SEC. 2. IMPROVING COPS GRANTS FOR POLICE HIRING 
PURPOSES. 
(a) GRANT USE EXPANSION.—Section 1701(b) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(23) as paragraphs (6) through (24), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) to support hiring activities by law enforce-
ment agencies experiencing declines in officer re-
cruitment applications by reducing application-re-
lated fees, such as fees for background checks, psy-
chological evaluations, and testing.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 1701(b)(23) 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)(23)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(21)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22)’’. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 
Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (i) through (n) 
as subsections (j) through (o), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 2 per-
cent of a grant made for the hiring or rehiring of addi-
tional career law enforcement officers may be used for 
costs incurred to administer such grant.’’. 
SEC. 4. PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amend-
ed by inserting after subsection (o) the following: 
‘‘(p) COPS PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a law en-
forcement agency in partnership with not less than 
1 educational institution, which may include 1 or 
any combination of the following: 
‘‘(A) An elementary school. 
‘‘(B) A secondary school. 
‘‘(C) An institution of higher education. 
‘‘(D) A Hispanic-serving institution. 
‘‘(E) A historically Black college or univer-
sity. 
‘‘(F) A Tribal college. 
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‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General shall 
award competitive grants to eligible entities for re-
cruiting activities that— 
‘‘(A) support substantial student engage-
ment for the exploration of potential future ca-
reer opportunities in law enforcement; 
‘‘(B) strengthen recruitment by law en-
forcement agencies experiencing a decline in re-
cruits, or high rates of resignations or retire-
ments; 
‘‘(C) enhance community interactions be-
tween local youth and law enforcement agencies 
that are designed to increase recruiting; and 
‘‘(D) otherwise improve the outcomes of 
local law enforcement recruitment through ac-
tivities such as dedicated programming for stu-
dents, 
work-based 
learning 
opportunities, 
project-based learning, mentoring, community 
liaisons, career or job fairs, work site visits, job 
shadowing, apprenticeships, or skills-based in-
ternships. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the At-
torney General may use not more than $3,000,000 
to carry out this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 5. COPS GRANT GUIDANCE FOR AGENCIES OPER-
ATING BELOW BUDGETED STRENGTH. 
Section 1704 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10384) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) GUIDANCE
FOR UNDERSTAFFED LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COVERED
APPLICANT.—The term 
‘covered applicant’ means an applicant for a 
hiring grant under this part seeking funding for 
a law enforcement agency operating below the 
budgeted strength of the law enforcement agen-
cy. 
‘‘(B) BUDGETED
STRENGTH.—The term 
‘budgeted strength’ means the employment of 
the maximum number of sworn law enforcement 
officers the budget of a law enforcement agency 
allows the agency to employ. 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall establish consistent procedures for cov-
ered applicants, including guidance that— 
‘‘(A) clarifies that covered applicants re-
main eligible for funding under this part; and 
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‘‘(B) enables covered applicants to attest 
that the funding from a grant awarded under 
this part is not being used by the law enforce-
ment agency to supplant State or local funds, 
as described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) PAPERWORK REDUCTION.—In developing 
the procedures and guidance under paragraph (2), 
the Attorney General shall take measures to reduce 
paperwork requirements for grants to covered appli-
cants.’’. 
SEC. 6. STUDY ON POLICE RECRUITMENT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to consider 
the comprehensive effects of recruitment and attri-
tion rates on Federal, State, Tribal, and local law 
enforcement agencies in the United States, to iden-
tify— 
(A) the primary reasons that law enforce-
ment officers— 
(i) join law enforcement agencies; and 
(ii) resign or retire from law enforce-
ment agencies; 
(B) how the reasons described in subpara-
graph (A) may have changed over time; 
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(C) the effects of recruitment and attrition 
on public safety; 
(D) the effects of electronic media on re-
cruitment efforts; 
(E) barriers to the recruitment and reten-
tion of Federal, State, and local law enforce-
ment officers; and 
(F) recommendations for potential ways to 
address barriers to the recruitment and reten-
tion of law enforcement officers, including the 
barriers identified in subparagraph (E). 
(2) REPRESENTATIVE CROSS-SECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall endeavor to en-
sure accurate representation of law enforcement 
agencies in the study conducted pursuant to 
paragraph (1) by surveying a broad cross-sec-
tion of law enforcement agencies— 
(i) from various regions of the United 
States; 
(ii) of different sizes; and 
(iii) from rural, suburban, and urban 
jurisdictions. 
(B) METHODS DESCRIPTION.—The study 
conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall in-
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