The bill provides major new resources to aid the fight against crime. $14.6 billion in total. an increase of 19 percent over the current year. Of that total. almost $4 billion from the violent crime reduction trust fund that was established last year will fund major new initiatives to enable our States and localities to wage that war against violent crime: $1.9 billion of the money is for the local law enforcement block grant passed by this House In February. to give our cities and towns. in their discretion. the additional resources they desperately need to help make our citizens safe in their own homes. $617 million for the new State prison grant program to allow resources from the Federal Government to go to the States to provide the facilities to make violent criminals serve most of their time. and $175 million for Violence Against Women Act grants. $50 million above the Housepassed level. and the full amount that the President requested for these new programs to address child abuse and domestic violence. problems that have been crying for attention and resources. The bill includes funding for a $300 million increase over last year for the Immigration and Naturalization Service to regain control over illegal immigration. and an increase of $571 million over the current year for Federal law enforcement. nearly $200 million above the Housepassed level. for Federal law enforcement: FBI. Drug Enforcement Administration. U.S. attorneys and the Federal prisons.
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