,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,loeffl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation to )hold c]ta9 am\nts f 
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts t defund or     
o!rwise r$uce fund+ = c]ta9 law en=cem5t
 entities )\t a cle> budget>y reason1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,public   
,safety & ,support+ ,law ,en=cem5t ,act 
( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purpose  7a7     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 law      
en=cem5t (fic]s provide a necess>y      
public s]vice by en=c+ ! rule ( law1    
prev5t+ crime & civil disord]1 protect+ 
communities & prop]ty1 & ensur+ ! safety
 & heal? ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
includ+ by ensur+-- 7,a7 ! safe op]ation
 ( motor vehicles2  7,b7 ! safe use (   
public r\tes ( transportation1 su* z    
highways & o!r roadways1 p$e/rian       

walkways1 & sidewalks2 &  7,c7 t p>ks   
rema9 safe1 op51 civil1 & available =   
public enjoym5t2  7#b7 police =ces & o!r
 law en=cem5t entities require full     
fund+ to ensure a suffici5t pres5ce (   
(fic]s to ma9ta9 ! safe use ( public    
roadways1 highways1 walkways1 sidewalks1
 & city blocks 9 e community across !   
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 abs5t a fully fund$
 police =ce1 p us+ roadways1 community  
p>ks1 city sidewalks1 or o!r public     
areas may be plac$ at increas$ risk f-- 
7,a7 ! unsafe op]ation ( motor vehicles1
 includ+ by !mselves or o!rs2 &  7,b7   
o!r dang]s to public safety2  7#d7 a    
fully fund$ police =ce is necess>y to   
protect-- 7,a7 ! public safety ( ! g5]al
 population ( a community2 &  7,b7 law  
en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! community1 z requir$
 by ,executive ,ord] #acggd 7#hb ,f$4   
,reg4 #ajfie2 relat+ to prev5t+ viol5ce 
aga9/ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local   
law en=cem5t (fic]s72  7#e7 defund+ or  
o!rwise r$uc+ fund+ = ,/ate or local law
 en=cem5t entities w result 9 a r$uction

 91 or ! elim9ation (1 ! pres5ce ( law  
en=cem5t (fic]s 9 communities1 result+ 9
 a ,/ate be+ noncompliant ) ! safety    
requirem5ts ( c]ta9 ,f$]al programs1    
includ+ ! requirem5ts (-- 7,a7 ! highway
 safety programs "u section #djb ( title
 #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 !    
national priority safety programs "u    
section #dje ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2 &  7#f7 x is necess>y to ensure t
 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts d n defund or  
o!rwise r$uce fund+ = police =ces & o!r 
law en=cem5t entities abs5t a cle>      
budget>y ne$ to d s4  7b7 ,purpose ,!   
purpose ( ?is ,act is to provide        
au?ority = ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation )
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 to )hold c]ta9     
funds f ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts t       
unnecess>ily put ! p subject to !       
jurisdiction ( ^? gov]nm5ts at risk f a 
lack ( suffici5t law en=cem5t res\rces1 
includ+ ! pres5ce ( law en=cem5t (fic]s1
 by defund+ or o!rwise r$uc+ fund+ =    
police =ces or o!r law en=cem5t entities
 abs5t a cle> budget>y ne$ to d s4  #c4 

,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cle>     
budget>y ne$ ,! t]m cle> budget>y ne$1 )
 respect to an action tak5 by a ,/ate or
 local gov]nm5t to defund or o!rwise    
r$uce fund+ = a law en=cem5t entity1    
means t ! action 0 tak5-- 7,a7 9 ! c\rse
 ( a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t annual     
budget process2 &  7,b7 9 consid]ation (
 ! rev5ues & exp5ditures ( ! ,/ate or   
local gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,law en=cem5t     
entity ,! t]m law en=cem5t entity means 
a ,/ate or local ag5cy t engages 9 or   
sup]vises ! prev5tion1 detection1 or    
inve/igation ( violations ( laws1       
includ+ crim9al or traffic laws4  7#c7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,transportation4  #d4       
,)hold+ ( c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t (             
,transportation fund+ f ,/ate & local   
jurisdictions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to 
subsections 7c7 & 7d71 ! ,secret>y %all 
)hold f a ,/ate describ$ 9 subsection   
7b7 #e p]c5t (-- 7#a7 ! am\nt requir$ to
 be apportion$ to ! ,/ate "u section    
#djb ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  

on ! fir/ day ( ea* fiscal ye> aft] !   
fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es t 
! ,/ate is a ,/ate describ$ 9 subsection
 7b72 &  7#b7 ! am\nt made available to 
! ,/ate "u section #dje ( title #bc1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea* fiscal ye>   
aft] ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es t ! ,/ate is a ,/ate describ$ 9
 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,/ates describ$ ,a
 ,/ate ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 is a  
,/ate 9 :i* ! ,/ate or a local gov]nm5t 
)9 t ,/ate defunds or o!rwise r$uces    
fund+ = a law en=cem5t entity abs5t a   
cle> budget>y ne$ = do+ s4  7c7 ,effect 
( )hold+ ( funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except 
z provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 &     
subsection 7d71 no am\nts )held f a     
,/ate "u subsection 7a7 %all be         
apportion$ or made available to t ,/ate4
  7#b7 ,re/rict$ use ( funds ,9 ! case (
 a ,/ate t ! ,secret>y det]m9es is a    
,/ate describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 because 
a local gov]nm5t )9 t ,/ate has defund$ 
or o!rwise r$uc$ fund+ = a law en=cem5t 
entity z describ$ 9 t subsection1 !     

,secret>y may apportion or make         
available to ! ,/ate1 z applicable1 !   
am\nts describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 if !   
,/ate agrees-- 7,a7 n to make ^? am\nts 
available = use by t local gov]nm5t2 &  
7,b7 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 n  
to exp5d ^? am\nts 9 any community or   
location subject to ! jurisdiction ( t  
local gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,re/oration ( law 
en=cem5t fund+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any      
am\nts )held f a ,/ate "u subsection 7a7
 or local gov]nm5t "u p>agraph 7#b7 dur+
 ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* ! ,secret>y1 9      
consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 makes
 a det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,b7 t    
fund+ has be5 re/or$ to ! applicable law
 en=cem5t entity at ! level describ$ 9 t
 subp>agraph %all be apportion$ or made 
available1 z applicable1 to t ,/ate or  
local gov]nm5t4  7,b7 ,det]m9ation (    
fund+ level ,am\nts may be apportion$ or
 made available to a ,/ate or local     
gov]nm5t "u subp>agraph 7,a7 = ! fiscal 
ye> describ$ 9 t subp>agraph if !       
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,attorney 

,g5]al1 det]m9es t fund+ has be5 re/or$ 
to ! applicable law en=cem5t ag5cy at ! 
less] (-- 7i7 ! level at :i* ! law      
en=cem5t entity 0 fund$ prior to !      
defund+ or r$uction 9 fund+ t caus$ !   
,secret>y to det]m9e t ! ,/ate is a     
,/ate describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7ii7
 ! level at :i* ! ,secret>y1 9          
consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1      
det]m9es is m9imally necess>y to ensure 
! public safety4  7,c7 ,limitation ,!   
,secret>y may n apportion or make       
available "u ?is p>agraph any am\nts    
)held f a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t dur+  
any fiscal ye> prec$+ ! fiscal ye> 9 :i*
 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !        
,attorney ,g5]al1 makes ! det]m9ation   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  7,d7      
,effect ( det]m9ation on future fund+   
,beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y1 9 
consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 makes
 ! det]m9ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,b71 ! applicable ,/ate or local       
gov]nm5t %all n be subject to ! )hold+  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 or p>agraph   

7#b71 z applicable1 ) respect to !      
defund+ (1 or r$uction 9 fund+ =1 a law 
en=cem5t entity t caus$ ! ,secret>y to  
det]m9e t ! ,/ate 0 a ,/ate describ$ 9  
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,reque/ = review   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on ! reque/ ( a ,/ate f  
:i* am\nts h be5 or w be )held "u       
subsection 7a7 or a local gov]nm5t f :i*
 am\nts h be5 or w be )held "u          
subsection 7c77#b71 ! ,secret>y1 9      
consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al-- 7,a7
 %all review any docum5tation or o!r    
evid5ce submitt$ by ! ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5t2 &  7,b7 bas$ on t review1 may 
det]m9e t ! defund+ (1 or o!r r$uction 9
 fund+ =1 a law en=cem5t entity t caus$ 
! ,secret>y to det]m9e t ! ,/ate is a   
,/ate describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 0 c>ri$ 
out = a cle> budget>y ne$4  7#b7        
,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ :e!r !        
applicable defund+ (1 or r$uction 9     
fund+ =1 a law en=cem5t entity 0 c>ri$  
out = a cle> budget>y ne$ "u p>agraph   
7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation )
 ,attorney ,g5]al1 may consid]-- 7,a7   

any actual or anticipat$ r$uction 9     
,/ate or local gov]nm5t rev5ue2  7,b7   
any det]m9ation by ! ,/ate or local     
gov]nm5t t a g5]al r$uction 9 sp5d+ is  
requir$ across all budget categories2   
7,c7 9 ! case ( a ,/ate or local        
gov]nm5t ) multiple law en=cem5t        
entities ( ov]lapp+ jurisdiction1 :e!r a
 det]m9ation 0 made to consolidate ^?   
entities into a s+le entity2 &  7,d7 any
 o!r evid5ce pres5t$ by ! ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t support+ an ass]tion t !      
applicable defund+ (1 or r$uction 9     
fund+ =1 a law en=cem5t entity 0 c>ri$  
out = a cle> budget>y ne$4  7#c7 ,effect
 ( det]m9ation ,if ! ,secret>y1 9       
consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1      
det]m9es "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 t !      
applicable defund+ (1 or r$uction 9     
fund+ =1 a law en=cem5t entity 0 c>ri$  
out = a cle> budget>y ne$-- 7,a7 !      
applicable ,/ate or local gov]nm5t %all 
n be subject to ! applicable )hold+     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 or subsection 
7c77#b7 beg9n+ on ! date on :i* t       

det]m9ation is made2 &  7,b7 any am\nts 
)held f ! ,/ate or local gov]nm5t "u    
subsection 7a7 or subsection 7c77#b71 z 
applicable1 dur+ ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* t   
det]m9ation is made %all be apportion$  
or made available1 z applicable1 to t   
,/ate or local gov]nm5t4