,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #be1 #bjac ,mr4 ,reichert 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 and ,mr4 ,conyers7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh to enhance the ,,cops ,,on ,,the ,,beat grant program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,cops ,improvement and ,reauthorization ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,,cops grant improvements 7a7 ,in general ,section #agja of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;dd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7c72 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as subsection 7c72 7#c7 by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,the ,office of ,community ,oriented ,policing ,services 7#a7 ,office ,there is within the ,department of ,justice1 under the general authority of the ,attorney ,general1 a separate and distinct office to be known as the ,office of ,community ,oriented ,policing ,services 7referred to in this subsection as the ,,cops ,office74 7#b7 ,director ,the ,,cops ,office shall be headed by a ,director who shall-- 7,a7 be appointed by the ,attorney ,general2 and 7,b7 have final authority over all grants1 cooperative agreements1 and contracts awarded by the ,,cops ,office4 7b7 ,grant authorization ,the ,attorney ,general shall carry out grant programs under which the ,attorney ,general makes grants to ,states1 units of local government1 ,indian tribal governments1 other public and private entities1 and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia for the purposes described in subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e74 2 7#d7 in subsection 7c71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking uses of grant amounts4-- and inserting ,community policing and crime prevention grants2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking 1 to increase the number of officers deployed in community-oriented policing2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by striking pay for offices and inserting pay for or train officers2 and 7ii7 by inserting 1 and to provide for the initial hiring of such officers after duties2 7,d7 by striking paragraph 7#i72 7,e7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#i71 respectively2 7,f7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following3 7#e7 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 crime1 gangs1 drug activities1 and other problems in and around elementary and secondary schools1 including assisting schools with emergency preparedness and preventative measures plans for natural disasters and acts of violence and terrorism4 2 7,g7 by striking paragraph 7#ac72 7,h7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ad71 7#ae71 and 7#af7 as paragraphs 7#ac71 7#ad71 and 7#ae71 respectively2 7,i7 in paragraph 7#ae71 as so redesignated1 by striking and at the end2 7,j7 by redesignating paragraph 7#ag7 as paragraph 7#ah72 7,k7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ae71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7#af7 establish and implement innovative programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug manufacturing1 distribution1 and use1 including the manufacturing1 distribution1 and use of methamphetamine2 and 7#ag7 award enhancing community policing and crime prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs1 as warranted4 2 and 7,l7 in paragraph 7#ah71 as so redesignated1 by striking through 7#af7 and inserting through 7#ag72 7#e7 by striking subsections 7h7 and 7i72 7#f7 by redesignating subsections 7d7 through 7g7 as subsections 7f7 through 7i71 respectively2 7#g7 by inserting after subsection 7c71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7d7 ,troops-to-,cops programs 7#a7 ,in general ,grants made under subsection 7b7 may be used to hire former members of the ,armed ,forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for deployment in community oriented policing1 particularly in communities that are adversely affected by a recent military base closing4 7#b7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 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 #aada of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7e7 ,technology grants ,the ,attorney ,general may make grants under subsection 7b7 to develop and use new technologies 7including interoperable communications technologies1 modernized criminal record technology1 and forensic technology7 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 technologies4 2 7#h7 in subsection 7f71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking to ,states1 units of local government1 ,indian tribal governments1 and to other public and private entities12 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking define for ,state and local governments1 and other public and private entities1 and inserting establish2 and 7,c7 in the first sentence of paragraph 7#c71 by inserting 7including regional community policing institutes7 after training centers or facilities2 7#i7 in subsection 7h71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7a7 the first place that term appears and inserting paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7c72 and 7,b7 by striking in each fiscal year pursuant to subsection 7a7 and inserting in each fiscal year for purposes described in paragraph 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7c72 7#aj7 in subsection 7i71 as so redesignated1 by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting subsection 7b72 and 7#aa7 in subsection 7j77#a71 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting subsection 7c74 7b7 ,applications ,section #agjb7;c7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;dd-#a7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 through 7#aa7 as paragraphs 7#i7 through 7#ab71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#g7 the following3 7#h7 if the application is for a grant for officers performing homeland security duties1 explain how the applicant intends to coordinate with ,federal law enforcement in support of the applicant's homeland security mission2 4 7c7 ,limitation on use of funds ,section #agjd7;c7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;dd-#c7;c77 is amended by striking #ge1jjj and inserting #abe1jjj4 7d7 ,definitions ,section #agji7a7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;dd-#h7a77 is amended by striking who is authorized and inserting who is a sworn law enforcement officer and is authorized4 7e7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #ajja7;a77#aa7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgic7;a77#aa77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking fiscal years #bjjf through #bjji and inserting fiscal years #bjac through #bjag2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence-- 7i7 by striking #c percent and inserting #e percent2 and 7ii7 by striking section #agja7;d7 and inserting section #agja7;f72 and 7,b7 by striking the second sentence and inserting the following3 ,of the funds available for grants under part ,q1 not less than #fjj1jjj1jjj shall be used for grants for the purposes specified in section #agja7;c71 and not more than #bej1jjj1jjj shall be used for grants under section #agja7;e744