,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ae1
 #bjbb,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh to establish a grant program for  
law enforcement agencies1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,restoring ,law and 
,order ,act4  #b4 ,grant program ,title 
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  ,,pp  
#cjfa4 ,definitions ,in this part3 7#a7 
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means an agency of a ,state1 unit
 of local government1 or ,indian ,tribe 
that is authorized by law or by an      
agency of a ,state1 unit of local       
government1 or ,indian ,tribe to engage 

in or supervise the prevention1         
detection1 investigation1 or prosecution
 of any violation of criminal law4  7#b7
 ,rural county ,the term rural county   
means a county that is not a part of a  
metropolitan statistical area 7as       
defined by the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget74  #cjfb4    
,establishment  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,attorney ,general shall award grants to
 eligible entities to-- 7#a7 hire and   
retain law enforcement officers2  7#b7  
combat interstate child trafficking2    
7#c7 prevent violent crime by           
prioritizing stringent sentences for    
repeat offenders2  7#d7 use public      
safety tools such as bail and pretrial  
detention to prevent dangerous offenders
 from returning to communities2  7#e7   
acquire resources to better target drug 
and fentanyl crimes2  7#f7 detain and   
deport illegal aliens who have committed
 criminal offenses in the ,united       
,states2 and  7#g7 eliminate            
investigatory backlogs and more quickly 

process criminal evidence4  7b7         
,distribution of funds ,of the amounts  
appropriated to carry out this part1 the
 ,attorney ,general shall award not less
 than #be percent to eligible entities  
located in a rural county4  #cjfc4      
,appropriations  7a7 ,,irs funding  7#a7
 ,rescission ,effective on the date of  
enactment of the ,restoring ,law and    
,order ,act1 any unobligated balances   
made available under clauses 7ii7 and   
7iii7 of section #ajcja7a77;,a7 of the  
,act titled ,an ,act to provide for     
reconciliation pursuant to title ,,ii of
 ,s4 ,con4 ,res4 #ad are rescinded4     
7#b7 ,appropriation ,of the unobligated 
balances rescinded under paragraph      
7#a7-- 7,a7 #i1ejj1jjj1jjj is           
appropriated to the ,attorney ,general  
for fiscal year #bjbc to carry out this 
part1 to remain available until         
,september #cj1 #bjbg2 and  7,b7 the    
remainder shall be deposited in the     
,treasury4  7b7 ,unemployment ,trust    
,fund  7#a7 ,rescission ,effective on   

the date of enactment of the ,restoring 
,law and ,order ,act1 any unobligated   
balances in the ,employment ,trust ,fund
 established under section #ijd7;a7 of  
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aajd7;a77 are rescinded4     
7#b7 ,appropriation ,of the unobligated 
balances rescinded under paragraph      
7#a7-- 7,a7 #ejj1jjj1jjj is appropriated
 to the ,attorney ,general for fiscal   
year #bjbc to carry out this part1 to   
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjbg2 and  7,b7 the remainder shall be 
deposited in the ,treasury4  4  #c4     
,,gao study ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall conduct a study on
 the deficiencies-- 7#a7 of law         
enforcement agencies in the ,united     
,states in processing rape kits2 and    
7#b7 in the availability of rape kits4