,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aajb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjbe,mr4    
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 & ,mr4  
,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to inc5tivize   
,/ates & localities to improve access to
 ju/ice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,provid+
 a ,quality ,def5se ,act ( #bjbe or !   
,quality ,def5se ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are--  
7#a7 to protect ! con/itutional rights  
to due process & a fair crim9al         
prosecution "u ! ,fif?1 ,six?1 &        
,f\rte5? ,am5dm5ts to ! ,con/itution ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! "r to c\nsel1 
9 ,/ate & local c\rts1 z articulat$ by !
 ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9     
,gideon v4 ,wa9wright1 #cgb ,u4,s4 #cce 
7#aifc71 & its prog5y2  7#b7 to protect 
! "r to c\nsel = juv5iles 9 del9qu5cy   
proce$+s1 includ+ ! det]m9ation ( :e!r a
 juv5ile %\ld be tri$ z an adult1 "u !  

,due ,process ,clause ( ! ,f\rte5?      
,am5dm5t z articulat$ by ! ,supreme     
,c\rt 9 ,9 re ,gault1 #chg ,u4,s4 #a    
7#aifg72  7#c7 to collect data relat$ to
 public def5se 9 ord] to facilitate     
evid5ce-bas$ re=ms & improvem5ts2 &     
7#d7 to ensure t comp5sation = public   
def5d]s & panel attorneys reflects !    
con/itutional gu>antee ( ! "r to c\nsel 
& does n dis9c5tivize attorneys f pursu+
 a c>e] 9 public def5se4  #c4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 except z       
o!rwise provid$ 9 section #g3 7#a7      
,applicable public def5d]'s (fice ,! t]m
 applicable public def5d]'s (fice1 )    
respect to an eligible entity t is--    
7,a7 a public def5d]'s (fice1 means !   
eligible entity2  7,b7 a ,/ate or unit (
 local gov]nm5t1 means-- 7i7 ! public   
def5d]'s (fice ( ! eligible entity2 &   
7ii7 a public def5d]'s (fice ( a unit ( 
local gov]nm5t )9 ! eligible entity2 &  
7,c7 a ,tribal organization1 means !    
public def5d]'s (fice ( ! ,tribal       
organization4  7#b7 ,assign$ c\nsel     

program ,! t]m assign$ c\nsel program   
means a program or proc$ure by :i* a    
c\rt assigns a panel attorney to provide
 quality legal repres5tation to a cli5t4
  7#c7 ,case ,! t]m case includes all   
*>ges aga9/ an individual involv$ 9 a   
s+le incid5t ( alleg$ crim9al or        
del9qu5t conduct4  7#d7 ,case type  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m case type means !      
classification ( a cli5t's case into #a 
( ! foll[+ categories1 z def9$ "u ,/ate 
or local law3 7i7 ,juv5ile4  7ii7       
,misdemeanor4  7iii7 ,felony = :i* !    
dea? p5alty may be impos$4  7iv7 ,felony
 = :i* a s5t5ce ( up to life imprisonm5t
 may be impos$4  7v7 ,felony n describ$ 
9 clause 7iii7 or 7iv74  7vi7 ,violation
 ( probation or p>ole4  7vii7 ,s*ool    
proce$+4  7viii7 ,o!r4  7,b7 ,multiple  
*>ges ,if a case involves multiple      
*>ges1 ! case type %all be det]m9$      
accord+ to ! mo/ s]i\s *>ge "u !        
applicable ,/ate or local law4  7#e7    
,correspond+ prosecutor's (fice ,! t]m  
correspond+ prosecutor's (fice1 )       

respect to a public def5d]'s (fice or   
panel attorneys1 means a prosecutorial  
unit t appe>s adv]se to ! public        
def5d]'s (fice or panel attorneys 9     
crim9al proce$+s4  7#f7 ,data grant ,!  
t]m data grant means a grant aw>d$ "u   
section #d7;a77#a74  7#g7 ,eligible     
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a   
,/ate1 unit ( local gov]nm5t1 ,tribal   
organization1 public def5d]'s (fice1 or 
assign$ c\nsel program t-- 7,a7 9 ! case
 ( an application = a data grant1 has n1
 z ( ! date ( application1 develop$ &   
implem5t$ a data collection process t   
meets ! requirem5ts "u section          
#d7;b77#b72 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( an       
application = a hir+ grant1 z ( ! date (
 ! application1 has-- 7i7 receiv$ a data
 grant2 &  7ii7 fulfill$ ! requirem5ts (
 ! data grant4  7#h7 ,hir+ grant ,! t]m 
hir+ grant means a grant aw>d$ "u       
section #d7;a77#b74  7#i7 ,mo/ s]i\s    
*>ge ,! t]m mo/ s]i\s *>ge1 ) respect to
 a case t involves multiple *>ges1 means
 ! *>ge t c>ries ! mo/ sev]e or l5g?y   

maximum p5alty4  7#aj7 ,panel attorney  
,! t]m panel attorney means a private   
attorney assign$ by ! c\rt :o s]ves !   
same function z a public def5d]1 )\t    
reg>d to :e!r ! role is full-"t or      
"p-"t4  7#aa7 ,prosecutor ,! t]m        
prosecutor-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #cjja7;b7 ( title ,i ( !     
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajfga7;b772 &  7,b7 includes a full-"t 
employee ( a ,tribal organization :o--  
7i7 is cont9ually lic5s$ to practice    
law2 &  7ii7 c>ries out activities      
equival5t to ^? ( a prosecutor ref]r$ to
 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#ab7 ,public     
def5d] ,! t]m public def5d]-- 7,a7 has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #cjja7;b7 ( 
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfga7;b772 &  7,b7 includes 
an attorney employ$ by a ,tribal        
organization :o-- 7i7 is cont9ually     
lic5s$ to practice law2 &  7ii7 c>ries  
out activities equival5t to ^? ( a      

public def5d] ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph   
7,a74  7#ac7 ,prosecutor's (fice2 public
 def5d]'s (fice ,! t]ms prosecutor's    
(fice & public def5d]'s (fice mean an   
ag5cy or (fice ( a ,/ate1 unit ( local  
gov]nm5t1 or ,tribal organization t     
employs prosecutors or public def5d]s1  
respectively4  7#ad7 ,resolution ,! t]m 
resolution1 ) respect to a case1 means !
 mann] 9 :i* ! case concludes1 includ+  
by-- 7,a7 dismissal by ! prosecutor2    
7,b7 dismissal bas$ on a motion1 su* z a
 motion to suppress evid5ce2  7,c7 a    
plea agreem5t at fir/ appe>ance2  7,d7 a
 plea agreem5t ent]$ into at any po9t 9 
! crim9al prosecution o!r ?an fir/      
appe>ance2  7,e7 div]sion2 or  7,f7 a   
b5* or jury trial & ! outcome ( ! trial1
 includ+ ! s5t5ce if ! def5dant is      
convict$ ( any (f5se *>g$4  7#ae7       
,second>y *>ge ,! t]m second>y *>ge1 )  
respect to a case t involves multiple   
*>ges1 means any *>ge t is n ! mo/ s]i\s
 *>ge4  7#af7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ija ( title 

,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe 
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajbea74  7#ag7 ,tribal organization ,! 
t]m ,tribal organization has ! mean+    
giv5 ! t]m tribal organization 9 section
 #d7l7 ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & 
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7l774  7#ah7 ,unit (     
local gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit ( local      
gov]nm5t has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #ija ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus    
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  #d4      
,public def5se grant program  7a7 ,grant
 au?ority ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d a
 grant to an eligible entity to-- 7#a7  
develop1 implem5t1 & update a data      
collection process "u subsection        
7b77#b72 or  7#b7 hire additional public
 def5se attorneys or c>ry out relat$    
activities "u subsection 7c77#c74  7b7  
,data grants  7#a7 ,t]m ,! t]m ( a data 
grant %all be #c fiscal ye>s4  7#b7     
,requir$ data collection ,an eligible   
entity t receives a data grant %all     

develop & implem5t a process = collect+ 
! foll[+ data = attorneys employ$ by ea*
 applicable public def5d]'s (fice1 & =  
panel attorneys )9 ! jurisdiction ( !   
eligible entity1 dur+ ea* fiscal ye> ( !
 grant p]iod3 7,a7 ,! mean numb] ( h\rs 
p] mon? work$ p] attorney4  7,b7 ,! mean
 numb] ( h\rs sp5t p] mon? by an        
attorney on-- 7i7 discov]y &            
inve/igation1 includ+ witness int]views2
  7ii7 c\rt "t1 includ+ prep>ation &    
appe>ances2  7iii7 cli5t communication &
 c>e2  7iv7 rese>* & writ+1 includ+     
motions practice2 &  7v7 adm9i/rative   
"w4  7,c7 ,! numb] ( cases h&l$1 brok5  
d[n by-- 7i7 case type1 includ+ by--    
7,i7 ! mo/ s]i\s *>ge2 &  7,,ii7 ea*    
second>y *>ge2  7ii7 ! race1 e?nicity1  
age1 & g5d] ( ! cli5t2  7iii7 ! date on 
:i* ! attorney 0 appo9t$ to ! case2     
7iv7 :e!r ! case rema9$ op5 z ( ! la/   
day ( ! fiscal ye>1 & if n1 ! date on   
:i* ! case 0 clos$2 &  7v7 ! resolution 
( ! case1 if ! case 0 conclud$ by ! la/ 
day ( ! fiscal ye>4  7,d7 ,any o!r      

in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es 
appropriate4  7#c7 ,r5ewal ,^u          
application f an eligible entity t      
receiv$ a data grant1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 may aw>d a subsequ5t data grant to !   
eligible entity = an additional t]m t   
may beg9 ^u t]m9ation ( ! initial data  
grant4  7c7 ,hir+ grants  7#a7          
,application requirem5ts ,an eligible   
entity desir+ a hir+ grant %all submit  
to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an application t  
includes1 z ( ! date ( ! application--  
7,a7 ! caseload & numb] (1 & pay scale  
=1 attorneys & o!r /aff ( ea* applicable
 public def5d]'s (fice2 &  7,b7 7i7 !   
numb] ( panel attorneys )9 !            
jurisdiction ( ! eligible entity2  7ii7 
! total numb] ( cases assign$ to !      
attorneys describ$ 9 clause 7i72 &      
7iii7 ! av]age numb] ( h\rs sp5t on a   
case by an attorney describ$ 9 clause   
7i74  7#b7 ,t]m ,! t]m ( a hir+ grant   
%all be #c ye>s4  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,an 
eligible entity may use a hir+ grant    
to-- 7,a7 hire additional public        

def5d]s2  7,b7 increase comp5sation =   
public def5d]s or panel attorneys to    
a*ieve pay p>ity ) correspond+          
prosecutor's (fices2  7,c7 hire case    
work]s1 social work]s1 inve/igators1 or 
p>alegals2 or  7,d7 e/abli% or fund a   
loan assi/ance program = public def5d]s4
  7#d7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant ,an       
eligible entity may n use a hir+ grant  
to supplant funds t ! eligible entity   
w\ld o!rwise h us$ = any au?oriz$       
purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 dur+ ! 
grant p]iod4  7#e7 ,requir$ data        
collection ,dur+ ea* fiscal ye> ( !     
grant p]iod1 an eligible entity t       
receives a hir+ grant %all collect !    
data describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b74  7d7
 ,submission requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] ! end ( a fiscal ye>1 an      
eligible entity t receives a data grant 
or hir+ grant %all submit to ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al ! data describ$ 9 subsection    
7b77#b7 = t fiscal ye>4  7e7 ,multiple  
def5dants ,if a prosecutor's *>g+       
docum5t /ates t multiple def5dants 7    

involv$ 9 a s+le incid5t ( alleg$       
crim9al or del9qu5t conduct1 ea*        
def5dant %all be consid]$ a sep>ate case
 = purposes ( ! collection ( data       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b74  7f7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,attorney ,g5]al to c>ry out ?is        
section-- 7#a7 #bej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( !   
fir/ #e fiscal ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 su* sums z
 may be necess>y = ea* fiscal ye>       
!reaft]4  #e4 ,/udies  7a7 ,/udies  7#a7
 ,caseload limits /udy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,aft] ! end ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> = :i*   
data grants are aw>d$1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !      
,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance & !        
,director ( ! ,(fice = ,access to       
,ju/ice1 %all-- 7i7 conduct a /udy to   
analyze ! data submitt$ to ! ,attorney  
,g5]al "u section #d7;d7 = t fiscal ye> 
relat$ to public def5d] & panel attorney
 caseloads & correlat$ outcomes2  7ii7  
review /udies1 reports1 & o!r data      

publi%$ or provid$ by pr(essional       
organizations1 legal associations1 & b> 
associations relat$ to public def5d] &  
panel attorney caseloads2 &  7iii7      
develop & publi% be/ practices &        
recomm5dations = sett+ public def5d] &  
panel attorney caseloads bas$ on !      
in=mation describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 
to ensure-- 7,i7 reasonably effective   
assi/ance ( c\nsel pursuant to          
con/itutional /&>ds & prevail+          
pr(essional norms2 &  7,,ii7 compet5t   
repres5tation pursuant to applicable    
rules ( pr(essional responsibility4     
7,b7 ,cont9u+ /udy ,n less frequ5tly ?an
 once e #e ye>s1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al     
%all-- 7i7 /udy & review new /udies1    
reports1 or o!r data z describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a77ii72 &  7ii7 update !  
be/ practices & recomm5dations "u       
subp>agraph 7,a77iii74  7#b7            
,comp5sation /udy ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director
 ( ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance & !   

,director ( ! ,(fice = ,access to       
,ju/ice1 %all-- 7,a7 conduct a national 
/udy ( public def5d] sal>ies & panel    
attorney rates1 us+ prosecutors' sal>ies
 z "o b5*m>k2 &  7,b7 develop & publi%  
be/ practices & recomm5dations relat+ to
 comp5sation ( public def5d]s & panel   
attorneys4  7b7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,attorney ,g5]al su*   
sums z may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is  
section4  #f4 ,/ate data collection  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,= any fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a ,/ate t 
receives funds "u subp>t #a ( "p ,e (   
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq47 may submit to 
! ,(fice = ,access to ,ju/ice ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice data on1 ) respect  
to crim9al cases he>d by a c\rt ( !     
,/ate or ( a unit ( local gov]nm5t 9 !  
,/ate dur+ t fiscal ye>1 ! numb] ( cases
 = :i* a def5dant 0 repres5t$ 9 c\rt by 
a public def5d] or panel attorney1 brok5

 d[n by-- 7#a7 ! mo/ s]i\s *>ge & !     
total numb] ( second>y *>ges 9 ea* case2
 &  7#b7 race1 e?nicity1 age1 & g5d] ( !
 def5dant4  7b7 ,applicable crim9al     
(f5ses ,a ,/ate t elects to submit data 
"u subsection 7a7 %all include data )   
respect to-- 7#a7 crim9al (f5ses = :i* a
 t]m ( imprisonm5t ( m ?an #a ye> may be
 impos$2  7#b7 crim9al (f5ses = :i* a   
t]m ( imprisonm5t ( #a ye> or less may  
be impos$1 includ+ misdemeanors1 traffic
 violations1 & violations ( municipal   
ord9ances2 &  7#c7 acts ( juv5ile       
del9qu5cy or juv5ile /atus (f5ses = :i* 
any t]m ( det5tion may be impos$4  7c7  
,fund+ ,a ,/ate t receives funds "u     
subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et  
seq47 may apply =1 & ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
may aw>d1 a #e p]c5t increase 9 ^?      
funds1 to be us$ by ! ,/ate to collect &
 provide to ! ,(fice = ,access to       
,ju/ice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ! data  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 ( ?is section4

  #g4 ,fund+ = educational programs  7a7
 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m       
eligible entity means an entity t is--  
7#a7 an organization-- 7,a7 describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#c7 or 7#f7 ( section #eja7;c7
 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf &   
exempt f taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( 
su* ,code2 or  7,b7 fund$ by a ,/ate or 
unit ( local gov]nm5t2 or  7#b7 a ,/ate1
 unit ( local gov]nm5t1 ,indian ,tribal 
gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision ( an 
,indian ,tribe4  7b7 ,grants ,!         
,attorney ,g5]al %all aw>d grants to    
eligible entities to provide a          
compreh5sive educational program to     
public def5d]s & panel attorneys t      
(f]s-- 7#a7 ongo+ tra9+ & support2 &    
7#b7 programm+ t includes-- 7,a7 skills 
tra9+1 includ+ pretrial practice1       
negotiation skills1 trial skills1 &     
s5t5c+ advocacy2  7,b7 cli5t-c5t]$      
values2  7,c7 implicit bias tra9+2  7,d7
 lead]%ip developm5t2 &  7,e7 ongo+     
support to re9=ce ! tra9+ curriculum4   
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 

are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !     
,attorney ,g5]al to c>ry out ?is section
 #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fir/ #e fiscal    
ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4