Announcement for 09/16/10
Senate Appropriations Bill Includes 11 Million for the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act
On Thursday, July 22, 2010, the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (CJS) approved an appropriations bill for fiscal year 2011 that includes $11 million for the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act. The bill, which contains $29.9 billion in total budget authority, provides $3.7 billion for state and local law enforcement programs and also includes:
- $50 million for the Second Chance Act
- $520 million for Byrne Justice Assistance Grants
- $214 million for Byrne Discretionary Grants
- $40 million for Byrne Competitive Grants
- $586 million for Community Oriented Policing Service Grants
- $45 million for drug courts
- $20 million for residential substance abuse treatment for state prisoners
- $300 million for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
- $468 million for the Office on Violence Against Women
- $490 million for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention
- $400 million to prevent, investigate, and prosecute crimes against children under the Adam Walsh Act
- $841 million for the Crime Victims Fund
Committee approval is only the first step in the appropriations process. The appropriations bills must be passed by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, as well as the full House and Senate. The House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee approved a draft FY11 spending bill on June 29. The numbers will be released after the full House Appropriations Committee mark-up.
All Announcements for September 2010