Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

This section may be cited as the “Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2021” or the “Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act”. Congress finds the following: In this section: The term “hate crime” means an act described in section 245, 247, or 249 of title 18 or in section 3631 of title 42. The term “priority agency” means— a law enforcement agency of a unit of local government that— The term “State” has the meaning given the term in section 10251 of this title. The term “Uniform Crime Reports” means the reports authorized under section 534 of title 28 and administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that compile nationwide criminal statistics for use— The term “unit of local government” has the meaning given the term in section 10251 of this title. The Attorney General may make grants to States and units of local government to assist the State or unit of local government in implementing the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including to train employees in identifying and classifying hate crimes in the National Incident-Based Reporting System. In making grants under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall give priority to States and units of local government that develop and implement the programs and activities described in subsection (f)(2)(A). Except as provided in clause (ii), in each fiscal year beginning after the date that is 3 years after the date on which a State or unit of local government first receives a grant under paragraph (1), the State or unit of local government shall provide to the Attorney General, through the Uniform Crime Reporting system, information pertaining to hate crimes committed in that jurisdiction during the preceding fiscal year. The Attorney General— If a State or unit of local government that receives a grant under paragraph (1) fails to substantially comply with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the State or unit of local government shall repay the grant in full, plus reasonable interest and penalty charges allowable by law or established by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall make grants to States to create State-run hate crime reporting hotlines. A grant made under subparagraph (A) shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. A State shall ensure, with respect to a hotline funded by a grant under paragraph (1), that— the hotline directs individuals to— any personally identifiable information that an individual provides to an agency of the State through the hotline is not directly or indirectly disclosed, without the consent of the individual, to— the staff members who operate the hotline are trained to be knowledgeable about— the hotline is accessible to— The Attorney General shall issue guidance to States on best practices for implementing the requirements of paragraph (2). In this subsection: The term “covered agency” means— The term “eligible entity” means— The Attorney General may make grants to eligible entities to assist covered agencies within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity in conducting law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or otherwise respond to hate crime, particularly as those activities or programs relate to reporting hate crimes through the Uniform Crime Reports program, including— engaging in community relations functions related to hate crime prevention and education such as— A State that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) may award a subgrant to a unit of local government within the State for the purposes under that subparagraph, except that a unit of local government may provide funding from such a subgrant to any law enforcement agency of the unit of local government. For each fiscal year in which a State or unit of local government receives a grant or subgrant under paragraph (2), the State or unit of local government shall— In collecting the information required under subparagraph (A)(i), a State or unit of local government shall require each law enforcement agency that receives funding from a grant or subgrant awarded to the State or unit of local government under paragraph (2) to submit a semiannual report to the State or unit of local government that includes a summary of the law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs conducted by the agency during the reporting period to prevent, address, or otherwise respond to hate crime, particularly as those activities or programs relate to reporting hate crimes through the Uniform Crime Reports program. In a report submitted under clause (i), a law enforcement agency shall, at a minimum, disclose— whether the agency engages in community relations functions related to hate crime, such as— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), beginning not later than 1 year after May 20, 2021, a State or unit of local government receiving a grant or subgrant under paragraph (2) shall comply with paragraph (3). The Attorney General— In order to improve the accuracy of data regarding the incidence of hate crime provided through the Uniform Crime Reports program, and promote a more complete understanding of the national problem posed by hate crime, the Attorney General shall— A report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— a qualitative analysis of the relationship between— a quantitative analysis of the number of State law enforcement agencies and other law enforcement agencies that received funding from a grant or subgrant awarded under paragraph (2) that have— engaged in community relations functions related to hate crime, such as— conducted hate crime trainings for agency personnel during the reporting period, including—