‘‘(iii) 80 percent for the third year of 
the grant; and 
‘‘(iv) 75 percent for the fourth year of 
the grant. 
‘‘(B) STATE OR UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT DESCRIBED.—A State or unit of local 
government described in this subparagraph is 
any State or unit of local government— 
‘‘(i) with a median household income 
that is not more than 80 percent of the na-
tional median household income; 
‘‘(ii) that does not provide a single 
employee with compensation that is more 
than double the national median household 
income; and 
‘‘(iii) that is a rural State, rural com-
munity, or rural area as such terms are 
defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(26)(A)) is 
amended.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON HIRING AND REHIRING.—Sec-
tion 1704(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10384(c)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(c) HIRING AND COMPENSATION COST.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funding provided under 
this part for hiring or rehiring a career law enforce-
ment officer may not exceed $75,000, unless the At-
torney General grants a waiver from this limitation. 
‘‘(2) REDUCED CONTRIBUTION.—In the case of 
a jurisdiction that qualifies for a reduced contribu-
tion under section 1701(g)(2), a career law enforce-
ment officer who is hired or rehired or whose com-
pensation is increased under this part may not re-
ceive from any funding provided under this part 
compensation exceeding 80 percent of the national 
median household income for work performed as an 
on-duty law enforcement officer.’’. 
(e) ALLOCATION
OF
COPS GRANT
PROGRAM 
FUNDS.—Section 1001(a)(11)(B) of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10261(a)(11)(B)) is amended by inserting after 
the second sentence the following: ‘‘If funds remain avail-
able for obligation under this subparagraph in a fiscal year 
after all eligible and qualified grantees have been funded 
from the 50 percent of funding allocated for grants pursu-
ant to applications submitted by units of local government 
or law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas 
with populations exceeding 150,000 or by public and pri-
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vate entities that serve areas with populations exceeding 
150,000, the remaining funds may be used for grants pur-
suant to applications submitted by units of local govern-
ment or law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over 
areas with populations 150,000 or less or by public and 
private entities that serve areas with populations 150,000 
or less.’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1709 of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10389) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) ‘Attorney General’ means the Attorney 
General, acting through the COPS Director.’’. 
SEC. 5. COPS OFFICE. 
Section 1701(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(a)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLIC-
ING SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is within the Depart-
ment of Justice, under the general authority of the 
Attorney General, a separate and distinct office to 
be known as the Office of Community Oriented Po-
licing Services (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘COPS Office’). 
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‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The COPS Office shall be 
headed by a Director who shall— 
‘‘(A) be appointed by the Attorney Gen-
eral; and 
‘‘(B) have final authority over grants 
under this part and any other grants, coopera-
tive agreements, and contracts awarded by the 
COPS Office.’’. 
SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 
In fiscal year 2029 and fiscal year 2034, the Comp-
troller General of the United States, after consultation 
with the Attorney General, shall submit to Congress and 
make publicly available a report that provides national 
averages and averages for department characteristic sub-
groups including at least size of police and sheriff depart-
ments and urban or rural designations by jurisdiction de-
tailing— 
(1) a measure of how representative the exist-
ing workforce of the average police and sheriff de-
partments is to the community served based on de-
mographics which include at least gender and race; 
(2) the percentage of those employed by the av-
erage police and sheriff departments that live in the 
jurisdiction in which they are currently employed; 
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(3) a measure of average officer pay in police 
and sheriff departments compared to cost of living 
in the jurisdiction in which they are currently em-
ployed; and 
(4) legislative and administrative recommenda-
tions for improving the percentage of officers that 
live in the jurisdiction in which they are employed 
and how representative the law enforcement agency 
is of the community it serves. 
Æ 
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