,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,pappas 7for himself and ,ms4 ,kuster of
 ,new ,hampshire7 introduced the        
following bill2 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 agencies1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,establishing       
,accreditation ,grants for ,law         
,enforcement ,act of #bjbj or the       
,,eagle ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,grant      
program for local law enforcement agency
 accreditation  7a7 ,establishment ,not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,attorney ,general shall establish a    
grant program 7in this ,act referred to 
as the ,program7 to provide for the     
qualified accreditation or              

re-certification of a local law         
enforcement agency4  7b7 ,grant         
authority ,in carrying out the ,program1
 the ,attorney ,general shall award a   
grant to an eligible recipient under    
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,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 7d74 
7d7 ,application ,to be eligible under  
the ,program1 a local law enforcement   
agency shall submit to the ,attorney    
,general an application that            
demonstrates-- 7#a7 the financial need  
of the local law enforcement agency2 and
  7#b7 amount requested by the local law
 enforcement agency1 including amount to
 be spent on-- 7,a7 accreditation or    
re-certification fees2  7,b7 on-site    
assessment charges2 and  7,c7 extension 
fees4  7e7 ,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 agency4  7f7      
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out the ,program #aj1jjj1jjj for  
fiscal year #bjba4  7g7 ,period of      
availability ,funds made available to   
carry out the ,program shall remain     
available until expended4  7h7          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,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 national1   
,state1 regional1 or ,tribal level1 such
 as the ,commission on ,accreditation   
for ,law ,enforcement ,agencies         
7,,calea74  7#b7 ,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 prevention1        
detection1 investigation1 or prosecution
 of any violation of criminal law and   
that has less than #cej employees4