H.R. 7752 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7752 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2020Mr. Pappas (for himself and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to provide for the qualified accreditation and re-certification of local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2020 or the EAGLE Act of 2020. 2. Grant program for local law enforcement agency accreditation (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a grant program (in this Act referred to as the Program) to provide for the qualified accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency. (b) Grant authority In carrying out the Program, the Attorney General shall award a grant to an eligible recipient under subsection (c). (c) Eligible recipient The Attorney General shall award a grant under the Program to a local law enforcement agency that submits an application pursuant to subsection (d). (d) Application To be eligible under the Program, a local law enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney General an application that demonstrates— (1) the financial need of the local law enforcement agency; and (2) amount requested by the local law enforcement agency, including amount to be spent on— (A) accreditation or re-certification fees; (B) on-site assessment charges; and (C) extension fees. (e) Eligible projects Grant funds awarded under the Program may only be used to assist in the qualified accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. (g) Period of availability Funds made available to carry out the Program shall remain available until expended. (h) Definitions In this Act: (1) Qualified accreditation or re-certification The term qualified accreditation or re-certification means accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency by a professional law enforcement organization involved in the development of standards of accreditation for law enforcement agencies at the national, State, regional, or Tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). (2) Local law enforcement agency The term local law enforcement agency means an agency of a unit of local government that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law and that has less than 350 employees.