HR 421 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

113th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 421CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 25, 2013CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS.

(a) In General- Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by striking subsection (c);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(a) The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) OFFICE- There is within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a separate and distinct office to be known as the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (referred to in this subsection as the ‘COPS Office’).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) DIRECTOR- The COPS Office shall be headed by a Director who shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) be appointed by the Attorney General; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the COPS Office.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Grant Authorization- The Attorney General shall carry out grant programs under which the Attorney General makes grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia for the purposes described in subsections (c), (d), and (e).’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the heading, by striking ‘uses of grant amounts- ’ and inserting ‘Community Policing and Crime Prevention Grants’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘, to increase the number of officers deployed in community-oriented policing’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in paragraph (4)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘pay for offices’ and inserting ‘pay for or train officers’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by inserting ‘, and to provide for the initial hiring of such officers’ after ‘duties’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) by striking paragraph (9);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(F) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) award grants to hire school resource officers and to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems to enhance school safety and to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems in and around elementary and secondary schools, including assisting schools with emergency preparedness and preventative measures plans for natural disasters and acts of violence and terrorism.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(G) by striking paragraph (13);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(H) by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), and (16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(I) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by striking ‘and’ at the end;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(J) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(K) by inserting after paragraph (15), as so redesignated, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(16) establish and implement innovative programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug manufacturing, distribution, and use, including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(17) award enhancing community policing and crime prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs, as warranted.’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(L) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by striking ‘through (16)’ and inserting ‘through (17)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) by striking subsections (h) and (i);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) by inserting after subsection (c), as so redesignated, the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Troops-to-Cops Programs-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- Grants made under subsection (b) may be used to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for deployment in community oriented policing, particularly in communities that are adversely affected by a recent military base closing.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) DEFINITION- In this subsection, ‘former member of the Armed Forces’ means a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces within the meaning of section 1141 of title 10, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Technology Grants- The Attorney General may make grants under subsection (b) to develop and use new technologies (including interoperable communications technologies, modernized criminal record technology, and forensic technology) to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in reorienting the emphasis of their activities from reacting to crime to preventing crime and to train law enforcement officers to use such technologies.’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, and to other public and private entities,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘define for State and local governments, and other public and private entities,’ and inserting ‘establish’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting ‘(including regional community policing institutes)’ after ‘training centers or facilities’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) in subsection (h), as so redesignated--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘subsection (a)’ the first place that term appears and inserting ‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘in each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)’ and inserting ‘in each fiscal year for purposes described in paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (c)’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking ‘subsection (a)’ and inserting ‘subsection (b)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘subsection (b)’ and inserting ‘subsection (c)’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Applications- Section 1702(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-1(c)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) if the application is for a grant for officers performing homeland security duties, explain how the applicant intends to coordinate with Federal law enforcement in support of the applicant’s homeland security mission;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Limitation on Use of Funds- Section 1704(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)) is amended by striking ‘$75,000’ and inserting ‘$125,000’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Definitions- Section 1709(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8(1)) is amended by striking ‘who is authorized’ and inserting ‘who is a sworn law enforcement officer and is authorized’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Authorization of Appropriations- Section 1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘fiscal years 2006 through 2009’ and inserting ‘fiscal years 2013 through 2017’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (B)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the first sentence--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking ‘3 percent’ and inserting ‘5 percent’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking ‘section 1701(d)’ and inserting ‘section 1701(f)’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘Of the funds available for grants under part Q, not less than $600,000,000 shall be used for grants for the purposes specified in section 1701(c), and not more than $250,000,000 shall be used for grants under section 1701(e).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink