,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1  
#bjbf,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,ms4 
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh to include certain reporting to   
the uniform crime reporting program4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,improving ,reporting to        
,prevent ,hate ,act of #bjbf4  #b4      
,requirement to credibly report hate    
crimes ,section #eje of title ,i of the 
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaef7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7j7 ,requirement to     
credibly report hate crimes  7#a7       
,evaluation for reporting on hate crimes
 ,not later than #c years after the date
 of enactment of the ,improving         
,reporting to ,prevent ,hate ,act of    

#bjbf1 using the data acquired by the   
,attorney ,general in accordance with   
the ,hate ,crimes ,statistics ,act 7#cd 
,u4,s4,c4 #dacje71 the ,attorney        
,general shall establish a method of    
evaluating1 and thereafter shall use the
 method to evaluate1 whether a covered  
jurisdiction is credibly reporting hate 
crimes1 including whether1 for each     
year1 a covered jurisdiction--  7,a7 has
 not reported hate crime data to the    
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 or  
7,b7 has reported zero hate crime       
incidents to the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation4  7#b7 ,eligibility  7,a7
 ,in general ,a covered jurisdiction    
that is found1 through an evaluation    
under paragraph 7#a71 not to have       
credibly reported hate crimes for a year
 shall not be eligible for an allocation
 under this section for the fiscal year 
beginning after that year4  7,b7        
,exception ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall not 
apply to a covered jurisdiction that is 
found1 through an evaluation under      

paragraph 7#a71 not to have credibly    
reported hate crimes for a year if the  
,attorney ,general certifies that the   
covered jurisdiction has conducted      
significant community public education  
and awareness initiatives on hate       
crimes4  7#c7 ,annual report ,each year1
 the ,attorney ,general shall publish on
 the internet website of the ,department
 of ,justice a report on the covered    
jurisdictions certified under paragraph 
7#b77;,b74  7#d7 ,definitions ,for      
purposes of this subsection3 7,a7       
,covered jurisdiction ,the term covered 
jurisdiction means a unit of local      
government that has requested a grant   
under this subpart and has a population 
of more than #ajj1jjj people4  7,b7 ,has
 conducted significant community public 
education and awareness initiatives on  
hate crimes ,the term has conducted     
significant community public education  
and awareness initiatives on hate       
crimes1 with respect to a covered       
jurisdiction1 means the covered         

jurisdiction-- 7i7 has-- 7,i7 made      
substantial progress towards            
comprehensive reporting of hate crimes2 
7,,ii7 adopted a policy on identifying1 
investigating1 and reporting hate       
crimes2 and  7,,iii7 developed a        
standardized system of collecting and   
analyzing hate crimes and reporting hate
 crimes to the ,national                
,incident-,based ,reporting ,system of  
the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 
or  7ii7 has-- 7,i7 established a unit  
or liaison specialized in identifying1  
investigating1 and reporting hate crimes
 and engaging in community relations    
functions related to preventing hate    
crimes2 or  7,,ii7 conducted regular    
public meetings or educational forums on
 the impact of hate crimes1 services    
available to victims of hate crimes1 and
 any relevant ,federal1 ,state1 or local
 laws related to hate crimes4  7,c7     
,hate crime ,the term hate crime means--
 7i7 an act described in section        
#a7;b77#a7 of the ,hate ,crime          

,statistics ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4         
#dacje7;b77#a772 and  7ii7 an act in    
violation of section #bda1 #bde1 #bdg1  
or #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code4  4