Sec. 12. Effective administration of criminal justice
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This section may be cited as the Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2013 . Section 502 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3752 ) is amended— by inserting
(a)before In General .— To request a grant ; and by adding at the end the following: A comprehensive State-wide plan detailing how grants received under this section will be used to improve the administration of the criminal justice system, which shall— be designed in consultation with local governments, and all segments of the criminal justice system, including judges, prosecutors, law enforcement personnel, corrections personnel, and providers of indigent defense services, victim services, juvenile justice delinquency prevention programs, community corrections, and reentry services; include a description of how the State will allocate funding within and among each of the uses described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(G)of section 501(a)(1); describe the process used by the State for gathering evidence-based data and developing and using evidence-based and evidence-gathering approaches in support of funding decisions; and be updated every 5 years, with annual progress reports that— address changing circumstances in the State, if any; describe how the State plans to adjust funding within and among each of the uses described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(G)of section 501(a)(1); provide an ongoing assessment of need; discuss the accomplishment of goals identified in any plan previously prepared under this paragraph; and reflect how the plan influenced funding decisions in the previous year. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall begin to provide technical assistance to States and local governments requesting support to develop and implement the strategic plan required under subsection (a)(6). Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall begin to provide technical assistance to States and local governments, including any agent thereof with responsibility for administration of justice, requesting support to meet the obligations established by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall include— public dissemination of practices, structures, or models for the administration of justice consistent with the requirements of the Sixth Amendment; and assistance with adopting and implementing a system for the administration of justice consistent with the requirements of the Sixth Amendment. There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this subsection. . The requirement to submit a strategic plan under section 501(a)(6) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by subsection (b), shall apply to any application submitted under such section 501 for a grant for any fiscal year beginning after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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