S. 2840 — Engrossed in Senate

114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2840 AN ACT To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016 or the POLICE Act of 2016. 2. Additional authorized use of COPS funds Section 1701(b) of title I 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) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: (17) to participate in nationally recognized active shooter training programs that offer scenario-based, integrated response courses designed to counter active shooter threats or acts of terrorism against individuals or facilities; and ; and (4) in paragraph (18), as redesignated, by striking (16) and inserting (17). Passed the Senate May 18, 2016.Secretary