,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1      
#bjbd,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,hagerty7 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 for  
law enforcement agencies1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,restoring ,law and 
,order ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,grant       
program ,title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of    
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,,pp #cjfa4 ,definitions ,in
 this part3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the  
term eligible entity means an agency of 
a ,state1 unit of local government1 or  
,indian ,tribe that is authorized by law
 or by an agency of a ,state1 unit of   
local government1 or ,indian ,tribe to  

engage in or supervise the prevention1  
detection1 investigation1 or prosecution
 of any violation of criminal law4  7#b7
 ,rural county ,the term rural county   
means a county that is not a part of a  
metropolitan statistical area 7as       
defined by the ,director of the ,office 
of ,management and ,budget74  #cjfb4    
,establishment  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,attorney ,general shall award grants to
 eligible entities to-- 7#a7 hire and   
retain law enforcement officers1        
including by awarding bonuses to law    
enforcement officers2  7#b7 combat      
interstate child trafficking2  7#c7     
prevent violent crime by prioritizing   
stringent sentences for repeat          
offenders2  7#d7 use public safety tools
 such as bail and pretrial detention to 
prevent dangerous offenders from        
returning to communities2  7#e7 acquire 
resources to better target drug and     
fentanyl crimes2  7#f7 detain and deport
 illegal aliens who have committed      
criminal offenses in the ,united        

,states2  7#g7 eliminate investigatory  
backlogs and more quickly process       
criminal evidence2 and  7#h7 target1    
combat1 and prosecute vehicle thefts1   
including carjackings4  7b7             
,distribution of funds ,of the amounts  
appropriated to carry out this part1 the
 ,attorney ,general shall award not less
 than #be percent to eligible entities  
located in a rural county4  #cjfc4      
,appropriations2 funding  7a7           
,rescission ,effective on the date of   
enactment of the ,restoring ,law and    
,order ,act of #bjbd1 any unobligated   
balances made available under clauses   
7ii7 and 7iii7 of section #ajcja7a77;,a7
 of the ,act titled ,an ,act to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to title    
,,ii of ,s4 ,con4 ,res4 #ad are         
rescinded4  7b7 ,appropriation ,of the  
unobligated balances rescinded under    
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj is
 appropriated to the ,attorney ,general 
for fiscal year #bjbe to carry out this 
part1 to remain available until         

,september #cj1 #bjbi2 and  7#b7 the    
remainder shall be deposited in the     
,treasury4  7c7 ,redirection of funds   
,notwithstanding any other law1 the     
,attorney ,general shall use amounts    
appropriated to the ,attorney ,general  
for the purpose of carrying out a       
diversity1 equity1 or inclusion         
initiative established pursuant to      
,executive ,order #adjce 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjjj;e note2 relating to diversity1    
equity1 inclusion1 and accessibility in 
the ,federal workforce71 including      
through the award of grants1 to carry   
out this part4  4  #c4 ,,gao study ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
conduct a study on the deficiencies--   
7#a7 of law enforcement agencies in the 
,united ,states in processing rape kits2
 and  7#b7 in the availability of rape  
kits4