,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjba,mr4  
,nehls 7= himself & ,mr4 ,craw=d7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t f us+ highway 
safety program funds = traffic control  
or traffic en=cem5t if su* ,/ate or     
local gov]nm5t defunds ! police1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,block+ ,lawlessness f  
,und]m9+ ,en=cem5t ,act or ! ,,blue     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on use ( funds  
7a7 ,highway safety programs ,section   
#djb7;c7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#e7 ,traffic control or       
traffic en=cem5t  7,a7 ,prohibition ,a  
,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 or political     
subdivision ( a ,/ate1 may n exp5d funds
 apportion$ to su* ,/ate "u ?is section1
 includ+ funds transf]r$ pursuant to    
section #dje7;a77#h71 = traffic control 

or traffic en=cem5t if su* ,/ate1 local 
gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision      
defunds ! police4  7,b7 ,exemption  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may grant an      
exemption f ! requirem5ts "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 if ! ,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 or    
political subdivision t defunds ! police
 submits a writt5 reque/ to ! ,secret>y 
& ! ,secret>y approves su* reque/4  7ii7
 ,cont5ts ,a reque/ submitt$ "u clause  
7i7 %all include-- 7,i7 ! ju/ification =
 ! reque/$ exemption f ! requirem5ts (  
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,,ii7 a           
description ( am\nt ( funds a ,/ate1    
local gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision
 int5ds to use = traffic control or     
traffic en=cem5t4  7,c7 ,rule (         
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may be 
con/ru$ to result 9 a r$uction 9 ! am\nt
 ( fund+ a ,/ate may receive "u ?is     
section4  7,d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
p>agraph3 7i7 ,defund ! police  7,i7 ,9 
g5]al ,! t]m defund ! police means a    
situation 9 :i*-- 7aa7 a ,/ate1 local   
gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision ( a  

,/ate has a police budget =-- 7,,aa7 !  
fiscal ye> dur+ :i* ?is p>agraph is     
enact$ t is l[] 9 am\nt ?an su* police  
budget = ! fiscal ye> t includes ,janu>y
 #a1 #bjjj2 or 7,,bb7 any fiscal ye>    
foll[+ ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i* ?is        
p>agraph is enact$ t is l[] 9 am\nt ?an 
su* police budget = ! previ\s fiscal    
ye>2 &  7bb7 su* ,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 
or political subdivision has reallocat$ 
su* police budget funds to o!r gov]nm5t 
ag5cies1 evid5c$ by public /atem5ts1    
press releases1 budget ju/ifications1   
budget docum5tation1 or any o!r         
mat]ials4  7,,ii7 ,exclusions ,! t]m    
defund ! police does n include a        
situation 9 :i*-- 7aa7 a ,/ate1 local   
gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision ( a  
,/ate r$uces fund+ = a police dep>tm5t  
if ! r$uction ( su* fund+ is "p ( an    
ov]all budget r$uction2 or  7bb7 a      
police *ief ( a police dep>tm5t has     
decid$ to reallocate funds made         
available to su* police dep>tm5t to     
psy*ological & m5tal heal? programs4    

7ii7 ,traffic control or traffic        
en=cem5t ,! t]m traffic control or      
traffic en=cem5t means a s]vice provid$ 
by law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 a ,/ate1 local 
gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision ( a  
,/ate t includes direct+ traffic1       
address+ traffic infractions on         
roadways1 or s]v+ 9 a traffic or roads  
polic+ unit en=c+ rules ( ! road4  4    
7b7 ,national priority safety programs  
,section #dje7;a7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#aa7 ,use ( funds  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
a ,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 or political   
subdivision ( a ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u
 ?is section may n use su* grant =      
traffic control or traffic en=cem5t 7z  
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section              
#djb7;c77#e77;,d77 if su* ,/ate1 local  
gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision      
defunds ! police 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9  
section #djb7;c77#e77;,d774  7,b7       
,exemption  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
may grant an exemption f ! requirem5ts  

"u subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! ,/ate1 local   
gov]nm5t1 or political subdivision t    
defunds ! police submits a writt5 reque/
 to ! ,secret>y & ! ,secret>y approves  
su* reque/4  7ii7 ,cont5ts ,a reque/    
submitt$ "u clause 7i7 %all include--   
7,i7 ! ju/ification = ! reque/$         
exemption f ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 
7,a72 &  7,,ii7 a description ( am\nt ( 
funds a ,/ate1 local gov]nm5t1 or       
political subdivision int5ds to use =   
traffic control or traffic en=cem5t4    
7,c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is    
p>agraph may be con/ru$ to result 9 a   
r$uction 9 ! am\nt ( fund+ a ,/ate may  
receive "u ?is section4  4  7c7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,transportation &       
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report describ+ !             
implem5tation (1 & compliance )1 !      

am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4