Karly Rain Wood Act

(a) In general. The Attorney General shall establish and implement a program to be known as the Repeat Violent Felon Management Assistance Program.

(b) Grants authorized

(1) In general. Under the program established under subsection (a), the Attorney General may award grants to jurisdictions to offset the costs of implementing the requirements of this Act.

(2) Application. The chief executive of a jurisdiction seeking a grant under this section shall, for each fiscal year during which a grant under this section is sought, submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may require.

(c) Bonus payments for prompt compliance

(1) Eligible entity defined. In this subsection, the term eligible entity means a jurisdiction that, as determined by the Attorney General, substantially complies with the requirements of this Act by a date that is not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

(2) Bonus payments. The Attorney General may award an eligible entity with a grant as a bonus for prompt compliance with the requirements of this Act for the first fiscal year beginning after the date on which the Attorney General determines the eligible entity is in substantial compliance with those requirements.

(3) Amount. The amount of a payment under this subsection to an eligible entity shall be, of the total amount received by the eligible entity under a grant under subsection (b) for the preceding fiscal year—

(A) 10 percent if the Attorney General makes the determination described in paragraph (2) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 540 days after such date; and

(B) 5 percent if the Attorney General makes the determination described in paragraph (2) during the period beginning 540 days after the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 2 years after such date.

(d) Authorization of appropriations. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to carry out this section.