[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 421 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 421
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 25, 2013
Mr. Reichert (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr.
Conyers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``COPS Improvement and Reauthorization
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
(3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.--
``(1) Office.--There is within the Department of Justice,
under the general authority of the Attorney General, a separate
and distinct office to be known as the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services (referred to in this subsection as
the `COPS Office').
``(2) Director.--The COPS Office shall be headed by a
Director who shall--
``(A) be appointed by the Attorney General; and
``(B) have final authority over all grants,
cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the
COPS Office.
``(b) Grant Authorization.--The Attorney General shall carry out
grant programs under which the Attorney General makes grants to States,
units of local government, Indian tribal governments, other public and
private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia for
the purposes described in subsections (c), (d), and (e).'';
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``uses of grant
amounts.--'' and inserting ``Community Policing and
Crime Prevention Grants'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, to increase
the number of officers deployed in community-oriented
policing'';
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``pay for offices'' and
inserting ``pay for or train officers''; and
(ii) by inserting ``, and to provide for
the initial hiring of such officers'' after
``duties'';
(D) by striking paragraph (9);
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;
(F) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) award grants to hire school resource officers and to
establish school-based partnerships between local law
enforcement agencies and local school systems to enhance school
safety and to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other
problems in and around elementary and secondary schools,
including assisting schools with emergency preparedness and
preventative measures plans for natural disasters and acts of
violence and terrorism.'';
(G) by striking paragraph (13);
(H) by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), and
(16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), respectively;
(I) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by
striking ``and'' at the end;
(J) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph
(18);
(K) by inserting after paragraph (15), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(16) establish and implement innovative programs to
reduce and prevent illegal drug manufacturing, distribution,
and use, including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of
methamphetamine; and
``(17) award enhancing community policing and crime
prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs, as
warranted.''; and
(L) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by
striking ``through (16)'' and inserting ``through
(17)'';
(5) by striking subsections (h) and (i);
(6) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as
subsections (f) through (i), respectively;
(7) by inserting after subsection (c), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(d) Troops-to-Cops Programs.--
``(1) In general.--Grants made under subsection (b) may be
used to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as
career law enforcement officers for deployment in community
oriented policing, particularly in communities that are
adversely affected by a recent military base closing.
``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, `former member of
the Armed Forces' means a member of the Armed Forces of the
United States who is involuntarily separated from the Armed
Forces within the meaning of section 1141 of title 10, United
States Code.
``(e) Technology Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants
under subsection (b) to develop and use new technologies (including
interoperable communications technologies, modernized criminal record
technology, and forensic technology) to assist State and local law
enforcement agencies in reorienting the emphasis of their activities
from reacting to crime to preventing crime and to train law enforcement
officers to use such technologies.'';
(8) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to States,
units of local government, Indian tribal governments,
and to other public and private entities,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``define for
State and local governments, and other public and
private entities,'' and inserting ``establish''; and
(C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by
inserting ``(including regional community policing
institutes)'' after ``training centers or facilities'';
(9) in subsection (h), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``subsection (a)'' the first place
that term appears and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subsection (c)''; and
(B) by striking ``in each fiscal year pursuant to
subsection (a)'' and inserting ``in each fiscal year
for purposes described in paragraph (1) and (2) of
subsection (c)'';
(10) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
(11) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ``subsection (b)''
and inserting ``subsection (c)''.
(b) Applications.--Section 1702(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-1(c)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as
paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
``(8) if the application is for a grant for officers
performing homeland security duties, explain how the applicant
intends to coordinate with Federal law enforcement in support
of the applicant's homeland security mission;''.
(c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Section 1704(c) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-
3(c)) is amended by striking ``$75,000'' and inserting ``$125,000''.
(d) Definitions.--Section 1709(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8(1)) is amended
by striking ``who is authorized'' and inserting ``who is a sworn law
enforcement officer and is authorized''.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(11) of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(a)(11)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``fiscal years 2006
through 2009'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2013 through
2017''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting
``5 percent''; and
(ii) by striking ``section 1701(d)'' and
inserting ``section 1701(f)''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence and inserting
the following: ``Of the funds available for grants
under part Q, not less than $600,000,000 shall be used
for grants for the purposes specified in section
1701(c), and not more than $250,000,000 shall be used
for grants under section 1701(e).''.
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