,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ddff ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #f1 #bjbj,ms4 ,smith introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,attorney ,general to make grants to improve public safety1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,supporting ,innovation in ,public ,safety ,act4 #b4 ,innovation in ,safety ,demonstration ,projects 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means a ,state government1 a local government1 or a ,tribal government4 7#c7 ,law enforcement agency ,the term law enforcement agency means any government agency that has the principal functions of-- 7,a7 the prevention1 detection1 and investigation of crime2 and 7,b7 the apprehension of alleged criminal offenders4 7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means any ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any possession of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,tribal government ,the term ,tribal government means the government of an ,indian tribe 7as defined in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 7b7 ,grants authorized 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general shall award grants1 on a competitive basis1 to not less than #ajj eligible entities to perform a demonstration project described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,demonstration projects ,an eligible entity receiving a grant under paragraph 7#a7 shall perform a demonstration project that supports the development and implementation of programs and policies that improve public safety with innovative strategies1 including-- 7,a7 improving mental health crisis response2 7,b7 reassigning some functions of law enforcement officers to unarmed public employees2 7,c7 creating programs designed to reduce the incidence of violence1 harassment1 and civil rights violations by law enforcement officers2 7,d7 reducing the financial and operational reliance of law enforcement agencies on the collection of fines1 fees1 and other charges2 and 7,e7 identifying1 and making publicly available a report relating to1 potential-- 7i7 reforms to ,state criminal statutes in order to-- 7,i7 eliminate unnecessary fines1 fees1 and other charges2 and 7,,ii7 eliminate or reduce mandatory minimum sentences2 and 7ii7 reforms to ,state criminal statutes and local ordinances that-- 7,i7 contribute to the criminalization of poverty2 or 7,,ii7 are enforced in a racially disparate manner4 7#c7 ,duration ,a demonstration project performed under paragraph 7#b7 shall be performed for a period of not less than #e years4 7#d7 ,limitation on receipt and use of funds ,a law enforcement agency may not receive or use any funds from a grant awarded under this subsection4 7c7 ,tribal government allocations ,in awarding grants under subsection 7b71 the ,attorney ,general shall allocate to eligible entities that are ,tribal governments not less than #aj percent of the funds that are made available to carry out that subsection4 7d7 ,data collection 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general shall collect the following data for the jurisdiction of an eligible entity performing a demonstration project with a grant under subsection 7b7 for each year during which the eligible entity performs the demonstration project3 7,a7 ,population characteristics1 including statistics on race1 ethnicity1 nationality1 religion1 average and median income levels1 and poverty4 7,b7 ,average educational attainment4 7,c7 ,employment rates4 7,d7 ,housing market characteristics4 7,e7 ,demographic characteristics of individuals who are arrested1 charged1 and convicted of crimes during the period of performance of the demonstration project by the eligible entity4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter until the date on which each demonstration project performed under subsection 7b7 is complete1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes-- 7,a7 the total number of eligible entities performing demonstration projects with a grant under subsection 7b72 7,b7 a description and status assessment of each demonstration project described in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 the data collected under paragraph 7#a74 7e7 ,evaluation 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date on which the ,secretary awards the first grant under subsection 7b77#a71 and annually thereafter until the date on which each demonstration project performed under subsection 7b7 is complete1 the ,attorney ,general1 in consultation with the heads of other appropriate agencies1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an evaluation relating to the demonstration project performed by each eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,contents ,the evaluation required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 for each eligible entity performing a demonstration project with a grant under subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 whether the demonstration project-- 7i7 has saved costs for the eligible entity2 7ii7 has contributed to a reduced incidence of use of force by law enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity2 and 7iii7 has contributed to improved relations between community members and law enforcement agencies and officers in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity2 and 7,b7 other appropriate analysis of the outcome of the demonstration project4 7#c7 ,use of data ,in preparing the evaluation required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general shall use the data collected under subsection 7d74 7#d7 ,public availability ,the evaluation required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be publicly available4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7 to carry out subsection 7b7 #ejj1jjj1jjj2 and 7#b7 to carry out subsections 7d7 and 7e7 #ajj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4