Sec. 3. DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE CRIMINAL SECTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
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## SEC. 3 DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE CRIMINAL SECTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION **[**[28 U.S.C. 509 note](/us/usc/t28/s509)**]** ###
(a)In General The Attorney General shall designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. ###
(b)Responsibility ####
(1)In general The Deputy Chief shall be responsible for coordinating the investigation and prosecution of violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1979, and resulted in a death. ####
(2)Coordination In investigating a complaint under paragraph (1), the Deputy Chief may coordinate investigative activities with State and local law enforcement officials, and eligible entities. ####
(3)Review of closed cases The Deputy Chief may, to the extent practicable, reopen and review any case involving a violation described in paragraph
(1)that was closed prior to the date of the enactment of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 without an in-person investigation or review conducted by an officer or employee of the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice or by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ####
(4)Public engagement #####
(A)In general The Department shall hold meetings with representatives of the Civil Rights Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Community Relations Service, eligible entities, and where appropriate, state and local law enforcement to discuss the status of the Department’s work under this Act. #####
(B)Authorization of appropriations In addition to amounts made available to carry out this Act under section 6, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each of the next 10 subsequent fiscal years to carry out this paragraph. ###
(c)Study and Report ####
(1)Study The Attorney General shall annually conduct a study of the cases under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Chief or under the jurisdiction of the Supervisory Special Agent and, in conducting the study, shall determine— #####
(A)the number of open investigations within the Department for violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1979; #####
(B)the number of new cases opened pursuant to this Act since the previous year’s study; #####
(C)the number of unsealed Federal cases charged within the study period, including the case names, the jurisdiction in which the charges were brought, and the date the charges were filed; #####
(D)the number of cases referred by the Department to a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor within the study period, the number of such cases that resulted in State charges being filed, the jurisdiction in which such charges were filed, the date the charges were filed, and if a jurisdiction declines to prosecute or participate in an investigation of a case so referred, the fact it did so; #####
(E)the number of cases within the study period that were closed without Federal prosecution, the case names of unsealed Federal cases, the dates the cases were closed, and the relevant federal statutes; #####
(F)the number of attorneys who worked, in whole or in part, on any case described in subsection (b)(1); #####
(G)the applications submitted for grants under section 5, the award of such grants, and the purposes for which the grant amount were expended; and #####
(H)the number of cases referred by an eligible entity or a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor to the Department within the study period, the number of such cases that resulted in Federal charges being filed, the date the charges were filed, and if the Department declines to prosecute or participate in an investigation of a case so referred, the fact that it did so, and the outreach, collaboration, and support for investigations and prosecutions of violations of criminal civil rights statutes described in section 2(3), including murders and including disappearances described in section 2(4), within Federal, State, and local jurisdictions. ####
(2)Report Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph
(1)and a description of the activities conducted under subsection (b)(3).
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DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE CRIMINAL SECTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
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