,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,graham introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
publicly accessible database of         
individuals with convictions for violent
 crimes1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
,logan's ,law4  7b7 ,table of contents  
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2     
table of contents4,,title ,i--,violent  
,criminal ,offender ,database,sec4 #aja4
 ,definitions4,sec4 #ajb4               
,database4,sec4 #ajc4 ,state            
participation in database4,,title       
,,ii--,federal efforts to increase data 
sharing among ,states,sec4 #bja4 ,report
 and recommendations on information     
sharing4  ,i ,violent ,criminal         
,offender ,database  #aja4 ,definitions 

,in this title3 7#a7 ,byrne ,,jag grant 
program ,the term ,byrne ,,jag grant    
program means the grant program         
established under subpart #a of part ,e 
of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime      
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq474   
7#b7 ,database ,the term ,database means
 the database established under section 
#ajb7;a74  7#c7 ,qualifying conviction  
,the term qualifying conviction-- 7,a7  
means any conviction for an offense     
that-- 7i7 is punishable by imprisonment
 for a term exceeding #ahj days1        
regardless of the sentence actually     
imposed2 and  7ii7 7,i7 has as an       
element the use1 attempted use1 or      
threatened use of physical force against
 the person or property of another2 or  
7,,ii7 by its nature1 involves a        
substantial risk that physical force    
against the person or property of       
another may be used in the course of    
committing the offense2 and  7,b7 does  
not include any conviction-- 7i7 that   

has been expunged1 vacated1 set aside1  
or otherwise rendered legally           
inoperative under ,federal or ,state    
law2 or  7ii7 if the person who         
committed the offense of conviction has 
been pardoned for the offense pursuant  
to a full and unconditional pardon4     
7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state means a    
,state of the ,united ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 any             
commonwealth1 territory1 or possession  
of the ,united ,states1 and a tribal    
organization4  7#e7 ,tribal organization
 ,the term tribal organization has the  
meaning given the term in section #d of 
the ,indian ,self-,determination and    
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  #ajb4 ,database  7a7 
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall      
establish a publicly accessible database
 of all individuals with qualifying     
convictions1 to be known as the ,violent
 ,criminal ,offender ,database4  7b7    

,requirements ,the ,attorney ,general   
shall ensure that-- 7#a7 the ,database  
includes both ,federal and ,state       
records of qualifying convictions2  7#b7
 to the extent practicable1 the         
,database utilizes records collected by 
the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 
7#c7 the ,database is available free of 
charge to the public2  7#d7 the         
,database is searchable by-- 7,a7 name2 
7,b7 address2  7,c7 date of birth2  7,d7
 sex2  7,e7 race2  7,f7 nationality2    
7,g7 citizenship status2  7,h7 type of  
conviction2  7,i7 current and historical
 probation status related to a          
qualifying conviction1 including        
information on any probation revocation 
or violation2  7,j7 jurisdiction of each
 qualifying conviction2  7,k7 the       
maximum fine and term of imprisonment   
authorized1 and the actual fine and term
 of imprisonment imposed1 for each      
qualifying conviction2  7,l7 whether    
each qualifying conviction was the      
result of a plea agreement or a trial2  

7,m7 the sentencing judge for each      
qualifying conviction2  7,n7 the        
prosecuting office for each qualifying  
conviction2 and  7,o7 any other         
searchable category the ,attorney       
,general determines appropriate to      
ensure the safety of the public2 and    
7#e7 the public is informed of the      
availability of the ,database4  7c7     
,updates  7#a7 ,in general ,not less    
frequently than quarterly1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall update the ,database4   
7#b7 ,removal of persons with legally   
inoperative convictions ,upon           
determining that a conviction for which 
a person has been listed in the         
,database no longer constitutes a       
qualifying conviction by reason of      
section #aja7c77;,b71 the ,attorney     
,general shall remove the person from   
the ,database with respect to that      
conviction4  #ajc4 ,state participation 
in database  7a7 ,submission of data    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 and on an   

ongoing basis thereafter1 each ,state   
that receives amounts under the ,byrne  
,,jag grant program shall submit to the 
,attorney ,general all data regarding   
qualifying convictions entered by a     
court of the ,state or a political      
subdivision of the ,state necessary for 
the ,attorney ,general to comply with   
section #ajb4  7b7 ,byrne ,,jag grant   
penalty for noncompliance ,the ,attorney
 ,general-- 7#a7 shall not distribute   
amounts under the ,bryne ,,jag grant    
program to a ,state that is not in      
compliance with subsection 7a72 and     
7#b7 in the case of amounts under the   
,byrne ,,jag grant program that the     
,attorney ,general would have           
distributed to a ,state but for the     
prohibition under paragraph 7#a7 of this
 subsection1 may1 at the discretion of  
the ,attorney ,general1 and without     
regard to the requirements and          
limitations under section #eje of title 
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       

,u4,s4,c4 #ajaef71 distribute those     
amounts directly to units of local      
government in the ,state1 which shall be
 in addition to the grants required to  
be made directly to units of local      
government under subsection 7d7 of such 
section #eje4  ,,ii ,federal efforts to 
increase data sharing among ,states     
#bja4 ,report and recommendations on    
information sharing ,not later than #ahj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
submit to the ,committee on the         
,judiciary of the ,senate and the       
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives a report that
 includes the following3 7#a7 ,a        
description of the current process and  
procedure for sharing criminal records1 
including fingerprint1 warrant1 and     
criminal history data-- 7,a7 between the
 ,states2 and  7,b7 between the ,states 
and the ,federal ,government4  7#b7 ,the
 identification of any procedural or    
process burdens that can or could result

 in criminal records not being shared   
between prosecutorial offices or        
departments1 to the extent that such    
burdens result in harm to the public4   
7#c7 ,recommendations for both the      
,department of ,justice and ,congress to
 ensure that criminal records are shared
 between relevant prosecutorial offices 
and law enforcement agencies of ,states 
and between such offices and agencies of
 ,states and the ,federal ,government   
such that the public is protected from  
criminal offenders4  7#d7 ,any other    
matters1 issues1 laws1 compacts1 or     
regulations that the ,attorney ,general 
identifies as detrimental to the goal of
 ensuring that-- 7,a7 the records of    
criminal offenders are shared with      
prosecutors nationwide2 and  7,b7 repeat
 criminal offenders are not given       
inappropriately light sentences due to  
their records not being shared as       
described in subparagraph 7,a74