,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjbe ,ms4  
,lee ( ,p5nsylvania 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4          
,crockett1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1    
,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 
,mrs4 ,f\%ee1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 & ,ms4    
,dean ( ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
,attorney ,g5]al to make grants to      
/r5g!n ! provision ( legal repres5tation
 to individuals 9 judicial proce$+s t   
take place aft] ! individual has be5    
arre/$ 9 connection ) a crim9al (f5se1  
includ+ at initial appe>ance4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,true  
,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,public      
def5d] grant program  7a7 ,public def5d]
 s]vices grants ,! ,attorney ,g5]al is  
au?oriz$ to make grants to ,/ates1 units
 ( local gov]nm5t 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 
section #ija7;a7 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime    

,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a7771 & public   
def5d] (fices to provide legal          
repres5tation to individuals 9 judicial 
proce$+s t take place aft] ! individual 
has be5 arre/$ 9 connection ) a crim9al 
(f5se1 includ+ at initial appe>ance4    
7b7 ,public def5d] tra9+ grants ,!      
,attorney ,g5]al is au?oriz$ to make    
grants to ,/ates1 units ( local         
gov]nm5t1 & non-pr(it organizations to  
provide tra9+ to public def5d]s1        
c\rt-appo9t$ attorneys1 & contract      
attorneys on be/ practices = repres5t+  
individuals 9 judicial proce$+s describ$
 9 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,application ,an
 entity seek+ a grant "u ?is section    
%all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney     
,g5]al may reasonably require4  7d7     
,am\nt ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( a grant "u  
?is section1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all    
take into acc\nt1 ) respect to ! receiv+
 entity-- 7#a7 ! co/ ( any te*nology &  

tra9+ t ! entity w require 9 ord] to    
provide ! s]vices "u subsection 7a7 or !
 tra9+ "u subsection 7b71 z applicable2 
&  7#b7 ! size ( ! ju/ice sy/em t !     
entity adm9i/]s or 9 :i* ! entity       
p>ticipates1 z applicable1 relative to !
 size ( o!r ju/ice sy/ems 9-- 7,a7 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 if ! entity is a ,/ate or
 a public def5d]'s (fice ( a ,/ate2     
7,b7 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! entity is locat$1  
if ! entity is a unit ( local gov]nm5t  
7o!r ?an an ,indian ,tribe7 or a public 
def5d]'s (fice ( a unit ( local gov]nm5t
 7o!r ?an an ,indian ,tribe72 or  7,c7 (
 ! ,indian ,tribe1 if ! entity is a     
,tribal organization or a public        
def5d]'s (fice ( a ,tribal organization4
  7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! 
,attorney ,g5]al to c>ry out ?is section
 #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf  
?r\gh #bjcj4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x  
is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! con/itutional 
"r to c\nsel e/abli%$ by ! ,supreme     
,c\rt 9 ,gideon v4 ,wa9wright 7#cgb     

,u4,s4 #cce7 applies to any & all       
po/-arre/ proce$+s4