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Calendar No. 416 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3335 

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

establish a grant program to help law enforcement agencies with civilian 

law enforcement tasks, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. 

DURBIN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. COONS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WELCH, Ms. BUTLER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. 

CORNYN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. COTTON, Mr. TILLIS, and Mrs. 

BLACKBURN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JUNE 5, 2024 

Reported by Mr. DURBIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to help law 

enforcement agencies with civilian law enforcement tasks, 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Retired Federal Law 

3 Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

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

7 by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘PART PP—CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK 

9 GRANTS 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS. 

11 ‘‘In this part: 

12 ‘‘(1) CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK.—The 

13 term ‘civilian law enforcement task’ includes— 

14 ‘‘(A) assisting in homicide investigations; 

15 ‘‘(B) assisting in carjacking investigations; 

16 ‘‘(C) assisting in financial crimes investiga17 tions; 

18 ‘‘(D) reviewing camera footage; 

19 ‘‘(E) crime scene analysis; 

20 ‘‘(F) forensics analysis; and 

21 ‘‘(G) providing expertise in computers, 

22 computer networks, information technology, or 

23 the internet. 

24 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en25 tity’ means a State or local law enforcement agency. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 3062. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

2 ‘‘The Attorney General may award grants to eligible 

3 entities for the purpose of hiring retired personnel from 

4 Federal law enforcement agencies to— 

5 ‘‘(1) train civilian employees of the eligible enti6 ty on civilian law enforcement tasks that can be per7 formed on behalf of a law enforcement agency; and 

8 ‘‘(2) perform civilian law enforcement tasks on 

9 behalf of the eligible entity. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3063. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under this part 

12 shall be subject to the accountability requirements of this 

13 section. 

14 ‘‘(b) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

16 ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding in a final 

17 audit report of the Inspector General of the Depart18 ment of Justice that an audited grantee has used 

19 grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or oth20 erwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved 

21 within 12 months from the date when the final audit 

22 report is issued. 

23 ‘‘(2) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fiscal 

24 year beginning after the date of enactment of the 

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1 after, the Inspector General of the Department of 

2 Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants 

3 under this part to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 

4 of funds by grantees. The Inspector General of the 

5 Department of Justice shall determine the appro6 priate number of grantees to be audited each year. 

7 ‘‘(3) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient of 

8 grant funds under this part that is found to have an 

9 unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to re10 ceive grant funds under this part during the first 2 

11 fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month 

12 period described in paragraph (1). 

13 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

14 part, the Attorney General shall give priority to eli15 gible entities that did not have an unresolved audit 

16 finding during the 3 fiscal years before submitting 

17 an application for a grant under this part. 

18 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the fis19 cal year during which audits commence under subsection 

20 (a)(2), the Attorney General shall submit to the Com21 mittee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropria22 tions of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 

23 and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

24 Representatives an annual certification— 

25 ‘‘(1) indicating whether— 


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1 ‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 

2 Inspector General of the Department of Justice 

3 under subsection (a) have been completed and 

4 reviewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney 

5 General or Director; and 

6 ‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 

7 under subsection (a)(3) have been issued; and 

8 ‘‘(2) that includes a list of any grant recipients 

9 excluded under subsection (a)(3) from the previous 

10 year. 

11 ‘‘(d) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney Gen13 eral awards a grant to an eligible entity under this 

14 part, the Attorney General shall compare potential 

15 grant awards with other grants awarded by the At16 torney General to determine if grant awards are or 

17 have been awarded for a similar purpose. 

18 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 

19 grants to the same applicant for a similar purpose, 

20 the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee 

21 on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 

22 on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 

23 report that includes— 


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1 ‘‘(A) a list of all such grants awarded, in2 cluding the total dollar amount of any such 

3 grants awarded; and 

4 ‘‘(B) the reason the Attorney General 

5 awarded multiple grants to the same applicant 

6 for a similar purpose.’’. 

7 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Retired Law Enforce9 ment Officers Continuing Service Act’’. 

10 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 

11 Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

12 Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘PART PP—CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK 

15 GRANTS 

16 ‘‘SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS. 

17 ‘‘In this part: 

18 ‘‘(1) CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK.—The 

19 term ‘civilian law enforcement task’ includes— 

20 ‘‘(A) assisting in homicide investigations; 

21 ‘‘(B) assisting in carjacking investigations; 

22 ‘‘(C) assisting in financial crimes investiga23 tions; 

24 ‘‘(D) reviewing camera footage; 

25 ‘‘(E) crime scene analysis; 


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1 ‘‘(F) forensics analysis; and 

2 ‘‘(G) providing expertise in computers, com3 puter networks, information technology, or the 

4 internet. 

5 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti6 ty’ means a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law en7 forcement agency. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 3062. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 

9 ‘‘The Attorney General may award grants to eligible 

10 entities for the purpose of hiring retired personnel from law 

11 enforcement agencies to— 

12 ‘‘(1) train civilian employees of the eligible enti13 ty on civilian law enforcement tasks that can be per14 formed on behalf of a law enforcement agency; and 

15 ‘‘(2) perform civilian law enforcement tasks on 

16 behalf of the eligible entity. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 3063. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under this part 

19 shall be subject to the accountability requirements of this 

20 section. 

21 ‘‘(b) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

23 ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding in a final 

24 audit report of the Inspector General of the Depart25 ment of Justice that an audited grantee has used 


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1 grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or other2 wise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved 

3 within 12 months from the date when the final audit 

4 report is issued. 

5 ‘‘(2) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fiscal year 

6 beginning after the date of enactment of the Retired 

7 Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act, 

8 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector Gen9 eral of the Department of Justice shall conduct audits 

10 of recipients of grants under this part to prevent 

11 waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The In12 spector General of the Department of Justice shall de13 termine the appropriate number of grantees to be au14 dited each year. 

15 ‘‘(3) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipient of 

16 grant funds under this part that is found to have an 

17 unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to re18 ceive grant funds under this part during the first 2 

19 fiscal years beginning after the end of the 12-month 

20 period described in paragraph (1). 

21 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

22 part, the Attorney General shall give priority to eligi23 ble entities that did not have an unresolved audit 

24 finding during the 3 fiscal years before submitting an 

25 application for a grant under this part. 


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1 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the fiscal 

2 year during which audits commence under subsection 

3 (b)(2), the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee 

4 on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of 

5 the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the 

6 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa7 tives an annual certification— 

8 ‘‘(1) indicating whether— 

9 ‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 

10 Inspector General of the Department of Justice 

11 under subsection (b) have been completed and re12 viewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney 

13 General or Director; and 

14 ‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 

15 under subsection (b)(3) have been issued; and 

16 ‘‘(2) that includes a list of any grant recipients 

17 excluded under subsection (b)(3) from the previous 

18 year. 

19 ‘‘(d) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney General 

21 awards a grant to an eligible entity under this part, 

22 the Attorney General shall compare potential grant 

23 awards with other grants awarded by the Attorney 

24 General to determine if grant awards are or have 

25 been awarded for a similar purpose. 


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1 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 

2 grants to the same applicant for a similar purpose, 

3 the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee 

4 on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 

5 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 

6 that includes— 

7 ‘‘(A) a list of all such grants awarded, in8 cluding the total dollar amount of any such 

9 grants awarded; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the reason the Attorney General 

11 awarded multiple grants to the same applicant 

12 for a similar purpose.’’. 


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Calendar No. 416 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3335 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

law enforcement tasks, and for other purposes. to help law enforcement agencies with civilian Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program 

JUNE 5, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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