,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bhfh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #af1 #bjah ,mr4 ,gardner introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to enhance the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program to assist law enforcement agencies in protecting law enforcement officers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,law ,enforcement ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,improvements to the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program 7a7 ,uses of funds ,section #beja7;b7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeca7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 respectively1 and adjusting the margins accordingly2 7#b7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 as so redesignated1 by striking ,grants awarded under this section and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 grants awarded under this part 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 as so redesignated1 by inserting subject to paragraph 7#b71 before used for2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,type ,,iii body armor grants ,a type ,,iii body armor grant shall be-- 7,a7 distributed in accordance with paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and 7,b7 used for the purchase of body armor that meets the standards for type ,,iii body armor1 as determined by the ,national ,institute of ,justice1 in an amount that is proportionate to the number of sworn law enforcement officers employed by the grantee on the date of the application submitted by the grantee under section #bejb4 4 7b7 ,minimum amount ,section #beja7;d7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeca7;d77 is amended by striking ,unless and inserting ,with respect to grants awarded under this part that are not type ,,iii body armor grants1 unless4 7c7 ,maximum amount ,section #beja7;e7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeca7;e77 is amended by striking ,a qualifying and inserting ,with respect to grants awarded under this part that are not type ,,iii body armor grants1 a qualifying4 7d7 ,matching funds ,section #beja7;f7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeca7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the portion and inserting ,except as otherwise provided in this subsection1 the portion2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,type ,,iii body armor grants ,a type ,,iii body armor grant shall not be subject to the matching requirement under paragraph 7#a74 4 7e7 ,expiration of appropriated funds ,section #beja7;h7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeca7;h77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term appropriated funds-- 7,a7 means any amount appropriated for any of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbc2 and 7,b7 does not include any amount appropriated to the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund4 2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking #bjbb and inserting #bjbe2 and 7,b7 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbf2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,funds appropriated to the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund ,all funds that are appropriated to the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund shall remain available until expended4 4 7f7 ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund ,section #beja of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeca7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,treasury a fund to be known as the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund4 7#b7 ,use of funds ,the ,attorney ,general may1 without further appropriation1 use amounts in the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund to award type ,,iii body armor grants under this part4 4 7g7 ,definitions ,section #bejc of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajecc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the semicolon and inserting a period2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking and at the end2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking the period and inserting a semicolon2 7#d7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#i7 and moving paragraph 7#i71 as so redesignated1 to follow paragraph 7#f72 7#e7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following3 7#g7 the term sworn law enforcement officer means a law enforcement officer who is formally authorized to make arrests while acting within the scope of explicit legal authority2 7#h7 the term type ,,iii body armor grant means a grant that is-- 7,a7 awarded under this part using funds from the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund2 and 7,b7 to be used in accordance with section #beja7;b77#b72 and 2 7#f7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 7#g7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#f7 and moving paragraph 7#f71 as so redesignated1 to follow paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated2 and 7#h7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 the term ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund means the fund established under section #beja7;i72 4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #ajja7;a7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbfa7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#bc71 by striking #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj and inserting #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc1 of which #c1jjj1jjj shall be made available each fiscal year to the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology for research and development of body armor1 as defined in section #bejc of that part42 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#bh7 ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,bulletproof ,vest ,partnership ,program ,type ,,iii ,body ,armor ,fund established under section #beja7;i7 of part ,y #a1ajj1jjj1jjj4 4