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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1649 

To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to provide 

for the qualified accreditation and re-certification of local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2023 

Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BACON, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 

DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. OBERNOLTE, and Ms. 

SHERRILL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program 

to provide for the qualified accreditation and re-certification of local 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 ‘‘Establishing Accredita5 tion Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2023’’ or the 

6 ‘‘EAGLE Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

2 AGENCY ACCREDITATION. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen5 eral shall establish a grant program (in this Act referred 

6 to as the ‘‘Program’’) to provide for the qualified accredi7 tation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency. 

8 (b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the Pro9 gram, the Attorney General shall award a grant to an eli10 gible recipient under subsection (c). 

11 (c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The Attorney General 

12 shall award a grant under the Program to a local law en13 forcement agency that submits an application pursuant to 

14 subsection (d). 

15 (d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible under the Pro16 gram, a local law enforcement agency shall submit to the 

17 Attorney General an application that demonstrates— 

18 (1) the financial need of the local law enforce19 ment agency; and 

20 (2) amount requested by the local law enforce21 ment agency, including amount to be spent on— 

22 (A) accreditation or re-certification fees; 

23 (B) on-site assessment charges; and 

24 (C) extension fees. 

25 (e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Grant funds awarded 

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1 fied accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforce2 ment agency. 

3 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Pro5 gram $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 

6 (g) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds made avail7 able to carry out the Program shall remain available until 

8 expended. 

9 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

10 (1) QUALIFIED ACCREDITATION OR RE-CERTIFI11 CATION.—The term ‘‘qualified accreditation or re12 certification’’ means accreditation or re-certification 

13 of a local law enforcement agency by a professional 

14 law enforcement organization involved in the devel15 opment of standards of accreditation for law en16 forcement agencies at the national, State, regional, 

17 or Tribal level, such as the Commission on Accredi18 tation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). 

19 (2) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The 

20 term ‘‘local law enforcement agency’’ means an 

21 agency of a unit of local government that is author22 ized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, in23 vestigation, or prosecution of any violation of crimi24 nal law and that has less than 350 employees. 

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