#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#iid  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act
 of #aifh to provide that ,,cops grant  
funds may be used for local law         
enforcement recruits to attend schools  
or academies if the recruits agree to   
serve in precincts of law enforcement   
agencies in their communities4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strong ,communities ,act of #bjbc4 
#b4 ,strong ,communities ,program       
,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 ,,cops ,strong      
,communities ,program  7#a7 ,definitions
 ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible    
entity ,the term eligible entity means--
 7i7 an institution of higher education1
 as defined in section #aja of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja71 that1 in coordination 
or through an agreement with a local law

 enforcement agency1 offers a law       
enforcement training program2 or  7ii7 a
 local law enforcement agency that      
offers a law enforcement training       
program4  7,b7 ,local law enforcement   
agency ,the term local law enforcement  
agency means an agency of a ,state1 unit
 of local government1 or ,indian ,tribe 
that is authorized by law or by a       
government agency to engage in or       
supervise the prevention1 detection1    
investigation1 or prosecution of any    
violation of criminal law4  7#b7 ,grants
 ,the ,attorney ,general may use amounts
 otherwise appropriated to carry out    
this section for a fiscal year          
7beginning with fiscal year #bjbc7 to   
make competitive grants to local law    
enforcement agencies to be used for     
officers and recruits to attend law     
enforcement training programs at        
eligible entities if the officers and   
recruits agree to serve in law          
enforcement agencies in their           
communities4  7#c7 ,eligibility ,to be  

eligible for a grant through a local law
 enforcement agency under this          
subsection1 each officer or recruit     
described in paragraph 7#b7 shall-- 7,a7
 serve as a full-time law enforcement   
officer for a total of not fewer than #d
 years during the #h-year period        
beginning on the date on which the      
officer or recruit completes a law      
enforcement training program for which  
the officer or recruit receives         
benefits2  7,b7 complete the service    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 in a     
local law enforcement agency located    
within-- 7i7 #g miles of the residence  
of the officer or recruit where the     
officer or recruit has resided for not  
fewer than #e years2 or  7ii7 if the    
officer or recruit resides in a county  
with fewer than #aej1jjj residents1     
within #bj miles of the residence of the
 officer or recruit where the officer or
 recruit has resided for not fewer than 
#e years2 and  7,c7 submit to the       
eligible entity providing a law         

enforcement training program to the     
officer or recruit evidence of          
employment of the officer or recruit in 
the form of a certification by the chief
 administrative officer of the local law
 enforcement agency where the officer or
 recruit is employed4  7#d7 ,repayment  
7,a7 ,in general ,if an officer or      
recruit does not complete the service   
described in paragraph 7#c71 the officer
 or recruit shall submit to the local   
law enforcement agency an amount equal  
to any benefits the officer or recruit  
received through the local law          
enforcement agency under this           
subsection4  7,b7 ,regulations ,the     
,attorney ,general shall promulgate     
regulations that establish categories of
 extenuating circumstances under which  
an officer or recruit may be excused    
from repayment under subparagraph 7,a74 
4  ,passed the ,senate ,july #bf1       
#bjbc4,secretary