,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bifa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #g1   
#bjba,mr4 ,cassidy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit a ,state or   
local government from using highway     
safety program funds for traffic control
 or traffic enforcement if such ,state  
or local government defunds the police1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,blocking ,lawlessness from ,undermining
 ,enforcement ,act or the ,,blue ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on use of funds  7a7   
,highway safety programs ,section       
#djb7;c7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#e7 ,traffic control or
 traffic enforcement  7,a7 ,prohibition 
,a ,state1 local government1 or         
political subdivision of a ,state1 may  
not expend funds apportioned to such    

,state under this section1 including    
funds transferred pursuant to section   
#dje7;a77#h71 for traffic control or    
traffic enforcement if such ,state1     
local government1 or political          
subdivision defunds the police4  7,b7   
,exemption  7i7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary may grant an exemption from  
the requirements under subparagraph 7,a7
 if the ,state1 local government1 or    
political subdivision that defunds the  
police submits a written request to the 
,secretary and the ,secretary approves  
such request4  7ii7 ,contents ,a request
 submitted under clause 7i7 shall       
include-- 7,i7 the justification for the
 requested exemption from the           
requirements of subparagraph 7,a72 and  
7,,ii7 a description of amount of funds 
a ,state1 local government1 or political
 subdivision intends to use for traffic 
control or traffic enforcement4  7,c7   
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
paragraph may be construed to result in 
a reduction in the amount of funding a  

,state may receive under this section4  
7,d7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3   
7i7 ,defund the police  7,i7 ,in general
 ,the term defund the police means a    
situation in which-- 7aa7 a ,state1     
local government1 or political          
subdivision of a ,state has a police    
budget for-- 7,,aa7 the fiscal year     
during which this paragraph is enacted  
that is lower in amount than such police
 budget for the fiscal year that        
includes ,january #a1 #bjjj2 or 7,,bb7  
any fiscal year following the fiscal    
year during which this paragraph is     
enacted that is lower in amount than    
such police budget for the previous     
fiscal year2 and  7bb7 such ,state1     
local government1 or political          
subdivision has reallocated such police 
budget funds to other government        
agencies1 evidenced by public           
statements1 press releases1 budget      
justifications1 budget documentation1 or
 any other materials4  7,,ii7           
,exclusions ,the term defund the police 

does not include a situation in which-- 
7aa7 a ,state1 local government1 or     
political subdivision of a ,state       
reduces funding for a police department 
if the reduction of such funding is part
 of an overall budget reduction2 or     
7bb7 a police chief of a police         
department has decided to reallocate    
funds made available to such police     
department to psychological and mental  
health programs4  7ii7 ,traffic control 
or traffic enforcement ,the term traffic
 control or traffic enforcement means a 
service provided by law enforcement     
officers in a ,state1 local government1 
or political subdivision of a ,state    
that includes directing traffic1        
addressing traffic infractions on       
roadways1 or serving in a traffic or    
roads policing unit enforcing rules of  
the road4  4  7b7 ,national priority    
safety programs ,section #dje7;a7 of    
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#aa7 ,use of funds  7,a7   

,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 a ,state1 local       
government1 or political subdivision of 
a ,state receiving a grant under this   
section may not use such grant for      
traffic control or traffic enforcement  
7as such term is defined in section     
#djb7;c77#e77;,d77 if such ,state1 local
 government1 or political subdivision   
defunds the police 7as such term is     
defined in section #djb7;c77#e77;,d774  
7,b7 ,exemption  7i7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary may grant an exemption from  
the requirements under subparagraph 7,a7
 if the ,state1 local government1 or    
political subdivision that defunds the  
police submits a written request to the 
,secretary and the ,secretary approves  
such request4  7ii7 ,contents ,a request
 submitted under clause 7i7 shall       
include-- 7,i7 the justification for the
 requested exemption from the           
requirements of subparagraph 7,a72 and  
7,,ii7 a description of amount of funds 
a ,state1 local government1 or political

 subdivision intends to use for traffic 
control or traffic enforcement4  7,c7   
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
paragraph may be construed to result in 
a reduction in the amount of funding a  
,state may receive under this section4  
4  7c7 ,report ,not later than #ah      
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall submit to the 
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report describing the 
implementation of1 and compliance with1 
the amendments made by this ,act4