,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #i1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,cony]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott (  
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,johnson (   
,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s ( ,mi*igan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to improve public safety ?r\gh increas$
 law en=cem5t pres5ce & enhanc$ public  
safety equipm5t & programs1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 ,def9itions 
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,%ield ,our ,/reets ,act ( #bjac4  7b7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,elevat$
 ne$ locality ,! t]m elevat$ ne$        
locality means a c\nty or o!r unit (    
local gov]nm5t t is n "p ( a c\nty t--  
7,a7 has a viol5t crime rate at or above
 ! national av]age1 z det]m9$ by !      
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation2 &  7,b7 
has1 dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #e-ye> p]iod1 _h  
budget r$uctions4  7#b7 ,unit ( local   
gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit ( local gov]nm5t   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ija 

( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control 
& ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cgia74  #b4 ,%ield ,police   
,hir+ ,grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney
 ,g5]al is au?oriz$ to c>ry out a       
program1 ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,community    
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices1 to aw>d grants
 to eligible local law en=cem5t ag5cies 
to assi/ su* ag5cies ) hir+ & rehir+    
c>e] law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 accordance ) 
?is section4  7b7 ,eligible local law   
en=cem5t ag5cies ,= ! purposes ( ?is    
section1 an eligible local law en=cem5t 
ag5cy is a local law en=cem5t ag5cy t   
has jurisdiction ov] all or "p ( an     
elevat$ ne$ locality4  7c7 ,use ( funds 
,grant funds aw>d$ "u ?is section %all  
be us$ by an eligible local law en=cem5t
 ag5cy to--  7#a7 hire & tra9 new c>e]  
law en=cem5t (fic]s = deploym5t 9 !     
jurisdiction ( ! ag5cy2 or  7#b7 rehire 
c>e] law en=cem5t (fic]s :o h be5 laid  
(f z a result ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local 
budget r$uctions4  7d7 ,grant p]iod ,ea*
 grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = a 

p]iod ( #c ye>s & may be ext5d$ or r5ew$
 = an additional #b-ye> p]iod at !      
discretion ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  7e7   
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all provide te*nical assi/ance to      
eligible local law en=cem5t ag5cies dur+
 ! application process & :ile su*       
ag5cies are c>ry+ out grants "u ?is     
section4  7f7 ,no mat*+ requirem5t ,an  
eligible local law en=cem5t ag5cy       
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all n be
 requir$ to provide any portion ( !     
co/s1 9 ca% or 9-k9d1 ( ! activities    
c>ri$ out ) su* grant f non-,f$]al      
funds4  7g7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,9 addition to any o!r   
funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = hir+ 
& rehir+ local law en=cem5t (fic]s1 !re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( !  
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjai4  #c4     
,%ield ,public ,safety ,enhancem5t      
,grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney      
,g5]al is au?oriz$ to c>ry out a program
 to aw>d grants to eligible             

organizations to enhance public safety  
?r\gh ! activities describ$ 9 subsection
 7c74  7b7 ,eligible organizations ,= ! 
purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible     
organization is--  7#a7 a unit ( local  
gov]nm5t t has jurisdiction ov] all or  
"p ( an elevat$ ne$ locality2 or  7#b7 a
 nonpr(it organization t op]ates 9 "o or
 m elevat$ ne$ localities4  7c7         
,au?oriz$ activities ,grant funds aw>d$ 
"u ?is section %all be us$ z foll[s3    
7#a7 ,) respect to an eligible          
organization describ$ 9 subsection      
7b77#a71 to enhance public safety 9 !   
jurisdiction ( ! organization4 ,su*     
enhancem5t may include--  7,a7 pur*as+  
public safety equipm5t2  7,b7 fund+     
public safety programs2  7,c7 mak+      
infra/ructure improvem5ts = ! purpose ( 
enhanc+ public safety2  7,d7 pur*as+ &  
in/all+ /reet lights & o!r lights to    
det] crime2  7,e7 fund+ activities      
relat$ to crime labs2 &  7,f7 fund+     
public def5d] programs4  7#b7 ,) respect
 to an eligible organization describ$ 9 

subsection 7b77#b71 to c>ry out programs
 design$ to r$uce crime 9 "o or m ( !   
c\nties or cities "u subsection 7b77#b74
  7d7 ,grant p]iod ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u  
?is section %all be = a p]iod ( "o ye> &
 may be ext5d$ or r5ew$ = an additional 
p]iod at ! discretion ( ! ,attorney     
,g5]al4  7e7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,!     
,attorney ,g5]al %all provide te*nical  
assi/ance to eligible organizations dur+
 ! application process & :ile su*       
organizations are c>ry+ out grants "u   
?is section4  7f7 ,no mat*+ requirem5t  
,an eligible organization receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is section %all n be requir$  
to provide any portion ( ! co/s1 9 ca%  
or 9-k9d1 ( ! activities c>ri$ out ) su*
 grant f non-,f$]al funds4  7g7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,9       
addition to any o!r funds au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ = public safety enhancem5t 
by eligible organizations1 !re are      
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( !      
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjai4