,,ii #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #cegg ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,decemb] #ah1 #bjbe,mr4 ,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mor5o1 & ,ms4 ,ros57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to provide fund+ to ,/ate & local law en=cem5t ag5cies to combat auto !ft & /ol5 automobile traffick+1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,auto ,!ft ,prev5tion ,act4 #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,community ,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4 7#b7 ,grant ye> ,! t]m grant ye> means ! ye> dur+ :i* ! applicable grant is to be disburs$ "u ! ,program4 7#c7 ,local law en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m local law en=cem5t ag5cy means any entity adm9i/]$ by a locality t exi/s prim>ily to prev5t & detect crime & en=ce crim9al laws4 7#d7 ,locality ,! t]m locality means any city1 c\nty1 t[n%ip1 t[n1 bor\gh1 p>i%1 village1 or o!r g5]al purpose political subdivision ( a ,/ate4 7#e7 ,program ,! t]m ,program means ! auto !ft prev5tion grant program e/abli%$ "u section #c7;a74 7#f7 ,recipi5t ,/ate ,! t]m recipi5t ,/ate means a ,/ate t is aw>d$ a grant "u ! ,program4 7#g7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4 7#h7 ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cy means any ,/ate entity t exi/s prim>ily to prev5t & detect crime & en=ce crim9al laws4 #c4 ,auto !ft prev5tion grant program 7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all e/abli% an auto !ft prev5tion grant program to provide fund+ to ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies & local law en=cem5t ag5cies to combat auto !ft & /ol5 vehicle traffick+4 7b7 ,application ,a ,/ate desir+ a grant "u ! ,program %all submit to ! ,director an application t includes-- 7#a7 evid5ti>y or o!r mat]ials1 includ+1 z appropriate1 ,/ate-specific police reports1 budget docum5ts1 plans1 or o!r docum5ts1 demon/rat+ t ! ,/ate ne$s ,f$]al assi/ance to combat auto !ft2 7#b7 docum5tation ( ! actions tak5 by ! ,/ate dur+ ! ye> be=e ! grant ye>1 bas$ on ! in=mation 9 su* evid5ti>y or o!r mat]ials1 to r$uce ! in/ances ( auto !ft 9 ! ,/ate2 & 7#c7 a plan indicat+ h[ ! ,/ate w-- 7,a7 use am\nts receiv$ "u ! ,program to implem5t auto !ft prev5tion activities 9 accordance ) subsections 7d7 & 7e72 & 7,b7 evaluate ! success ( ! activities c>ri$ out us+ am\nts receiv$ "u ! ,program4 7c7 ,aw>ds 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director may make a grant "u ! ,program to ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( any ,/ate :i* has submitt$ an application t complies ) ! requirem5ts "u subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to make a grant to a ,/ate "u ! ,program & ! am\nt ( a grant "u ! ,program1 ! ,director %all-- 7,a7 consid] ! in=mation provid$ 9 ! application ( ! ,/ate2 & 7,b7 endeavor to prioritize ,/ates ) a high] ov]all level ( auto !fts dur+ ! ye> be=e ! grant ye>4 7d7 ,di/ribution ( funds 7#a7 ,local law en=cem5t ag5cies ,! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a recipi5t ,/ate %all make n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( a grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program available z competitive subgrants to local law en=cem5t ag5cies )9 ! recipi5t ,/ate to combat auto !ft1 ) ! am\nt aw>d$ det]m9$ by prioritiz+ localities ) a high] ov]all level ( auto !fts dur+ ! ye> be=e ! grant ye>4 7#b7 ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies ,! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a recipi5t ,/ate %all make n less ?an #be p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( a grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program available to ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies ( ! recipi5t ,/ate to combat auto !ft4 7#c7 ,o!r am\nts 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al ( a recipi5t ,/ate %all make any am\nts receiv$ "u a grant "u ! ,program t are n allocat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 available z competitive subgrants to local law en=cem5t ag5cies or to ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies ( ! recipi5t ,/ate4 7,b7 ,prioritization = localities ,! am\nt ( any subgrant made "u ?is p>agraph to a local law en=cem5t ag5cy %all foll[ ! prioritization "u p>agraph 7#a74 7e7 ,eligible activities ,am\nts receiv$ "u a grant "u ! ,program may only be us$ = ! purpose ( combat+ auto !ft & combat+ /ol5 automobile traffick+1 includ+-- 7#a7 pur*as+ equipm5t us$ to combat auto !ft1 su* z law en=cem5t vehicles & lic5se plate read]s2 7#b7 fund+ co/s associat$ ) equipm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 su* z subscription fees & data /orage fees = lic5se plate read]s2 7#c7 hir+ additional law en=cem5t (fic]s & support /aff to combat auto !ft2 7#d7 fund+ ov]time co/s & additional comp5sation = law en=cem5t (fic]s & support /aff involv$ 9 combat+ auto !ft2 7#e7 provid+ tra9+ = law en=cem5t (fic]s & support /aff to combat auto !ft2 7#f7 provid+ res\rces = jo9t task =ces e/abli%$ to combat auto !ft2 7#g7 fund+ law en=cem5t data collection1 data /orage1 or rese>* activities relat$ to combat+ auto !ft2 & 7#h7 fund+ = ! adm9i/rative co/s ( apply+ = & implem5t+ ! grant1 :i* %all n exce$ #e p]c5t ( ! grant am\nt4 7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj to c>ry out ! ,program4 #d4 ,additional au?oriz$ uses ( ,,cops grant program funds ,section #agja7;b7 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#bc7 & 7#bd7 z p>agraphs 7#bd7 & 7#be71 respectively2 7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#bb71 ! foll[+3 7#bc7 to combat auto !fts & /ol5 automobile traffick+ by pur*as+ equipm5t1 hir+ law en=cem5t (fic]s & support /aff1 fund+ ov]time & (fic] comp5sation co/s1 exp&+ access to tra9+ initiatives1 fund+ jo9t task =ces1 & fund+ law en=cem5t data collection or rese>* activities relat$ to auto !fts2 2 & 7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#bd71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ 7#bb7 & ins]t+ 7#bc74