,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cifh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,june #af1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cotton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to create an aw>d = law en=cem5t (fic]s :o exemplify be/ practices to r$uce ! excessive use ( =ce or improve community polic+1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,recognition ,act4 #b4 ,aw>ds = law en=cem5t (fic]s ,"p ,q ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #agjh & #agji 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajchh1 #ajchi7 z sections #agji & #agaj1 respectively2 & 7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #agjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajchg7 ! foll[+3 #agjh4 ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d ,! t]m ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d means an aw>d au?oriz$ "u subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,eligible law en=cem5t (fic] ,! t]m eligible law en=cem5t (fic] means a c>e] law en=cem5t (fic] :o is-- 7,a7 employ$ by a law en=cem5t ag5cy receiv+ fund+ f a grant "u section #agja2 & 7,b7 nom9at$ = a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d by-- 7i7 ! law en=cem5t ag5cy t employs ! law en=cem5t (fic]2 or 7ii7 ! attorney g5]al ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! law en=cem5t ag5cy t employs ! law en=cem5t (fic] is locat$4 7b7 ,aw>ds au?oriz$ ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may di/ribute ca% aw>ds to eligible law en=cem5t (fic]s :o exemplify be/ practices or significant innovation to-- 7#a7 r$uce ! excessive use ( =ce2 or 7#b7 improve community polic+4 7c7 ,crit]ia ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli%-- 7#a7 ! process by :i* a law en=cem5t ag5cy or ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate may nom9ate an eligible law en=cem5t (fic] = a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d2 7#b7 ! crit]ia = ! selection ( recipi5ts ( a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d2 & 7#c7 ! maximum am\nt ( a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d4 7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report t includes1 = ! previ\s cal5d> ye>-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( nom9ations receiv$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al = a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d2 7#b7 ! numb] ( ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>ds di/ribut$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al2 7#c7 a geographical breakd[n ( ! location ( ! recipi5ts ( a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d2 & 7#d7 in=mation relat+ to ! size ( ea* law en=cem5t ag5cy t-- 7,a7 nom9at$ a law en=cem5t (fic] = a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d2 or 7,b7 employ$ a recipi5t ( a ,bett] ,community ,polic+ ,aw>d4 7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?\gh #bjbe4 4