,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,mc,kinley 7for himself and ,ms4       
,sherrill7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime ,control  
and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh to     
provide that grants under the ,,cops    
program may be used for salary increases
 to retain officers4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,retain  
,,cops ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,additional  
authorized use of ,,cops grant funds    
,section #agja7;b7 of title ,i of the   
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#bc71 by redesignating such  
paragraph as paragraph 7#bd72  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#bb7-- 7,a7 by redesignating 
such paragraph as paragraph 7#bc72 and  
7,b7 by striking 7#a7 through 7#ba72 and
 and inserting 7#a7 through 7#bb72 and2 

and  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph  
7#ba7 the following3  7#bb7 to retain   
law enforcement officers by providing   
salary increases2  4