Haley Stevens: “The fiscal year 2002 State, Justice, Commerce bill fully funds the President's request for the National Institute of…”

“The fiscal year 2002 State, Justice, Commerce bill fully funds the President's request for the National Institute of Justice. I commend the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee for providing full funding. Among other things, NIJ provides support for a series of National Centers for Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology which test and evaluate new law enforcement technology and equipment for various purposes. Last year Congress provided $1.2 million to establish a new center in Alaska to provide cold weather testing capability. I have received reports that all the centers in the lower 48 States would be funded in the President's request, but the new Alaska Center would be zeroed out. That certainly is not understanding of the committee's intention, and I note that the committee report was silent on this point.”