,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cehf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #aa1 #bjbd,mr4 ,ossoff introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh to establish a grant program to recruit1 retain1 certify1 and train bilingual law enforcement officers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,bilingual ,public ,safety ,act4 #b4 ,bilingual law enforcement officer grants ,section #agja of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7o7 ,bilingual law enforcement officer grants 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,covered training program ,the term covered training program means-- 7i7 training curricula for law enforcement officers to enable effective communication with members of communities with limited ,english proficiency2 and 7ii7 an education program relating to the matter described in clause 7i71 including a partnership between a law enforcement agency and a community college or university under which law enforcement officers of the law enforcement agency take language classes or participate in a series of trainings conducted by the law enforcement agency4 7,b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7i7 a ,state1 ,tribal1 or local law enforcement agency2 and 7ii7 a group of ,tribal law enforcement agencies4 7,c7 ,grant recipient ,the term grant recipient means a recipient of a grant under the ,program4 7,d7 ,law enforcement agency ,the term law enforcement agency means a public agency charged with policing functions1 including any component bureau of the agency 7such as a governmental victim services program or village public safety officer program71 including an agency composed of officers or persons referred to in subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of section #b7aj7 of the ,indian ,law ,enforcement ,reform ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bhja7aj774 7,e7 ,program ,the term ,program means the grant program established under subsection paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,grant program ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,bilingual ,public ,safety ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall establish a grant program within the ,office of ,community ,oriented ,policing ,services under which the ,attorney ,general awards grants to eligible entities to aid in recruiting1 retaining1 or training law enforcement officers for the purpose of serving communities with limited ,english proficiency4 7#c7 ,applications ,an eligible entity seeking a grant under the ,program shall submit to the ,attorney ,general an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing or accompanied by-- 7,a7 such information as the ,attorney ,general may reasonably require2 7,b7 a description of each eligible project under paragraph 7#e7 that the grant will fund2 and 7,c7 a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the eligible entity in implementing each project described in subparagraph 7,b74 7#d7 ,selection of grant recipients ,in selecting a recipient of a grant under the ,program1 the ,attorney ,general shall consider-- 7,a7 the specific plan and activities proposed by the applicant to improve the ability of the applicant to serve communities with limited ,english proficiency2 7,b7 the size of each community with limited ,english proficiency that will be directly served by recipient2 7,c7 the number of law enforcement officers the grant would support2 7,d7 the plan of the recipient described in paragraph 7#c77;,c72 and 7,e7 the amount of funding from the grant the recipient will dedicate to direct program activities1 as opposed to program administration4 7#e7 ,eligible projects 7,a7 ,in general ,a grant recipient shall use the grant for activities with the specific objective of improving the ability of the grant recipient to serve communities with limited ,english proficiency1 including by-- 7i7 hiring or retaining bilingual or multilingual officers who1 in the course of their official duties1 use their foreign language skills to communicate with members of those communities2 and 7ii7 providing language education or training developed1 identified1 or approved by the ,attorney ,general under paragraph 7#f7 to monolingual1 bilingual1 or multilingual law enforcement officers to enable those law enforcement officers to communicate with members of those communities and in the course of their official duties4 7,b7 ,limitations 7i7 ,compensation and bonuses 7,i7 ,in general ,with respect to a grant recipient that uses amounts from a grant under this subsection to provide compensation or recruitment or retention bonuses to law enforcement officers1 the grant recipient shall require the law enforcement officer to commit to employment by the grant recipient during the #c-year period beginning on the date of the provision of the compensation or recruitment or retention bonus4 7,,ii7 ,return of funds ,a law enforcement officer who does not remain employed by a grant recipient during the #c-year period described in subclause 7,i7 after receiving compensation or a recruitment or retention bonus pursuant to subclause 7,i7 shall return a prorated amount of the compensation or recruitment or retention bonus based on the period during which the law enforcement officer does not remain employed4 7ii7 ,prohibition on remote services ,a grant recipient may not use funds from the grant for remote1 on-demand translation services1 such as entering into a contract with a translation service that ,english-speaking law enforcement officers call during the course of an encounter to provide translation by phone4 7#f7 ,language education or training 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,bilingual ,public ,safety ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall develop or identify effective covered training programs for law enforcement officers4 7,b7 ,approval of proposed programs ,the ,attorney ,general may approve a covered training program identified by an eligible entity in an application submitted under paragraph 7#c74 7,c7 ,requirements ,the covered training programs developed1 identified1 or approved under this paragraph shall include-- 7i7 pre-training and post-training tests to assess relevant knowledge and skills covered in the covered training program2 and 7ii7 follow-up evaluative assessments to determine the degree to which participants in the covered training program apply the knowledge and skills gained in the covered training program in their jobs4 7,d7 ,consultation ,the ,attorney ,general shall develop1 identify1 and approve training curricula under this paragraph in consultation with-- 7i7 relevant law enforcement agencies of ,states and units of local government2 7ii7 professional law enforcement agencies2 7iii7 law enforcement labor or representative associations2 7iv7 racial1 ethnic1 or cultural affinity groups2 7v7 associations made up of or that represent individuals with limited ,english proficiency2 and 7vi7 civil rights and civil liberties groups4 7,e7 ,timing of grant ,before the date on which the ,attorney ,general awards a grant to a grant recipient under this subsection1 the ,attorney ,general shall confirm that the curricula the grant recipient plans to use for language education or training is developed1 identified1 or approved under this paragraph4 7,f7 ,list ,the ,attorney ,general shall include as a part of grant application materials for the ,program on the website of the ,department of ,justice a list of the covered training programs developed1 identified1 or approved under this paragraph4 7#g7 ,background check requirement ,an eligible entity that uses amounts from a grant under this subsection to hire a new law enforcement officer shall1 before hiring the law enforcement officer1 perform a background check on the law enforcement officer that includes-- 7,a7 if permitted1 a psychological evaluation2 and 7,b7 a search against1 if reasonably available-- 7i7 the ,national ,decertification ,index established by the ,international ,association of ,directors of ,law ,enforcement ,standards and ,training2 7ii7 the ,national ,law ,enforcement ,accountability ,database established under ,executive ,order #adjgd 7#hg ,fed4 ,reg4 #cbide2 relating to effective1 accountable policing and criminal justice practices72 7iii7 any system established by the ,state of the eligible entity to track the misconduct1 disciplinary history1 or decertification of law enforcement officers2 and 7iv7 any system established by the locality of the eligible entity to track the items described in clause 7iii74 7#h7 ,report 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date on which a grant recipient receives a grant under the ,program1 and annually thereafter until the date described in subparagraph 7,b71 the grant recipient shall submit to the ,attorney ,general a report on the activities carried out using the grant1 including1 if applicable-- 7i7 the number of bilingual or multilingual law enforcement officers who received compensation or recruitment or retention bonuses awarded with amounts from a grant under this subsection and the amount of grant funds expended for such compensation or bonuses of law enforcement officers2 7ii7 with respect to language education or training provided with a grant under the ,program-- 7,i7 the number of law enforcement officers who received the education or training2 7,,ii7 a description of the education or training2 and 7,,iii7 data on the effectiveness of the education or training2 7iii7 with respect to encounters of law enforcement officers with members of communities with limited ,english proficiency during the preceding year1 data on-- 7,i7 the number of those encounters2 and 7,,ii7 the portion of those encounters that involved personnel who received1 using funds from a grant-- 7aa7 compensation or recruitment or retention bonuses2 or 7bb7 language education or training2 and 7iv7 any other data the ,attorney ,general determines appropriate4 7,b7 ,date described ,the date described in this subparagraph1 with respect to a grant recipient1 is-- 7i7 the date on which the grant recipient expends all amounts from the grant and completes each activity conducted with those amounts2 or 7ii7 an appropriate date determined by the ,attorney ,general that is not later than the third ,september #cj occurring after the date described in clause 7i74 7#i7 ,evaluation and report 7,a7 ,evaluation ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of the ,bilingual ,public ,safety ,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,justice shall conduct an evaluation of-- 7i7 the practices deployed by grant recipients to serve communities with limited ,english proficiency2 and 7ii7 the efficacy of the ,program in improving law enforcement communication with communities with limited ,english proficiency4 7,b7 ,publication ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,justice shall submit to ,congress and make publicly available a report summarizing the evaluation conducted under subparagraph 7,a74 7#aj7 ,appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,attorney ,general #ej1jjj1jjj to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years #bjbd through #bjcc4 4