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 (42 121 STAT. 1908 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); 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); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296), which may include research and development; and other programs (including Statewide Automated Victims Notification Program); including salaries and expenses in connection therewith, $196,184,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That grants under subparagraphs (1)(A) and (B) of Public Law 98–473 are issued pursuant to rules or guidelines that generally establish a publicly-announced, competitive process: Provided further, That not to exceed $127,915,000 shall be expended in total for Office of Justice Programs management and administration. 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 Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (“the 1990 Act”); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); and other programs; $908,136,000 (including amounts for administrative costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the “Justice Assistance” account), to remain available until expended as follows:(1) $170,433,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act, (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of the 1968 Act, shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which $2,000,000 is for use by 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 $2,000,000 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;(2) $410,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5));(3) $30,080,000 for the Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal governments for costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by local offices of the United States Attorneys;121 STAT. 1909(4) $2,820,000 for the Northern Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal governments for costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by local offices of the United States Attorneys;(5) $187,513,000 for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation);(6) $16,000,000 for competitive grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation);(7) $940,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of the 1994 Act;(8) $9,400,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386 and for programs authorized under Public Law 109–164;(9) $15,200,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;(10) $7,050,000 for a prescription drug monitoring program;(11) $17,860,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79) including statistics, data, and research, of which $1,692,000 shall be transferred to the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission for authorized activities;(12) $9,400,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of the 1968 Act;(13) $22,440,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of which—(A) $8,630,000 shall be available for grants under section 20109 of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act;(B) $8,630,000 shall be available for the Tribal Courts Initiative; and(C) $5,180,000 shall be available for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction assistance grants;(14) $2,500,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108–405; and(15) $6,500,000 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 heading 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. For an additional amount for “State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance”, $100,000,000 for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the two principal 2008 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions, to be divided equally between the conventions: Provided, That the amount provided by this paragraph is designated as described in section 5 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).121 STAT. 1910