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[117 STAT. 980]
PUBLIC LAW 107-000—MMMM. DD, 2003
[117 STAT. 980]

117 STAT. 980

(ii) describe the rate of growth of the State’s prison population over the preceding 10 years and explain why the State may have difficulty sustaining that rate of growth; and (iii) explain the extent to which officials (including law enforcement officials) of State and local governments and victims of crime will be consulted regarding decisions whether, or how, to moderate the growth of the State’s prison population. (e) REPORTS BY GRANTEE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall require each grantee to submit, not later than 90 days after the end of the period for which the grant was made under this section, a report on the activities carried out under the grant. The report shall identify and describe those activities and shall contain an evaluation of the effect of those activities on— (A) the number of incidents of prison rape, and the grantee’s response to such incidents; and (B) the safety of the prisons, and the safety of the communities in which released inmates are present. (2) DISSEMINATION.—The Attorney General shall ensure that each report submitted under paragraph (1) is made available under the national clearinghouse established under section 5. (f) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2010. (2) LIMITATION.—Of amounts made available for grants under this section, not less than 50 percent shall be available only for activities specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).

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42 USC 15606.

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PUBLIC LAW 108–79—SEPT. 4, 2003

SEC. 7. NATIONAL PRISON RAPE REDUCTION COMMISSION.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commission to be known as the National Prison Rape Reduction Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). (b) MEMBERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be composed of 9 members, of whom— (A) 3 shall be appointed by the President; (B) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, unless the Speaker is of the same party as the President, in which case 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (C) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives (in addition to any appointment made under subparagraph (B)); (D) 2 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, unless the majority leader is of the same party as the President, in which case 1 shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate and 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and

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