,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4   
,craig1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new 
,j]sey1 & ,mr4 ,trone7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to provide fund+ to ,/ate & local law  
en=cem5t ag5cies to combat auto !ft &   
/ol5 automobile traffick+1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,auto ,!ft ,prev5tion ,act4
  #b4 ,auto !ft prev5tion grant program 
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,community       
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice %all e/abli% an auto !ft       
prev5tion grant program 79 ?is ,act     
ref]r$ to z ! ,program7 to provide fund+
 to ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies & local  
law en=cem5t ag5cies to combat auto !ft 
& /ol5 vehicle traffick+4  7b7 ,eligible
 recipi5t ,! ,director %all make grants 

"u ! ,program to ! ,attorney ,g5]al (   
ea* ,/ate1 ) ! am\nt aw>d$ proportional 
to ! ov]all level ( auto !fts )9 ea*    
,/ate 9 ! ye> prior to ! date ( !       
disbursem5t ( ! grant4  7c7 ,di/ribution
 ( funds  7#a7 ,local law en=cem5t      
ag5cies ,! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a ,/ate   
%all make at lea/ #ej p]c5t ( a grant   
aw>d$ "u ! ,program available z         
competitive subgrants to local law      
en=cem5t ag5cies to combat auto !ft1 ) !
 am\nt aw>d$ det]m9$ by prioritiz+      
localities ) a high] ov]all level ( auto
 !fts 9 ! ye> prior to ! date ( !       
disbursem5t ( ! grant4  7#b7 ,/ate law  
en=cem5t ag5cies ,! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a
 ,/ate %all make at lea/ #be p]c5t ( a  
grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program available to  
,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies to combat    
auto !ft4  7#c7 ,o!r am\nts ,! ,attorney
 ,g5]al ( a ,/ate %all make any         
proportion ( ! grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program
 n allocat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7    
available z competitive subgrants to    
local law en=cem5t ag5cies or to ,/ate  

law en=cem5t ag5cies4 ,any subgrant made
 "u ?is p>agraph to a local law en=cem5t
 ag5cy %all foll[ ! prioritization "u   
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,eligible activities
 ,am\nts f a grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program  
may only be us$ = ! purpose ( combat+   
auto !ft & combat+ /ol5 automobile      
traffick+1 includ+-- 7#a7 pur*as+       
equipm5t us$ to combat auto !ft1 su* z  
law en=cem5t vehicles & lic5se plate    
read]s1 & fund+ co/s associat$ ) t      
equipm5t1 su* z subscription fees & data
 /orage fees = lic5se plate read]s2     
7#b7 hir+ additional law en=cem5t (fic]s
 & support /aff to combat auto !ft2     
7#c7 fund+ ov]time co/s & additional    
comp5sation = law en=cem5t (fic]s &     
support /aff involv$ 9 combat+ auto !ft2
  7#d7 provid+ tra9+ = law en=cem5t     
(fic]s & support /aff to combat auto    
!ft2  7#e7 provid+ res\rces = jo9t task 
=ces e/abli%$ to combat auto !ft2  7#f7 
fund+ law en=cem5t data collection1 data
 /orage1 & rese>* activities relat$ to  
combat+ auto !ft2 &  7#g7 fund+ = !     

adm9i/rative co/s ( apply+ = & implem5t+
 ! grant1 up to a maximum ( #e p]c5t ( !
 grant am\nt4  7e7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh to c>ry out !    
,program4  #c4 ,additional au?oriz$ uses
 ( cops grant program funds ,section    
#agja7;b7 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &
 ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#bc7 z p>agraph   
7#bd72  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#bb7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ 7#ba7 & ins]t+ 7#bb72 &  7,b7 by  
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#bb7 z p>agraph    
7#bc72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph  
7#ba71 ! foll[+3  7#bb7 to combat auto  
!fts & /ol5 automobile traffick+ by     
pur*as+ equipm5t1 hir+ law en=cem5t     
(fic]s & support /aff1 cov]+ ov]time &  
(fic] comp5sation co/s1 exp&+ access to 
tra9+ initiatives1 fund+ jo9t task =ces1
 & fund+ law en=cem5t data collection & 
rese>* activities relat$ to auto !fts2  
4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7    

,local law en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m local  
law en=cem5t ag5cy means any entity     
adm9i/]$ by a locality t exi/s prim>ily 
to prev5t & detect crime & en=ce crim9al
 laws4  7#b7 ,locality ,! t]m locality  
means any city1 c\nty1 t[n%ip1 t[n1     
bor\gh1 p>i%1 village1 or o!r g5]al     
purpose political subdivision ( a ,/ate4
  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means any     
,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican 
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#d7 ,/ate law en=cem5t
 ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cy  
means any ,/ate entity t exi/s prim>ily 
to prev5t & detect crime & en=ce crim9al
 laws4