Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/4296

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12 2 STA T .4 2 73PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 403 —O CT. 13 , 200 8(4)ensur e th e impl ement a ti o no f are g ular an dc omprehen - si v e training program — ( A ) the purpose of w hich is to train agents of the F ederal B ureau of I nvestigation in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of laws related to intellectual propert y crimes

and (B) that includes relevant forensic training related to investigating and prosecuting intellectual property crimes . ( b ) ORGANIZEDC RI M E PL AN.— S ub j ect to the availability of appropriations to carry out this subsection , and not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney G eneral, through the U nited States Attorneys ’ Offices, the Com- puter Crime and Intellectual Property section, and the Organi z ed Crime and R ac k eteering section of the D epartment of J ustice, and in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other Federal law enforcement agencies, such as the Department of H ome- land Security, shall create and implement a comprehensive, long- range plan to investigate and prosecute international organized crime syndicates engaging in or supporting crimes relating to the theft of intellectual property. (c) A UTHO RIZATION.— T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $ 10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2 00 9 through 201 3 . SEC.403 . AD D IT I ON A LFU NDIN G FO R RESOURCES TO IN V ESTIGATE AND P ROSECUTE INTELLECTUAL PROPERT Y CRI M ES AND OT H ER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INVOLVING COMPUTERS. (a) ADDITIONAL FUNDING F OR RE S OUR C ES.— (1) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to amounts otherwise authorized for resources to investigate and prosecute intellec- tual property crimes and other criminal activity involving com- puters, there are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013— (A) $10,000,000 to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (B) $10,000,000 to the Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. (2) A V AILA B ILIT Y .—Any amounts appropriated under para- graph (1) shall remain available until e x pended. (b) USE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Funds made available under subsection (a) shall be used by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Attorney General, for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, respectively, to— (1) hire and train law enforcement officers to— (A) investigate intellectual property crimes and other crimes committed through the use of computers and other information technology, including through the use of the Internet; and (B) assist in the prosecution of such crimes; and (2) enable relevant units of the Department of Justice, including units responsible for investigating computer hacking or intellectual property crimes, to procure advanced tools of forensic science and expert computer forensic assistance, including from non-governmental entities, to investigate, pros- ecute, and study such crimes. 42USC371 3 c.Deadlin e.