,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajdhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,swalwell7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &   
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh to e/abli% a 
grant program to help law en=cem5t      
ag5cies ) civilian law en=cem5t tasks1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,retir$ ,law       
,en=cem5t ,(fic]s ,cont9u+ ,s]vice ,act4
  #b4 ,retir$ law en=cem5t (fic]s       
cont9u+ s]vice ,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  
,civil law en=cem5t task grants  #cjfa4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is "p3 7#a7 ,civilian   
law en=cem5t task ,! t]m civilian law   
en=cem5t task-- 7,a7 includes-- 7i7     
assi/+ 9 homicide inve/igations2  7ii7  
assi/+ 9 c>jack+ inve/igations2  7iii7  

assi/+ 9 f9ancial crimes inve/igations2 
7iv7 review+ cam]a footage2  7v7 crime  
sc5e analysis2  7vi7 =5sics analysis2 & 
7vii7 provid+ exp]tise 9 comput]s1      
comput] networks1 in=mation te*nology1  
or ! int]net2 &  7,b7 does n include any
 task t requires sworn law en=cem5t     
au?ority4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m 
eligible entity means a ,/ate1 local1   
,tribal1 or t]ritorial law en=cem5t     
ag5cy t c]tifies t retir$ law en=cem5t  
p]sonnel hir$ us+ am\nts f a grant "u   
?is "p-- 7,a7 h appropriate & reasonably
 curr5t tra9+ & exp]i5ce to effectively 
c>ry out ! tasks describ$ 9 section     
#cjfb7;a72 or  7,b7 w p>ticipate 9      
appropriate cont9u+ education programs  
to satisfy subp>agraph 7,a74  #cjfb4    
,grants au?oriz$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d grants to     
eligible entities = ! purpose ( hir+    
retir$ p]sonnel f law en=cem5t ag5cies  
to-- 7#a7 tra9 civilian employees ( !   
eligible entity on civilian law en=cem5t
 tasks t c be p]=m$ on behalf ( a law   

en=cem5t ag5cy2 &  7#b7 p]=m civilian   
law en=cem5t tasks on behalf ( !        
eligible entity4  7b7 ,discipl9>y       
records ,an eligible entity receiv+ a   
grant "u subsection 7a7 %all make a good
 fai? ef=t to det]m9e :e!r a retir$ law 
en=cem5t (fic] seek+ to be hir$ by !    
eligible entity us+ am\nts f a grant "u 
?is "p has a discipl9>y record or an    
int]nal inve/igation record by-- 7#a7   
conduct+ a se>* ( ! ,national           
,dec]tification ,index &1 if applicable1
 ! ,national ,law ,en=cem5t             
,acc\ntability ,database ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice2 or  7#b7 reque/+ ! p]sonnel   
record ( ! retir$ law en=cem5t (fic] f  
ea* law en=cem5t ag5cy t employ$ !      
retir$ law en=cem5t (fic]4  #cjfc4      
,acc\ntability provisions  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is "p %all be subject
 to ! acc\ntability requirem5ts ( ?is   
section4  7b7 ,audit requirem5t  7#a7   
,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m     
unresolv$ audit f9d+ means a f9d+ 9 a   
f9al audit report ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al 

( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice t an audit$     
grantee has us$ grant funds = an        
unau?oriz$ exp5diture or o!rwise        
unall[able co/ t is n clos$ or resolv$  
)9 #ab mon?s f ! date :5 ! f9al audit   
report is issu$4  7#b7 ,audits ,beg9n+ 9
 ! fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ! ,retir$ ,law ,en=cem5t     
,(fic]s ,cont9u+ ,s]vice ,act1 & 9 ea*  
fiscal ye> !reaft]1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all conduct    
audits ( recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is "p to
 prev5t wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse ( funds by 
grantees4 ,! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all det]m9e !      
appropriate numb] ( grantees to be      
audit$ ea* ye>4  7#c7 ,m&atory exclusion
 ,a recipi5t ( grant funds "u ?is "p t  
is f\nd to h an unresolv$ audit f9d+    
%all n be eligible to receive grant     
funds "u ?is "p dur+ ! fir/ #b fiscal   
ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! end ( ! #ab-mon?     
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7   
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is "p1 !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all give priority to  

eligible entities t did n h an unresolv$
 audit f9d+ dur+ ! #c fiscal ye>s be=e  
submitt+ an application = a grant "u ?is
 "p4  7c7 ,annual c]tification ,beg9n+ 9
 ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i* audits comm5ce "u
 subsection 7b77#b71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all submit to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y & ! ,committee on             
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y & ! ,committee
 on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives an annual c]tification--
 7#a7 indicat+ :e!r-- 7,a7 all audits   
issu$ by ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice "u subsection   
7b7 h be5 complet$ & review$ by !       
appropriate ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al  
or ,director2 &  7,b7 all m&atory       
exclusions requir$ "u subsection 7b77#c7
 h be5 issu$2 &  7#b7 t includes a li/ (
 any grant recipi5ts exclud$ "u         
subsection 7b77#c7 f ! previ\s ye>4  7d7
 ,prev5t+ duplicative grants  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,be=e ! ,attorney ,g5]al aw>ds a  
grant to an eligible entity "u ?is "p1 !

 ,attorney ,g5]al %all comp>e pot5tial  
grant aw>ds ) o!r grants aw>d$ by !     
,attorney ,g5]al to det]m9e if grant    
aw>ds are or h be5 aw>d$ = a simil>     
purpose4  7#b7 ,report ,if ! ,attorney  
,g5]al aw>ds grants to ! same applicant 
= a simil> purpose1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
%all submit to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report t includes-- 7,a7 a li/ ( all   
su* grants aw>d$1 includ+ ! total doll> 
am\nt ( any su* grants aw>d$2 &  7,b7 ! 
reason ! ,attorney ,g5]al aw>d$ multiple
 grants to ! same applicant = a simil>  
purpose4  4