,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1         
#bjag,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia 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 provide that ,,cops grant funds
 may be used to hire and train new1     
additional career law enforcement       
officers who are residents of the       
communities they serve1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,law ,enforcement   
,inclusion ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3  7#a7   
,according to the ,equal ,employment    
,opportunity ,commission 7,,eeoc7 and   
the ,census ,bureau1 which together     
provide detail on the racial composition
 of government workers in large         
,american cities1 in about two-thirds of
 the ,united ,states cities with the    
largest police forces1 the majority of  

police officers commute to work from    
outside the city in which they work4    
7#b7 ,when officers live in the cities  
in which they work1 it may reduce the   
carbon footprint by employees in their  
journey to work1 foster more employee   
concern in the affairs of their city1   
ensure manpower will be available in    
case of emergencies1 generate additional
 tax revenue for the city1 and cut down 
on absenteeism and tardiness4  7#c7     
,according to the ,president's ,task    
,force on #bast ,century ,policing1     
recommendation #a4h reads law           
enforcement agencies should strive to   
create a workforce that contains a broad
 range of diversity including race1     
gender1 language1 life experience1 and  
cultural background to improve          
understanding and effectiveness in      
dealing with all communities44  7#d7    
,additionally1 the ,fairness and        
,effectiveness in ,policing3 ,the       
,evidence states ,a critical factor in  
managing bias is seeking candidates who 

are likely to police in an unbiased     
manner4 ,since people are less likely to
 have biases against groups with which  
they have had positive experiences1     
police departments should seek          
candidates who have had positive        
interactions with people of various     
cultures and backgrounds44  #c4 ,use of 
,,cops grant funds to hire law          
enforcement officers who are residents  
of the communities they serve ,section  
#agja7;b7 of the ,omnibus ,crime        
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;dd7b77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#ag71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#ah7 as        
paragraph 7#bj72  7#c7 in paragraph     
7#bj71 as so redesignated1 by striking  
7#ag7 and inserting 7#ai72 and  7#d7 by 
inserting after paragraph 7#ag7 the     
following3  7#ah7 to recruit1 hire1     
promote1 retain1 develop1 and train new1
 additional career law enforcement      
officers who are residents of the       

communities they serve2  7#ai7 to       
develop and publicly report strategies  
and timelines to recruit1 hire1 promote1
 retain1 develop1 and train a diverse   
and inclusive law enforcement workforce1
 consistent with merit system principles
 and applicable law2 and  4