For the purposes of this title, the term ``law enforcement
technology'' includes investigative and forensic technologies,
corrections technologies, and technologies that support the
judicial process.
SEC. 234. [6 U.S.C. 164] ABOLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE;
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) Authority To Transfer Functions.--The Attorney General
may transfer to the Office any other program or activity of the
Department of Justice that the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives, determines to be consistent with the mission
of the Office.
(b) Transfer of Personnel and Assets.--With respect to any
function, power, or duty, or any program or activity, that is
established in the Office, those employees and assets of the
element of the Department of Justice from which the transfer is
made that the Attorney General determines are needed to perform
that function, power, or duty, or for that program or activity,
as the case may be, shall be transferred to the Office:
Provided, That any such transfer shall be carried out in
accordance with section 605 of Public Law 107-77.
(c) Report on Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report on the implementation of this title.
The report shall--
(1) provide an accounting of the amounts and
sources of funding available to the Office to carry out
its mission under existing authorizations and
appropriations, and set forth the future funding needs
of the Office; and
(2) include such other information and
recommendations as the Attorney General considers
appropriate.
SEC. 235. [6 U.S.C. 165] NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Office shall operate
and support National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology
Centers (hereinafter in this section referred to as
``Centers'') and, to the extent necessary, establish new
centers through a merit-based, competitive process.
(b) Purpose of Centers.--The purpose of the Centers shall
be to--
(1) support research and development of law
enforcement technology;
(2) support the transfer and implementation of
technology;
(3) assist in the development and dissemination of
guidelines and technological standards; and
(4) provide technology assistance, information, and
support for law enforcement, corrections, and criminal
justice purposes.
(c) Annual Meeting.--Each year, the Director shall convene
a meeting of the Centers in order to foster collaboration and
communication between Center participants.
(d) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit to the
Congress a report assessing the effectiveness of the existing
system of Centers and identify the number of Centers necessary
to meet the technology needs of Federal, State, and local law
enforcement in the United States.
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