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 118 STAT. 2335 PUBLIC LAW 108–414—OCT. 30, 2004 ‘‘(C) 25 percent of the total cost of the program in years 4 and 5. ‘‘(2) NON FEDERAL SHARE.—The non Federal share of pay ments made under this section may be made in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including planned equipment or services. ‘‘(e) FEDERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Attorney General, in con sultation with the Secretary, in administering grants under this section, may use up to 3 percent of funds appropriated to— ‘‘(1) research the use of alternatives to prosecution through pretrial diversion in appropriate cases involving individuals with mental illness; ‘‘(2) offer specialized training to personnel of criminal and juvenile justice agencies in appropriate diversion techniques; ‘‘(3) provide technical assistance to local governments, mental health courts, and diversion programs, including tech nical assistance relating to program evaluation; ‘‘(4) help localities build public understanding and support for community reintegration of individuals with mental illness; ‘‘(5) develop a uniform program evaluation process; and ‘‘(6) conduct a national evaluation of the collaboration pro gram that will include an assessment of its cost effectiveness. ‘‘(f) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the Secretary shall establish an interagency task force with the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Education, and Veterans Affairs and the Commissioner of Social Security, or their designees. ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The task force established under paragraph (1) shall— ‘‘(A) identify policies within their departments that hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives for prelimi narily qualified offenders; and ‘‘(B) submit, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, a report to Congress containing recommendations for improved interdepartmental collaboration regarding the provision of services to prelimi narily qualified offenders. ‘‘(g) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Unless all eligible applications submitted by any State or unit of local government within such State for a planning or implementation grant under this section have been funded, such State, together with grantees within the State (other than Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each fiscal year under this section not less than 0.75 percent of the total amount appropriated in the fiscal year for planning or implementa tion grants pursuant to this section. ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice to carry out this section— ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and ‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2006 through 2009.’’. (b) LIST OF ‘‘BEST PRACTICES’’.—The Attorney General, in con sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall Reports. Deadline. Establishment.

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