Office of Justice Programs

Office of Justice Programs Justice Assistance For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, including salaries and expenses in connection therewith, the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21), and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, $190,125,000, to remain available until expended. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (“the 1994 Act”); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); and other programs; $1,297,684,000 (including amounts for administrative costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the “Justice Assistance” account): Provided, That all balances under this heading for programs to address violence against women may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for “Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs”: Provided further, That funding provided under this heading shall remain available until expended as follows:(1) $225,000,000 for Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995, except that for purposes of this Act and retroactive to October 1, 2000, Guam shall be considered as one “State” for all purposes under H.R. 728, notwithstanding any provision of section 108(3) thereof, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be considered a “unit of local government” as well as a “State”, for the purposes set forth in paragraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of section 101(a)(2) of H.R. 728, and for establishing crime prevention programs involving cooperation between community residents and law enforcement personnel in order to control, detect, or investigate crime or the prosecution of criminals: Provided, That funding shall be available for the purposes authorized by part E of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That no funds provided under this 118 STAT. 56 heading may be used as matching funds for any other Federal grant program, of which—(A) $80,000,000 shall be for Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing facilities and other areas in cooperation with State and local law enforcement, as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 104–294 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note);(B) $10,000,000 shall be available for grants, contracts, and other assistance to carry out section 102(c) of H.R. 728; and(C) $2,981,000 for USA Freedom Corps activities;(2) $300,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act: Provided, That funds shall be disbursed only as a direct reimbursement for each State’s documented cost for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens;(3) $2,000,000 for the Cooperative Agreement Program for the improvement of State and local correctional facilities holding prisoners in custody of the United States Marshals Service;(4) $15,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of which—(A) $2,000,000 shall be available for grants under section 20109(a)(2) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act;(B) $8,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Courts Initiative; and(C) $5,000,000 shall be available for demonstration projects on alcohol and crime in Indian Country;(5) $659,117,000 for programs authorized by part E of title I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding the provisions of section 511 of said Act, of which $159,117,000 shall be for discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs;(6) $10,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386;(7) $892,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of the 1994 Act;(8) $38,500,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by part EE of title I of the 1968 Act;(9) $2,000,000 for public awareness programs addressing marketing scams aimed at senior citizens, as authorized by section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act;(10) $7,000,000 for a prescription drug monitoring program;(11) $37,175,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution programs as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79), of which $2,175,000 shall be transferred to the National Prison Rape Reduction Commission for authorized activities; and(12) $1,000,000 for a State and local law enforcement hate crimes training and technical assistance program: Provided, That funds made available in fiscal year 2004 under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act may be obligated for programs to assist States in the litigation processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus petitions and for drug testing initiatives: Provided further, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this title to increase 118 STAT. 57 the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety service. Weed and Seed Program Fund For necessary expenses, including salaries and related expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to implement “Weed and Seed” program activities, $58,542,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, for inter-governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies, non-profit organizations, and agencies of local government engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes and drug offenses in “Weed and Seed” designated communities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice and other Federal agencies which shall be specified by the Attorney General to execute the “Weed and Seed” program strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Congress through language for other Department of Justice appropriation accounts for “Weed and Seed” program activities shall be managed and executed by the Attorney General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct the use of other Department of Justice funds and personnel in support of “Weed and Seed” program activities only after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act. COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (including administrative costs), $756,283,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds that become available as a result of deobligations from prior year balances may not be obligated except in accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That of the funds under this heading, not to exceed $1,972,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice Programs for reimbursable services associated with programs administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office: Provided further, That section 1703(b) and (c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”) shall not apply to non-hiring grants made pursuant to part Q of title I thereof (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.). Of the amounts provided—(1) $120,000,000 for the hiring of law enforcement officers, including $60,000,000 for school resource officers;(2) $25,000,000 for the matching grant program for Law Enforcement Armor Vests pursuant to section 2501 of part Y of the 1968 Act;(3) $25,000,000 to improve tribal law enforcement including equipment and training;(4) $54,050,000 for policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in “drug hot spots”;(5) $15,000,000 for Police Corps education and training: Provided, That the out-year program costs of new recruits shall be fully funded from funds currently available;(6) $158,407,000 for a law enforcement technology program;118 STAT. 58(7) $30,000,000 for grants to upgrade criminal records, as authorized under the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601);(8) $100,000,000 for a DNA analysis and backlog reduction formula program, of which—(A) $55,000,000 shall be for eliminating casework backlogs;(B) $5,000,000 shall be for eliminating the offender backlog;(C) $30,000,000 shall be for strengthening crime lab capacity;(D) $5,000,000 shall be for training the criminal justice community; and(E) $5,000,000 shall be for using DNA to identify missing persons;(9) $10,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.);(10) $30,000,000 for the Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal governments only for costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by local United States Attorneys offices;(11) $5,000,000 for an offender re-entry program, as authorized by Public Law 107–273;(12) $10,000,000 for a police integrity program;(13) $30,000,000 for Project Safe Neighborhoods to reduce gun violence, and gang and drug-related crime;(14) $24,226,000 for grants, contracts and other assistance to States under section 102(b) of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601), of which $5,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for grants, contracts, and other agreements to develop school safety technologies and training;(15) $85,000,000 for the COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program;(16) $4,600,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative; and(17) not to exceed $30,000,000 for program management and administration. violence against women prevention and prosecution programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (“the 1994 Act”); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (“the 1990 Act”); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); $387,629,000 (including amounts for administrative costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the “Justice Assistance” account), to remain available until expended. Of the amount provided— (1) $11,897,000 for the court appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;118 STAT. 59 (2) $2,281,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; (3) $994,000 for grants for televised testimony, as authorized by part N of the 1968 Act; (4) $168,334,000 for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act, of which— (A) $5,200,000 shall be for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women; and (B) $10,000,000 shall be for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the Safe Start Program, as authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974; (5) $64,503,000 for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act; (6) $39,685,000 for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; (7) $4,957,000 for training programs as authorized by section 40152 of the 1994 Act, and for related local demonstration projects; (8) $2,981,000 for grants to improve the stalking and domestic violence databases, as authorized by section 40602 of the 1994 Act; (9) $9,935,000 to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 1108(a) of Public Law 106–386; (10) $39,740,000 for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of Public Law 106–386; (11) $4,968,000 for enhancing protection for older and disabled women from domestic violence and sexual assault as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act; (12) $14,903,000 for the safe havens for children pilot program as authorized by section 1301 of Public Law 106–386; (13) $15,000,000 shall be for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault as authorized by Public Law 108–21; and (14) $7,451,000 for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of Public Law 106–386. JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (“the Act”), and other juvenile justice programs, including salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Justice Assistance, $352,700,000, to remain available until expended, as follows—(1) $3,600,000 for concentration of Federal efforts, as authorized by section 204 of the Act;(2) $84,000,000 for State and local programs authorized by section 221 of the Act, including training and technical assistance to assist small, non-profit organizations with the Federal grants process;118 STAT. 60(3) $2,500,000 for research, evaluation, training and technical assistance, as authorized by sections 251 and 252 of the Act;(4) $79,600,000 for demonstration projects as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the Act;(5) $80,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the Act, of which—(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth program;(B) $20,000,000 shall be for a gang resistance education and training program to be coordinated with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and(C) $25,000,000 shall be for grants of $360,000 to each State and $6,640,000 shall be available for discretionary grants to States, for programs and activities to enforce State laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical assistance and training;(6) $5,000,000 for Project Childsafe;(7) $10,000,000 for the Secure Our Schools Act as authorized by Public Law 106–386;(8) $15,000,000 for Project Sentry to reduce youth gun violence, and gang and drug-related crime;(9) $13,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; and(10) $60,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program as authorized by Public Law 107–273 and Guam shall be considered a State:Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount in this section may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized, and not more than 2 percent of each amount may be used for training and technical assistance. Public Safety Officers Benefits To remain available until expended, for payments authorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4339–4340); and $3,000,000, to remain available until expended for payments as authorized by section 1201(b) of said Act.