(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentences shall not 
apply with respect to any program, project, or 
activity provided by a grant made pursuant to 
subsection (b)(4).’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) RETENTION
OF ADDITIONAL OFFICER POSI-
TIONS.—For any grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (b) for hiring or rehiring career law enforcement 
officers, a grant recipient shall retain each additional law 
enforcement officer position created under that grant for 
not less than 12 months after the end of the period of 
that grant, unless the Attorney General waives, wholly or 
in part, the retention requirement of a program, project, 
or activity.’’. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Section 1702 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, unless waived by the Attorney 
General’’ after ‘‘under this part shall’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘share of 
the cost’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘share of the costs during the grant period, 
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how the applicant will maintain the increased 
hiring level of the law enforcement officers, and 
how the applicant will eventually assume re-
sponsibility for all of the costs for such offi-
cers;’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
(c) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.—Section 1703 of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd–2) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1703. RENEWAL OF GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a grant made under this part may be renewed, without 
limitations on the duration of such renewal, to provide ad-
ditional funds if the Attorney General determines that the 
funds made available to the recipient were used in a man-
ner required under an approved application and if the re-
cipient can demonstrate significant progress in achieving 
the objectives of the initial application. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR HIRING.—Grants made under this 
part for hiring or rehiring additional career law enforce-
ment officers may be renewed for up to 5 years, except 
that the Attorney General may waive such 5-year limita-
tion for good cause. 
‘‘(c) NO COST EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a) and (b), the Attorney General may extend a 
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grant period, without limitations as to the duration of 
such extension, to provide additional time to complete the 
objectives of the initial grant award.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section 1704 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that would, in the absence 
of Federal funds received under this part, be 
made available from State or local sources’’ and 
inserting ‘‘that the Attorney General determines 
would, in the absence of Federal funds received 
under this part, be made available for the pur-
pose of the grant under this part from State or 
local sources’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not 
apply with respect to funds made available 
under this part by a grant made pursuant to 
subsection (a) for the purposes described in 
subsection (b)(4).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
(e) STUDY OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 
1705 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
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