Sec. 5. Defunding no cash bail
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In order to be eligible to receive any amounts under a covered grant, a State or unit of local government shall, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter, submit to the Attorney General a certification that— the State or unit of local government does not have in effect a law, rule, policy, or practice that prohibits criminal courts from— imposing money bail for any felony or any violent misdemeanor offense; or taking the criminal history and dangerousness of the defendant into account when setting money bail for any felony or violent misdemeanor offense; and prosecution office of the State or unit of local government does not have in effect a law, rule, policy, or practice of prohibiting the imposition of money bail for any felony or violent misdemeanor offense.
Amounts not allocated to a State or unit of local government under a covered grant for failure to fully comply with subsection
(a)shall be reallocated under the applicable covered grant program to States or units of local government that have not failed to comply with subsection (a).