text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Crimes Resources Act of 
  2009''.
  
  SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE 
                CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INVOLVING COMPUTERS, CRIMES OF FRAUD 
                INVOLVING FEDERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF 
                PROGRAMS, AND FINANCIAL CRIMES.
  
      (a) Additional Funding for Resources.--
              (1) Authorization.--For the purposes described in 
          subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated for 
          each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2012--
                      (A) to the Director of the United States Secret 
                  Service, $20,000,000;
                      (B) to the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
                  Investigation, $100,000,000;
                      (C) to the Attorney General, for--
                              (i) the Criminal Division of the Department 
                          of Justice, $20,000,000;
                              (ii) the Civil Division of the Department 
                          of Justice, $15,000,000;
                              (iii) the Tax Division of the Department of 
                          Justice, $5,000,000; and
                              (iv) the offices of the United States 
                          Attorneys, $50,000,000;
                      (D) to the Inspector General of the Department of 
                  Housing and Urban Development, $30,000,000;
                      (E) to the Chief Postal Inspector of the United 
                  States Postal Inspection Service, $30,000,000; and
                      (F) to the Director of the Administrative Office of 
                  the United States Courts, $20,000,000.
              (2) Additional funding and availability.--The amounts 
          authorized under paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts 
          otherwise authorized in other Acts, and shall remain available 
          until expended.
      (b) Use of Additional Funding.--Funds made available under 
  subsection (a)(1) shall be used--
              (1) by the recipients described in subparagraphs (A) 
          through (E) of such subsection, to provide for resources to 
          investigate and prosecute criminal activity involving 
          computers, crimes of fraud involving Federal economic 
          assistance and relief programs, and financial crimes, including 
          mortgage fraud, securities fraud, and financial institution 
          fraud; and
              (2) by the recipient described in subparagraph (F) of such 
          subsection, for costs associated with providing defense 
          services in cases in which a defendant is charged with criminal 
          activity involving computers, crimes of fraud involving Federal 
          economic assistance and relief programs, and financial crimes, 
          including mortgage fraud, securities fraud, and financial 
          institution fraud.
  
  SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of amounts provided in 
  advance in appropriations Acts, the Assistant Attorney General for the 
  Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice may award 
  grants to States to establish and develop programs to increase and 
  enhance enforcement against criminal activity involving computers and 
  financial crimes, including mortgage fraud, securities fraud, and 
  financial institution fraud.
      (b) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a), 
  a State shall submit an application to the Assistant Attorney General 
  for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice at such 
  time, in such manner, and containing such information, including as 
  described in subsection (d), as the Assistant Attorney General may 
  require.
      (c) Use of Grant Amounts.--A grant awarded to a State under 
  subsection (a) shall be used by a State to establish and develop 
  programs to--
              (1) assist State and local law enforcement agencies in 
          enforcing State and local criminal laws relating to criminal 
          activity involving computers and financial crimes;
              (2) assist State and local law enforcement agencies in 
          educating the public to prevent and identify criminal activity 
          involving computers and financial crimes;
              (3) educate and train State and local law enforcement 
          officers and prosecutors to conduct investigations, forensic 
          analyses of evidence, and prosecutions of criminal activity 
          involving computers and financial crimes;
              (4) assist State and local law enforcement officers and 
          prosecutors in acquiring computer and other equipment to 
          conduct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence of 
          criminal activity involving computers and financial crimes;
              (5) assist public defenders with providing defense services 
          to defendents in cases in which the defendant is charged with 
          criminal activity involving computers or a financial crime, 
          including mortgage fraud, securities fraud, and financial 
          institution fraud; and
              (6) facilitate and promote communication between Federal, 
          State, and local law enforcement to improve the sharing of 
          Federal law enforcement expertise and information about the 
          investigation, forensic analysis of evidence, and prosecution 
          of criminal activity involving computers and financial crimes 
          with State and local law enforcement officers and prosecutors, 
          including the use of multi-jurisdictional task forces.
      (d) Assurances and Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
  under subsection (a), a State shall provide assurances to the Assistant 
  Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department 
  of Justice that the State--
              (1) will provide an assessment of the resource needs of the 
          State and units of local government within that State, 
          including criminal justice resources being devoted to the 
          investigation and enforcement of laws related to criminal 
          activity involving computers and financial crimes;
              (2) will develop a plan for coordinating the programs 
          funded under this section with other federally funded technical 
          assistance and training programs; and
              (3) will submit to the Assistant Attorney General for the 
          Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice 
          applicable reports in accordance with subsection (f).
      (e) Matching Funds.--The Federal share of a grant received under 
  this section may not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of a program 
  or proposal funded under this section unless the Assistant Attorney 
  General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice 
  waives, wholly or in part, the requirements of this subsection.
      (f) Reports.--For each year that a State receives a grant under 
  subsection (a) for a program, the State shall submit to the Assistant 
  Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department 
  of Justice a report on the results, including the effectiveness, of 
  such program during such year.
      (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
              (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
          carry out this section $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
          years 2010 through 2012.
              (2) Limitations.--Of the amount made available to carry out 
          this section in any fiscal year, not more than 3 percent may be 
          used for salaries and administrative expenses for the 
          Department of Justice.
              (3) Minimum amount.--Each State submitting an application 
          for, and eligible to receive, a grant under this section for a 
          fiscal year shall be allocated under this section, in each such 
          fiscal year, not less than 0.75 percent of the total amount 
          appropriated in such fiscal year for grants pursuant to this 
          section, except that not less than 0.25 percent of such total 
          amount shall be allocated to the United States Virgin Islands, 
          American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, 
          collectively.
              (4) Grants to indian tribes.--Notwithstanding any other 
          provision of this section, the Assistant Attorney General for 
          the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice may 
          use amounts made available under this section to make grants to 
          Indian tribes for use in accordance with this section.
target: Financial Crimes Resources Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2012 to the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal agencies for the investigation and prosecution of criminal activity involving computers, crimes of fraud involving federal economic assistance and relief programs, and financial crimes, including mortgage fraud, securities fraud, and financial institution fraud.
  
  Authorizes the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of DOJ to award grants to states to establish and develop programs for enforcement against criminal activity involving computers and financial crimes.
feat_title: To provide for resources for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes, and for other purposes.