(L) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘through (16)’’ and inserting 
‘‘through (17)’’; 
(5) by striking subsections (h) and (i); 
(6) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; 
(7) by inserting after subsection (c), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(d) TROOPS-TO-COPS PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants made under sub-
section (b) may be used to hire former members of 
the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforce-
ment officers for deployment in community oriented 
policing, particularly in communities that are ad-
versely affected by a recent military base closing. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, ‘former 
member of the Armed Forces’ means a member of 
the Armed Forces of the United States who is invol-
untarily separated from the Armed Forces within 
the meaning of section 1141 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(e) TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.—The Attorney General 
may make grants under subsection (b) to develop and use 
new technologies (including interoperable communications 
technologies, modernized criminal record technology, and 
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forensic technology) to assist State and local law enforce-
ment agencies in reorienting the emphasis of their activi-
ties from reacting to crime to preventing crime and to 
train law enforcement officers to use such technologies.’’; 
(8) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to 
States, units of local government, Indian tribal 
governments, and to other public and private 
entities,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘define 
for State and local governments, and other pub-
lic and private entities,’’ and inserting ‘‘estab-
lish’’; and 
(C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), 
by inserting ‘‘(including regional community po-
licing institutes)’’ after ‘‘training centers or fa-
cilities’’; 
(9) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ the first 
place that term appears and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in each fiscal year pursu-
ant to subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘in each 
fiscal year for purposes described in paragraph 
(1) and (2) of subsection (c)’’; 
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(10) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’; and 
(11) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Section 1702(c) of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd–1(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 
(11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) if the application is for a grant for officers 
performing homeland security duties, explain how 
the applicant intends to coordinate with Federal law 
enforcement in support of the applicant’s homeland 
security mission;’’. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Section 
1704(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$75,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$125,000’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1709(1) of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd–8(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘who is au-
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thorized’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a sworn law enforcement 
officer and is authorized’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2006 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 percent’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 1701(d)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 1701(f)’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Of the funds available 
for grants under part Q, not less than 
$600,000,000 shall be used for grants for the 
purposes specified in section 1701(c), and not 
more than $250,000,000 shall be used for 
grants under section 1701(e).’’. 
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