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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4339 

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 

MAY 15, 2024 

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 of 2024’’. 

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 including by awarding bonuses to law enforcement 

20 officers; 

21 ‘‘(2) combat interstate child trafficking; 

22 ‘‘(3) prevent violent crime by prioritizing strin23 gent sentences for repeat offenders; 

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

25 pretrial detention to prevent dangerous offenders 

26 from returning to communities; 


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

2 fentanyl crimes; 

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

4 committed criminal offenses in the United States; 

5 ‘‘(7) eliminate investigatory backlogs and more 

6 quickly process criminal evidence; and 

7 ‘‘(8) target, combat, and prosecute vehicle 

8 thefts, including carjackings. 

9 ‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts ap10 propriated to carry out this part, the Attorney General 

11 shall award not less than 25 percent to eligible entities 

12 located in a rural county. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 3063. APPROPRIATIONS; FUNDING. 

14 ‘‘(a) RESCISSION.—Effective on the date of enact15 ment of the Restoring Law and Order Act of 2024, any 

16 unobligated balances made available under clauses (ii) and 

17 (iii) of section 10301(1)(A) of the Act titled ‘An Act to 

18 provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. 

19 Res. 14’ are rescinded. 

20 ‘‘(b) APPROPRIATION.—Of the unobligated balances 

21 rescinded under subsection (a)— 

22 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000,000 is appropriated to the 

23 Attorney General for fiscal year 2025 to carry out 

24 this part, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2029; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) the remainder shall be deposited in the 

2 Treasury. 

3 ‘‘(c) REDIRECTION OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 

4 any other law, the Attorney General shall use amounts ap5 propriated to the Attorney General for the purpose of car6 rying out a diversity, equity, or inclusion initiative estab7 lished pursuant to Executive Order 14035 (42 U.S.C. 

8 2000e note; relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and ac9 cessibility in the Federal workforce), including through the 

10 award of grants, to carry out this part.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. GAO STUDY. 

12 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

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

14 shall conduct a study on the deficiencies— 

15 (1) of law enforcement agencies in the United 

16 States in processing rape kits; and 

17 (2) in the availability of rape kits. 

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