,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dejj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4    
,k5n$y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,book]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,attorney ,g5]al to e/abli% a grant     
program to e/abli%1 implem5t1 & adm9i/] 
viol5t incid5t cle>ance & te*nology     
inve/igative me?ods1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,viol5t ,incid5t ,cle>ance &          
,te*nological ,inve/igative ,me?ods ,act
 ( #bjbf or ! ,,victim ,act ( #bjbf4    
#b4 ,grant program ) respect to viol5t  
incid5t cle>ance & te*nological         
inve/igative me?ods  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,cle>ance by arre/ ,! 
t]m cle>ance by arre/1 ) respect to an  
(f5se report$ to a law en=cem5t ag5cy1  
means ! law en=cem5t ag5cy-- 7,a7 has-- 
7i7 arre/$ n less ?an #a p]son = !      
(f5se2  7ii7 *>g$ ! p]son describ$ 9    
clause 7i7 ) ! commission ( ! (f5se2 &  

7iii7 ref]r$ ! p]son describ$ 9 clause  
7i7 = prosecution = ! (f5se2 or  7,b7   
has cit$ an individual "u ! age ( #ah to
 appe> 9 juv5ile c\rt or be=e ano!r     
juv5ile au?ority ) respect to ! (f5se1  
reg>dless ( :e!r a physical arre/       
occurr$4  7#b7 ,cle>ance by exception ,!
 t]m cle>ance by exception1 ) respect to
 an (f5se report$ to a law en=cem5t     
ag5cy1 means ! law en=cem5t ag5cy-- 7,a7
 has id5tifi$ n less ?an #a p]son       
suspect$ ( ! (f5se2 &  7,b7 ) respect to
 ! suspect describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
has-- 7i7 ga!r$ en\gh evid5ce to-- 7,i7 
support an arre/ ( ! suspect2  7,,ii7   
make a *>ge aga9/ ! suspect2 &  7,,iii7 
ref] ! suspect = prosecution2  7ii7     
id5tifi$ ! location ( ! suspect s t !   
suspect c\ld be tak5 into cu/ody        
imm$iately2 &  7iii7 enc\nt]$ a         
circum/ance outside ! control ( ! law   
en=cem5t ag5cy t prohibits ! ag5cy f    
arre/+ ! suspect1 *>g+ ! suspect1 or    
ref]r+ ! suspect = prosecution1         
includ+-- 7,i7 ! dea? ( ! suspect2      

7,,ii7 ! refusal ( ! victim to coop]ate 
) ! prosecution aft] ! suspect has be5  
id5tifi$2 or  7,,iii7 ! d5ial (         
extradition because ! suspect committ$  
an (f5se 9 ano!r jurisdiction & is be+  
prosecut$ = t (f5se4  7#c7 ,cle>ance    
rate ,! t]m cle>ance rate1 ) respect to 
a law en=cem5t ag5cy1 means ! quoti5t   
obta9$ by divid+-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( (f5ses
 cle>$ by ! law en=cem5t ag5cy1 includ+ 
?r\gh cle>ance by arre/ & cle>ance by   
exception2 by  7,b7 ! total numb] (     
(f5ses report$ to ! law en=cem5t ag5cy4 
7#d7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means a ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or local 
law en=cem5t ag5cy or a gr\p ( su* law  
en=cem5t ag5cies4  7#e7 ,grant recipi5t 
,! t]m grant recipi5t means a recipi5t (
 a grant "u ! ,program4  7#f7 ,law      
en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m law en=cem5t ag5cy
 means a public ag5cy *>g$ ) polic+     
functions1 includ+ any compon5t bureau (
 ! ag5cy 7su* z a gov]nm5tal victim     
s]vices program or village public safety
 (fic] program71 includ+ an ag5cy       

compos$ ( (fic]s or p]sons ref]r$ to 9  
subp>agraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 ( section      
#b7aj7 ( ! ,indian ,law ,en=cem5t ,re=m 
,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7aj774  7#g7   
,program ,! t]m ,program means ! grant  
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b77#a74 
7#h7 ,rural ,! t]m rural means an area t
 is n locat$ 9 a metropolitan /ati/ical 
area1 z def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &
 ,budget4  7b7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al %all e/abli% a grant program )9 !
 ,(fice ( ,community ,ori5t$ ,polic+    
,s]vices "u :i* ! ,attorney ,g5]al aw>ds
 grants to eligible entities to e/abli%1
 implem5t1 & adm9i/] viol5t incid5t     
cle>ance & te*nological inve/igative    
me?ods4  7#b7 ,applications ,an eligible
 entity seek+ a grant "u ! ,program %all
 submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an        
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ or accompani$ by-- 7,a7 su*     
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require2 &  7,b7 a           

description ( ea* eligible project "u   
p>agraph 7#d7 t ! grant w fund4  7#c7   
,selection ( grant recipi5ts ,!         
,attorney ,g5]al1 9 select+ a recipi5t (
 a grant "u ! ,program1 %all-- 7,a7     
consid] solely ! specific plan &        
activities propos$ by ! applicant to    
improve cle>ance rates = homicides &    
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes1 not)/&+ o!r
 ,dep>tm5t policies = grant eligibility2
 &  7,b7 develop crit]ia to ensure t    
funds are di/ribut$ to rural & urban    
applicants4  7#d7 ,eligible projects ,a 
grant recipi5t %all use ! grant =       
activities ) ! specific objective (     
improv+ cle>ance rates = homicides &    
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes1 includ+--  
7,a7 hir+ & tra9+ additional p]sonnel :o
 w be assign$ to inve/igate homicides & 
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes2  7,b7      
ensur+ ! ret5tion ( p]sonnel :o are     
assign$ to inve/igate homicides &       
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes z ( ! date (
 receipt ( ! grant2  7,c7 hir+ & tra9+  
p]sonnel = collection1 process+1 & =5sic

 te/+ ( evid5ce2  7,d7 acquir+1 upgrad+1
 or replac+ inve/igative1               
evid5ce-process+1 or =5sic te/+         
te*nology or equipm5t2  7,e7 develop+   
competitive & evid5ce-bas$ programs to  
improve cle>ance rates = homicides &    
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes2  7,f7 hir+ 
& tra9+ ( p]sonnel to analyze viol5t    
crime & ! temporal & geographic tr5ds   
among homicides & fire>m-relat$ viol5t  
crimes2  7,g7 reta9+ exp]ts to conduct a
 detail$ analysis ( homicides &         
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes us+ ,gun    
,viol5ce ,problem ,analysis 7commonly   
kn[n z ,,gvpa7 or a simil> rese>*       
me?odology2  7,h7 developm5t &          
implem5tation ( policies t safegu>d     
civil rights & civil lib]ties dur+ !    
collection1 process+1 & =5sic te/+ (    
evid5ce2  7,i7 e/abli%+ programs to     
support (fic]s :o exp]i5ce /ress or     
trauma z a result ( respond+ to or      
inve/igat+ homicides or o!r viol5t crime
 incid5ts2  7,j7 develop+ policies1     
proc$ures1 & tra9+ to improve cle>ance  

rates = homicides & fire>m-relat$ viol5t
 crimes1 includ+ implem5t+ be/ practices
 relat+ to-- 7i7 improv+ int]nal ag5cy  
coop]ation1 organizational ov]sight &   
acc\ntability1 & sup]vision (           
inve/igations2  7ii7 develop+ specific  
goals & p]=mance metrics = bo?          
inve/igators & inve/igative units2      
7iii7 /r5g!n+ relation%ips ) communities
 ! ag5cy s]ves2 &  7iv7 collaboration ) 
& among o!r law en=cem5t ag5cies &      
crim9al ju/ice organizations2  7,k7     
ensur+ victims ( fire>m-relat$ viol5t   
crimes1 & family memb]s ( victims (     
homicides1 h appropriate access to      
em]g5cy food1 h\s+1 clo?+1 travel1 &    
transportation2  7,l7 tra9+ to address !
 ne$s ( victims ( fire>m-relat$ viol5t  
crimes1 & family memb]s ( victims (     
homicides1 or collaborat+ ) tra9$ victim
 advocates & speciali/s to bett] meet ! 
ne$s ( victims & family memb]s (        
victims2  7,m7 develop+ be/ practices = 
improv+ access to & acceptance ( victim 
s]vices1 includ+ victim s]vices t       

promote m$ical & psy*ological wellness1 
ongo+ c\nsel+1 legal advice1 & f9ancial 
comp5sation2  7,n7 tra9+ p]sonnel 9     
trauma-in=m$ int]view te*niques2 &  7,o7
 ensur+ language & disability access    
supports are provid$ to victims & _!    
families s t victims c ex]cise _! rights
 & p>ticipate 9 ! crim9al ju/ice        
process4  7c7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant    
,grant funds made available "u ?is      
section %all be us$ to supplem5t1 n     
supplant1 ,f$]al & non-,f$]al funds     
available = c>ry+ out ! activities      
describ$ 9 ?is section4  7d7 ,hir+ ,a   
grant recipi5t us+ funds = hir+ p]sonnel
 "u subsection 7b77#d77;,a7 %all make a 
good fai? ef=t to det]m9e :e!r an       
applicant ) prior law en=cem5t exp]i5ce 
has a discipl9>y record or int]nal      
inve/igation record by-- 7#a7 conduct+ a
 se>* ( ! ,national ,dec]tification     
,index &1 if available1 ! ,national ,law
 ,en=cem5t ,acc\ntability ,database2 or 
7#b7 reque/+ ! p]sonnel record ( !      
applicant f ea* law en=cem5t ag5cy t    

employ$ ! applicant4  7e7 ,report by    
grant recipi5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]  
receiv+ a grant "u ! ,program1 & ea* ye>
 !reaft] until a f9al report is submitt$
 reg>d+ fiscal ye> #bjcb1 a grant       
recipi5t %all submit to ! ,attorney     
,g5]al a report on ! activities c>ri$   
out us+ ! grant dur+ ! prec$+ fiscal    
ye>1 includ+1 if applicable-- 7#a7 !    
numb] ( p]sonnel assign$ to inve/igate  
homicides & fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes 
hir$ by ! grant recipi5t2  7#b7 ! numb] 
( p]sonnel hir$ = collect+1 process+1 & 
=5sic te/+ ( evid5ce by ! grant         
recipi5t2  7#c7 a description ( any     
tra9+ t is design$ to assi/ 9 ! solv+ ( 
homicides & fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes 
& improve cle>ance rates2  7#d7 any new 
inve/igative1 evid5ce-process+1 or =5sic
 te*nology or equipm5t pur*as$ or any   
upgrades made to exi/+ 7z ( ! date on   
:i* ! grant 0 aw>d$7 inve/igative1      
evid5ce-process+1 or =5sic te*nology or 
equipm5t1 & ! associat$ co/2  7#e7 an   
assessm5t ( inve/igative1               

evid5ce-process+1 or =5sic te*nology or 
equipm5t pur*as$ ) ! grant to det]m9e   
:e!r ! te*nology or equipm5t satisfies !
 objectives ( ! use ( ! te*nology or    
equipm5t 9 increas+ cle>ance rates1 &   
any policies 9 place to gov]n ! use ( ! 
te*nology or equipm5t2  7#f7 ! int]nal  
policies & ov]sight us$ to ensure t any 
te*nology pur*as$ ?r\gh ! grant = !     
purposes ( improv+ cle>ance rates does n
 violate ! civil rights & civil lib]ties
 ( individuals2  7#g7 data reg>d+       
cle>ance rates = homicides &            
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes1 includ+ !  
rate ( cle>ances by arre/ & cle>ances by
 exception1 & crime tr5ds f )9 ea*      
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! grant recipi5t     
c>ri$ out activities support$ by !      
grant2  7#h7 data on ! race1 sex1 & age 
( victims ( homicides & fire>m-relat$   
viol5t crimes2  7#i7 data on ! race1    
sex1 & age ( suspects ( homicides &     
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes2  7#aj7 !   
l5g? & outcomes ( ea* inve/igation1     
includ+ :e!r ! inve/igation 0 cle>$ by  

arre/ or exception2 &  7#aa7 to ! ext5t 
reasonably available1 id5tification ( ! 
s]vices mo/ us$ by victims & _! families
 & id5tification ( additional s]vices   
ne$$4  7f7 ,cle>ance ,rate ,report+ ,if 
#b or m law en=cem5t ag5cies collaborate
 on a crim9al inve/igation t results 9 a
 cle>ance1 only ! ag5cy t initiat$ !    
inve/igation %all include t cle>ance 9 !
 report submitt$ "u subsection 7e74  7g7
 ,grant ov]sight  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,all    
grants aw>d$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u   
?is section %all be subject to !        
requirem5ts "u ?is subsection4  7#b7    
,audit requirem5t  7,a7 ,def9ition ,9   
?is p>agraph1 ! t]m unresolv$ audit f9d+
 means a f9d+ 9 ! f9al audit report ( ! 
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice t ! audit$ grant recipi5t has   
us$ grant funds = an unau?oriz$         
exp5diture or o!rwise unall[able co/ t  
is n clos$ or resolv$ )9 #ab mon?s f !  
date on :i* ! f9al audit report is      
issu$4  7,b7 ,audits  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an ! fir/ fiscal ye> aft] ! date (

 e/abli%m5t ( ! ,program1 & 9 ea* fiscal
 ye> !reaft]1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all conduct audits 
( grant recipi5ts "u ?is section to     
prev5t wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse ( funds by  
grant recipi5ts4  7ii7 ,selection (     
grant recipi5ts = audit ,! ,inspector   
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all     
det]m9e ! appropriate numb] ( grant     
recipi5ts to be audit$ ea* ye>4  7,c7   
,m&atory exclusion ,a grant recipi5t t  
is f\nd to h an unresolv$ audit f9d+    
%all n be eligible to receive grant     
funds "u ?is section dur+ ! fiscal ye>  
foll[+ ! #ab-mon? p]iod aft] ! f9al     
audit report has be5 issu$4  7#c7       
,annual c]tification ,n lat] ?an ! end (
 ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i* audits comm5ce "u
 p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i71 & ea* fiscal ye>
 !reaft]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y & !     
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y & !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a c]tification1       

includ+--  7,a7 :e!r-- 7i7 all audits   
conduct$ by ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector     
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice "u       
p>agraph 7#b7 h be5 complet$ & review$  
by ! appropriate ,assi/ant ,attorney    
,g5]al2 &  7ii7 all m&atory exclusions  
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,c7 h be5     
issu$2 &  7,b7 a li/ ( any grant        
recipi5ts exclud$ f receiv+ grant funds 
"u p>agraph 7#b77;,c7 f ! previ\s fiscal
 ye>4  7h7 ,national in/itute ( ju/ice  
evaluation & report to congress  7#a7   
,evaluation ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #b ye>s 
!reaft]1 ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,in/itute ( ,ju/ice %all conduct an     
evaluation (-- 7,a7 ! practices deploy$ 
by grant recipi5ts to id5tify policies &
 proc$ures t h successfully improv$     
cle>ance rates = homicides &            
fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes2 &  7,b7 !  
efficacy ( any s]vices provid$ to       
victims & family memb]s ( victims (     
homicides & fire>m-relat$ viol5t crimes4
  7#b7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an 

#cj days aft] completion ( an evaluation
 by ! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute 
( ,ju/ice "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,attorney 
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report
 includ+-- 7,a7 ! results ( !           
evaluation2 &  7,b7 in=mation report$ by
 ea* grant recipi5t "u subsection 7e74  
7i7 ,application ,process  7#a7 ,b>ri]s 
,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all det]m9e :e!r   
b>ri]s exi/ to e/abli%+ a /reaml9$      
application process = grants "u ?is     
section4  7#b7 ,report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all submit to ,congress a report t     
includes a plan to implem5t a /reaml9$  
application process = grants "u ?is     
section "u :i* an eligible entity seek+ 
a grant "u ?is section c reasonably     
complete ! application 9 n m ?an #b     
h\rs4  7,b7 ,cont5ts ( plan ,! plan     
requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 may include 
a plan =-- 7i7 proactively provid+      
eligible local gov]nm5ts seek+ a grant  
"u ?is section ) in=mation on ! data su*

 eligible local gov]nm5ts w ne$ to      
prep>e be=e beg9n+ ! grant application2 
&  7ii7 ensur+ te*nical assi/ance is    
available = eligible local gov]nm5ts    
seek+ a grant "u ?is section be=e & dur+
 ! grant application process1 includ+   
?r\gh d$icat$ liaisons )9 ! ,(fice (    
,community ,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices4    
7#c7 ,applications ,9 select+ eligible  
local gov]nm5ts to receive grants "u ?is
 section1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,community ,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices %all
 use ! /reaml9$ application process     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a74  7j7     
,consultation ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all  
develop crit]ia gov]n+ ! aw>d ( grants  
"u ?is section to ensure t ! funds are  
di/ribut$ z widely z practicable 9 t]ms 
( geographical location & to bo? l>ge & 
small law en=cem5t ag5cies4  7k7        
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#fj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg   
?r\gh #bjca4  7#b7 ,p]c5t = c]ta9       

eligible entities or projects  7,a7     
,tribal entities ,! ,attorney ,g5]al    
%all use at lea/ #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt made
 available "u p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal  
ye> to aw>d grants "u ! ,program to     
,tribal law en=cem5t ag5cies or ,tribal 
prosecut+ (fices1 or gr\ps ( su* ag5cies
 or (fices4  7,b7 ,rural entities ,!    
,attorney ,g5]al %all use at lea/ #e    
p]c5t ( ! am\nt made available "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye> to aw>d    
grants "u ! ,program to law en=cem5t    
ag5cies classifi$ z rural4