,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #f1 #bjbc  
,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,attorney ,general to        
establish a grant program for civilian  
traffic violation enforcement4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,investing in ,safer ,traffic ,stops
 ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,grant for civilian
 traffic violation enforcement  7a7     
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall     
establish a civilian traffic violation  
enforcement grant program 7in this ,act 

referred to as the ,program7 to provide 
funding to local1 ,state1 or ,tribal    
government entities to ensure that the  
enforcement of traffic violations is    
carried out by a civilian or traffic    
monitoring technology1 instead of a law 
enforcement officer4  7b7 ,eligible     
recipient ,the ,attorney ,general shall 
make grants under the ,program to local1
 ,state1 or ,tribal government entities4
  7c7 ,eligible activities ,amounts from
 a grant awarded under the ,program may 
only be used for the purposes of        
ensuring that the enforcement of traffic
 violations is carried out by a civilian
 or traffic monitoring technology1      
including for the purchasing of such    
technology and the hiring of civilians4 
7d7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal     
years #bjbd through #bjbi to carry out  
the ,program4  7e7 ,civilian defined ,in
 this ,act1 the term civilian means an  
individual employed by a local1 ,state1 

or ,tribal government entity to enforce 
traffic laws1 who is not a law          
enforcement officer4