,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bigi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,pappas 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,letlow1 and
 ,mr4 ,kean7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committees on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 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     
support infrastructure investment in    
small law enforcement agencies and small
 fire departments4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,building
 ,up ,infrastructure for ,local         
,departments ,act of #bjbe or the       
,,build ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,building up
 infrastructure for local departments   
grant program  7a7 ,grant program ,title
 ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and 

,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
,,pp ,building ,up ,infrastructure for  
,local ,departments ,grant ,program     
#cjfa4 ,grant authorization ,the        
,attorney ,general is authorized to make
 grants to ,state and local law         
enforcement agencies that serve         
jurisdictions with fewer than #ej1jjj   
residents for use in accordance with    
section #cjfb4  #cjfb4 ,use of funds    
7a7 ,in general ,funds made available to
 a ,state or local law enforcement      
agency under this part shall be used for
 a project to modify1 upgrade1 or       
construct a facility of the law         
enforcement agency1 which project shall 
have a substantial nexus to-- 7#a7 the  
improvement of the provision of         
emergency services2  7#b7 the training  
and development of law enforcement      
officers2  7#c7 the recruitment and     
retention of law enforcement officers2  
7#d7 community engagement2 or  7#e7 the 
improvement of community safety4  7b7   

,clarification ,a portion of a project  
to modify1 upgrade1 or construct a      
facility of a law enforcement agency    
that does not have a substantial nexus  
to any of paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e71 
such portion may not use funds made     
available under this part4  #cjfc4      
,application ,the head of a ,state or   
local law enforcement agency seeking a  
grant under this part shall submit to   
the ,attorney ,general at such time and 
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may reasonably       
require1 including an estimate of the   
cost of the project for which the grant 
will be used1 as well as a demonstration
 of financial need for the grant4       
#cjfd4 ,duties of ,attorney ,general    
7a7 ,guidance ,not later than #abj days 
after the date of enactment of this     
part1 the ,attorney ,general shall issue
 guidance to carry out the grant program
 under this part4  7b7 ,distribution of 
information ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall distribute information about the  

grant program under this part to        
eligible ,state and local law           
enforcement agencies4  7c7 ,equitable   
distribution ,in awarding grants under  
this part1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
ensure1 to the extent practicable1 an   
equitable geographic distribution among 
the regions of the ,united ,states4  7d7
 ,report ,on the date that is #b years  
after the date of enactment of this     
part1 and biannually thereafter until   
the date that is #f years after the date
 of enactment of this part1 the         
,attorney ,general shall submit to      
,congress and make publicly available a 
report on the grant program under this  
part4  #cjfe4 ,grant amount ,a grant    
under this part may not exceed          
#d1jjj1jjj4  #cjff4 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,attorney        
,general to carry out this section      
#bej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbf through #bjbh4  4  7b7 ,reports   
7#a7 ,attorney ,general ,the ,attorney  

,general shall periodically conduct and 
publish a study of the met and unmet    
construction and renovation needs of a  
national sample of law enforcement      
agencies4 ,such study may be conducted  
as a supplement to the ,law ,enforcement
 ,management and ,administrative        
,statistics program operated by the     
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics4  7#b7  
,,gao ,not later than one year after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a study that      
examines the sufficiency of existing    
capital infrastructure of law           
enforcement agencies that serve         
jurisdictions with fewer than #ej1jjj   
residents1 including the met and unmet  
construction and renovation needs of    
such law enforcement agencies4 ,such    
report shall include projections        
relating to such needs over the         
following periods3 7,a7 ,one to five    
years4  7,b7 ,five to ten years4  7,c7  
,more than ten years4  #c4 ,building up 

infrastructure for local                
departments--fire grant program  7a7    
,grant authorization ,the ,administrator
 is authorized to make grants to        
entities described in subsection 7b7 to 
modify1 upgrade1 or construct fire      
department facilities4  7b7 ,entities   
described ,entities described in this   
subsection are career fire departments1 
combination fire departments1 and       
volunteer fire departments which serve  
jurisdictions of #ej1jjj people or      
fewer4  7c7 ,distribution of information
 ,the ,administrator shall distribute to
 entities described in subsection 7b7   
information regarding the grant program4
  7d7 ,applications ,an entity described
 in subsection 7b7 seeking a grant under
 this section shall submit to the       
,administrator an application at such   
time and containing such information as 
the ,administrator may reasonably       
require1 including the size of the      
jurisdiction served by such applicant1  
an estimate of the cost of the project  

for which the grant will be used1 and a 
demonstration of financial need for the 
grant4  7e7 ,uses of funds ,in carrying 
out the purpose described in subsection 
7a71 a recipient of a grant under this  
section may use funds received for the  
following3 7#a7 ,the improvement of the 
provision of emergency services1        
including either firefighting or        
affiliated ,,ems capabilities4  7#b7    
,the training and development of        
firefighting or ,,ems personnel4  7#c7  
,the recruitment and retention of such  
personnel1 including by improving       
safety4  7#d7 ,community engagement4    
7#e7 ,the improvement of community      
safety4  7f7 ,equitable distribution ,in
 awarding grants under this part1 the   
,administrator shall ensure1 to the     
extent practicable1 an equitable        
geographic distribution among the       
regions of the ,united ,states4  7g7    
,grant amount ,a grant under this       
section may not exceed #d1jjj1jjj4  7h7 
,reports on grants ,not later than two  

years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act and biennially thereafter for
 six years1 the ,administrator shall    
submit to ,congress and make publicly   
available a report on grants made under 
this section4  7i7 ,reports on          
construction and renovation needs  7#a7 
,,fema ,to the greatest extent possible1
 the ,administrator shall periodically  
conduct and publish a study of the met  
and unmet construction and renovation   
needs of a national sample of career    
fire departments1 combination fire      
departments1 and volunteer fire         
departments4  7#b7 ,,gao ,not later than
 one year after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
conduct a study on the sufficiency of   
existing capital infrastructure for     
career fire departments1 combination    
fire departments1 and volunteer fire    
departments that serve jurisdictions    
with fewer than #ej1jjj residents that  
includes a representative sample        

nationwide1 and includes the met and    
unmet construction and renovation needs 
and the provision of emergency services4
 ,such report shall include projections 
relating to such needs and services over
 the following periods3 7,a7 ,one to    
five years4  7,b7 ,five to ten years4   
7,c7 ,more than ten years4  7j7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,administrator #bej1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjbh to     
carry out this section4  7k7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,emergency ,management ,agency4  7#b7  
,career fire department ,the term career
 fire department means a fire department
 that has an all-paid force of          
firefighting personnel other than       
paid-on-call firefighters4  7#c7        
,combination fire department ,the term  
combination fire department means a fire
 department that has-- 7,a7 paid        

firefighting personnel2 and  7,b7       
volunteer firefighting personnel4  7#d7 
,,ems ,the term ,,ems means emergency   
medical services4  7#e7 ,volunteer fire 
department ,the term volunteer fire     
department means a fire department that 
has an all-volunteer force of           
firefighting personnel4