,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,mrs4   
,bice 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,kaptur7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice to   
provide grant fund+ to accr$it$ nonpr(it
 organizations to provide bett] access  
to ne$$ tra9+ = law en=cem5t (fic]s 9   
rural & small] communities4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,tra9+  
,rural ,law ,en=cem5t ,(fic]s ,act (    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,tra9+ rural law=cem5t  7a7 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,!re are m ?an #ah1jjj local police     
dep>tm5ts & #c1jjj %]iff's (fices 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates4 ,( ! local police        
dep>tm5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7,a7 ne>ly
 half h few] ?an #aj sworn (fic]s2  7,b7
 #c out ( #d h few] ?an #b doz5 sworn   
(fic]s2 &  7,c7 #h out ( #aj h few] ?an 
#ej sworn (fic]s4  7#b7 ,f$]al fund+    
available ?r\gh grants adm9i/]$ by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice = law en=cem5t is   

frequ5tly complex 9 t]ms ( ! application
 process & requires specific report+    
m&ates4  7#c7 ,small] & rural law       
en=cem5t ag5cies (t5 =ego pursu+ ,f$]al 
fund+ opportunities z t pursuit creates 
a dem& on already limit$ /aff+1 & ^?    
small] & rural law en=cem5t ag5cies     
simply lack ! exp]i5ce & res\rces to    
navigate ?r\gh ! application process &  
to successfully adh]e to ! multitude (  
report+ requirem5ts4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,accr$it$ nonpr(it   
organization ,! t]m accr$it$ nonpr(it   
organization means a nonpr(it           
organization t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al1 has--  7,a7 ! prop] exp]i5ce & 
exp]tise 9 relevant law en=cem5t tra9+2 
&  7,b7 a /rong track record (          
successfully conduct+ relevant law      
en=cem5t tra9+ 9 a p>ticul> tra9+       
discipl9e4  7#b7 ,law en=cem5t tra9+    
grant ,! t]m law en=cem5t tra9+ grant   
means a grant aw>d$ by ! ,attorney      
,g5]al "u ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &  
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         

,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 = ! purpose ( 
law en=cem5t tra9+4  7c7 ,au?orization  
,an accr$it$ nonpr(it organization %all 
be eligible to receive any law en=cem5t 
tra9+ grant = ! purpose ( provid+ tra9+ 
to ,/ate & local law en=cem5t ag5cies if
 ! tra9+ is--  7#a7 consi/5t ) !        
priorities & objectives ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,ju/ice2  7#b7 provid$ to a law en=cem5t
 ag5cy ) few] ?an #ej sworn law en=cem5t
 (fic]s2 &  7#c7 conduct$ at no co/ to !
 law en=cem5t ag5cy receiv+ ! tra9+4