---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 U.S.C. § 30507"
title: "34"
title_heading: "Crime Control and Law Enforcement"
number: "30507"
heading: "Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/34/30507"
units:
  - "Subtitle III — Prevention of Particular Crimes"
  - "Chapter 305 — Hate Crimes"
---

# §30507. Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

- (a) **Short title—** This section may be cited as the “Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2021” or the “Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act”.
- (b) **Findings—** Congress finds the following:
  - (1) The incidence of violence known as [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), or crimes motivated by bias, poses a serious national problem.
  - (2) According to data obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the incidence of such violence increased in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available.
  - (3) In 1990, Congress enacted the [Hate Crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) Statistics Act (Public Law 101–275; [28 U.S.C. 534](/usc/28/534.md) note)[^1] to provide the Federal Government, law enforcement agencies, and the public with data regarding the incidence of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2). The [Hate Crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) Statistics Act and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. [Hate Crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) Prevention Act (division E of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2835)[^1] have enabled Federal authorities to understand and, where appropriate, investigate and prosecute [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2).
  - (4) A more complete understanding of the national problem posed by [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) is in the public interest and supports the Federal interest in eradicating bias-motivated violence referenced in [section 249(b)(1)(C) of title 18](/usc/18/249.md?p=b-1-C).
  - (5) However, a complete understanding of the national problem posed by [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) is hindered by incomplete data from Federal, [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4), and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) jurisdictions through the Uniform Crime Reports program authorized under [section 534 of title 28](/usc/28/534.md) and administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  - (6) Multiple factors contribute to the provision of inaccurate and incomplete data regarding the incidence of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) through the Uniform Crime Reports program. A significant contributing factor is the quality and quantity of training that [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) law enforcement agencies receive on the identification and reporting of suspected bias-motivated crimes.
  - (7) The problem of crimes motivated by bias is sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in nature as to warrant Federal financial assistance to [States](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) jurisdictions.
  - (8) Federal financial assistance with regard to certain violent crimes motivated by bias enables Federal, [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4), and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) authorities to work together as partners in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes.
- (c) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Hate crime—** The term “[hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2)” means an act described in section [245](/usc/18/245.md), [247](/usc/18/247.md), or [249](/usc/18/249.md) of title 18 or in [section 3631 of title 42](/usc/42/3631.md).
  - (2) **Priority agency—** The term “priority agency” means—
    - (A) a law enforcement agency of a unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that serves a population of not less than 100,000, as computed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
    - (B) a law enforcement agency of a unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that—
      - (i) serves a population of not less than 50,000 and less than 100,000, as computed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
      - (ii) has reported no [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) through the Uniform Crime Reports program in each of the 3 most recent calendar years for which such data is available.
  - (3) **State—** The term “[State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4)” has the meaning given the term in [section 10251 of this title](/usc/34/10251.md).
  - (4) **Uniform Crime Reports—** The term “Uniform Crime Reports” means the reports authorized under [section 534 of title 28](/usc/28/534.md) and administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that compile nationwide criminal statistics for use—
    - (A) in law enforcement administration, operation, and management; and
    - (B) to assess the nature and type of crime in the United States.
  - (5) **Unit of local government—** The term “unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government” has the meaning given the term in [section 10251 of this title](/usc/34/10251.md).
- (d) **Reporting of hate crimes—**
  - (1) **Implementation grants—**
    - (A) **In general—** The Attorney General may make grants to [States](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) and units of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government to assist the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government in implementing the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including to train employees in identifying and classifying [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) in the National Incident-Based Reporting System.
    - (B) **Priority—** In making grants under [subparagraph (A)](#d-1-A), the Attorney General shall give priority to [States](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) and units of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that develop and implement the programs and activities described in [subsection (f)(2)(A)](#f-2-A).
  - (2) **Reporting—**
    - (A) **Compliance—**
      - (i) **In general—** Except as provided in [clause (ii)](#d-2-A-ii), in each fiscal year beginning after the date that is 3 years after the date on which a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government first receives a grant under [paragraph (1)](#d-1), the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government shall provide to the Attorney General, through the Uniform Crime Reporting system, information pertaining to [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) committed in that jurisdiction during the preceding fiscal year.
      - (ii) **Extensions; waiver—** The Attorney General—
        - (I) may provide a 120-day extension to a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that is making good faith efforts to comply with [clause (i)](#d-2-A-i); and
        - (II) shall waive the requirements of [clause (i)](#d-2-A-i) if compliance with that subparagraph by a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government would be unconstitutional under the constitution of the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or of the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) in which the unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government is located, respectively.
    - (B) **Failure to comply—** If a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that receives a grant under [paragraph (1)](#d-1) fails to substantially comply with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government shall repay the grant in full, plus reasonable interest and penalty charges allowable by law or established by the Attorney General.
- (e) **Grants for State-run hate crime hotlines—**
  - (1) **Grants authorized—**
    - (A) **In general—** The Attorney General shall make grants to [States](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) to create [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4)-run [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) reporting hotlines.
    - (B) **Grant period—** A grant made under [subparagraph (A)](#e-1-A) shall be for a period of not more than 5 years.
  - (2) **Hotline requirements—** A [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) shall ensure, with respect to a hotline funded by a grant under [paragraph (1)](#e-1), that—
    - (A) the hotline directs individuals to—
      - (i) law enforcement if appropriate; and
      - (ii) [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) support services;
    - (B) any personally identifiable information that an individual provides to an agency of the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) through the hotline is not directly or indirectly disclosed, without the consent of the individual, to—
      - (i) any other agency of that [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4);
      - (ii) any other [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4);
      - (iii) the Federal Government; or
      - (iv) any other person or entity;
    - (C) the staff members who operate the hotline are trained to be knowledgeable about—
      - (i) applicable Federal, [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4), and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) laws; and
      - (ii) [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) law enforcement resources and applicable [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) support services; and
    - (D) the hotline is accessible to—
      - (i) individuals with limited English proficiency, where appropriate; and
      - (ii) individuals with disabilities.
  - (3) **Best practices—** The Attorney General shall issue guidance to [States](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) on best practices for implementing the requirements of [paragraph (2)](#e-2).
- (f) **Information collection by States and units of local government—**
  - (1) **Definitions—** In this subsection:
    - (A) **Covered agency—** The term “covered agency” means—
      - (i) a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) law enforcement agency; and
      - (ii) a priority agency.
    - (B) **Eligible entity—** The term “eligible entity” means—
      - (i) a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4); or
      - (ii) a unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that has a priority agency.
  - (2) **Grants—**
    - (A) **In general—** The Attorney General may make grants to eligible entities to assist covered agencies within the jurisdiction of the eligible entity in conducting law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or otherwise respond to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), particularly as those activities or programs relate to reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) through the Uniform Crime Reports program, including—
      - (i) adopting a policy on identifying, investigating, and reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
      - (ii) developing a standardized system of collecting, analyzing, and reporting the incidence of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
      - (iii) establishing a unit specialized in identifying, investigating, and reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
      - (iv) engaging in community relations functions related to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) prevention and education such as—
        - (I) establishing a liaison with formal community-based organizations or leaders; and
        - (II) conducting public meetings or educational forums on the impact of [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), services available to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) victims, and the relevant Federal, [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4), and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) laws pertaining to [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2); and
      - (v) providing [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) trainings for agency personnel.
    - (B) **Subgrants—** A [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) that receives a grant under [subparagraph (A)](#f-2-A) may award a subgrant to a unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government within the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) for the purposes under that subparagraph, except that a unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government may provide funding from such a subgrant to any law enforcement agency of the unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government.
  - (3) **Information required of States and units of local government—**
    - (A) **In general—** For each fiscal year in which a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government receives a grant or subgrant under [paragraph (2)](#f-2), the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government shall—
      - (i) collect information from each law enforcement agency that receives funding from the grant or subgrant summarizing the law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs conducted by the agency to prevent, address, or otherwise respond to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), particularly as those activities or programs relate to reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) through the Uniform Crime Reports program; and
      - (ii) submit to the Attorney General a report containing the information collected under [clause (i)](#f-3-A-i).
    - (B) **Semiannual law enforcement agency report—**
      - (i) **In general—** In collecting the information required under [subparagraph (A)(i)](#f-3-A-i), a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government shall require each law enforcement agency that receives funding from a grant or subgrant awarded to the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government under [paragraph (2)](#f-2) to submit a semiannual report to the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that includes a summary of the law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs conducted by the agency during the reporting period to prevent, address, or otherwise respond to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), particularly as those activities or programs relate to reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) through the Uniform Crime Reports program.
      - (ii) **Contents—** In a report submitted under [clause (i)](#f-3-B-i), a law enforcement agency shall, at a minimum, disclose—
        - (I) whether the agency has adopted a policy on identifying, investigating, and reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
        - (II) whether the agency has developed a standardized system of collecting, analyzing, and reporting the incidence of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
        - (III) whether the agency has established a unit specialized in identifying, investigating, and reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
        - (IV) whether the agency engages in community relations functions related to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), such as—
          - (aa) establishing a liaison with formal community-based organizations or leaders; and
          - (bb) conducting public meetings or educational forums on the impact of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), services available to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) victims, and the relevant Federal, [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4), and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) laws pertaining to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2); and
        - (V) the number of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) trainings for agency personnel, including the duration of the trainings, conducted by the agency during the reporting period.
  - (4) **Compliance and redirection of funds—**
    - (A) **In general—** Except as provided in [subparagraph (B)](#f-4-B), beginning not later than 1 year after May 20, 2021, a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government receiving a grant or subgrant under [paragraph (2)](#f-2) shall comply with [paragraph (3)](#f-3).
    - (B) **Extensions; waiver—** The Attorney General—
      - (i) may provide a 120-day extension to a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government that is making good faith efforts to collect the information required under [paragraph (3)](#f-3); and
      - (ii) shall waive the requirements of [paragraph (3)](#f-3) for a [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government if compliance with that subsection by the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government would be unconstitutional under the constitution of the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) or of the [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) in which the unit of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government is located, respectively.
- (g) **Requirements of the Attorney General—**
  - (1) **Information collection and analysis; report—** In order to improve the accuracy of data regarding the incidence of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) provided through the Uniform Crime Reports program, and promote a more complete understanding of the national problem posed by [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), the Attorney General shall—
    - (A) collect and analyze the information provided by [States](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) and units of [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) government under [subsection (f)](#f) for the purpose of developing policies related to the provision of accurate data obtained under the [Hate Crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) Statistics Act (Public Law 101–275; [28 U.S.C. 534](/usc/28/534.md) note)[^1] by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
    - (B) for each calendar year beginning after May 20, 2021, publish and submit to Congress a report based on the information collected and analyzed under [subparagraph (A)](#g-1-A).
  - (2) **Contents of report—** A report submitted under [paragraph (1)](#g-1) shall include—
    - (A) a qualitative analysis of the relationship between—
      - (i) the number of [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) reported by [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) law enforcement agencies or other law enforcement agencies that received funding from a grant or subgrant awarded under [paragraph (2)](#g-2) through the Uniform Crime Reports program; and
      - (ii) the nature and extent of law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs conducted by those agencies to prevent, address, or otherwise respond to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2); and
    - (B) a quantitative analysis of the number of [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4) law enforcement agencies and other law enforcement agencies that received funding from a grant or subgrant awarded under [paragraph (2)](#g-2) that have—
      - (i) adopted a policy on identifying, investigating, and reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
      - (ii) developed a standardized system of collecting, analyzing, and reporting the incidence of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
      - (iii) established a unit specialized in identifying, investigating, and reporting [hate crimes](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2);
      - (iv) engaged in community relations functions related to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), such as—
        - (I) establishing a liaison with formal community-based organizations or leaders; and
        - (II) conducting public meetings or educational forums on the impact of [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2), services available to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) victims, and the relevant Federal, [State](/usc/34/30502.md?p=4), and [local](/usc/34/30502.md?p=3) laws pertaining to [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2); and
      - (v) conducted [hate crime](/usc/34/30502.md?p=2) trainings for agency personnel during the reporting period, including—
        - (I) the total number of trainings conducted by each agency; and
        - (II) the duration of the trainings described in [subclause (I)](#g-2-B-v-I).
- (h) **Omitted—**

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–13, § 5, May 20, 2021, 135 Stat. 266.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Hate Crime Statistics Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(3) and (g)(1)(A), is Pub. L. 101–275, Apr. 23, 1990, 104 Stat. 140, which was set out as a note under section 534 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification as section 41305 of this title, and as provisions set out as a note under section 41305 of this title.

The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is division E of Pub. L. 111–84, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2835. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2009 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2021 or the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act and also as part of the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act, and not as part of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which comprises this chapter.

Section is comprised of section 5 of Pub. L. 117–13. Subsec. (h) of section 5 of Pub. L. 117–13 amended section 249 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.