To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to maintain the Federal percentage of funding, to limit the use of discretionary grant funds and to establish Bureau advisory committees.

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Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to limit to: (1) ten percent the percentage of discretionary funds which may be used by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide financial assistance to Federal entities to carry out programs and projects under such Act; and (2) 75 percent the percentage of Federal funding of Justice System Improvement grants for any fiscal year (currently, 75 percent for FY 1991, but only 50 percent for subsequent fiscal years). Establishes an advisory committee for each of the following: (1) the BJA; (2) the National Institute of Justice; (3) the Bureau of Justice Statistics; and (4) the Office for Victims of Crime. Sets forth provisions with respect to the duties and membership of, and reporting requirements by, such committees (as well as reporting requirements by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention).

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

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