,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dafh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lewis 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 #bjai4  
#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 live    

outside of 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 a ,new ,york ,times       
article entitled1 ,when ,police ,don't  
,live in the ,city ,they ,serve 7#bjaf71
 trust is greater between community and 
police force when officers live in and  
are demographically representative of   
the communities they police4  7#d7      
,existing programs1 such as the ,secure 
,neighborhoods ,pathways to             
,homeownership in ,atlanta1 are         
strengthening police legitimacy and     
creating more cooperative relationships 
with civilians across racial lines which
 holds promise for reducing crime and   
violence4 ,as a result of this program1 

the percentage of ,atlanta's police     
force1 living in the city of ,atlanta1  
increased from #ad percent to #bb       
percent4  7#e7 ,strained ties between   
police departments and the communities  
they serve predate the #aifjs civil     
rights movement4 ,during and after the  
civil rights movement1 activists across 
the country have marched in support of  
improved police-community relations4    
7#f7 ,police officers have an important 
job to maintain the safety1 security1   
and resiliency of the cities they serve4
 ,by residing in the same communities in
 which they serve1 officers may have    
opportunities to ameliorate their       
relationships with community residents  
and heal relationships between police   
and communities4  7#g7 ,substantive     
criminal justice reform should include  
initiatives to ameliorate the           
relationships police officers have with 
the communities they serve4  #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#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7;b77 is     
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#bb7 and 7#bc7 as paragraphs
 7#be7 and 7#bf71 respectively2  7#b7 in
 paragraph 7#be71 as so redesignated1 by
 striking 7#ba7 and inserting 7#bd72 and
  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph     
7#ba7 the following3  7#bb7 to recruit1 
hire1 incentivize1 retain1 develop1 and 
train new1 additional career law        
enforcement officers or current law     
enforcement officers who are willing to 
relocate to communities--  7,a7 where   
there are poor or fragmented            
relationships between police and        
residents of the community1 or where    
there are high incidents of crime2 and  
7,b7 that are the communities that the  
law enforcement officers serve1 or that 
are in close proximity to the           
communities that the law enforcement    
officers serve2  7#bc7 to collect data  

on the number of law enforcement        
officers who are willing to relocate to 
the communities where they serve1 and   
whether such law enforcement officer    
relocations have impacted crime in such 
communities2  7#bd7 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  4