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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2426 

To transfer unobligated COVID relief funds to the Department of Justice 

for the COPS Hiring Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 21, 2021 

Mr. COTTON introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To transfer unobligated COVID relief funds to the Department of Justice for the COPS Hiring Program, 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 ‘‘Fund the Police Act 

5 of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RE7 COVERY FUND AMOUNTS. 

8 (a) RESCISSION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the unobligated balances 

10 of amounts appropriated under section 602(a)(1) of 


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1 the Social Security Act (as added by section 9901 of 

2 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 

3 117–2)) on the date of enactment of this Act, 

4 $50,000,000,000 is rescinded. 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 602 

6 of the Social Security Act (as added by section 9901 

7 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public 

8 Law 117–2)) is amended— 

9 (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 

10 ‘‘$219,800,000,000’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$169,800,000,000’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking 

13 ‘‘$195,300,000,000’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$145,300,000,000’’. 

15 (b) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated for an 

16 additional amount, out of amounts in the Treasury not 

17 otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending Sep18 tember 30, 2021, an amount equal to the amount re19 scinded under subsection (a)(1), to remain available until 

20 expended, to the Attorney General, of which— 

21 (1) $1,000,000,000 shall be made available 

22 under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice—Office 

23 of Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforce24 ment Assistance’’ for the Edward Byrne Memorial 

25 Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by 


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1 subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

2 Control and Safe Streets Acts of 1968 (except that 

3 section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto 

4 Rico under section 505(g), of such Act, shall not 

5 apply for purposes of this Act): Provided, That each 

6 recipient of an award under the Edward Byrne Me7 morial Justice Assistance Grant program certify 

8 that the recipient is in compliance with section 642 

9 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 

10 Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373); 

11 (2) $1,000,000,000 shall be made available 

12 under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice—Office 

13 of Justice Programs—Community Oriented Policing 

14 Services’’ for grants under section 1701 of title I of 

15 the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

16 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for hiring and rehiring of ad17 ditional career law enforcement officers under part 

18 Q of such title, notwithstanding subsection (i) of 

19 such section 1701: Provided, That each recipient of 

20 an award under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 

21 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (34 

22 U.S.C. 10381) certify that the recipient is in compli23 ance with section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Re24 form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 

25 U.S.C. 1373); and 


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1 (3) $48,000,000,000 shall be made available 

2 under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice—Office 

3 of Justice Programs’’ to establish a Law Enforce4 ment Assistance Trust Fund to ensure the long-term 

5 availability of Federal support for State and local 

6 law enforcement activities, of which not more than 

7 $500,000,000 may be made available in each fiscal 

8 year for grants awarded under the Community Ori9 ented Policing Services grant program under section 

10 1701 of title I of the 1968 Omnibus Crime Control 

11 and Safe Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10381), except that 

12 not less than 80 percent of such amount shall be 

13 made available for hiring and rehiring of additional 

14 career law enforcement officers under part Q of such 

15 title, notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section 

16 1701, and not more than $500,000,000 may be 

17 made available in each fiscal year for grants award18 ed under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice As19 sistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 

20 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

21 and Safe Streets Acts of 1968: Provided, That each 

22 recipient of an award made out of the Law Enforce23 ment Assistance Trust Fund certify that the recipi24 ent is in compliance with section 642 of the Illegal 


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1 Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

2 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373). 

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