,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,ms4  
,morrison 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,finstad1  
,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4    
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 
,mr4 ,valadao1 and ,mr4 ,nunn of ,iowa7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize a  
grant to encourage recruitment of law   
enforcement officers1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,pathways to        
,policing ,act4  #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 ,law ,enforcement      
,hiring ,support ,grant  #cjfa4 ,grant  
authorization  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this part1 the ,,cops      
,director is authorized to make grants1 

on a competitive basis1 to ,states1     
units of local government1 and law      
enforcement agencies for the purposes   
described in subsection 7c74  7b7       
,applications ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant under this part1 a ,state1 unit
 of local government1 or law enforcement
 agency shall submit an application to  
the ,,cops ,director at such time1 in   
such manner1 and containing such        
information as the ,,cops ,director may 
require4  7c7 ,use of funds ,a recipient
 of a grant under this part may use the 
grant funds for the following3 7#a7     
,marketing and ,recruitment campaigns   
,not more than #ej percent of the grant 
funds awarded to a recipient under this 
part may be used to develop1 implement1 
or expand marketing and recruitment     
campaigns for the purpose of encouraging
 candidates to seek careers in law      
enforcement4  7#b7  ,pathways to        
policing  ,not more than #ej percent of 
the grant funds awarded to a recipient  
under this part may be used to develop1 

operate1 or expand ,pathways to         
,policing programs4  7d7 ,report ,for   
each fiscal year in which a grant is    
awarded under this part1 each recipient 
of such grant shall submit to the ,,cops
 ,director a report containing a summary
 of each activity carried out using such
 grant and such other information as the
 ,,cops ,director may require4  #cjfb4  
,priority  7a7 ,underrepresented and    
nontraditional groups ,in awarding a    
grant under this part1 priority shall be
 given to applicants that seek to       
recruit candidates who are members of   
communities traditionally               
underrepresented in the field of law    
enforcement or who have nontraditional  
educational or career backgrounds4  7b7 
,community policing ,in awarding a grant
 under this part1 priority shall be     
given to applicants that seek to recruit
 candidates who reside in or who are    
willing to relocate to the communities  
that the candidates will serve1 or that 
are in close proximity to the           

communities that the candidates will    
serve4  #cjfc4 ,definitions ,in this    
part3  7#a7 ,,cops ,director ,the term  
,,cops ,director means the ,attorney    
,general1 acting through the ,director  
of the ,office of ,community ,oriented  
,policing ,services4  7#b7 ,pathways to 
,policing programs ,the term ,pathways  
to ,policing programs refers to any     
program that--  7,a7 facilitates the    
entry into full-time law enforcement    
positions for candidates that-- 7i7 face
 barriers in obtaining the education and
 training necessary to pursue a law     
enforcement career2 and  7ii7 have no   
prior law enforcement experience2  7,b7 
provides candidates with financial      
support1 including tuition1             
compensation1 or benefits1 while        
attending a law enforcement officer     
education and training program1 and     
7,c7 may include service in part-time1  
uniformed positions that further a      
candidate's training to be a full-time  
law enforcement officer4  #cjfd4        

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#ej1jjj1jjj to carry out sections #cjfa1
 #cjfb1 and #cjfc for each of fiscal    
years #bjbf to #bjcj4  #cjfe4           
,nationwide law enforcement marketing   
and recruitment campaign  7a7 ,marketing
 and recruitment campaigns ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this section1 the ,attorney ,general
 shall develop and implement nationwide 
marketing and recruitment campaigns for 
the purpose of encouraging candidates1  
including candidates who are members of 
communities traditionally               
underrepresented in the field of law    
enforcement or who have nontraditional  
educational or career backgrounds1 to   
seek careers in law enforcement4  7b7   
,consultation ,in developing and        
implementing the marketing and          
recruitment campaigns under subsection  
7a71 the ,attorney ,general shall       
consult with ,state attorneys general1  
,state and local law enforcement        

entities1 professional law enforcement  
associations1 community-based           
organizations1 and academic researchers4
  7c7 ,states1 units of local           
government1 and law enforcement agencies
 ,in developing and implementing the    
marketing and recruitment campaigns     
under subsection 7a71 the ,attorney     
,general shall create educational       
materials and related resources for     
,states1 units of local government1 and 
law enforcement agencies to operate a   
marketing and recruitment campaign under
 section #cjfa4  7d7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbf to #bjcj4  4