,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #a1 #bjba,ms4    
,malliotakis 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 & 
,ms4 ,salaz>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a     
local gov]nm5t to waive sov]eign        
immunity to receive any grant funds f ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice if su* local        
gov]nm5t has defund$ a municipal police 
dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,"r to  
,rema9 ,safe ,act ( #bjba4  #b4         
,ineligibility = ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice    
grants ) respect to defund+ a municipal 
police dep>tm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( law1 to be eligible 
= any grant fund+ f ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice1 a local gov]nm5t apply+ = su* a
 grant %all c]tify to ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 t ! municipal police dep>tm5t ( su*    
local gov]nm5t has n be5 defund$ 9 ei!r 
! curr5t or prior fiscal ye> 9 :i* !    
local gov]nm5t is apply+ = su* grant4   

7b7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,inability to pay 
,a local gov]nm5t t demon/rates t !     
municipal police dep>tm5t 0 defund$     
because ( an inability to pay1 includ+  
demon/rat+ decreases ?r\gh\t ! budget ( 
! local gov]nm5t1 %all be eligible =    
grant fund+ f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4    
7#b7 ,waiv] ( sov]eign immunity ,a local
 gov]nm5t t has defund$ ! municipal     
police dep>tm5t %all be eligible = grant
 fund+ f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice if su*   
local gov]nm5t waives sov]eign immunity 
) respect to a cause ( action aga9/ !   
local gov]nm5t by an individual =       
prop]ty damages or damages = p]sonal    
injuries z a result ( ! municipal police
 dep>tm5t be+ defund$4  7c7 ,local      
gov]nm5t def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
local gov]nm5t means a municipality1    
city1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 a rural community1 or
 un9corporat$ t[n or village4