,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,cruz1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4         
,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4    
,welch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh to    
provide that ,,cops grant funds may be  
used for local law enforcement recruits 
to attend schools or academies if the   
recruits agree to serve in precincts of 
law enforcement agencies in their       
communities4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,strong        
,communities ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,strong
 ,communities ,program ,section #agja of
 title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime        
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7q7

 ,,cops ,strong ,communities ,program   
7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible
 entity means-- 7i7 an institution of   
higher education1 as defined in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja71 that1 in   
coordination or through an agreement    
with a local law enforcement agency1    
offers a law enforcement training       
program2 or  7ii7 a local law           
enforcement agency that offers a law    
enforcement training program4  7,b7     
,local law enforcement agency ,the term 
local law enforcement agency means an   
agency of a ,state1 unit of local       
government1 or ,indian ,tribe that is   
authorized by law or by a government    
agency to engage in or supervise the    
prevention1 detection1 investigation1 or
 prosecution of any violation of        
criminal law4  7#b7 ,grants ,the        
,attorney ,general may use amounts      
otherwise appropriated to carry out this
 section for a fiscal year 7beginning   

with fiscal year #bjbe7 to make         
competitive grants to local law         
enforcement agencies to be used for     
officers and recruits to attend law     
enforcement training programs at        
eligible entities if the officers and   
recruits agree to serve in law          
enforcement agencies in their           
communities4  7#c7 ,eligibility ,to be  
eligible for a grant through a local law
 enforcement agency under this          
subsection1 each officer or recruit     
described in paragraph 7#b7 shall-- 7,a7
 serve as a full-time law enforcement   
officer for a total of not fewer than #d
 years during the #h-year period        
beginning on the date on which the      
officer or recruit completes a law      
enforcement training program for which  
the officer or recruit receives         
benefits2  7,b7 complete the service    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 in a     
local law enforcement agency located    
within-- 7i7 #g miles of the residence  
of the officer or recruit where the     

officer or recruit has resided for not  
fewer than #e years2 or  7ii7 if the    
officer or recruit resides in a county  
with fewer than #aej1jjj residents1     
within #bj miles of the residence of the
 officer or recruit where the officer or
 recruit has resided for not fewer than 
#e years2 and  7,c7 submit to the       
eligible entity providing a law         
enforcement training program to the     
officer or recruit evidence of          
employment of the officer or recruit in 
the form of a certification by the chief
 administrative officer of the local law
 enforcement agency where the officer or
 recruit is employed4  7#d7 ,repayment  
7,a7 ,in general ,if an officer or      
recruit does not complete the service   
described in paragraph 7#c71 the officer
 or recruit shall submit to the local   
law enforcement agency an amount equal  
to any benefits the officer or recruit  
received through the local law          
enforcement agency under this           
subsection4  7,b7 ,regulations ,the     

,attorney ,general shall promulgate     
regulations that establish categories of
 extenuating circumstances under which  
an officer or recruit may be excused    
from repayment under subparagraph 7,a74 
4  #c4 ,transparency ,not less          
frequently than annually1 the ,attorney 
,general shall submit to the ,committee 
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives a report that
 details1 with respect to recipients of 
grants under section #agja7q7 of title  
,i of the ,omnibus and ,crime ,control  
and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh1 as    
added by section #b-- 7#a7 during the   
#a-year period preceding the date of the
 report-- 7,a7 the number and location  
of those recipients2 and  7,b7 the      
number of law enforcement officers and  
recruits each recipient intends to send 
to law enforcement training programs at 
eligible entities 7as defined in        
paragraph 7#a7 of such section #agja7q77
 with amounts from the grant2 and  7#b7 

during the period between the date of   
enactment of this ,act and the date of  
the report-- 7,a7 the number of law     
enforcement officers or recruits who    
attended the training described in      
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 with amounts from   
the grant and returned from the training
 as employees of the recipient2 and     
7,b7 the number of law enforcement      
officers or recruits described in       
subparagraph 7,a7 who remain an employee
 of the recipient4