify+1 inve/igat+1 &    
report+ hate crimes2  7,d7 engag+ 9     
community relations functions relat$ to 
hate crime prev5tion & education su* z--
  7i7 e/abli%+ a liaison ) =mal         
community-bas$ organizations or lead]s2 
&  7ii7 conduct+ public meet+s or       

educational =ums on ! impact ( hate     
crimes1 s]vices available to hate crime 
victims1 & ! relevant ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &  
local laws p]ta9+ to hate crimes2 &     
7,e7 provid+ hate crime tra9+s = ag5cy  
p]sonnel4  7#b7 ,subgrants ,a ,/ate t   
receives a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 may   
aw>d a subgrant to a priority ag5cy ( a 
unit ( local gov]nm5t )9 ! ,/ate = !    
purposes "u t p>agraph4  7c7 ,in=mation 
requir$ ( ,/ates & units ( local        
gov]nm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= ea* fiscal   
ye> 9 :i* an eligible entity receives a 
grant "u subsection 7b71 ! eligible     
entity %all--  7,a7 collect in=mation f 
ea* applicable ag5cy summ>iz+ ! law     
en=cem5t activities or crime r$uction   
programs conduct$ by ! ag5cy to prev5t1 
address1 or o!rwise respond to hate     
crime1 p>ticul>ly z ^? activities or    
programs relate to report+ hate crimes  
?r\gh ! ,uni=m ,crime ,reports program2 
&  7,b7 submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a  
report conta9+ ! in=mation collect$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,semiannual law 

en=cem5t ag5cy report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
collect+ ! in=mation requir$ "u p>agraph
 7#a77;,a71 an eligible entity %all     
require ea* applicable ag5cy to submit a
 semiannual report to ! eligible entity 
t includes a summ>y ( ! law en=cem5t    
activities or crime r$uction programs   
conduct$ by ! ag5cy dur+ ! report+ p]iod
 to prev5t1 address1 or o!rwise respond 
to hate crime1 p>ticul>ly z ^?          
activities or programs relate to report+
 hate crimes ?r\gh ! ,uni=m ,crime      
,reports program4  7,b7 ,cont5ts ,9 a   
report submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 a  
law en=cem5t ag5cy %all1 at a m9imum1   
disclose--  7i7 :e!r ! ag5cy has adopt$ 
a policy on id5tify+1 inve/igat+1 &     
report+ hate crimes2  7ii7 :e!r ! ag5cy 
has develop$ a /&>diz$ sy/em ( collect+1
 analyz+1 & report+ ! incid5ce ( hate   
crime2  7iii7 :e!r ! ag5cy has e/abli%$ 
a unit specializ$ 9 id5tify+1           
inve/igat+1 & report+ hate crimes2  7iv7
 :e!r ! ag5cy engages 9 community       
relations functions relat$ to hate      

crime1 su* z-- 7,i7 e/abli%+ a liaison )
 =mal community-bas$ organizations or   
lead]s2 &  7,,ii7 conduct+ public meet+s
 or educational =ums on ! impact ( hate 
crime1 s]vices available to hate crime  
victims1 & ! relevant ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &  
local laws p]ta9+ to hate crime2 &  7v7 
! numb] ( hate crime tra9+s = ag5cy     
p]sonnel1 includ+ ! duration ( ! tra9+s1
 conduct$ by ! ag5cy dur+ ! report+     
p]iod4  7d7 ,compliance & r$irection (  
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b71 beg9n+ n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ?is ,act1 an eligible    
entity receiv+ a grant "u subsection 7b7
 %all comply ) subsection 7c74  7#b7    
,ext5sions2 waiv] ,! ,attorney ,g5]al-- 
7,a7 may provide a #abj-;day ext5sion to
 an eligible entity t is mak+ good fai? 
ef=ts to collect ! in=mation requir$ "u 
subsection 7c72 &  7,b7 %all waive !    
requirem5ts ( subsection 7c7 = a ,/ate  
or unit ( local gov]nm5t if compliance )
 t subsection by ! ,/ate or unit ( local
 gov]nm5t w\ld be uncon/itutional "u !  

con/itution ( ! ,/ate or ( ! ,/ate 9 :i*
 ! unit ( local gov]nm5t is locat$1     
respectively4  #g4 ,requirem5ts ( !     
,attorney ,g5]al  7a7 ,in=mation        
collection & analysis2 report ,9 ord] to
 improve ! accuracy ( data reg>d+ !     
incid5ce ( hate crime provid$ ?r\gh !   
,uni=m ,crime ,reports program1 &       
promote a m complete und]/&+ ( !        
national problem pos$ by hate crime1 !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all--  7#a7 collect & 
analyze ! in=mation provid$ by ,/ates & 
units ( local gov]nm5t "u section #f = !
 purpose ( develop+ policies relat$ to !
 provision ( accurate data obta9$ "u !  
,hate ,crime ,/ati/ics ,act 7,public    
,law #aja-bge2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd note7 
by ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation2 &  
7#b7 = ea* cal5d> ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 publi% & submit 
to ,congress a report bas$ on !         
in=mation collect$ & analyz$ "u p>agraph
 7#a74  7b7 ,cont5ts ( report ,a report 
submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 %all         
include-- 7#a7 a qualitative analysis ( 

! relation%ip betwe5--  7,a7 ! numb] (  
hate crimes report$ by ,/ate law        
en=cem5t ag5cies or priority ag5cies    
?r\gh ! ,uni=m ,crime ,reports program2 
&  7,b7 ! nature & ext5t ( law en=cem5t 
activities or crime r$uction programs   
conduct$ by ^? ag5cies to prev5t1       
address1 or o!rwise respond to hate     
crime2 &  7#b7 a quantitative analysis (
 ! numb] ( ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies & 
priority ag5cies t h--  7,a7 adopt$ a   
policy on id5tify+1 inve/igat+1 &       
report+ hate crimes2  7,b7 develop$ a   
/&>diz$ sy/em ( collect+1 analyz+1 &    
report+ ! incid5ce ( hate crime2  7,c7  
e/abli%$ a unit specializ$ 9 id5tify+1  
inve/igat+1 & report+ hate crimes2  7,d7
 engag$ 9 community relations functions 
relat$ to hate crime1 su* z--  7i7      
e/abli%+ a liaison ) =mal community-bas$
 organizations or lead]s2 &  7ii7       
conduct+ public meet+s or educational   
=ums on ! impact ( hate crime1 s]vices  
available to hate crime victims1 & !    
relevant ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local laws    

p]ta9+ to hate crime2 &  7,e7 conduct$  
hate crime tra9+s = ag5cy p]sonnel dur+ 
! report+ p]iod1 includ+-- 7i7 ! total  
numb] ( tra9+s conduct$ by ea* ag5cy2 & 
7ii7 ! duration ( ! tra9+s describ$ 9   
clause 7i74  #h4 ,alt]native s5t5c+     
,section #bdi ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7e7 ,sup]vis$ release ,if a    
c\rt includes1 z a "p ( a s5t5ce (      
imprisonm5t impos$ = a violation (      
subsection 7a71 a requirem5t t !        
def5dant be plac$ on a t]m ( sup]vis$   
release aft] imprisonm5t "u section     
#cehc1 ! c\rt may ord]1 z an explicit   
condition ( sup]vis$ release1 t !       
def5dant und]take educational classes or
 community s]vice directly relat$ to !  
community h>m$ by ! def5dant's (f5se4  4