,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois   
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4       
,marshall1 and ,mr4 ,bost7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to subsidize the salaries of   
,state and local law enforcement        
officers and promote officer hiring and 
retention1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,david ,dorn ,back the ,blue ,act4  
#b4 ,law enforcement agency funding     
reform  7a7 ,authorization ,part ,w of  
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajdia et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 in section #bcja 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajdia7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by    
striking and at the end2  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#f71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3

  7#g7 provide programs to support the  
hiring and retention of law enforcement 
personnel and augment the salaries of   
law enforcement personnel employed by   
cooperating ,state and local law        
enforcement agencies or organizations4  
2  7#b7 in section #bcjb 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajdib71 by inserting before the period 
at the end the following3 1 or in the   
case of ,state and local law enforcement
 agencies1 to support the hiring and    
retention of law enforcement personnel  
and augment wages paid to law           
enforcement personnel2  7#c7 in section 
#bcjc 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdic7-- 7,a7 in  
subsection 7a71 by inserting before the 
period at the end the following3 1 or to
 support the hiring and retention of law
 enforcement personnel and to augment   
wages paid to law enforcement personnel2
 and  7,b7 in subsection 7b71 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
inserting before the colon the          
following3 1 unless supporting the      
hiring and retention of law enforcement 

personnel or augmenting wages in        
accordance with subsection 7d72 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7d7 ,hiring and retention of law      
enforcement personnel ,a law enforcement
 agency or organization that receives   
funds under this part may use the funds 
for activities and programs to hire and 
pay additional law enforcement personnel
 or to retain existing personnel4  7e7  
,augmentation of wages  7#a7 ,in general
 ,a law enforcement agency or           
organization that receives funds under  
this part may use the funds to augment  
the salaries of law enforcement         
personnel1 up to an amount equal to #aaj
 percent of the ,state real median      
household income of the preceding year1 
as estimated by the ,united ,states     
,census ,bureau4  7#b7 ,requirement ,a  
law enforcement agency or organization  
shall not be eligible to receive funds  
under this part for the purpose         
described in paragraph 7#a7 if the      
agency or organization reduced the      

salaries of law enforcement personnel   
during the calendar year immediately    
preceding the application for funds for 
the sole purpose of dismantling law     
enforcement agencies or organizations   
pursuant to a ,state or local policy4   
7#c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in  
paragraph 7#b7 shall be construed to    
affect the eligibility of any law       
enforcement agency or organization that 
reduces the salaries of law enforcement 
personnel due to budget constraints that
 are implemented as a result of the     
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  2  7#d7 in       
section #bcjd7a7 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4         
#ajdid7a771 by inserting 1 unless       
,federal funds are sought for the       
purpose of personnel hiring1 personnel  
retention1 or wage augmentation1 after  
certify2 and  7#e7 in section #bcje 7#cd
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdie7;b77-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,the ,attorney ,general may    
award and inserting the following3  7#a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
paragraph 7#b71 the ,attorney ,general  

may award  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#b7 ,exception     
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to      
grants sought for the purpose of        
personnel hiring1 personnel retention1  
or wage augmentation4  4  7b7           
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #ajja7ba7 of title ,i of the   
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajbfa7ba77 is amended by striking      
#g1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjbd4 and inserting      
#ae1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years
 #bjba through #bjbe1 of which any funds
 appropriated in excess of #g1ejj1jjj   
shall be used for the hiring and        
retention of law enforcement officers   
and the augmentation of wages as        
described in such part44