,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4   
,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
grants to support ! hir+ ( law en=cem5t 
(fic]s4  #a4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is  
,act to increase ! numb] ( law en=cem5t 
(fic]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by #ajj1jjj to 
protect families liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
#b4 ,law en=cem5t ag5cy fund+ program   
,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &
 ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,pp ,hir+     
,additional ,law ,en=cem5t ,p]sonnel    
,foll[+ ! ,,covid-#ai ,p&emic  #cjfa4   
,grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d grants to     
,/ate & local law en=cem5t ag5cies to   
provide additional fund+ to support !   
hir+ & ret5tion ( law en=cem5t p]sonnel 
& augm5t wages paid to law en=cem5t     
p]sonnel4  7b7 ,limitation on           

eligibility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a /ate or   
local law en=cem5t ag5cy %all n be      
eligible = a grant "u ?is "p unless !   
ag5cy c]tifies t ! ag5cy w hire         
additional law en=cem5t p]sonnel to     
increase ! numb] ( law en=cem5t p]sonnel
 by #ab4e p]c5t dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod aft]
 receipt ( ! grant4  7#b7 ,failure to   
comply ) c]tification ,9 ! case ( a     
,/ate or local law en=cem5t ag5cy t     
receives a grant "u ?is "p1 & fails to  
a*ieve a n less ?an #ab4e p]c5t increase
 9 law en=cem5t p]sonnel by ! end ( !   
#a-ye> p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,/ate or local law en=cem5t ag5cy may n
 be eligible = additional grant aw>ds "u
 ?is "p4  #cjfb4 ,use ( funds ,a ,/ate  
or local law en=cem5t ag5cy t receives a
 grant "u ?is "p %all use ! grant to    
hire or reta9 law en=cem5t p]sonnel4    
#cjfc4 ,application ,a ,/ate or local   
law en=cem5t ag5cy seek+ a grant "u ?is 
"p %all submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an 
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ or accompani$ by su* in=mation z

 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may reasonably      
require1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( law   
en=cem5t p]sonnel employ$ by ! ag5cy at 
! "t ( ! grant application2  7#b7 a     
writt5 c]tification1 z describ$ 9       
section #cjfa7;b77#a71 t ! ag5cy w hire 
additional law en=cem5t p]sonnel to     
increase ! numb] ( law en=cem5t p]sonnel
 by #ab4e p]c5t dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod aft]
 receipt ( ! grant2  7#c7 a description 
( h[ ! ag5cy plans to recruit1 hire1 &  
fund ! sal>ies ( ! law en=cem5t p]sonnel
 hir$ "u p>agraph 7#b72  7#d7 a writt5  
c]tification t ! ag5cy %all report to ! 
,attorney ,g5]al on ! date t is #a ye>  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ag5cy receives a   
grant "u ?is "p ! numb] ( law en=cem5t  
p]sonnel hir$ dur+ su* #a-ye> p]iod2 &  
7#e7 a writt5 c]tification t ! ag5cy    
%all provide to ! ,attorney ,g5]al & !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ^u
 reque/1 access to any records relat+ to
 ! receipt & use ( a grant "u ?is "p4   
#cjfd4 ,au?orization ( appropriations   
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !

 ,attorney ,g5]al #e1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbe to c>ry  
out ?is "p4  4