,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1    
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4         
,justice7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime ,control  
and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh to     
establish a grant program for law       
enforcement agencies1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,restoring ,law and 
,order ,act of #bjbe4  #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 #cjfa4 ,eligible entity
 defined ,in this part1 the term        
eligible entity means an agency of a    
,state1 unit of local government1 or    
,indian ,tribe that is authorized by law
 or by an agency of a ,state1 unit of   

local government1 or ,indian ,tribe to  
engage in or supervise the prevention1  
detection1 investigation1 or prosecution
 of any violation of criminal law4      
#cjfb4 ,establishment of make ,america  
safe again grant program  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
award grants to eligible entities to--  
7#a7 hire and retain law enforcement    
officers1 including by awarding bonuses 
to law enforcement officers2  7#b7      
target1 combat1 and prosecute vehicle   
thefts1 including carjackings2  7#c7    
prevent violent crime by prioritizing   
stringent sentences for repeat          
offenders1 including juvenile offenders2
  7#d7 use public safety tools such as  
bail and pretrial detention to prevent  
dangerous offenders from returning to   
communities2  7#e7 acquire resources to 
better target drug and fentanyl crimes2 
7#f7 detain and deport illegal aliens   
who have committed criminal offenses in 
the ,united ,states2  7#g7 eliminate    
investigatory backlogs and more quickly 

process criminal evidence2 and  7#h7    
combat interstate child trafficking4    
7b7 ,applications ,an eligible entity   
seeking a grant under this section shall
 submit to the ,attorney ,general an    
application at such time and in such    
form as the ,attorney ,general may      
require4  #cjfc4 ,administrative        
provisions  7a7 ,regulations ,the       
,attorney ,general may promulgate       
guidelines1 regulations1 and procedures 
to carry out this part1 including       
guidelines1 regulations1 and procedures 
relating to the submission and review of
 applications for grants under this     
part4  7b7 ,accountability  7#a7        
,records ,an eligible entity that       
receives a grant under this part shall  
maintain such records as the ,attorney  
,general may require to facilitate an   
effective audit relating to the receipt 
of the grant1 the use of amounts from   
the grant1 or outsourcing activities4   
7#b7 ,access ,for the purpose of        
conducting audits and examinations1 the 

,attorney ,general shall have access to 
any book1 document1 or record of an     
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under this part1 a ,state or unit of    
local government within which the       
eligible entity operates1 and any entity
 to which the eligible entity outsources
 work using amounts from the grant if   
the ,attorney ,general determines that  
the book1 document1 or record relates   
to-- 7,a7 the receipt of the grant2 or  
7,b7 the use of amounts from the grant4 
#cjfd4 ,appropriations2 funding  7a7    
,rescission ,effective on the date of   
enactment of the ,restoring ,law and    
,order ,act of #bjbe1 any unobligated   
balances made available under section   
#ajcja7a77;,a77ii7 of the ,act titled   
,an ,act to provide for reconciliation  
pursuant to title ,,ii of ,s4 ,con4     
,res4 #ad are rescinded4  7b7           
,appropriation ,of the unobligated      
balances rescinded under subsection     
7a7-- 7#a7 #ejj1jjj1jjj is appropriated 
to the ,attorney ,general for fiscal    

year #bjbf to carry out this part1 to   
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjcj2 and  7#b7 the remainder shall be 
deposited in the ,treasury4  7c7        
,redirection of funds ,notwithstanding  
any other law1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall use amounts appropriated to the   
,attorney ,general for the purpose of   
carrying out a diversity1 equity1 or    
inclusion initiative established        
pursuant to ,executive ,order #adjce    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e note2 relating to
 diversity1 equity1 inclusion1 and      
accessibility in the ,federal           
workforce71 including through the award 
of grants1 to carry out this part4  4