34 U.S.C. § 41507 — National Gang Intelligence Center

Page 650 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 41506 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘database’’. 3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘known’’. and technological costs to federal law enforce- ment agencies participating in the database project. (3) The Director of the Bureau of Justice As- sistance of the Office of Justice Programs may make grants to help provide for the administra- tive and technological costs to State and local law enforcement agencies participating in the data base 2 project. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, $5,000,000 for educating and training federal law enforce- ment regarding organized retail theft, for inves- tigating, apprehending and prosecuting individ- uals engaged in organized retail theft, and for working with the private sector to establish and utilize the database described in subsection (a). (c) Definition of organized retail theft For purposes of this section, ‘‘organized retail theft’’ means— (1) the violation of a State prohibition on re- tail merchandise theft or shoplifting, if the violation consists of the theft of quantities of items that would not normally be purchased for personal use or consumption and for the purpose of reselling the items or for reentering the items into commerce; (2) the receipt, possession, concealment, bar- tering, sale, transport, or disposal of any prop- erty that is know 3 or should be known to have been taken in violation of paragraph (1); or (3) the coordination, organization, or re- cruitment of persons to undertake the conduct described in paragraph (1) or (2). (Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1105, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3092; Pub. L. 109–271, § 8(a), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 766.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified as a note under sec- tion 509 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2006—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 109–271 substituted ‘‘The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Of- fice of Justice Programs may’’ for ‘‘The Attorney Gen- eral through the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice may’’. § 41506. United States-Mexico Border Violence Task Force (a) Task Force (1) The Attorney General shall establish the United States-Mexico Border Violence Task Force in Laredo, Texas, to combat drug and fire- arms trafficking, violence, and kidnapping along the border between the United States and Mex- ico and to provide expertise to the law enforce- ment and homeland security agencies along the border between the United States and Mexico. The Task Force shall include personnel from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex- plosives, Immigration and Customs Enforce- ment, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs and Border Protection, other Federal agencies (as appropriate), the Texas Department of Public Safety, and local law enforcement agencies. (2) The Attorney General shall make available funds to provide for the ongoing administrative and technological costs to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies participating in the Task Force. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2009, for— (1) the establishment and operation of the United States-Mexico Border Violence Task Force; and (2) the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of individuals engaged in drug and firearms trafficking, violence, and kidnapping along the border between the United States and Mexico. (Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1106, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3093.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified as a note under sec- tion 509 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 41507. National Gang Intelligence Center (a) Establishment The Attorney General shall establish a Na- tional Gang Intelligence Center and gang infor- mation database to be housed at and adminis- tered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to collect, analyze, and disseminate gang activity information from— (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (2) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- arms, and Explosives; (3) the Drug Enforcement Administration; (4) the Bureau of Prisons; (5) the United States Marshals Service; (6) the Directorate of Border and Transpor- tation Security of the Department of Home- land Security; (7) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (8) the Office of Justice Services of the Bu- reau of Indian Affairs; (9) tribal, State, and local law enforcement; (10) Federal, tribal, State, and local prosecu- tors; (11) Federal, tribal, State, and local proba- tion and parole offices; (12) Federal, tribal, State, and local prisons and jails; and (13) any other entity as appropriate. (b) Information The Center established under subsection (a) shall make available the information referred to in subsection (a) to— (1) Federal, tribal, State, and local law en- forcement agencies; Page 651 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 41508 (2) Federal, tribal, State, and local correc- tions agencies and penal institutions; (3) Federal, tribal, State, and local prosecu- torial agencies; and (4) any other entity as appropriate. (c) Annual report The Center established under subsection (a) shall annually submit to Congress a report on gang activity. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and for each fiscal year thereafter. (Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1107, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3093; Pub. L. 111–211, title II, § 251(a), July 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 2297.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified as a note under sec- tion 534 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2010—Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 111–211, § 251(a)(1)(A), (B), added par. (8) and redesignated former par. (8) as (9). Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 111–211, § 251(a)(1)(A), (C), redes- ignated par. (8) as (9) and substituted ‘‘tribal, State,’’ for ‘‘State’’. Former par. (9) redesignated (10). Subsec. (a)(10) to (12). Pub. L. 111–211, § 251(a)(1)(A), (D), redesignated pars. (9) to (11) as (10) to (12), respec- tively, and inserted ‘‘tribal,’’ before ‘‘State,’’ wherever appearing. Former par. (12) redesignated (13). Subsec. (a)(13). Pub. L. 111–211, § 251(a)(1)(A), redesig- nated par. (12) as (13). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–211, § 251(a)(2), inserted ‘‘trib- al,’’ before ‘‘State,’’ wherever appearing. § 41508. Grants to States for threat assessment databases (a) In general The Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs, shall make grants under this section to the highest State courts in States participating in the program, for the purpose of enabling such courts to establish and maintain a threat assessment database described in sub- section (b). (b) Database For purposes of subsection (a), a threat assess- ment database is a database through which a State can— (1) analyze trends and patterns in domestic terrorism and crime; (2) project the probabilities that specific acts of domestic terrorism or crime will occur; and (3) develop measures and procedures that can effectively reduce the probabilities that those acts will occur. (c) Core elements The Attorney General shall define a core set of data elements to be used by each database fund- ed by this section so that the information in the database can be effectively shared with other States and with the Department of Justice. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fis- cal years 2008 through 2011. (Pub. L. 110–177, title III, § 303, Jan. 7, 2008, 121 Stat. 2540.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3714a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Subtitle V—Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Personnel Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS Pub. L. 115–113, § 3, Jan. 10, 2018, 131 Stat. 2276, pro- vided that: ‘‘The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop resources to educate mental health providers about the culture of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies and evidence-based therapies for mental health issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers.’’ SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS Pub. L. 115–113, § 4, Jan. 10, 2018, 131 Stat. 2277, pro- vided that: ‘‘The Attorney General shall— ‘‘(1) in consultation with Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies— ‘‘(A) identify and review the effectiveness of any existing crisis hotlines for law enforcement offi- cers; ‘‘(B) provide recommendations to Congress on whether Federal support for existing crisis hotlines or the creation of an alternative hotline would im- prove the effectiveness or use of the hotline; and ‘‘(C) conduct research into the efficacy of an an- nual mental health check for law enforcement offi- cers; ‘‘(2) in consultation with the Secretary of Home- land Security and the head of other Federal agencies that employ law enforcement officers, examine the mental health and wellness needs of Federal law en- forcement officers, including the efficacy of expand- ing peer mentoring programs for law enforcement of- ficers at each Federal agency; ‘‘(3) ensure that any recommendations, resources, or programs provided under this Act [see Short Title of 2018 Amendment note set out under section 10101 of this title] protect the privacy of participating law en- forcement officers; and ‘‘(4) not later than 1 year after the date of enact- ment of this Act [Jan. 10, 2018], submit a report to Congress containing findings from the review and re- search under paragraphs (1) and (2), and final rec- ommendations based upon those findings.’’ Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 13774. PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST FED- ERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS Ex. Ord. No. 13774, Feb. 9, 2017, 82 F.R. 10695, provided: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the execu- tive branch to: (a) enforce all Federal laws in order to enhance the protection and safety of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers, and thereby all Ameri- cans; (b) develop strategies, in a process led by the Depart- ment of Justice (Department) and within the bound- aries of the Constitution and existing Federal laws, to further enhance the protection and safety of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers; and