,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4  
,pappas 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new  
,hamp%ire7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 to e/abli% a grant program to provide =
 ! qualifi$ accr$itation &              
re-c]tification ( local law en=cem5t    
ag5cies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,e/abli%+ ,accr$itation ,grants = ,law  
,en=cem5t ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,eagle ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grant program = local   
law en=cem5t ag5cy accr$itation  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% a grant   
program 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !       
,program7 to provide = ! qualifi$       
accr$itation or re-c]tification ( a     
local law en=cem5t ag5cy4  7b7 ,grant   
au?ority ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 !     
,attorney ,g5]al %all aw>d a grant to an

 eligible recipi5t "u subsection 7c74   
7c7 ,eligible recipi5t ,! ,attorney     
,g5]al %all aw>d a grant "u ! ,program  
to a local law en=cem5t ag5cy t submits 
an application pursuant to subsection   
7d74  7d7 ,application ,to be eligible  
"u ! ,program1 a local law en=cem5t     
ag5cy %all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
an application t demon/rates-- 7#a7 !   
f9ancial ne$ ( ! local law en=cem5t     
ag5cy2 &  7#b7 am\nt reque/$ by ! local 
law en=cem5t ag5cy1 includ+ am\nt to be 
sp5t on-- 7,a7 accr$itation or          
re-c]tification fees2  7,b7 on-site     
assessm5t *>ges2 &  7,c7 ext5sion fees4 
7e7 ,eligible projects ,grant funds     
aw>d$ "u ! ,program may only be us$ to  
assi/ 9 ! qualifi$ accr$itation or      
re-c]tification ( a local law en=cem5t  
ag5cy4  7f7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,program      
#aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba4  7g7    
,p]iod ( availability ,funds made       
available to c>ry out ! ,program %all   

rema9 available until exp5d$4  7h7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,qualifi$ 
accr$itation or re-c]tification ,! t]m  
qualifi$ accr$itation or re-c]tification
 means accr$itation or re-c]tification (
 a local law en=cem5t ag5cy by a        
pr(essional law en=cem5t organization   
involv$ 9 ! developm5t ( /&>ds (        
accr$itation = law en=cem5t ag5cies at !
 national1 ,/ate1 regional1 or ,tribal  
level1 su* z ! ,commission on           
,accr$itation = ,law ,en=cem5t ,ag5cies 
7,,calea74  7#b7 ,local law en=cem5t    
ag5cy ,! t]m local law en=cem5t ag5cy   
means an ag5cy ( a unit ( local gov]nm5t
 t is au?oriz$ by law to sup]vise !     
prev5tion1 detection1 inve/igation1 or  
prosecution ( any violation ( crim9al   
law & t has less ?an #cej employees4