Crime Control Revenue Sharing Act

Crime Control Revenue Sharing Act - Provides the following conditions for a State to receive funds from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration under the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: (1) creation of a planning process under the direction of the chief executive officer of the State, with full and affective participation of units of local government and representatives of local and statewide public law enforcement and criminal justice agencies; (2) development of a comprehensive statewide plan for the control of crime and the administration of criminal justice; (3) establishment of priorities for the implementation of the State plan; (4) adoption of measures designed to bring to the attention of the residents of the State the contents of its comprehensive plan and annual reports, (5) adequate consideration of the needs and requests of units of local government in the State and encourage such units, both singly and in cooperation with other units, to develop programs and projects for the control of crime and the improvement of the administration of criminal justice; (6) provision for administration, fiscal control, aduit and monitoring and evaluation procedures, which shall be published in an official State report, to assure proper management and disbursement of funds as well as the effectiveness of programs funded under the Act; (7) provision for fair and adequate review procedures of actions taken by the State disapproving an application for funds under this title, or terminating or refusing to continue financial assistance to a State agency or a unit of local government, combination of such units, or special impact areas; (8) provision that all meetings of any planning organizations at which any action is taken respecting a State plan (or regional or local components thereof) or grants, contracts, or projects, made by a State under its plan shall be open to the public and preceded by public notice giving the time, at least forty-eight hours in advance of said meeting, place and general nature of business to be transacted; (9) provision for public access to all records relating to a State plan and its implementation and evaluation together with safeguards to prevent the disclosure of trade secrets or interference with an individual's right to privacy; and (10) certification that the aggregate statewide expenditures for law enforcement or criminal justice projects or activities have not been reduced by the substitution therefor of funds received under the Act.

Requires a State to submit such comprehensive State plan in order to receive funds under the Act. Requires a State to submit such plan every three years. Requires a State to submit to the Administrator an annual report that shall: (1) demonstrate that programs funded under this title are being monitored and evaluated for their effectiveness; (2) analyze the techniques and standards for program monitoring and evaluation; (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the plan and projects thereunder; (4) describe revisions of the plan, program priorities, and implementation; (5) include the annual report of the special impact areas within the State; and (6) describe all programs funded by the State. Requires the Administrator to review such plans and reports, to provide the State with appropriate comments and recommendations, and to such comments and recommendations to Congress and pbulish then in the Federal Register.

Requires the Administrator to deny funding under the Act to any State for any entitlement period in which the State has not made a good faith effort to develop procedures or to conform to standards set out in the Act.

Defines units of local government qualifying as "special impact areas" for purposes of the Act. Sets forth conditions for such special impact areas to receive funds under the Act. Requires such special impact areas within each State to submit an annual jurisdiction wide plan and an annual report to the State.

Authorizes the Administrator to make special revenue-sharing payments to States for control of crime and to administration of criminal justice.

Establishes formula by which the Administrator shall allocate such special revenue-sharing funds appropriated each fiscal year. Requries the Administrator to develop procedures which provide for administration, fiscal control, audit, and monitoring and evaluation necessary to insure proper management, evaluation and disbursement of such funds.

Provides that where a State or a special impact area fails to file a comprehensive plan within the required time or fails to make a good faith effort to conform its plan to the required standards, the funds allocated for such State or special impact area may be reallocated to other States or special impact areas whose plans and procedures have been improved.

Provides that no person in any State shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the beneifts of , or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded under this Act.

Establishes within the Department of Justice a National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the purpose of which shall be to encourage research and development to improve and strengthen law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. Authorizes the Institue to (1) make grants to or enter into contracts with, public agencies, institutions of higher education, or private organizations to conduct research, demonstration, or special projects pertaining to the purposes of the Institute; (2) carry out programs of behavioral research designed to provide more accurate information on the causes of crime and the effectiveness of various means of preventing crime, and to evaluate the success of correctional procedures; (3) carry out programs of instructional assistance consisting of research fellowships and special workshops for the presentation and dissemination of information resulting from research, demonstration, and special projects authorized by the Act; (4) carry out a program of collection and dissemination of information obtained by the Institute or other Federal agencies, public agencies, institutions of higher education, or private organizations engaged in projects under the Act, including information relating to new or improved approaches, techniques, evaluative methods, systems, equipment, and devices to improve and strengthen law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice; and (5) establish a research center to carry out such programs.

Authorizes the Administrator, after consultation with the Commissioner of Education, to carry out programs of academic educational assistance to improve and strengthen law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice.

Authorizes the Administrator to develop and support regional and national training programs, workshops and seminars to instruct State and local police and prosecuting attorneys from State and local offices engaged in the prosecution of organized crime.

Authorizes the Administrator, after consultation with representatives of States and units of local government, to prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. Authorizes the Administrator to notify an applicant or grantee under the Act who fails to comply with the provisions of the Act, that further payments shall not be made until there is no longer such failure. Provides opportunity for an administrative hearing on the request of any such applicant or grantee on such action taken by the Administrator. Provides for judicial review if any applicant or grantee is dissatisfied with the Administrator's final action with respect to the approval of its application submitted under the Act.

Requires the Administrator to provide for accounting and auditing procedures, evaluation and reviews to insure that expenditure of funds received under the Act comply fully with the requirements of the Act. Authorizes the Comptroller General to review activity taken by the Administrator, State governments and units of local government. Requires the Administrator to evaluate regularly all programs and activities assisted under the Act, to disseminate to all States on a yearly basis such evaluations, and to collect, evaluate, publish and disseminate statistics and other information on the condition of law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice in the United States.

Authorizes the Administrator to procure the services of experts, consultants, and technical or other advisory committees necessary to the administration of the Act.

Prohibits authorization of any department, agency, officer or employee of the United States to exercise direction, supervision or control over any police force or any other law enforcement agency of any State or political subdivision thereof.

Requires the Administrator to report annually to the President and to the Congress on activities persuant to the provisions of the Act.

Prohibits the use of information collected for statistical or research purposes for any other purpose. Prohibits any publication whereby such information furnished by any particular private establishment or individual can be identified. Provides criminal penalties for violation of such prohibitions.

Provides definitions of terms used in the Act.

Provides criminal penalties for embezzlement , willful misapplication, possession by fraud, or theft of funds, assets, or property that are the subject of a grant, contract, or other forms of assistance persuant to the Act. Provides criminal penalties for willful falsification, concealment, or cover-up by trick, scheme, or device, of any material fact in any application for assistance submitted persuant to the Act.

Requires the Attorney General to submit to the President and to the Congress an annual report on Federal law enforcement and criminal jsutice assistance activities, setting forth the programs conducted, expenditures made, results developed, and problems discovered in the operation and coordination of Federal assistance programs relating to crime prevention and control, including juvenile deliquency control, rehabilitation of narcotics addicts, gun control, regulation of explosives, and wiretapping.