I

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1694

To provide Public Safety and Community Policing Renewal Grants, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 5, 1999

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the

Judiciary

A BILL

To provide Public Safety and Community Policing Renewal

Grants, 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 ‘‘Public Safety and

5 Community Policing Renewal Grants Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING.

7 Section 1001(a)(11)(vi) of title I of the Omnibus

8 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.

9 3793) is amended by striking ‘‘268,000,000 for fiscal year
2

•HR 1694 IH

1 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘500,000,000 each of fiscal years

2 2000 through 2005.’’.

3 SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORITY.

4 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 1701 of title I of the

5 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

6 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended—

7 (1) in subsection (i), by striking the second sen8 tence; and

9 (2) by striking subsection (k).

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

11 subsection (a)(1) shall apply to grants made under section

12 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

13 Streets Act of 1968 on or after the date of the enactment

14 of this Act.

15 SEC. 4. RENEWAL OF GRANTS.

16 Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control

17 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–2) is

18 amended—

19 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as

20 follows—

21 ‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR HIRING.—

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant made under this

23 part prior to the date of the enactment of the Public

24 Safety and Community Policing Renewal Grants Act

25 of 1999 for hiring or rehiring additional career law
3

•HR 1694 IH

1 enforcement officers or to promote redeployment of

2 officers by hiring civilians may be renewed for an

3 additional 3-year period beginning on the first day

4 of the fiscal year that begins after the date of the

5 enactment of such Act.

6 ‘‘(2) INITIAL PERIOD EXPIRED.—A grant made

7 under this part after the date of the enactment of

8 the Public Safety and Community Policing Renewal

9 Grants Act of 1999 for hiring or rehiring additional

10 career law enforcement officers may also be renewed

11 for an additional 3-year period.

12 ‘‘(3) RENEWAL PRIORITY.—The Attorney Gen13 eral shall give preferential consideration for grant

14 renewal awards under paragraph (1) to grant recipi15 ents who used funds awarded under this part prior

16 to the enactment of the Public Safety and Commu17 nity Policing Renewal Grants Act of 1999, to in18 crease the number of law enforcement officers inter19 acting directly with members of the community.’’

20 ‘‘(4) INCREASE FOR COST OF LIVING.—Subject

21 to appropriations, the renewal grant amount received

22 each year by a grant recipient shall be increased to

23 reflect a cost of living increase of 3 percent.’’; and

24 (2) by striking subsection (c).
4

•HR 1694 IH

1 SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

2 Section 1702(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con3 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–

4 1) is amended—

5 (1) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); and

6 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and

7 (11), as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively.

8 SEC. 6. HIRING COSTS.

9 Section 1704 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control

10 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3) is

11 amended—

12 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Funds’’ and

13 inserting the following:

14 ‘‘Except in the case of a grant made under this

15 part after the date of the enactment of the Public

16 Safety and Community Policing Renewal Grants Act

17 of 1999, funds’’; and

18 (2) by striking subsection (c).

Æ