#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#icg  ,,an ,,act  ,to facilitate the    
expedited review of ,,covid-#ai hate    
crimes1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,covid-#ai ,hate ,crimes ,act4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds the          
following3 7#a7 ,following the spread of
 ,,covid-#ai in #bjbj1 there has been a 
dramatic increase in hate crimes and    
violence against ,asian-,americans and  
,pacific ,islanders4  7#b7 ,according to
 a recent report1 there were nearly     
#c1hjj reported cases of anti-,asian    
discrimination and incidents related to 
,,covid-#ai between ,march #ai1 #bjbj1  
and ,february #bh1 #bjba1 in all #ej    
,states and the ,district of ,columbia4 
7#c7 ,during this time frame1 race has  
been cited as the primary reason for    
discrimination1 making up over #ij      
percent of incidents1 and the ,united   
,states condemns and denounces any and  
all anti-,asian and ,pacific ,islander  
sentiment in any form4  7#d7 ,roughly   

#cf percent of these incidents took     
place at a business and more than       
#b1jjj1jjj ,asian-,american businesses  
have contributed to the diverse fabric  
of ,american life4  7#e7 ,more than     
#a1ijj1jjj ,asian-,american and ,pacific
 ,islander older adults1 particularly   
those older adults who are recent       
immigrants or have limited ,english     
proficiency1 may face even greater      
challenges in dealing with the          
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including         
discrimination1 economic insecurity1 and
 language isolation4  7#f7 ,in the midst
 of this alarming surge in anti-,asian  
hate crimes and incidents1 a shooter    
murdered the following #h people in the 
,atlanta1 ,georgia region1 #g of whom   
were women and #f of whom were women of 
,asian descent3 7,a7 ,xiaojie ,tan4     
7,b7 ,daoyou ,feng4  7,c7 ,delaina      
,ashley ,yaun ,gonzlez4  7,d7 ,paul     
,andre ,michels4  7,e7 ,soon ,chung     
,park4  7,f7 ,hyun ,jung ,grant4  7,g7  
,suncha ,kim4  7,h7 ,yong ,ae ,yue4     

7#g7 ,the people of the ,united ,states 
will always remember the victims of     
these shootings and stand in solidarity 
with those affected by this senseless   
tragedy and incidents of hate that have 
affected the ,asian and ,pacific        
,islander communities4  #c4 ,review of  
hate crimes  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #g days after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall designate an officer or employee  
of the ,department of ,justice whose    
responsibility during the applicable    
period shall be to facilitate the       
expedited review of hate crimes 7as     
described in section #bdi of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code7 and reports of   
any such crime to ,federal1 ,state1     
local1 or ,tribal law enforcement       
agencies4  7b7 ,applicable period       
defined ,in this section1 the term      
applicable period means the period      
beginning on the date on which the      
officer or employee is designated under 
subsection 7a71 and ending on the date  

that is #a year after the date on which 
the emergency period described in       
subparagraph 7,b7 of section            
#aace7;g77#a7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77 
ends1 except that the ,attorney ,general
 may extend such period as appropriate4 
#d4 ,guidance  7a7 ,guidance for law    
enforcement agencies ,the ,attorney     
,general shall issue guidance for       
,state1 local1 and ,tribal law          
enforcement agencies1 pursuant to this  
,act and other applicable law1 on how   
to-- 7#a7 establish online reporting of 
hate crimes or incidents1 and to have   
online reporting that is equally        
effective for people with disabilities  
as for people without disabilities      
available in multiple languages as      
determined by the ,attorney ,general2   
7#b7 collect data disaggregated by the  
protected characteristics described in  
section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code2 and  7#c7 expand public  
education campaigns aimed at raising    

awareness of hate crimes and reaching   
victims1 that are equally effective for 
people with disabilities as for people  
without disabilities4  7b7 ,guidance    
relating to ,,covid-#ai pandemic ,the   
,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services1 in       
coordination with the ,,covid-#ai       
,health ,equity ,task ,force and        
community-based organizations1 shall    
issue guidance aimed at raising         
awareness of hate crimes during the     
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  #e4              
,jabara-,heyer ,,no ,,hate ,act  7a7    
,short title ,this section may be cited 
as the ,khalid ,jabara and ,heather     
,heyer ,national ,opposition to ,hate1  
,assault1 and ,threats to ,equality ,act
 of #bjba or the ,jabara-,heyer ,,no    
,,hate ,act4  7b7 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the incidence
 of violence known as hate crimes1 or   
crimes motivated by bias1 poses a       
serious national problem4  7#b7         
,according to data obtained by the      

,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the 
incidence of such violence increased in 
#bjai1 the most recent year for which   
data is available4  7#c7 ,in #aiij1     
,congress enacted the ,hate ,crime      
,statistics ,act 7,public ,law #aja-bge2
 #bh ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd note7 to provide the
 ,federal ,government1 law enforcement  
agencies1 and the public with data      
regarding the incidence of hate crime4  
,the ,hate ,crime ,statistics ,act and  
the ,matthew ,shepard and ,james ,byrd1 
,jr4 ,hate ,crimes ,prevention ,act     
7division ,e of ,public ,law #aaa-hd2   
#abc ,stat4 #bhce7 have enabled ,federal
 authorities to understand and1 where   
appropriate1 investigate and prosecute  
hate crimes4  7#d7 ,a more complete     
understanding of the national problem   
posed by hate crime is in the public    
interest and supports the ,federal      
interest in eradicating bias-motivated  
violence referenced in section          
#bdi7;b77#a77;,c7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#e7 ,however1 a        

complete understanding of the national  
problem posed by hate crimes is hindered
 by incomplete data from ,federal1      
,state1 and local jurisdictions through 
the ,uniform ,crime ,reports program    
authorized under section #ecd of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and         
administered by the ,federal ,bureau of 
,investigation4  7#f7 ,multiple factors 
contribute to the provision of          
inaccurate and incomplete data regarding
 the incidence of hate crime through the
 ,uniform ,crime ,reports program4 ,a   
significant contributing factor is the  
quality and quantity of training that   
,state and local law enforcement        
agencies receive on the identification  
and reporting of suspected              
bias-motivated crimes4  7#g7 ,the       
problem of crimes motivated by bias is  
sufficiently serious1 widespread1 and   
interstate in nature as to warrant      
,federal financial assistance to ,states
 and local jurisdictions4  7#h7 ,federal
 financial assistance with regard to    

certain violent crimes motivated by bias
 enables ,federal1 ,state1 and local    
authorities to work together as partners
 in the investigation and prosecution of
 such crimes4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,hate crime ,the term    
hate crime means an act described in    
section #bde1 #bdg1 or #bdi of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or in       
section #ija of the ,civil ,rights ,act 
of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfca74  7#b7   
,priority agency ,the term priority     
agency means-- 7,a7 a law enforcement   
agency of a unit of local government    
that serves a population of not less    
than #ajj1jjj1 as computed by the       
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 or  
7,b7 a law enforcement agency of a unit 
of local government that-- 7i7 serves a 
population of not less than #ej1jjj and 
less than #ajj1jjj1 as computed by the  
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 and 
7ii7 has reported no hate crimes through
 the ,uniform ,crime ,reports program in
 each of the #c most recent calendar    

years for which such data is available4 
7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state has the    
meaning given the term in section #ija  
of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime      
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7#d7     
,uniform ,crime ,reports ,the term      
,uniform ,crime ,reports means the      
reports authorized under section #ecd of
 title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and  
administered by the ,federal ,bureau of 
,investigation that compile nationwide  
criminal statistics for use-- 7,a7 in   
law enforcement administration1         
operation1 and management2 and  7,b7 to 
assess the nature and type of crime in  
the ,united ,states4  7#e7 ,unit of     
local government ,the term unit of local
 government has the meaning given the   
term in section #ija of title ,i of the 
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajbea74  7d7 ,reporting of hate crimes 
7#a7 ,implementation grants  7,a7 ,in   
general ,the ,attorney ,general may make

 grants to ,states and units of local   
government to assist the ,state or unit 
of local government in implementing the 
,national ,incident-,based ,reporting   
,system1 including to train employees in
 identifying and classifying hate crimes
 in the ,national ,incident-,based      
,reporting ,system4  7,b7 ,priority ,in 
making grants under subparagraph 7,a71  
the ,attorney ,general shall give       
priority to ,states and units of local  
government that develop and implement   
the programs and activities described in
 subsection 7f77#b77;,a74  7#b7         
,reporting  7,a7 ,compliance  7i7 ,in   
general ,except as provided in clause   
7ii71 in each fiscal year beginning     
after the date that is #c years after   
the date on which a ,state or unit of   
local government first receives a grant 
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,state or unit
 of local government shall provide to   
the ,attorney ,general1 through the     
,uniform ,crime ,reporting system1      
information pertaining to hate crimes   

committed in that jurisdiction during   
the preceding fiscal year4  7ii7        
,extensions2 waiver ,the ,attorney      
,general-- 7,i7 may provide a #abj-;day 
extension to a ,state or unit of local  
government that is making good faith    
efforts to comply with clause 7i72 and  
7,,ii7 shall waive the requirements of  
clause 7i7 if compliance with that      
subparagraph by a ,state or unit of     
local government would be               
unconstitutional under the constitution 
of the ,state or of the ,state in which 
the unit of local government is located1
 respectively4  7,b7 ,failure to comply 
,if a ,state or unit of local government
 that receives a grant under paragraph  
7#a7 fails to substantially comply with 
subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph1 the
 ,state or unit of local government     
shall repay the grant in full1 plus     
reasonable interest and penalty charges 
allowable by law or established by the  
,attorney ,general4  7e7 ,grants for    
,state-run hate crime hotlines  7#a7    

,grants authorized  7,a7 ,in general    
,the ,attorney ,general shall make      
grants to ,states to create ,state-run  
hate crime reporting hotlines4  7,b7    
,grant period ,a grant made under       
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be for a period 
of not more than #e years4  7#b7        
,hotline requirements ,a ,state shall   
ensure1 with respect to a hotline funded
 by a grant under paragraph 7#a71 that--
 7,a7 the hotline directs individuals   
to-- 7i7 law enforcement if appropriate2
 and  7ii7 local support services2  7,b7
 any personally identifiable information
 that an individual provides to an      
agency of the ,state through the hotline
 is not directly or indirectly          
disclosed1 without the consent of the   
individual1 to-- 7i7 any other agency of
 that ,state2  7ii7 any other ,state2   
7iii7 the ,federal ,government2 or  7iv7
 any other person or entity2  7,c7 the  
staff members who operate the hotline   
are trained to be knowledgeable about-- 
7i7 applicable ,federal1 ,state1 and    

local hate crime laws2 and  7ii7 local  
law enforcement resources and applicable
 local support services2 and  7,d7 the  
hotline is accessible to-- 7i7          
individuals with limited ,english       
proficiency1 where appropriate2 and     
7ii7 individuals with disabilities4     
7#c7 ,best practices ,the ,attorney     
,general shall issue guidance to ,states
 on best practices for implementing the 
requirements of paragraph 7#b74  7f7    
,information collection by ,states and  
units of local government  7#a7         
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,covered agency ,the term covered agency
 means-- 7i7 a ,state law enforcement   
agency2 and  7ii7 a priority agency4    
7,b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible
 entity means-- 7i7 a ,state2 or  7ii7 a
 unit of local government that has a    
priority agency4  7#b7 ,grants  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the ,attorney ,general may    
make grants to eligible entities to     
assist covered agencies within the      
jurisdiction of the eligible entity in  

conducting law enforcement activities or
 crime reduction programs to prevent1   
address1 or otherwise respond to hate   
crime1 particularly as those activities 
or programs relate to reporting hate    
crimes through the ,uniform ,crime      
,reports program1 including-- 7i7       
adopting a policy on identifying1       
investigating1 and reporting hate       
crimes2  7ii7 developing a standardized 
system of collecting1 analyzing1 and    
reporting the incidence of hate crime2  
7iii7 establishing a unit specialized in
 identifying1 investigating1 and        
reporting hate crimes2  7iv7 engaging in
 community relations functions related  
to hate crime prevention and education  
such as-- 7,i7 establishing a liaison   
with formal community-based             
organizations or leaders2 and  7,,ii7   
conducting public meetings or           
educational forums on the impact of hate
 crimes1 services available to hate     
crime victims1 and the relevant         
,federal1 ,state1 and local laws        

pertaining to hate crimes2 and  7v7     
providing hate crime trainings for      
agency personnel4  7,b7 ,subgrants ,a   
,state that receives a grant under      
subparagraph 7,a7 may award a subgrant  
to a unit of local government within the
 ,state for the purposes under that     
subparagraph1 except that a unit of     
local government may provide funding    
from such a subgrant to any law         
enforcement agency of the unit of local 
government4  7#c7 ,information required 
of ,states and units of local government
  7,a7 ,in general ,for each fiscal year
 in which a ,state or unit of local     
government receives a grant or subgrant 
under paragraph 7#b71 the ,state or unit
 of local government shall-- 7i7 collect
 information from each law enforcement  
agency that receives funding from the   
grant or subgrant summarizing the law   
enforcement activities or crime         
reduction programs conducted by the     
agency to prevent1 address1 or otherwise
 respond to hate crime1 particularly as 

those activities or programs relate to  
reporting hate crimes through the       
,uniform ,crime ,reports program2 and   
7ii7 submit to the ,attorney ,general a 
report containing the information       
collected under clause 7i74  7,b7       
,semiannual law enforcement agency      
report  7i7 ,in general ,in collecting  
the information required under          
subparagraph 7,a77i71 a ,state or unit  
of local government shall require each  
law enforcement agency that receives    
funding from a grant or subgrant awarded
 to the ,state or unit of local         
government under paragraph 7#b7 to      
submit a semiannual report to the ,state
 or unit of local government that       
includes a summary of the law           
enforcement activities or crime         
reduction programs conducted by the     
agency during the reporting period to   
prevent1 address1 or otherwise respond  
to hate crime1 particularly as those    
activities or programs relate to        
reporting hate crimes through the       

,uniform ,crime ,reports program4  7ii7 
,contents ,in a report submitted under  
clause 7i71 a law enforcement agency    
shall1 at a minimum1 disclose-- 7,i7    
whether the agency has adopted a policy 
on identifying1 investigating1 and      
reporting hate crimes2  7,,ii7 whether  
the agency has developed a standardized 
system of collecting1 analyzing1 and    
reporting the incidence of hate crime2  
7,,iii7 whether the agency has          
established a unit specialized in       
identifying1 investigating1 and         
reporting hate crimes2  7,,iv7 whether  
the agency engages in community         
relations functions related to hate     
crime1 such as-- 7aa7 establishing a    
liaison with formal community-based     
organizations or leaders2 and  7bb7     
conducting public meetings or           
educational forums on the impact of hate
 crime1 services available to hate crime
 victims1 and the relevant ,federal1    
,state1 and local laws pertaining to    
hate crime2 and  7,v7 the number of hate

 crime trainings for agency personnel1  
including the duration of the trainings1
 conducted by the agency during the     
reporting period4  7#d7 ,compliance and 
redirection of funds  7,a7 ,in general  
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 beginning not later than #a year  
after the date of this ,act1 a ,state or
 unit of local government receiving a   
grant or subgrant under paragraph 7#b7  
shall comply with paragraph 7#c74  7,b7 
,extensions2 waiver ,the ,attorney      
,general-- 7i7 may provide a #abj-;day  
extension to a ,state or unit of local  
government that is making good faith    
efforts to collect the information      
required under paragraph 7#c72 and  7ii7
 shall waive the requirements of        
paragraph 7#c7 for a ,state or unit of  
local government if compliance with that
 subsection by the ,state or unit of    
local government would be               
unconstitutional under the constitution 
of the ,state or of the ,state in which 
the unit of local government is located1

 respectively4  7g7 ,requirements of the
 ,attorney ,general  7#a7 ,information  
collection and analysis2 report ,in     
order to improve the accuracy of data   
regarding the incidence of hate crime   
provided through the ,uniform ,crime    
,reports program1 and promote a more    
complete understanding of the national  
problem posed by hate crime1 the        
,attorney ,general shall-- 7,a7 collect 
and analyze the information provided by 
,states and units of local government   
under subsection 7f7 for the purpose of 
developing policies related to the      
provision of accurate data obtained     
under the ,hate ,crime ,statistics ,act 
7,public ,law #aja-bge2 #bh ,u4,s4,c4   
#ecd note7 by the ,federal ,bureau of   
,investigation2 and  7,b7 for each      
calendar year beginning after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 publish and  
submit to ,congress a report based on   
the information collected and analyzed  
under subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,contents
 of report ,a report submitted under    

paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 a   
qualitative analysis of the relationship
 between-- 7i7 the number of hate crimes
 reported by ,state law enforcement     
agencies or other law enforcement       
agencies that received funding from a   
grant or subgrant awarded under         
paragraph 7#b7 through the ,uniform     
,crime ,reports program2 and  7ii7 the  
nature and extent of law enforcement    
activities or crime reduction programs  
conducted by those agencies to prevent1 
address1 or otherwise respond to hate   
crime2 and  7,b7 a quantitative analysis
 of the number of ,state law enforcement
 agencies and other law enforcement     
agencies that received funding from a   
grant or subgrant awarded under         
paragraph 7#b7 that have-- 7i7 adopted a
 policy on identifying1 investigating1  
and reporting hate crimes2  7ii7        
developed a standardized system of      
collecting1 analyzing1 and reporting the
 incidence of hate crime2  7iii7        
established a unit specialized in       

identifying1 investigating1 and         
reporting hate crimes2  7iv7 engaged in 
community relations functions related to
 hate crime1 such as-- 7,i7 establishing
 a liaison with formal community-based  
organizations or leaders2 and  7,,ii7   
conducting public meetings or           
educational forums on the impact of hate
 crime1 services available to hate crime
 victims1 and the relevant ,federal1    
,state1 and local laws pertaining to    
hate crime2 and  7v7 conducted hate     
crime trainings for agency personnel    
during the reporting period1 including--
 7,i7 the total number of trainings     
conducted by each agency2 and  7,,ii7   
the duration of the trainings described 
in subclause 7,i74  7h7 ,alternative    
sentencing ,section #bdi of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,supervised release ,if a court         
includes1 as a part of a sentence of    
imprisonment imposed for a violation of 
subsection 7a71 a requirement that the  

defendant be placed on a term of        
supervised release after imprisonment   
under section #cehc1 the court may      
order1 as an explicit condition of      
supervised release1 that the defendant  
undertake educational classes or        
community service directly related to   
the community harmed by the defendant's 
offense4  4  ,passed the ,senate ,april 
#bb1 #bjba4,secretary