,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjbc,mr4  
,landsman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,miller of 
,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 and ,mr4 ,carey7   
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 authorize law 
enforcement agencies to use ,,cops      
grants to recruit and retain law        
enforcement officers4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,enhancing ,,cops ,hiring ,program      
,grants for ,local ,law ,enforcement    
,act4  #b4 ,use of public safety and    
community policing grants  7a7 ,uses of 
grants ,section #agja of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by adding before the 
semicolon the following or to provide   
bonuses for the recruitment and         

retention of law enforcement officers or
 career law enforcement officers2 and   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by adding before
 the semicolon the following or to      
provide bonuses for the recruitment and 
retention of law enforcement officers or
 career law enforcement officers2 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7n7 ,simplification of grant          
application process ,in awarding a grant
 under this part1 the ,attorney ,general
 may permit an applicant for such a     
grant to amend a submitted application  
in lieu of creating a new application1  
for consideration for funding for up to 
five subsequent years after the original
 application was submitted for          
consideration for funding if such       
applicant was not awarded funding4  4   
7b7 ,definitions ,section #agji of the  
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajchi7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7#h7 law enforcement    
officer shall have the meaning given    

such term in section #abjd7i74  7#i7    
submitted application means an          
application submitted for a grant       
awarded pursuant to paragraphs 7#a7 and 
7#b7 of section #agja7;b74  4