I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8429 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
authorize the use of Byrne-JAG grants for the purchase of disaster 
response and tactical vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Ms. CRAIG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to authorize the use of Byrne-JAG grants 
for the purchase of disaster response and tactical vehi-
cles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Local Law En-
forcement Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE DISASTER RE-
SPONSE AND TACTICAL VEHICLES. 
Section 501 of the title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting after ‘‘equip-
ment’’ the following ‘‘(including armored, disaster 
response, command and control, and tactical vehi-
cles)’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘(ex-
cluding police cruisers),’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(excluding police cruisers and armored, disaster re-
sponse, command and control, and tactical vehi-
cles),’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘tactical vehicle’ means a vehicle 
purpose-built to operate on and off-road in support 
of 
military 
operations 
such 
as 
a 
HMMWV 
(‘Humvee’), 2.5 ton truck, or 5 ton truck, or a vehi-
cle with a breaching or entry apparatus attached, 
and which may be used by law enforcement in rough 
terrain or inclement weather for search and rescue 
operations as well as other law enforcement func-
tions. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘command and control vehicles’ 
means any wheeled vehicle either purpose-built or 
modified to facilitate the operational control and di-
rection of public safety units responding to an inci-
dent, that can accommodate multiple people at mul-
tiple workstations in the command center, and which 
may provide a variety of capabilities including the 
provision for enhanced communications and other 
situational awareness capabilities. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘armored vehicle’ means any ve-
hicle that provides ballistic protection to its occu-
pants.’’. 
SEC. 3. INEFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN RULES AND POLI-
CIES. 
No regulation, rule, guidance, policy, or recommenda-
tions issued on or after May 15, 2015, that limits the abil-
ity of State, local or Tribal law enforcement agencies to 
purchase disaster response or tactical vehicles through the 
Byrne JAG Program under subpart 1 of part E of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 shall have any force or effect after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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