,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,casey introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,attorney ,general to establish a single
 grant program to make grants to hire   
prosecutors1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,helping ,improve ,recruitment  
and ,retention ,efforts for ,prosecutors
 ,act of #bjbd or as the ,,hirre        
,prosecutors ,act of #bjbd4  #b4        
,authority to make grants for           
prosecutors  7a7 ,establishment ,not    
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall establish a program 7in  
this ,act referred to as the ,program7  
to assist a ,state1 territory1 unit of  
local government1 or tribal government  
in hiring prosecutors4  7b7 ,grant      
authority ,in carrying out the ,program1

 the ,attorney ,general may award a     
grant on a competitive basis in         
accordance with this section4  7c7      
,eligible recipients ,the ,attorney     
,general may award a grant under the    
,program each year to a prosecutor's    
office of a ,state1 territory1 unit of  
local government1 or tribal government  
that submits an application pursuant to 
subsection 7d74  7d7 ,application ,to be
 eligible for a grant under the         
,program1 an eligible recipient shall   
submit to the ,attorney ,general an     
application in such form1 at such time1 
and containing such information as the  
,attorney ,general determines to be     
appropriate4  7e7 ,eligible projects    
,grant funds awarded under the ,program 
may only be used to hire1 retain1 and   
train prosecutors or support staff for a
 prosecutor's office of a ,state1       
territory1 unit of local government1 or 
tribal government4  7f7 ,use of         
components ,the ,attorney ,general may  
use any component of the ,department of 

,justice in carrying out this section4  
7g7 ,preferential consideration of      
applications for certain grants ,in     
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,attorney ,general may give preferential
 consideration to an application-- 7#a7 
to hire and train new prosecutors or    
support staff for a prosecutor's office 
of a ,state1 territory1 unit of local   
government1 or tribal government2  7#b7 
to rehire prosecutors who have been laid
 off as a result of ,state1 territory1  
unit of local government1 or tribal     
government budget reductions2 and  7#c7 
from a jurisdiction representing a      
tribal1 remote1 or rural area1 as       
defined in section #djjjb7;a7 of the    
,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia7;a774  7h7        
,federal share  7#a7 ,federal share ,the
 ,federal share of the cost of a project
 assisted with a grant under the        
,program shall not exceed #ge percent4  
7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,attorney ,general may
 waive the #be percent matching         

requirement under paragraph 7#a7 upon   
making a determination that a waiver is 
equitable in view of the financial      
circumstances affecting the ability of  
the eligible recipient to meet that     
requirement4  7#c7 ,nonsupplanting      
requirement ,funds made available under 
the ,program shall not be used to       
supplant ,state or local funds1 or1 in  
the case of ,indian tribal governments1 
funds awarded by the ,bureau of ,indian 
,affairs1 but shall be used to increase 
the amount of funds that would1 in the  
absence of ,federal funds received under
 the ,program1 be made available from   
,state or local sources1 or in the case 
of ,indian tribal governments1 from     
funds supplied by the ,bureau of ,indian
 ,affairs4  7#d7 ,non-,federal costs    
7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state or unit of   
local or tribal government may use      
assets received through the assets      
forfeiture equitable sharing program4   
7,b7 ,indian tribal governments ,funds  
appropriated by ,congress for the       

activities of any agency of an ,indian  
tribal government or the ,bureau of     
,indian ,affairs performing             
prosecutorial functions on any ,indian  
lands may be used to provide the        
non-,federal share of the cost of       
programs or projects funded under this  
section4  7i7 ,performance evaluation   
7#a7 ,monitoring components ,each       
project funded by a grant under the     
,program shall contain a monitoring     
component1 including the systematic     
identification and collection of data   
about activities1 accomplishments1 and  
programs undertaken pursuant to the     
,program4  7#b7 ,evaluation components  
,the ,attorney ,general shall evaluate  
each project funded by a grant under the
 ,program1 individually or as part of a 
national evaluation4  7#c7 ,periodic    
review and reports ,the ,attorney       
,general may require a project funded   
under the ,program to submit to the     
,attorney ,general the results of the   
monitoring component and evaluation     

under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71         
respectively1 as well as any other      
information as the ,attorney ,general   
deems necessary4  7#d7 ,revocation or   
suspension of funding ,if the ,attorney 
,general determines1 as a result of     
evaluation under this subsection1 or    
otherwise1 that a grant under the       
,program is not in substantial          
compliance with the terms and           
requirements of the ,program1 the       
,attorney ,general may revoke or suspend
 funding of that grant1 in whole or in  
part4  7j7 ,general regulatory authority
 ,the ,attorney ,general may promulgate 
regulations and guidelines to carry out 
this section4  7k7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the        
,program #aj1jjj1jjj for each of the    
fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi4