,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #af1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,landsman 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,carey1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 and ,mr4 ,miller  
of ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh to authorize law 
enforcement agencies to use ,,cops      
grants to recruit and retain law        
enforcement officers4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,enhancing ,,cops ,hiring ,program      
,grants for ,local ,law ,enforcement    
,act4  #b4 ,use of public safety and    
community policing grants  7a7 ,uses of 
grants ,section #agja7;b7 of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#bc71 by striking 2 and and  
inserting the semicolon at the end2     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#bd71 by striking the

 period at the end and inserting 2 and2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#be7 to provide bonuses for
 the recruitment and retention of law   
enforcement officers or career law      
enforcement officers employed by a law  
enforcement agency experiencing a       
decline in recruitment of officers or a 
high rate of retirements or             
resignations4  4  7b7 ,definitions      
,section #agji of the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajchi7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#h7 law enforcement officer shall have 
the meaning given such term in section  
#abjd7i74  4