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), the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405), and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, $233,233,000, 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”); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); and other programs; $1,142,707,000 (including amounts for administrative costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the “Justice Assistance” account): Provided, That funding provided under this heading shall remain available until expended, as follows—119 STAT. 2300(1) $416,478,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program pursuant to the amendments made by section 201 of H.R. 3036 of the 108th Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives on March 30, 2004 (except that the special rules for Puerto Rico established pursuant to such amendments shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which—(A) $10,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice in assisting units of local government to identify, select, develop, modernize, and purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement; and(B) $85,000,000 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);(2) $405,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act;(3) $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;(4) $191,704,000 for discretionary grants authorized by subpart 2 of part E, of title I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding the provisions of section 511 of said Act;(5) $10,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386;(6) $850,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of the 1994 Act;(7) $10,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by part EE of the 1968 Act;(8) $7,500,000 for a prescription drug monitoring program;(9) $18,175,000 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 Elimination Commission for authorized activities; (10) $10,000,000 for grants for residential substance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as authorized by part S of the 1968 Act; (11) $10,000,000 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) $1,000,000 for a capital litigation improvement grant program;(13) $5,000,000 for a cannabis eradication program to be administered by the Drug Enforcement Administration; (14) $22,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of which—(A) $9,000,000 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; and119 STAT. 2301(C) $5,000,000 shall be available for demonstration projects on alcohol and crime in Indian Country; and (15) $5,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act:Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this title to increase 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, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 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 and gang-related 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: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated for the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be directed for comprehensive community development training and technical assistance. community oriented policing services (including transfers of funds) For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (including administrative costs), $478,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds under this heading, not to exceed $2,575,000 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.): Provided further, That up to $34,000,000 of balances made available as a result of prior year deobligations may be obligated for program management and administration, of which $5,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Provided 119 STAT. 2302 further, That any balances made available as a result of prior year deobligations in excess of $34,000,000 shall only be obligated in accordance with section 605 of this Act. Of the amounts provided—(1) $30,000,000 is for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests as authorized by section 2501 of part Y of the 1968 Act, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 may be for the National Institute of Justice to test and evaluate vests;(2) $63,590,000 is for policing initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in “drug hot spots”;(3) $139,904,000 is for a law enforcement technologies and interoperable communications program;(4) $10,000,000 is for grants to upgrade criminal records, as authorized under the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601);(5) $5,000,000 is for an offender re-entry program; (6) $108,531,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program, and for other State, local and Federal forensic activities, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grant programs as authorized by sections 412 and 413 of Public Law 108–405;(7) $15,000,000 is for law enforcement assistance to Indian tribes; (8) $40,000,000 for a national program to reduce gang violence;(9) $4,000,000 is for training and technical assistance; (10) $18,500,000 is for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.); (11) $28,775,000 is 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); and (12) $15,000,000 is for Project Safe Neighborhoods, of which $4,500,000 is for the National District Attorneys Association to conduct prosecutorial training by the National Advocacy Center. 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, $342,739,000, to remain available until expended, as follows—(1) $712,000 for concentration of Federal efforts, as authorized by section 204 of the Act;(2) $80,000,000 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;(3) $106,027,000 for demonstration projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the Act;(4) $10,000,000 for juvenile mentoring programs;(5) $65,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the Act, of which—119 STAT. 2303(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;(B) $25,000,000 shall be for a gang resistance education and training program; 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) $1,000,000 for Project Childsafe;(7) $15,000,000 for the Secure Our Schools Act as authorized by Public Law 106–386;(8) $15,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; and(9) $50,000,000 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 may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of each amount may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided further, That the previous two provisos shall not apply to demonstration projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the Act: Provided further, That section 702(a) of Public Law 88–352 shall apply to any grants for World Vision, described in House Report No. 108–792 and the statement of managers accompanying this Act, and awarded by the Attorney General. 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 $4,884,000, to remain available until expended for payments as authorized by section 1201(b) of said Act; and $4,064,000 for educational assistance, as authorized by section 1212 of the 1968 Act.