,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjba,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow for use
 of grants funds in order to promote    
safety in tourist areas located in the  
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,tourism ,district         
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,sense of        
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,attorney ,general of the      
,united ,states should provide whatever 
assistance possible within the authority
 of the ,department of ,justice to help 
combat crime in areas of the ,united    
,states that are dependent economically 
on tourism4  #c4 ,use of grant funds    
7a7 ,priority of ,,cops grants ,section 
#agja7;c7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7;c77 is  

amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,c71  
by striking or at the end2  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#d7 from an applicant in a 
,state that provides evidence to the    
,attorney ,general that crime is        
increasing in tourist areas within the  
jurisdiction of the applicant and that  
the grant amounts will be used by the   
application for permissible purposes    
that will reduce crime in tourist areas4
  4  7b7 ,expanded eligibility for      
,federal ,emergency ,law ,enforcement   
,assistance program ,section #fji,n of  
the ,justice ,assistance ,act of #aihd  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ejajb7c77 is amended by 
inserting before except that the        
following3 including a significant      
increase in crime1 which threatens to   
become serious and for which the ,state 
and local resources are inadequate to   
protect the lives and property of       
citizens or enforce the law1 in tourist 

areas14  7c7 ,use of ,byrne ,,jag grant 
funds ,section #ejf7;b7 of title ,i of  
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaeg7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking may reserve and inserting shall
 reserve2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking or at the end2  7#c7 by        
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#d7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#a7 the following3     
7#b7 to combat1 address1 or otherwise   
respond to significant increases in     
crime in tourist areas2 or  4  7d7      
,limitation on supplanting of ,state and
 local funds ,amounts made available to 
a ,state or unit of local government    
under this ,act or an amendment made by 
this ,act may not-- 7#a7 supplant ,state
 or local funds designated for use in   
combatting crime in areas of the ,state1
 county1 or city2 or  7#b7 be used for  
the costs of activities incurred before 
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7e7

 ,limitation on use of funds ,none of   
the amounts made available under this   
,act or an amendment made by this ,act  
may be used to purchase technology or   
equipment prohibited by the ,state and  
local laws governing the grant          
recipient4  7f7 ,rulemaking ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall promulgate rules establishing the 
criteria for an entity to qualify for   
the assistance authorized by this ,act  
and the amendments made by this ,act4