,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,sherrill 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,bacon1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1  
,mr4 ,kim of ,new ,jersey1 and ,mr4     
,trone7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide  
funding to ,state and local law         
enforcement agencies to combat auto     
theft and stolen automobile trafficking1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,auto ,theft ,prevention ,act4  #b4     
,auto theft prevention grant program    
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #fj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office 
of ,community ,oriented ,policing       
,services of the ,department of ,justice
 shall establish an auto theft          
prevention grant program 7in this ,act  
referred to as the ,program7 to provide 
funding to ,state law enforcement       

agencies and local law enforcement      
agencies to combat auto theft and stolen
 vehicle trafficking4  7b7 ,eligible    
recipient ,the ,director shall make     
grants under the ,program to the        
,attorney ,general of each ,state1 with 
the amount awarded proportional to the  
overall level of auto thefts within each
 ,state in the year prior to the date of
 the disbursement of the grant4  7c7    
,distribution of funds  7#a7 ,local law 
enforcement agencies ,the ,attorney     
,general of a ,state shall make at least
 #ej percent of a grant awarded under   
the ,program available as competitive   
subgrants to local law enforcement      
agencies to combat auto theft1 with the 
amount awarded determined by            
prioritizing localities with a higher   
overall level of auto thefts in the year
 prior to the date of the disbursement  
of the grant4  7#b7 ,state law          
enforcement agencies ,the ,attorney     
,general of a ,state shall make at least
 #be percent of a grant awarded under   

the ,program available to ,state law    
enforcement agencies to combat auto     
theft4  7#c7 ,other amounts ,the        
,attorney ,general of a ,state shall    
make any proportion of the grant awarded
 under the ,program not allocated under 
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 available as     
competitive subgrants to local law      
enforcement agencies or to ,state law   
enforcement agencies4 ,any subgrant made
 under this paragraph to a local law    
enforcement agency shall follow the     
prioritization under paragraph 7#a74    
7d7 ,eligible activities ,amounts from a
 grant awarded under the ,program may   
only be used for the purpose of         
combating auto theft and combating      
stolen automobile trafficking1          
including-- 7#a7 purchasing equipment   
used to combat auto theft1 such as law  
enforcement vehicles and license plate  
readers1 and funding costs associated   
with that equipment1 such as            
subscription fees and data storage fees 
for license plate readers2  7#b7 hiring 

additional law enforcement officers and 
support staff to combat auto theft2     
7#c7 funding overtime costs and         
additional compensation for law         
enforcement officers and support staff  
involved in combating auto theft2  7#d7 
providing training for law enforcement  
officers and support staff to combat    
auto theft2  7#e7 providing resources   
for joint task forces established to    
combat auto theft2  7#f7 funding law    
enforcement data collection1 data       
storage1 and research activities related
 to combating auto theft2 and  7#g7     
funding for the administrative costs of 
applying for and implementing the grant1
 up to a maximum of #e percent of the   
grant amount4  7e7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #cj1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbd through #bjbh to     
carry out the ,program4  #c4 ,additional
 authorized uses of cops grant program  
funds ,section #agja7;b7 of the ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act

 of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7;b77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraph 7#bc7 as paragraph 7#bd72     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#bb7-- 7,a7 by       
striking 7#ba7 and inserting 7#bb72 and 
7,b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#bb7 as
 paragraph 7#bc72 and  7#c7 by inserting
 after paragraph 7#ba71 the following3  
7#bb7 to combat auto thefts and stolen  
automobile trafficking by purchasing    
equipment1 hiring law enforcement       
officers and support staff1 covering    
overtime and officer compensation costs1
 expanding access to training           
initiatives1 funding joint task forces1 
and funding law enforcement data        
collection and research activities      
related to auto thefts2  4  #d4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,local 
law enforcement agency ,the term local  
law enforcement agency means any entity 
administered by a locality that exists  
primarily to prevent and detect crime   
and enforce criminal laws4  7#b7        
,locality ,the term locality means any  

city1 county1 township1 town1 borough1  
parish1 village1 or other general       
purpose political subdivision of a      
,state4  7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state   
means any ,state of the ,united ,states1
 the ,district of ,columbia1 the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american      
,samoa1 and the ,commonwealth of the    
,northern ,mariana ,islands4  7#d7      
,state law enforcement agency ,the term 
,state law enforcement agency means any 
,state entity that exists primarily to  
prevent and detect crime and enforce    
criminal laws4