,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,coons 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,attorney ,g5]al to e/abli% a s+le grant
 program to make grants to hire         
prosecutors1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,help+ ,improve ,recruitm5t & ,ret5tion 
,ef=ts = ,prosecutors ,act ( #bjbe or z 
! ,,hirre ,prosecutors ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4 ,au?ority to make grants =          
prosecutors  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% a 
program 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !       
,program7 to assi/ a ,/ate1 t]ritory1   
unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or tribal        
gov]nm5t 9 hir+ prosecutors4  7b7 ,grant
 au?ority ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !    
,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d a grant on a  
competitive basis 9 accordance ) ?is    

section4  7c7 ,eligible recipi5ts ,!    
,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d a grant "u !  
,program ea* ye> to a prosecutor's (fice
 ( a ,/ate1 t]ritory1 unit ( local      
gov]nm5t1 or tribal gov]nm5t t submits  
an application pursuant to subsection   
7d74  7d7 ,application ,to be eligible =
 a grant "u ! ,program1 an eligible     
recipi5t %all submit to ! ,attorney     
,g5]al an application 9 su* =m1 at su*  
"t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !         
,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es to be         
appropriate4  7e7 ,eligible projects    
,grant funds aw>d$ "u ! ,program may    
only be us$ to hire1 reta91 & tra9      
prosecutors or support /aff = a         
prosecutor's (fice ( a ,/ate1 t]ritory1 
unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or tribal        
gov]nm5t4  7f7 ,use ( compon5ts ,!      
,attorney ,g5]al may use any compon5t ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice 9 c>ry+ out ?is   
section4  7g7 ,pref]5tial consid]ation (
 applications = c]ta9 grants ,9 aw>d+   
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al may give pref]5tial consid]ation 

to an application-- 7#a7 to hire & tra9 
new prosecutors or support /aff = a     
prosecutor's (fice ( a ,/ate1 t]ritory1 
unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or tribal        
gov]nm5t2  7#b7 to rehire prosecutors :o
 h be5 laid (f z a result ( ,/ate1      
t]ritory1 unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or     
tribal gov]nm5t budget r$uctions2 &     
7#c7 f a jurisdiction repres5t+ a       
tribal1 remote1 or rural area1 z def9$ 9
 section #djjjb7;a7 ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ 
,wom5 ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4       
#abbia7;a774  7h7 ,f$]al %>e  7#a7      
,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a    
project assi/$ ) a grant "u ! ,program  
%all n exce$ #ge p]c5t4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al may waive ! #be p]c5t  
mat*+ requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 ^u    
mak+ a det]m9ation t a waiv] is         
equitable 9 view ( ! f9ancial           
circum/ances affect+ ! ability ( !      
eligible recipi5t to meet t requirem5t4 
7#c7 ,nonsupplant+ requirem5t ,funds    
made available "u ! ,program %all n be  
us$ to supplant ,/ate or local funds1   

or1 9 ! case ( ,indian tribal gov]nm5ts1
 funds aw>d$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian     
,affairs1 b %all be us$ to increase !   
am\nt ( funds t w\ld1 9 ! abs5ce (      
,f$]al funds receiv$ "u ! ,program1 be  
made available f ,/ate or local s\rces1 
or 9 ! case ( ,indian tribal gov]nm5ts1 
f funds suppli$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian  
,affairs4  7#d7 ,non-,f$]al co/s  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate or unit ( local or    
tribal gov]nm5t may use assets receiv$  
?r\gh ! assets =feiture equitable %>+   
program4  7,b7 ,indian tribal gov]nm5ts 
,funds appropriat$ by ,congress = !     
activities ( any ag5cy ( an ,indian     
tribal gov]nm5t or ! ,bureau ( ,indian  
,affairs p]=m+ prosecutorial functions  
on any ,indian l&s may be us$ to provide
 ! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( programs or 
projects fund$ "u ?is section4  7i7     
,p]=mance evaluation  7#a7 ,monitor+    
compon5ts ,ea* project fund$ by a grant 
"u ! ,program %all conta9 a monitor+    
compon5t1 includ+ ! sy/ematic           
id5tification & collection ( data ab\t  

activities1 accompli%m5ts1 & programs   
und]tak5 pursuant to ! ,program4  7#b7  
,evaluation compon5ts ,! ,attorney      
,g5]al %all evaluate ea* project fund$  
by a grant "u ! ,program1 individually  
or z "p ( a national evaluation4  7#c7  
,p]iodic review & reports ,! ,attorney  
,g5]al may require a project fund$ "u ! 
,program to submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 ! results ( ! monitor+ compon5t &      
evaluation "u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71    
respectively1 z well z any o!r in=mation
 z ! ,attorney ,g5]al deems necess>y4   
7#d7 ,revocation or susp5sion ( fund+   
,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es1 z a    
result ( evaluation "u ?is subsection1  
or o!rwise1 t a grant "u ! ,program is n
 9 sub/antial compliance ) ! t]ms &     
requirem5ts ( ! ,program1 ! ,attorney   
,g5]al may revoke or susp5d fund+ ( t   
grant1 9 :ole or 9 "p4  7j7 ,g5]al      
regulatory au?ority ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 
may promulgate regulations & guidel9es  
to c>ry out ?is section4  7k7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 ,program #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal  
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4