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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4875 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 

establish a grant program for law enforcement agencies, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. HAGERTY) introduced the following 

bill; 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 1968 to establish a grant program for law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Law and 

5 Order Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

8 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended 

9 by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘PART PP 

2 ‘‘SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS. 

3 ‘‘In this part: 

4 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en5 tity’ means an agency of a State, unit of local gov6 ernment, or Indian Tribe that is authorized by law 

7 or by an agency of a State, unit of local government, 

8 or Indian Tribe to engage in or supervise the pre9 vention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of 

10 any violation of criminal law. 

11 ‘‘(2) RURAL COUNTY.—The term ‘rural county’ 

12 means a county that is not a part of a metropolitan 

13 statistical area (as defined by the Director of the Of14 fice of Management and Budget). 

15 ‘‘SEC. 3062. ESTABLISHMENT. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

17 award grants to eligible entities to— 

18 ‘‘(1) hire and retain law enforcement officers; 

19 ‘‘(2) combat interstate child trafficking; 

20 ‘‘(3) prevent violent crime by prioritizing strin21 gent sentences for repeat offenders; 

22 ‘‘(4) use public safety tools such as bail and 

23 pretrial detention to prevent dangerous offenders 

24 from returning to communities; 

25 ‘‘(5) acquire resources to better target drug and 

26 fentanyl crimes; 


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1 ‘‘(6) detain and deport illegal aliens who have 

2 committed criminal offenses in the United States; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(7) eliminate investigatory backlogs and more 

5 quickly process criminal evidence. 

6 ‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts ap7 propriated to carry out this part, the Attorney General 

8 shall award not less than 25 percent to eligible entities 

9 located in a rural county. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3063. APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IRS FUNDING.— 

12 ‘‘(1) RESCISSION.—Effective on the date of en13 actment of the Restoring Law and Order Act, any 

14 unobligated balances made available under clauses 

15 (ii) and (iii) of section 10301(1)(A) of the Act titled 

16 ‘An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 

17 title II of S. Con. Res. 14’ are rescinded. 

18 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—Of the unobligated bal19 ances rescinded under paragraph (1)— 

20 ‘‘(A) $9,500,000,000 is appropriated to 

21 the Attorney General for fiscal year 2023 to 

22 carry out this part, to remain available until 

23 September 30, 2027; and 

24 ‘‘(B) the remainder shall be deposited in 

25 the Treasury. 


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1 ‘‘(b) UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND.— 

2 ‘‘(1) RESCISSION.—Effective on the date of en3 actment of the Restoring Law and Order Act, any 

4 unobligated balances in the Employment Trust 

5 Fund established under section 904(a) of the Social 

6 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) are rescinded. 

7 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—Of the unobligated bal8 ances rescinded under paragraph (1)— 

9 ‘‘(A) $500,000,000 is appropriated to the 

10 Attorney General for fiscal year 2023 to carry 

11 out this part, to remain available until Sep12 tember 30, 2027; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the remainder shall be deposited in 

14 the Treasury.’’. 

15 SEC. 3. GAO STUDY. 

16 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

17 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

18 shall conduct a study on the deficiencies— 

19 (1) of law enforcement agencies in the United 

20 States in processing rape kits; and 

21 (2) in the availability of rape kits. 

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