H.R. 5015 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5015 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2014 Ms. Bass introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grants awarded pursuant to part Q of title I of that Act may be used to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions that do not require sworn authority. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Employ and Recruit Our Excellent Servicemembers Grant Act of 2014 or the HEROES Grant Act of 2014. 2. Use of COPS grants to hire veterans and other individuals Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (16), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18); (3) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by striking (1) through (16) and inserting (1) through (17); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: (17) to hire veterans (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions that do not require sworn authority; and .