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H.R. 6527House114th Congress (2015-2017)In Committee

SADD Act of 2016

Sponsored by Stephen Lee FincherRep. Stephen Lee Fincher (R-TN)
Introduced December 12, 2016

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

December 22, 2016

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Introduced in House

December 12, 2016

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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1710)

December 12, 2016

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

December 12, 2016

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

December 22, 2016

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 12, 2016

I

114th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6527

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 12, 2016

Mr. Fincher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To provide for a supplemental award of funds under the Byrne JAG program to States that report DUI convictions to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the States Against Drunk Driving Act of 2016 or the SADD Act of 2016.

2.

Supplemental Byrne JAG award for States reporting DUI convictions

(a)

Supplemental award

To the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts, and in addition to the amounts otherwise allocated under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), the Attorney General shall award to a State, for a fiscal year, a supplemental award of funds equal to 5 percent of the allocation to that State for that fiscal year under section 505(a)(1)(A) of such subpart. Such supplemental award shall be treated as provided under section 505(b)(1).

(b)

Eligibility

To be eligible for a supplemental award under subsection (a), a State shall, in the prior fiscal year—

(1)

maintain an effective reporting rate for DUI convictions of not less than 90 percent; and

(2)

have in effect a law or policy requiring that a DUI conviction shall be taken into account, for a period of not less than 10 years after the date on which such conviction is entered, for purposes of any sentencing enhancement under the criminal law of that State.

3.

Definition

In this Act:

(1)

The term DUI conviction means, in the case of a State, a criminal conviction under the law of that State for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a drug or alcohol.

(2)

The term effective reporting rate for DUI convictions means, in the case of a State, the percentage of DUI convictions entered in that State for a fiscal year that the State has reported to the Attorney General. For purposes of this paragraph, a DUI conviction shall only be considered to be reported if that report is made not later than 30 days after the date such conviction is entered.

4.

Authorization of Appropriations

(a)

In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.

(b)

Offset

No funds are authorized to be appropriated for the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.