,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cihg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh to    
provide that ,,cops grant funds may be  
used for local law enforcement recruits 
to attend schools or academies if the   
recruits agree to serve in precincts of 
law enforcement agencies in their       
communities4  #a4 ,strong ,communities  
,program ,section #agja of ,omnibus     
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsection 7m7 as subsection 7n72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7l7  
the following3  7m7 ,,cops ,strong      
,communities ,program  7#a7 ,definitions
  7,a7 ,eligible entity ,the term       
eligible entity means-- 7i7 an          

institution of higher education1 as     
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja71 that1 in coordination or through
 an agreement with a local law          
enforcement agency1 offers a law        
enforcement training program2 or  7ii7 a
 local law enforcement agency that      
offers a law enforcement training       
program4  7,b7 ,local law enforcement   
agency ,the term local law enforcement  
agency means an agency of a ,state1 unit
 of local government1 or ,indian ,tribe 
that is authorized by law or by a       
government agency to engage in or       
supervise the prevention1 detection1    
investigation1 or prosecution of any    
violation of criminal law4  7#b7 ,grants
 ,the ,attorney ,general may use amounts
 otherwise appropriated to carry out    
this section for a fiscal year          
7beginning with fiscal year #bjbj7 to   
make competitive grants to local law    
enforcement agencies to be used for     
recruits to attend eligible entities if 

the recruits agree to serve in law      
enforcement agencies in their           
communities4  7#c7 ,eligibility ,to be  
eligible for a grant under this         
subsection1 each recruit described in   
paragraph 7#b7 shall-- 7,a7 serve as a  
full-time law enforcement officer for a 
total of not fewer than #d years during 
the #h-year period after the date on    
which the recruit completes a law       
enforcement training program for which  
the recruit received benefits2  7,b7    
complete their service in a local law   
enforcement agency located within-- 7i7 
#e miles of the residence of the recruit
 where the recruit has resided for not  
fewer than #e years2 or  7ii7 if the    
recruit resides in a county with less   
than #ajj1jjj residents1 within #bj     
miles of the residence of the recruit   
where the recruit has resided for not   
fewer than #e years2 and  7,c7 submit   
evidence of employment of the recruit to
 the eligible agency in the form of a   
certification by the chief              

administrative officer of the local law 
enforcement agency where the recruit is 
employed4  7#d7 ,repayment  7,a7 ,in    
general ,if a recruit does not complete 
the service described in paragraph 7#c71
 the recruit shall submit to the local  
law enforcement agency an amount equal  
to any benefits the recruit received    
under this subsection4  7,b7            
,regulations ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall promulgate regulations that       
establish categories of extenuating     
circumstances under which a recruit may 
be excused from repayment under         
subparagraph 7,a74  4