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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 697 (Introduced in Senate) — To reform sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices, and for other purposes. · Sec. 502

Sec. 502. Grant program

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Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Attorney General may make grants to States to assist States in reducing crime rates and incarcerations. A State shall be eligible to receive a grant under this section if the State demonstrates that, during the 3-year period preceding the application for a grant under this section— the total number of individuals incarcerated in correctional or detention facilities in the State was reduced by not less than 7 percent; and the rate of crime within the State did not increase by more than 3 percent.
An eligible State seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and manner and at such time as the Attorney General requires, which shall include a clear methodology based on population size and other factors. A grant awarded under this section shall be used by a State to implement evidence-based programs designed to reduce crime rates and incarcerations. . Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part OO $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029. .
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