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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6448 

To direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 

of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide 

assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement 

officers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2022 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. 

SHERRILL, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 

CASE, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. DELGADO, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. VELA, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. SCHRADER, Mrs. MURPHY

of Florida, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. BACON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 

REED, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. 

SMITH of Missouri, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. KATKO, 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. HERRERA

BEUTLER, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. STEIL) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented 

Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry 

out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, 

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 ‘‘Invest to Protect Act 

3 of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a grant 

6 program— 

7 (1) to provide training, body cameras, and ac8 cess to mental health resources to local law enforce9 ment officers; and 

10 (2) to improve recruitment and retention of 

11 local law enforcement officers. 

12 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 60 days after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

14 of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Depart15 ment of Justice shall make a grant to an eligible local gov16 ernment. 

17 (c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Amounts from a grant 

18 made under this section may be used only for— 

19 (1) de-escalation training for law enforcement 

20 officers; 

21 (2) training for law enforcement officers in han22 dling situations of domestic violence; 

23 (3) law enforcement officer safety training; 

24 (4) the offsetting of overtime costs associated 

25 with scheduling issues when a law enforcement offi26 cer is participating in such training; 


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1 (5) the purchasing, storage, operation, and se2 curing of body cameras, in accordance with guide3 lines established by the eligible local government or 

4 by the Attorney General under subsection (d) of this 

5 section, until the eligible local government estab6 lishes such guidelines; 

7 (6) a signing bonus for a law enforcement offi8 cer in an amount determined by the eligible local 

9 government; 

10 (7) a retention bonus for a law enforcement of11 ficer in an amount determined by the eligible local 

12 government; 

13 (8) a stipend to be used for graduate education 

14 in the area of mental health, public health, or social 

15 work in an amount not greater than the lesser of— 

16 (A) $10,000; or 

17 (B) the amount the law enforcement offi18 cer has paid towards such education; or 

19 (9) providing access for law enforcement offi20 cers to evidence-based mental health services, treat21 ments, and therapies. 

22 (d) BODY CAMERA GUIDELINES.—Not later than 60 

23 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 

24 General shall establish guidelines to be used by an eligible 

25 local government until such eligible local government esVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Jan 22, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6448.IH H6448

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1 tablishes guidelines regarding purchasing, storage, oper2 ation, and securing of body cameras based on existing in3 dustry best-practices. 

4 (e) DISCLOSURE OF OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND

5 RETENTION BONUSES.—An eligible local government 

6 shall disclose to the Attorney General and make publicly 

7 available on a website of the eligible local government the 

8 amount of any officer recruitment and retention bonus 

9 given under subsection (b)(3) of this section. 

10 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

11 authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fis12 cal years 2022 through 2026. 

13 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

14 (1) DE-ESCALATION TRAINING.—The term ‘‘de15 escalation training’’ means a process or tactic used 

16 to prevent, reduce, or manage behaviors associated 

17 with conflict (including verbal or physical agitation, 

18 aggression, violence, or similar behaviors) during an 

19 interaction between two or more individuals. 

20 (2) ELIGIBLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

21 ‘‘eligible local government’’ means— 

22 (A) a county, municipality, town, township, 

23 village, parish, borough, or other unit of general 

24 government below the State level that employs 

25 fewer than 200 law enforcement officers; or 


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1 (B) a tribal government that employs 

2 fewer than 200 law enforcement officers. 

3 (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term 

4 ‘‘law enforcement officer’’ has the meaning given 

5 that term in section 2503 of the Omnibus Crime 

6 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

7 10533). 

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