#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bcgi  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,state 
,justice ,institute ,act of #aihd to    
authorize the ,state ,justice ,institute
 to provide awards to certain           
organizations to establish a ,state     
judicial threat intelligence and        
resource center4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,countering   
,threats and ,attacks on ,our ,judges   
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,section #bjb of
 the ,state ,justice ,institute ,act of 
#aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgja7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#g71 by    
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#h77;,b71 by striking the    
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#i7 eligible organization  
means a national nonprofit organization 
that-- 7,a7 provides technical          
assistance and training on1 and has     
expertise and national-level experience 
in1 judicial security and safety at the 
,state and local levels2  7,b7 has      

experience in courthouse design and     
courthouse security design standards2   
7,c7 has an understanding of ,state     
judicial operations and public access to
 judicial services2 and  7,d7 has       
experience working with a wide array of 
different judges and court systems1     
including an understanding of the       
challenges facing trial courts1         
appellate courts1 rural courts1 and     
limited-jurisdiction courts at the      
,state and local levels4  4  #c4        
,establishment of ,state judicial threat
 intelligence and resource center       
,section #bjf7;c7 of the ,state ,justice
 ,institute ,act of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajgje7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#ad71 by striking and at the 
end2  7#b7 by redesignating paragraph   
7#ae7 as paragraph 7#af72 and  7#c7 by  
inserting after paragraph 7#ad7 the     
following3  7#ae7 to provide financial  
and technical support to eligible       
organizations to establish1 implement1  
and operate a ,state judicial threat and

 intelligence resource center to-- 7,a7 
provide technical assistance and        
training around judicial security1      
including-- 7i7 providing judicial      
officer safety education and training   
for judicial officers1 courts1 and local
 law enforcement2  7ii7 creating        
resources and guides around judicial    
security2 and  7iii7 providing physical 
security assessments for courts1 homes1 
and other facilities where judicial     
officers and staff conduct court-related
 business2  7,b7 proactively monitor    
threats to the safety of ,state and     
local judges and court staff2  7,c7     
coordinate with ,federal1 ,state1 and   
local law enforcement agencies to       
mitigate threats to the safety of ,state
 and local judges and court staff2  7,d7
 develop standardized incident reporting
 and threat evaluation practices for    
,state and local courts in coordination 
with ,state and local law enforcement   
and fusion centers2  7,e7 develop a     
national database for reporting1        

tracking1 and sharing information about 
threats and incidents towards judicial  
officers and court staff at local and   
,state levels with entities working in  
the interest of judicial security1      
including ,state and local law          
enforcement and fusion centers2 and     
7,f7 coordinate research to identify1   
examine1 and advance best practices     
around judicial security4  4  #d4       
,reports ,not later than #a year after  
the date on which a ,state judicial     
threat intelligence and resource center 
is established under paragraph 7#ae7 of 
section #bjf7;c7 of the ,state ,justice 
,institute ,act of #aihd1 as added by   
section #c of this ,act1 the ,state     
,justice ,institute shall submit to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives an annual report on the
 number of threats to ,state and local  
judiciary members and court staff1 with 
breakdown of types of threats and level 

of seriousness4  ,passed the ,senate    
,november #bj1 #bjbe4,secretary