,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cifh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #af1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to create an    
award for law enforcement officers who  
exemplify best practices to reduce the  
excessive use of force or improve       
community policing1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,better ,community  
,policing ,recognition ,act4  #b4       
,awards for law enforcement officers    
,part ,q of title ,i of the ,omnibus    
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha et seq47 
is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating      
sections #agjh and #agji 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajchh1 #ajchi7 as sections #agji and   
#agaj1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by       
inserting after section #agjg 7#cd      
,u4,s4,c4 #ajchg7 the following3  #agjh4
 ,better ,community ,policing ,award    

7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,better ,community ,policing ,award ,the
 term ,better ,community ,policing      
,award means an award authorized under  
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,eligible law     
enforcement officer ,the term eligible  
law enforcement officer means a career  
law enforcement officer who is-- 7,a7   
employed by a law enforcement agency    
receiving funding from a grant under    
section #agja2 and  7,b7 nominated for a
 ,better ,community ,policing ,award    
by-- 7i7 the law enforcement agency that
 employs the law enforcement officer2 or
  7ii7 the attorney general of the      
,state in which the law enforcement     
agency that employs the law enforcement 
officer is located4  7b7 ,awards        
authorized ,the ,attorney ,general may  
distribute cash awards to eligible law  
enforcement officers who exemplify best 
practices or significant innovation to--
 7#a7 reduce the excessive use of force2
 or  7#b7 improve community policing4   
7c7 ,criteria ,not later than #ij days  

after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,attorney ,general shall   
establish-- 7#a7 the process by which a 
law enforcement agency or the attorney  
general of a ,state may nominate an     
eligible law enforcement officer for a  
,better ,community ,policing ,award2    
7#b7 the criteria for the selection of  
recipients of a ,better ,community      
,policing ,award2 and  7#c7 the maximum 
amount of a ,better ,community ,policing
 ,award4  7d7 ,report ,not later than #a
 year after the date of enactment of    
this section1 and annually thereafter1  
the ,attorney ,general shall submit to  
,congress a report that includes1 for   
the previous calendar year-- 7#a7 the   
number of nominations received by the   
,attorney ,general for a ,better        
,community ,policing ,award2  7#b7 the  
number of ,better ,community ,policing  
,awards distributed by the ,attorney    
,general2  7#c7 a geographical breakdown
 of the location of the recipients of a 
,better ,community ,policing ,award2 and

  7#d7 information relating to the size 
of each law enforcement agency that--   
7,a7 nominated a law enforcement officer
 for a ,better ,community ,policing     
,award2 or  7,b7 employed a recipient of
 a ,better ,community ,policing ,award4 
7e7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjba though   
#bjbe4  4