,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mrs4           
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh to direct certain prosecutor's    
offices to annually report to the       
,attorney ,general1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,prosecutors ,need  
to ,prosecute ,act of #bjbc4  #b4       
,district attorney and prosecutor       
reports ,section #eja of title ,i of the
 ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe     
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaea7 is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating subsections 7g7 and 7h7 as
 subsections 7h7 and 7i71 respectively2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after subsection 
7f7 the following3  7f7 ,district       

attorney reporting requirements  7#a7   
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,covered offense ,the term covered      
offense means any of the following3 7i7 
,murder or non-negligent manslaughter4  
7ii7 ,forcible rape4  7iii7 ,robbery4   
7iv7 ,aggravated assault4  7v7          
,burglary4  7vi7 ,larceny4  7vii7 ,motor
 vehicle theft4  7viii7 ,arson4  7ix7   
,any offense involving the illegal use  
of a firearm4  7x7 ,any offense         
involving the illegal possession of a   
firearm4  7,b7 ,covered prosecutor ,the 
term covered prosecutor means the chief 
executive of a district attorney or     
prosecutor's office that serves a local 
government-- 7i7 the population of the  
jurisdiction of which is not less than  
#cfj1jjj individuals2 and  7ii7 that    
receives funds under this part4  7#b7   
,reporting requirement ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
the ,prosecutors ,need to ,prosecute    
,act of #bjbc1 and annually thereafter1 
a covered prosecutor shall submit to the

 ,attorney ,general a report that       
contains1 for the previous fiscal year1 
the following3 7,a7 ,the total number of
 cases referred to the covered          
prosecutor for prosecution of a covered 
offense4  7,b7 ,the number of cases     
involving a covered offense-- 7i7 that  
the covered prosecutor declined to      
prosecute or refer for diversion2 or    
7ii7 for which the covered prosecutor   
declines to reach a plea agreement4     
7,c7 ,for cases involving a covered     
offense that result in a plea agreement 
or referral for diversion reached with  
the defendant1 the number of cases for  
which the defendant-- 7i7 was previously
 arrested for a covered offense arising 
out of a separate conviction2  7ii7 was 
previously convicted for a covered      
offense arising out of a separate       
conviction2  7iii7 with an open case    
involving a covered offense arising out 
of separate conviction2  7iv7 serving a 
term of probation for a conviction for a
 covered offense arising out of separate

 conduct2 and  7v7 was released on      
parole for a conviction for a covered   
offense arising out of separate conduct4
  7,d7 ,the number of covered offenses  
that the covered prosecutor does not    
prosecute as a result of an internal    
policy against prosecuting specific     
criminal offenses including-- 7i7 each  
covered offense captured in the internal
 policy2 and  7ii7 each criminal offense
 that is not captured in the internal   
policy4  7#c7 ,compliance ,with respect 
to a covered prosecutor that complies   
with the requirement under paragraph    
7#b7-- 7,a7 the ,attorney ,general shall
 give priority in disbursing funds under
 this part to the local government      
served by the covered prosecutor2 and   
7,b7 the local government described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 shall ensure that the 
covered prosecutor receives a portion of
 the funds received under this part4    
7#d7 ,uniform standards ,the ,attorney  
,general shall establish uniform        
standards for the reporting of the      

information required under this         
subsection1 including the form such     
reports shall take and the process by   
which such reports shall be shared with 
the ,attorney ,general4  7#e7           
,submission to judiciary committees ,the
 ,attorney ,general shall-- 7,a7 submit 
the information received under this     
subsection to the ,committee on the     
,judiciary of the ,senate and the       
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,b7   
publish such information on a publicly  
viewable website4  4  #c4 ,byrne-,,jag  
funds and elimination of cash bail ,the 
,attorney ,general shall not distribute 
amounts under subpart ,i of part ,e of  
title #a of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq47 to a ,state or
 local government that has in effect a  
policy that prohibits the use of cash   
bail for a defendant in a case involving
 the illegal use or illegal possession  
of a firearm4