article: SECTION 1. SAFE AND SECURE STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. (a) Reports on Locations, Types, and Amounts of Stored Explosive Materials.-- (1) Initial reports.--Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, each State shall submit to the Attorney General a written report that specifies each location at which any law enforcement agency operating under State law stores or keeps explosive materials that have been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, and the types and amounts of such materials stored or kept at the location. (2) Subsequent reports.--At such times as the Attorney General shall provide in regulations, each State shall submit to the Attorney General a written report that updates the most recent report submitted by the agency pursuant to this subsection. (b) Regulations Governing Storage of Explosive Materials.--Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall prescribe final regulations governing the storage and keeping by State and local law enforcement agencies of explosive materials that have been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. The regulations shall set forth the standards of public safety and security against theft which any place at which explosive materials that have been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce are so stored or kept shall meet, and shall, at a minimum, require any such place to be subject to video surveillance or to have in operation an alarm system capable of notifying the agency of unauthorized entry. (c) Inspection Authority.--The Attorney General may enter during business hours any place where a State or local law enforcement agency stores or keeps explosive materials that have been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, for the purpose of inspecting the explosive materials and determining whether the materials are being stored or kept in compliance with the regulations prescribed under subsection (b). (d) Authority to Impose Penalty for Noncompliance.-- (1) Authority to reduce grants.--If a State or local law enforcement agency fails to comply with this section or any regulation prescribed under this section, the Attorney General may reduce by 10 percent the funds that the agency would otherwise receive, or would otherwise be allocated, under any grant program of the Department of Justice. (2) Reallocation of funds.--Any funds that are not allocated to a State or local law enforcement agency by reason of paragraph (1) shall be reallocated to other State or local law enforcement agencies whose grants are not reduced by reason of paragraph (1). SEC. 2. MATCHING GRANTS. (a) Application.--A State or local law enforcement agency may submit to the Attorney General an application for a grant under this section, which shall contain-- (1) a good faith estimate of the total amount the agency will need to expend to comply with the regulations prescribed under section 1(b); and (2) a certification that the agency has obtained commitments to receive from State or local sources sums totalling not less than \1/2\ of the amount referred to in paragraph (1), and will expend the sums to achieve such compliance. (b) Grant Authority.--The Attorney General may make a grant under this section to an applicant therefor if-- (1) the application contains the information required by subsection (a)(1) of this section; and (2) the applicant has submitted to the Attorney General all reports required from the applicant by or under section 1(a). (c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of the grant to be made to an applicant under this section shall not exceed \1/2\ of the amount set forth in the application pursuant to subsection (a)(1). (d) Use of Grant.--An applicant who receives a grant under this section shall use the grant only to cover the cost of complying with the regulations prescribed under section 1(b). (e) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $10,000,000, without fiscal year limitation. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Explosive materials.--The term ``explosive materials'' has the meaning given in section 841(c) of title 18, United States Code. (2) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement agency'' does not include any component of the National Guard. (3) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia.
summary: Requires each State to submit to the Attorney General a written report (and subsequent updates) that specifies each location at which a State law enforcement agency stores explosive materials that have been transported in interstate or foreign commerce and the types and amounts of such materials. Directs the Attorney General to prescribe final regulations governing the storage of such materials by such agencies, including public safety and security standards and requirements for video surveillance or an alarm system. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) make matching grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for complying with such regulations; (2) enter any place where such an agency keeps such explosive materials for inspection and compliance determinations; and (3) reduce by ten percent the funds that an agency would otherwise receive under any Department of Justice grant program if the agency fails to comply.