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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1557
To establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison
populations, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 21, 2019
Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce
prison populations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reverse Mass Incarcer-
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ation Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime
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Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101
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et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘PART OO—STATE PRISON POPULATION
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REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM
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‘‘SEC. 3051. GRANT PROGRAM.
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make
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grants to States to assist States in reducing crime rates
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and incarcerations.
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State shall be eligible to re-
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ceive a grant under this section if the State demonstrates
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that, during the 3-year period preceding the application
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for a grant under this section—
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‘‘(1) the total number of individuals incarcer-
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ated in correctional or detention facilities in the
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State was reduced by not less than 7 percent; and
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‘‘(2) the rate of crime within the State did not
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increase by more than 3 percent.
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‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible State seeking a
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grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
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eral an application in such form and manner and at such
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time as the Attorney General requires, which shall include
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a clear methodology based on population size and other
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factors.
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‘‘(d) USE
OF GRANT FUNDS.—A grant awarded
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under this section shall be used by a State to implement
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evidence-based programs designed to reduce crime rates
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and incarcerations.’’.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
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1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
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Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)) is amended by
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adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(29) There are authorized to be appropriated to
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carry out part OO $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years
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2020 through 2029.’’.
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