JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS FY12 15 HOUSE/SENATE CMTE

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1 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS FY12 15 / STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) POST SEQUESTER 1 FY Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) $470 $372 $376 $380 2 $376 3 (Byrne JAG formula, after carve- outs) $352 4 $352 $344 5 $358 6 $340 7 National Institute of Justice $0 ($4) ($4 8 ) ($4) 9 $0 Reimburse for security at pres nom conventions ($100) 10 $0 ($0) $0 $0 SLATT Intelligence State and Local Training ($2) ($2) ($1) $0 ($1) 11 Firearm safety and gun locks N/A N/A N/A ($3) 12 ($3) State, Local and Tribal Diagnostic Center ($4) ($4) ($1) $0 ($2) VALOR initiative 13 ($2) ($5) ($15) ($15) ($15) Smart Policing N/A N/A ($5) TBD ($10) Smart Prosecution N/A N/A ($3) TBD ($5) Puerto Rico voter education and plebiscite N/A N/A ($3) $0 $0 Comprehensive school safety initiative N/A N/A $75 14 $75 15 $75 Byrne Competitive Grants $15 $18 $14 $8 16 $10 17 Byrne Innovation program $15 $17 $11 $0 $17 18 Byrne Incentive Grants N/A N/A N/A $0 $0 Evidence- based Criminal Justice programs N/A N/A N/A $21 19 N/A Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) ($6) 20 ($6) $28 21 $30 22 $22 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) $240 $242 $180 $210 $150 Border Prosecution Initiative $10 ($5) $0 $0 $0 Victims of Trafficking $11 $13 $14 $45 23 $15 24 John R. Justice grant program 25 $4 $4 $2 $0 $2 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) $10 $12 $10 $12 $12 Indian Country Grants $38 $36 $30 $35 $0 26 Second Chance Act $63 $66 $68 27 $66 28 $70 29 Specialty Courts consolidated N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Mentally Ill Offender Act Program (MIOTCRA) $9 ($9) $8 $13 30 $9 Drug Courts $35 $39 $41 $44 31 $41 Veterans Treatment Courts N/A ($4) $4 $15 32 $5 DNA Analysis Backlog Reduction/Crime Labs 33 $ $119 $ $ $ Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 38 $12 $11 $12 $0 $12 National Criminal History Improv. Program 39 $6 ($6) $59 40 $79 41 $59 42 National Criminal Background Check System 43 $5 44 $11 ($12) 5 ($12) Sexual Assault Kit Backlog N/A N/A N/A $41 45 $41 46 Missing Alzheimer's Patient Alert $1 ($1) $1 $1 $0

2 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program $7 ($7) $7 $16 47 $7 Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution $13 $12 $13 $15 $0 48 Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction $3 49 ($3) $2 $2 $2 Adam Walsh Implementation grants $20 $19 $20 $21 $20 National Sex Offender Public Website $1 ($1) $1 ($1) $1 National Center for Campus Public Safety N/A ($3) $2 $2 $2 Children Exposed to Violence grants $10 $12 $8 $0 $8 Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction (PSN) $5 ($5) $9 $0 $9 50 Economic, High- Tech, Cyber Crime $7 ($9) $10 $10 $15 51 HOPE Initiative Replications N/A N/A $4 $0 $4 Ensuring the Right to Counsel N/A N/A N/A $0 $0 52 Civil Legal Aid Competitive Grants N/A N/A N/A $0 $0 53 Promote Fairness and Build Community Trust N/A N/A N/A $0 $0 54 State and Local Law Enforcement - TOTAL $1, $1,083 $1, $1, $1, COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) POST SEQUESTER FY Hiring Initiatives $ $158 $ $ $ Tribal law enforcement $20 $19 $17 63 $17 $17 64 Meth Clean- Up - DEA Pass- Through $13 $12 $10 $10 $7 Bullet- Proof Vests $24 65 $21 $23 66 $23 67 $23 68 Anti- Methamphetamine Task Forces N/A N/A $8 $0 $10 69 Heroin Task Forces N/A N/A N/A N/A $10 70 COPS - TOTAL $ $212 $214 $ $ JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS (OJJDP) POST SEQUESTER FY Title II State Formula Grants $40 74 $42 $55 75 $45 $62 76 National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention $2 ($2) $1 $0 $1 Community- Based Violence Prevention $8 $10 $6 $0 $11 Youth Mentoring Grants $78 77 $86 $89 $90 $53 Title V Delinquency Prevention $20 78 $19 $15 79 $0 $37 80 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) $30 $24 $0 81 $0 $0 Investigation & Pros. of Child Abuse (VOCA) $18 $18 $19 $19 $19 82 Missing and Exploited Children s Program $65 $64 $67 $67 83 $68 Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal N/A N/A $1 $0 $1 Girls in the Juvenile Justice System N/A N/A $1 $0 $2 Juvenile Justice Incentive Grants N/A N/A N/A $0 $0 84 Juvenile Justice Indigent Defense N/A N/A N/A $0 $3 85 Juvenile Justice Programs - TOTAL $ $266 $ $ $ VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT PROGRAMS (OVW) POST SEQUESTER FY STOP Grants $189 $180 $193 $195 $ National Institute of Justice $3 ($4) ($3) 91 $3 $3 Vision N/A N/A $13 $25 93 $13 94

3 Transitional Housing Assistance $25 $24 $25 $25 $26 Encouraging Arrest Policies $50 95 $48 $50 96 $50 97 $50 98 Rural Domestic Violence & Child Abuse Enforce $34 $35 $36 $31 $33 Campus Violence $9 ($9) $9 $13 99 $12 Legal Assistance for Victims $41 $39 $37 $43 $43 Sexual Assault Victims Assistance $23 $24 $27 $30 $30 Elder Abuse program $4 ($4) $4 $4 $5 Supporting Families in the Justice System TBD $15 $15 $16 $16 Safe Haven for Children Project $ Court Training and Improvements Program $ Violence Against Women with Disabilities $6 ($6) $6 $6 $6 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 100 $5 101 ($6) $6 $6 $6 Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel 102 $2 103 ($2) $2 $2 $2 Consolidated Youth- Oriented Programming $10 ($10) $ $ $10 Research on Violence Against Indian Women 106 $1 ($1) $1 $1 $1 107 Research Clearinghouse on Indian Women $1 ($1) $1 $1 $1 Natl Resource Center on Workplace Responses $1 ($1) $1 $1 $1 Violence Against Women Programs - TOTAL $ $396 $ $ $ OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC) FY POST SEQUESTER Crime Victims Fund 112 $705 $ $745 $770 $775 OTHER DOJ PROGRAMS (OJP) POST SEQUESTER FY National Institute of Justice (NIJ) $ $41 $40 $ $38 Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) $ $46 $45 $ $42 Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) $27 $33 $30 $35 $ Evaluation Clearinghouse/CrimeSolutions.gov 119 $1 $0 $1 $0 120 $0 Forensic Sciences N/A N/A $4 121 $0 122 $5 123 Justice Assistance - TOTAL $ $121 $ $ $ In FY13, the Budget Control Act of 2011 mandated an across the board cut from all programs, projects, or activities. As determined by OMB, the justice assistance grant programs were cut by 5% across the board. This column calculates the post sequester amount for each program. Because it rounds up to the nearest million, the smaller programs will look like level funding, but in fact are cut 5%. 2 The committee- passed bill included $376 million for the overall program and $354 million for the formula program after carve- outs. An amendment, offered by Rep. Paul Gosar (R- AZ), on the floor added $4.25 million to the program overall. 3 The Senate committee report states, The Department should expect State, local, and tribal governments to target funding to programs and activities that conform with evidence- based strategic plans developed through broad stakeholder involvement. The Committee directs the Department to make technical assistance available to State, local, and tribal governments for the development or updating of such plans. 4 In addition to the carve- outs listed below, $4 million is for the State and Local Help Desk and $4 million is for NIJ to research domestic radicalization. 5 The Senate committee report, which is referenced and endorsed in the final report, urges DOJ to work with states which impose match requirements on subgrantees for Byrne JAG grants to find alternatives to imposing a match, which are often disadvantaged and small, local communities and law enforcement organizations. 6 The committee passed bill included $354 million for the Byrne JAG formula program. The House added another $4.25 million on the floor, in an amendment offered by Rep. Paul Gosar (R- AZ). It was offset from the research and evaluation accounts. The report says that, excluding carve- outs, the recommendation for Byrne/JAG is $9.5 million above the FY14 level and $32 million above the President s budget request. 7 The Senate bill includes language exempting for the duration of the bill the Byrne JAG (and JJDPA Title II and OVW STOP) grants from the penalties for non- compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The Senate report also encourages OJP to evaluate autism spectrum disorders [ASO] wandering safe return strategies, and, to the extent appropriate, explore ways for law enforcement to quickly and efficiently share information that will aid in identifying children with ASD who have wandered. The Committee is pleased that the Department expanded eligibility under the Byrne- JAG program to include wandering- prevention technologies. 8 This funding is for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence- based strategies for effective intervention and prevention. 9 This funding is for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence- based strategies for effective intervention and prevention.

4 10 This amount is for reimbursement for law enforcement expenses associated with the presidential nominating conventions. 11 Of the total provided, $1 million is for a program to improve State and local law enforcement intelligence capabilities including antiterrorism training and training to ensure that constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy interests are protected throughout the intelligence process. 12 The committee- passed bill included $3 million as a carve- out from Byrne JAG. On the floor, Rep. Alan Grayson (D- FL) offered an amendment that added $3 million for the distribution of firearms safety materials and gun locks. Presumably this would provide a total of $6 million for the program, $3 million from Byrne JAG and $3 million for another source. (It is not clear at this writing whether the amendment included an offset.) 13 The VALOR program is the Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative. 14 The Initiative is to research the root causes of school violence, develop technologies and strategies for increasing school safety, and provide $50 million in pilot grants to test innovative approaches to enhancing school safety. NIJ is asked to collaborate with key partners from law enforcement, mental health, and education disciplines to develop a strategy and model for comprehensive school safety, taking into account concerns about the "school- to- prison pipeline". The grants may be used to: test and evaluate technologies and strategies to improve school safety; develop and update school safety assessments and plans; provide technical assistance or training; and support and assess other programs and technologies that are intended to enhance overall school safety efforts. Schools, in consultation with law enforcement and school mental health professionals, should coordinate when applying for funding. Uses of such funding should conform to the schools' own comprehensive school safety assessments and plans. In addition, not less than $25 million shall be for research and evaluation into the potential root causes of violence in schools, including gaps in the Nation's mental health system and exposure to violence in media. 15 The funding in the House bill is for a research- focused initiative led by the NIJ to improve the safety of schools nationwide. Of the funds provided, not less than half shall be for research activities. The Committee is particularly interested in research about exposure to media violence, including violent video games, and research on gaps in the Nation s mental health system. The initiative also funds pilot grants to evaluate innovative approaches to increase the safety of schools nationwide. 16 The House report says the Committee urges the Department to prioritize support for an integrated continuum and evidence- based or evidence- informed services and programs for both at- risk children and their families for the prevention, control or reduction of juvenile delinquency. The Committee also urges the Department to prioritize support for work to improve forensic interview training for child abuse investigation and prosecution professionals. 17 This funding is for competitive, peer- reviewed grants to programs of national significance to prevent crime, improve the administration of justice or assist victims of crime. 18 This funding is to address persistent crime and public safety problems, especially gang activity and youth violence [that] cannot be addressed solely by law enforcement [but] require a comprehensive interagency approach that enables law enforcement, educators, social services agencies, and community organizations to address both public safety problems and their underlying causes. The funding is for demonstration grants in communities to support innovative, evidence- based approaches to fighting crime and improving public safety, as well as addressing its underlying problems. OJP is required to coordinate with HUD and other agencies to promote interagency collaboration and enable a wide range of new and existing partners to further stabilize neighborhoods that face the most severe violence and crime. 19 This new account consolidate a number of the Administration s newer initiatives including: the Evaluation Clearinghouse (What Works Repository), Smart Policing, Smart Prosecution, Smart Probation, Pay for Success (Discretionary), Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement, Juvenile Justice and Education Collaboration Assistance, and Gang and Youth Violence Education and Prevention. It specifically does not fund any of the Administration s newly proposed programs in the FY15 budget. The committee- passed bill included $20 million for the entire account. An amendment on the House floor offered by Rep. John Delaney (D- MD) added $1 million specifically for Pay for Success programming. 20 This funding will help support the Justice Reinvestment initiative in states and is a carve- out to Byrne JAG. 21 Of the amount provided $1 million is to establish and support a new Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. An organization selected by the Department will convene individuals with recognized relevant expertise in justice reinvestment and corrections reform. Not later than 12 months after its first meeting, the task force shall prepare and submit a report about its findings and recommendations. The task force shall develop practical, data- driven policy options to increase public safety, improve offender accountability, reduce recidivism, and control growth of spending on corrections. The task force shall examine: overcrowding in BOP facilities and options to avert continued growth in the system population; measures to address overcrowding within facilities; violence in the system, including gang violence, and improved public safety measures; prison rehabilitation and employment programs; and reentry programs and policies to reduce recidivism. Also they shall also undertake a comprehensive analysis of relevant criminal justice data; identify factors driving the growth in prison populations; study "lessons learned" from successful State- level justice reinvestment initiatives; and evaluate current and potential criminal justice policies, including the cost- effectiveness of spending on corrections. 22 The House report says that funding may be used to provide technical assistance to states with existing reinvestment programs, expand the initiative to additional states, or provide additional funding for existing programs. Also, the House bill would provide no less than $1 million continued support of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, which was established in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, This nine- person, bipartisan, blue ribbon panel is to develop practical, data- driven policy options to increase public safety, improve offender accountability, reduce recidivism, and control growth of spending on corrections. 23 The committee report specifies that these funds may be used to develop, expand and strengthen assistance programs for child victims of sex and labor trafficking. Also that the Committee recognizes human trafficking as modern- day slavery, and urges DOJ to continue its efforts to eliminate human trafficking in all of its forms. The Committee directs DOJ to sup- port the victim- centered approach to recognizing and responding to human trafficking, especially across partnerships between Federal and local law enforcement agencies and victim service providers. 24 The Senate s recommendation is for task force activities and services for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking, including no less than $7 million for victim services for foreign national victims of trafficking. The Committee supports further efforts to pursue evidence- based approaches that ensure trafficking victims' services are comprehensive, culturally competent, and use a trauma- informed care approach that maximizes safety, trust, and choice for survivors. Also, the report state that funding may be used for victims of sex trafficking who are minors, which is au- thorized under VAWA The John R. Justice Grants authorize student loan repayment assistance for State and local prosecutors and public defenders, as well as Federal public defenders, to complement existing student loan repayment options for Federal prosecutors. 26 The Senate bill does not include line- item funding for tribal programs but recommends funding tribal grant programs by permitting 5 percent of discretionary grant and reimbursement program funds made available to the OJP to be used for tribal criminal justice assistance, and continues to strongly support efforts to help tribes improve the capacity of their criminal justice systems. The OJP is expected to consult closely with tribal stakeholders in determining how tribal assistance funds will be awarded for detention facilities, courts, alcohol and substance abuse programs, civil and criminal legal assistance, and other priorities. 27 Of the amount provided, up to $6 million is to improve State, local, and tribal probation supervision efforts and strategies. Up to $2 million is for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy. Also, up to $7.5 million may be used for performance- based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5 million shall be implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model. Also, the final bill gives the Attorney General the authority to waive matching requirements for Second Chance Act Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects, State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts, and Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternatives to Prison

5 programs. Also, the final bill gives the Attorney General the authority to waive matching requirements for Second Chance Act Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects, State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts, and Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternatives to Prison programs. 28 The committee- passed bill included $63 million. An amendment, offered by Rep. Barbara Lee (D- CA), passed on the House floor added $3 million. Unlike FY14, the House bill specifically does not include carve- outs for the Smart Probation and Pay for Success programs which the House bill funds under a new consolidated evidence- based activities initiative. 29 Of the total, not to exceed $7 million is for a program to improve state, local, and tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and strategies, and $5 million is for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy, provided that up to $15 million may be used for performance- based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $10 million shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model. 30 The committee- passed version included $9 million. Two amendments on the floor by Rep. Rich Nugent (R- FL) and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D- NM) added an additional $4 million. These funds are to support for a broad range of activities, including mental health courts, mental health and substance abuse treatment for incarcerated mentally ill offenders, community reentry services, and cross- training of criminal justice, law enforcement, and mental health personnel. Such grants also promote improved training of State and local law enforcement to help them identify and improve responses to people with mental illnesses. 31 The committee- passed version included $41 million. An amendment on the floor by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D- MA) added $3 million. 32 The committee- passed version included $5 million. Four separate amendments on the House floor, offered by Reps. Rich Nugent (R- FL), Julia Brownley (D- CA), Paul Gosar (R- AZ), and Gerald Connelly (D- VA), added about an additional $10 million. (Total amount not clear because Rep. Nugent s amendment for $4 million was for mental health, juvenile and veterans treatment courts as a group.) The report states that the Committee expects the Department to work in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs, as appropriate, to provide grant support for collaborative, rehabilitative approaches for continuing judicial supervision over offenders who are veterans. 33 This program is administered by BJA. 34 Of the amount provided, $117 million is for the Debbie Smith Act grants, $4 million is for the Kirk Bloodsworth grants, and $4 million is for the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants. 35 Of the amount provided, $117 million is for the Debbie Smith Act grants, $4 million is for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post- Conviction DNA Testing Program, and $4 million is for the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants. 36 Of the amount provided, $117 million is for the Debbie Smith Act grants, provided that up to 4 percent may be used for the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program; $4 million is for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post- Conviction DNA Testing Program, and $4 million is for the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants. Also, the committee report states that the Committee expects that OJP will make funding for DNA analysis and capacity enhancement a priority to meet the purposes of the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program. 37 Of the amount provided, $117 million is for the Debbie Smith Act grants, provided that up to 4 percent may be used for the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program; $4 million is for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post- Conviction DNA Testing Program, and $4 million is for the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants The Explanatory Statement which serves as a conference report says, These funds will strengthen NICS by assisting States in finding ways to add more records to the system, especially mental health records. This will help close gaps in Federal and State records currently available in NICS, which hinder the ability to confirm quickly whether a prospective purchaser is prohibited from acquiring a firearm. The agreement consolidates the National Criminal History Improvement Program and the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP), allowing grants to be made under both authorities. Not less than $12 million shall be available only for States meeting the requirements for NARIP. 41 The committee- passed bill included $59 million for the NICS program. The House added another $19.5 million on the floor, in an amendment offered by Rep. Mike Thompson (D- CA). The funding is for grants to improve records in the NICS system by combining the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) and the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP). The report states: The Committee directs that the grants made under the broader NCHIP authorities be made available only for efforts to improve records added to NICS. Additionally, the Department shall prioritize funding under NARIP authorities with the goal of making all States NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA) compliant. The Department also shall apply penalties to noncompliant States to the fullest extent of the law. The Committee understands that ATF is willing to provide technical assistance to all States seeking to establish programs that meet the NIAA requirements for NARIP grants. Even in the absence of funding exclusively for NARIP, the Committee directs the Department to continue these efforts. The Committee again urges OJP, ATF and FBI to assist States that are not currently eligible for NARIP grants in meeting the eligibility requirements. 42 Of the total, no less than $12 million shall be for grants under the NICS Improvement Amendments Act The House committee report states, According to OJP, jurisdictions continue to struggle with meeting the eligibility requirements mandated by the NICS Improvement Amendments Act. At present, only nine States are eligible for grants. The recommended funding level reflects the fact that there is a significant amount of carry- over funds available for obligation under this program. 45 The committee- passed bill included $36 million. An amendment on the floor offered by Rep. Steve Cohen (D- TN) added an additional $5 million for a total of $41 million. The report states that the Committee is concerned with the ongoing sexual assault kit backlog in jurisdictions across the country. The Committee encourages stakeholders and local law enforcement to continue working with Federal law enforcement to resolve this important issue. Also that [t]he Committee expects that this funding will be used only for efforts that directly reduce the backlog of sexual assault kits at law enforcement agencies. 46 This is a new competitive grant program to support multi- disciplinary community response teams tasked with developing and implementing comprehensive reform regarding sexual assault, including reducing the backlog of sexual assault kits at law enforcement agencies. The Committee notes that this effort is to compliment and not duplicate other DNA- related efforts focused on the testing of sexual assault kits at crime labs. The Committee directs that this new grant program be predicated on the lessons learned from the NIJ's initial research projects in Detroit and Houston and that the OJP establish a record of best practices for community- based sexual assault response reform. 47 The committee- passed version included $8 million. An amendment by Rep. Paul Gosar (R- AZ) passed on the House floor added another $8 million. The report applauds the efforts of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to partner with other organizations to foster inter- state interoperability and connectivity among State- run PDMPs, and encourages BJA to continue its support for efforts to establish a national network of interconnected PDMPs. Also the Committee directs BJA to prioritize grant funding for States which are engaged in initiatives to integrate PDMP data with electronic health systems, such as electronic health records and electronic prescribing systems. 48 The Senate committee includes a one- year exemption from the PREA penalties in FY15: The Committee has included bill language providing a 1 year exemption from the penalties required under the PREA for the following grant programs: the OVW's Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors [STOP] Grants; the OJP's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Title II Formula Grant Program.

6 49 The House CJS subcommittee- passed bill eliminated funding for this account. The full committee restored $1 million for wrongful conviction review. 50 This is Project Safe Neighborhoods that funds competitive grants aimed at reducing homicides and gun- related violent crime in communities overwhelmed by gangs of national significance, and illegally purchased and trafficked guns. Funding shall be used to hire new Federal and State prosecutors, support investigators, provide investigative and litigation training, deter juvenile gun crime, and develop and promote community outreach efforts, as well as to support other gun and gang violence reduction strategies. 51 Of the total, not more than $2.5 million is for intellectual property enforcement grants. 52 This was a new program requested in the President s budget request but not funded by either the House or Senate bill. Not in relation to this program, but in general, the Senate committee reports states: Many of the initiatives proposed by the Department come at the expense of effective existing grant pro- grams popular with Congress. This leaves the Committee in the position of filling holes, while trying to provide some funding for the administration's priorities. This also means that the number of grant programs grows, and the Committee cannot fund several pro- grams at the levels necessary to be most effective. While the proposed activities of many of these grant programs are noble, the Committee remains concerned that the perpetual authorization and proposal of new grants programs, while not de- authorizing or omitting redundant and archaic ones, has become un- manageable, particularly during these tight fiscal times. The Committee directs the Department to work more closely with the appropriate congressional committees to seriously consider the modification or omission of existing outdated programs before new proposals and initiatives are unveiled. The Committee once again urges the DOJ, working with Congress and stakeholder groups, to devise a proposal to consolidate and eliminate ineffective grant pro- grams and focus on successful programs that have a proven track record and are cost- effective for the taxpayers' dollars, but reminds the Department that the appropriations process is not the venue for broad authorizing changes. 53 This was a new program requested in the President s budget request but not funded by either the House or Senate bill. 54 This was a new program requested in the President s budget request but not funded by either the House or Senate bill statistical programs. 57 The committee- passed bill included a total of $1,236 million for the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance (the BJA) account. During floor consideration, a total of 14 amendments passed adding funding to programs within that category (most offset from accounts outside the grant programs or outside the Department) for a net increase of $51 million. Furthermore, up to 3 percent of the funds may be used by OJP for training and technical assistance. Up to 2 percent may be transferred to NIJ or BJS for research, evaluation, or statistical programs. Also the House committee report discusses Blue Alerts, which provide the means to speed the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously injure local, State, or Federal law enforcement officers. Eighteen states have adopted Blue Alert notification systems. The Committee encourages the Department to examine the utility and feasibility of establishing a national Blue Alert communications network to issue Blue Alerts in coordination with States, units of local government, local law enforcement agencies, and other appropriate entities. 58 The Senate committee report states: Faced with an era of budget constraints, the Committee strongly urges the OJP, COPS, and OVW to ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable, competitive grants are used for evidence- based programs and activities of proven effectiveness, innovation, targeted training and technical assistance, and multi- disciplinary collaboration, so as to maximize the result for each dollar spent. The report also states: The Committee notes the significant number of reductions in grant funding allowable for various purposes, including training, technical assistance, research, evaluation and statistics activities with set- asides ranging anywhere from 2 percent to 10 percent of total grant funding provided. In years past, the Committee sought to obtain a detailed accounting of these reductions by grant category as specified in the bill to no avail. To that end, the Committee directs the Department to prepare a comprehensive report to be provided concurrent with the spending plan that details the total amount provided for each grant program in this act, the specific reductions taken, the purpose for those reductions and the final use of those resources, including any transfers that may occur within the OJP, OVW and COPS. The Committee expects that the report will provide a complete analysis of the final amounts externally awarded and the amounts retained internally for other purposes. Overall, the bill permits up to 3 percent of grant and reimbursement program funds made available to OJP to be used for training and technical assistance, and permits up to 5 percent of discretionary grant and reimbursement program funds made available to OJP to be used for tribal criminal justice assistance. 59 From this total, $15 million shall be transferred to the Tribal Resources Grant Program. Also, the bill specifies that hiring grants require a 25 percent local match, unless waived by the COPS Office. Also, the amount to hire or re- hire a law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000, unless waived. 60 Of the total, $16.5 million shall be transferred to the Tribal Resources Grant Program to be used for the hiring and rehiring of tribal law enforcement officers and $7.5 million is for community policing development. Also, $5 million is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in section The committee- passed bill included $70 million for the Hiring program. An amendment passed on the floor by Rep. Dave Reichert (R- WA) added $110 million to the COPS Hiring program. A second amendment by Rep. Jerry McNerney (D- CA) added $3 million for technology purposes, for a total of $113 million. This brought the total for COPS Office programs to $210 million. The committee- passed bill specified that, of the total, $16.5 million shall be transferred to the Tribal Resources Grant Program, and $10 million is for regional anti- gang task forces. Of the total, $16.5 million shall be transferred to the Tribal Resources Grant Program, and $10 million is for regional anti- gang task forces, which is to fund multi- jurisdictional partnerships comprised of Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies to address gang activity, focusing on enforcement, prevention/education, and intervention. The Committee notes the nexus between gangs and human trafficking and notes the importance of task forces that target gangs of national significance, such as MS 13. The Committee also notes that these funds can be used for task forces that work toward disrupting gangs that traffic methamphetamine. 62 The total amount provided to tribal law enforcement hiring is $34 million, $16.5 million in direct allocation and $16.5 million from COPS Hiring. Further, of the total provided to COPS Hiring, $7.5 million is for community policing development activities and $5 million is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance. In addition, the committee notes that [t]he placement of law enforcement officers in schools carries a risk of contributing to a "school- to- prison pipeline" process where students are arrested or cited for minor, non- violent behavioral violations and then diverted to the juvenile court system. The Committee directs that the COPS Office continue to implement requirements and procedures regarding written memorandum of understanding and proper training for any COPS Hiring Grant funds used to hire school- based law enforcement officers. 63 The total amount provided to tribal law enforcement hiring is $34 million, $16.5 million in direct allocation and $16.5 million from COPS Hiring. 64 The total amount provided to tribal law enforcement hiring is $34 million, $16.5 million in direct allocation and $16.5 million from COPS Hiring. 65 Of this amount, $1.5 million is for related research, testing and evaluation programs. 66 Of this amount, $1.5 million is transferred to NIST OLES for research, testing and evaluation programs. 67 This program is included in the BJA section of the House bill. 68 This program is included in the BJA section of the Senate bill. Of the total, $1.5 million is transferred to NIST OLES for research, testing and evaluation programs. 69 The amount provided is for competitive grants to state law enforcement agencies in states with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine,

7 laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures; provided that funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers. 70 The Senate bill provides $10 million for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in states with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids; provided that these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration The committee- passed bill included $70 million for the Hiring program. Two amendment passed on the floor added a total of $113 million, for a total for COPS Office programs to $210 million. Up to 3 percent of the funds may be used by OJP for training and technical assistance. Up to 2 percent may be transferred to NIJ or BJS for research, evaluation, or statistical programs. 73 The Senate committee report states: Faced with an era of budget constraints, the Committee strongly urges the OJP, COPS, and OVW to ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable, competitive grants are used for evidence- based programs and activities of proven effectiveness, innovation, targeted training and technical assistance, and multi- disciplinary collaboration, so as to maximize the result for each dollar spent. 74 The bill text states, for training and technical assistance to assist small, non- profit organizations with the Federal grants process. 75 Of the amount provided, up to $10 million may be used for purposes of the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) for which funding is terminated in the final bill. OJJDP is directed to encourage states to find other sources of funding for JABG activities. 76 The Senate bill includes language exempting for the duration of the bill the JJDPA Title II (and Byrne JAG and OVW STOP) grants from the penalties for non- compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Within the amount provided, the Committee recommends $500,000 for competitive demonstration grants for State, local, and tribal juvenile justice detention facilities and systems to meet the needs of children and adolescents housed in detention facilities in preparation for, during, and after a disaster. 77 The House committee report stated, The Committee expects the Department to include providers of intensive youth mentoring activities associated with non- profit, long term, residential substance abuse treatment programs focused on juveniles involved with the criminal justice system among the eligible entities for youth mentoring grants. 78 Of the amount provided, $10 million is for Tribal youth programs, $5 million is to prevent underage drinking, and $5 million is for the gang education initiative. 79 Of the amount provided, $5 million is for Tribal youth programs, $3 million is to prevent underage drinking, $3 million is for the gang education initiative, and $5 million is for education collaborative assistance to help encourage evidence- based responses to youth discipline in schools and lessen the need for involvement of police and courts in youth misbehavior. 80 Of the amount provided, $5 million is for Tribal youth programs, $1 million is to prevent underage drinking, $3 million is for the gang education initiative, and $8 million is for education collaborative assistance to help encourage evidence- based responses to youth discipline in schools and lessen the need for involvement of police and courts in youth misbehavior 81 The final FY14 bill terminates funding for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant but allows up to $10 million from Part B formula funds to be used for building, expanding, renovating, or operating temporary or permanent juvenile correction, detention, or community corrections facilities, which are authorized activities under the former JABG program. OJP shall ensure that States using funding under this program for operating juvenile facilities include in their grant reporting a plan to transition away from using Juvenile Justice grant funding for such purposes in future fiscal years. In addition, OJP shall work with States to understand how Part B funding can be used for purpose areas where JABG and Part B overlap. OJP shall also ensure that States are aware of JABG purpose areas for which Byrne- JAG funding may be used. OJP should encourage States to pay particular attention to activities that are evidence based as well as those that increase offender accountability. 82 The committee directs the OJJDP ensure not less than 90 percent of the grants awarded are for the purposes of developing and maintaining child advocacy centers, including training and accreditation. $5 million shall be for Regional Children's Advocacy Centers [RCACs] Programs, established to provide information, consultation, training, and technical assistance to communities, and to help establish child- focused programs that facilitate and support coordination among agencies responding to child abuse. 83 The report states that the Committee expects the Department to allocate no less than $29.5 million for task force grants, training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and administrative costs for the Internet Crimes Against Children pro- gram. The Committee expects the Department to allocate $1 million to be used to hire and equip wounded, ill, or injured veterans as digital forensic analysts or investigators to support child exploitation investigations. 84 This was a new program requested in the President s budget request but not funded by either the House or Senate bill. 85 This funding is for a new program within the OJJDP to develop and implement standards of practice and policy for the management of effective model juvenile indigent defender offices. The program will also provide cost- effective and innovative training for the juvenile indigent defense bar, and court- appointed counsel working on behalf of juvenile indigent defendants, particularly in rural, remote, and underserved areas Up to 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized. Also, not more than 2 percent of most programs may be used for training and technical assistance. 88 The bill proposes that not more than 10 percent of most program may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized, and not more than 2 percent of some amounts may be used for training and technical assistance. Also, the committee report states, The Committee strongly supports the efforts of OJP and OIG to ensure that Federal grant funding is efficiently and effectively spent. The Committee urges OJP to continue working with both OIG and affected grantees to review and implement audit recommendations as quickly as practicable in order to minimize the administrative and financial bur- den on those grantees and the disruption of services to the community. 89 The Senate bill specifies that not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized; and provided further that not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated for certain programs may be used for TTA. 90 The Senate bill includes language exempting for the duration of the bill the OVW STOP (and the Byrne JAG and JJDPA Title II) grants from the penalties for non- compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). The committee report states: The fiscal year recommendation will allow jurisdictions to implement mandatory pro- arrest and prosecution policies to prevent, identify, and respond to violent crimes against women, support coordination of State victim services, assist Native victims in Indian country, and provide secure settings and specialized procedures for visitation and exchange of children in families experiencing domestic violence. The recommendation supports in- creasing access to comprehensive legal services for victims, pro- viding short- term housing assistance and support services for domestic violence victims, and education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.

8 91 Of the amount provided, not less than $250,000 is to collect statistics and report on the incidence of honor violence in the U.S. 92 Funding is included in the OJP section of the final appropriations bill. 93 The House committee report states that the bill provides $25 million above FY 14 funding for the Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) Within available resources, OVC may implement the office s Vision 21, which seeks to bring better technology, planning, research and data into the crime victims services field. 94 Under the OJP section of the bill, $12.5 million is made available for the Office of Victims of Crime for supplemental victims' services and other victim- related programs and initiatives, including research and statistics, and for tribal assistance for "victims of violence. The report states that the committee supports Vision 21's goals of funding initiatives that will address the need for more data- driven research and evaluation on victimization and services; holistic legal assistance for crime victims; resources to reach tribal and rural victims in areas where service providers do not exist; support of national emergency hotlines, online, and other programs that serve American crime victims at the national and international level; and capacity building to provide technology- and evidence- based training and technical assistance. 95 Of the amount provided, $4 million would be for a homicide reduction initiative. 96 Of the amount provided, $4 million is for a homicide reduction initiative. 97 Of the amount provided, $4 million is for a homicide reduction initiative. 98 Of the amount provided, $4 million is for a homicide reduction initiative. 99 The committee- passed bill included $12 million. An amendment offered by Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D- AZ) added another $1 million on the floor This program is funded out of OJJDP percent of the total shall be available for the program authorized by section of the 1968 Act. 105 The House bill provides $10 million for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence This funding is to be transferred for administration by OJP Not to exceed 5 percent of funds may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training and technical assistance. 110 The committee- passed version included $426 million. An amendment on the floor by Rep. Pete Gallego (D- TX) added another $2.5 million, offset from OJP programs. A second amendment added $1 million for programs to address campus violence, for an increase to the overall OVW programs of about $4 million. The committee report says that OVW grants are a vital source of funding to survivors of sexual and domestic assault and abuse. The Committee directs OVW to ensure full and open competition for fiscal year grants. 111 Up to 5 percent of funds may be made available for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance. The Senate committee report states: The Committee expects the OVW to award grants within the same fiscal year that funds are appropriated. While the Committee recognizes there may be exceptions to this rule, such as the creation of or substantial funding for a new grant program, the Committee has made it a priority to pro- vide adequate funding for the OVW salaries and expenses in order to ensure the timeliness of grant awards. The Committee expects the OVW to discuss, calculate, and plan in detail the best way to administer a grant program. Also, the Senate committee report states: Faced with an era of budget constraints, the Committee strongly urges the OJP, COPS, and OVW to ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable, competitive grants are used for evidence- based programs and activities of proven effectiveness, innovation, targeted training and technical assistance, and multi- disciplinary collaboration, so as to maximize the result for each dollar spent. 112 Deposits into the Crime Victims Fund come from federal crime fines, forfeitures and special assessments. Since FY2000, Congress has capped the amount that can be distributed from the fund in any give fiscal year. 113 The sequester was applied to the entire $11.4 billion in the Crime Victims Fund, for a total of $823 million sequestered from above the cap, thereby not reducing the amount of VOCA funding made available. 114 Of the total, $5 million is for NIST. 115 The committee report encourages NIJ to continue research into the causes of domestic radicalization and includes an additional $4 million as a carve- out from Byrne JAG for domestic radicalization research. 116 Of the $45 million, $36 million is for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). 117 The report states that BJS should build on the work begun in FY14 to collect statistics and report on the incidence of honor violence in the United States. Building on this initial research, the House bill includes language directing BJS to include honor violence in the National Crime Victimization Survey, beginning not later than two years after enactment of this Act. 118 The funding supports the sharing of nationwide criminal intelligence and other resources with State, local, and other law enforcement agencies and organizations. Such activities should address critical and chronic criminal threats, including gangs, terrorism, narcotics, weapons and officer safety or "event deconfliction," and should reflect regional as well as national threat priorities. In addition, funds shall be available to support local- to- local law enforcement data and information sharing efforts focused on solving routine crimes, especially in rural areas, by sharing law enforcement information not categorized as criminal intelligence. All activities shall be consistent with national information- sharing standards and requirements as determined by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. 119 Funding is for continued development and deployment of CrimeSolutions.gov, which uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policymakers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. 120 The What Works Clearinghouse was included in the Consolidated Evidence- Based Programs Initiative in the House bill. 121 Of the amount provided, $4 million is to support a Forensic Science Advisory Committee and $3 million is for transfer to NIST to support scientific working groups. 122 The House bill does not include funding for the forensics initiative because [t]he Committee is concerned that the Administration s forensic sciences initiative lacks the involvement of the State and local practitioner community, making the community an observer not a participant in addressing forensic reform, and thereby running the risk that the initiative will not take into consideration existing, proven standards and processes used within the community. Further the report says that [t]he Committee understands there is a lack of emphasis on solution- based approaches to training local officers and using available technology to reduce court backlogs and increase prosecutions. The Committee encourages an emphasis be placed on providing resources for multi- jurisdictional forensic service providers who, in collaboration with universities, can help provide access to forensic expertise, assistance and continuing education to law enforcement agencies, particularly in rural under- served areas.