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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3381 
To authorize the Attorney General to establish the National Law Enforcement 
Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2023 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. HUNT, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. EZELL, 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. BOEBERT, Ms. CRAIG, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, Mr. BACON, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, 
Mr. STEWART, Mr. CARL, Mr. BOST, Mr. BANKS, Mr. ALFORD, Ms. SA-
LINAS, Mr. VAN DREW, and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize the Attorney General to establish the National 
Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and 
Community Outreach program, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘National Law Enforce-
ment Officers Remembrance, Support and Community 
Outreach Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial and the National Law Enforcement Mu-
seum in Washington, DC, represent the only law en-
forcement campus in the United States and serves 
a critical national mission of honoring and remem-
bering those law enforcement officers who have died 
in the line of duty, educating the public about the 
important role of law enforcement in a democratic 
society, and working to reduce the number of line of 
duty deaths and injuries among law enforcement. 
(2) It is in the national interest to ensure that 
the unique education and outreach programs of the 
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 
and National Law Enforcement Museum be main-
tained and enhanced. 
(3) In 1984, Congress passed, and President 
Ronald Reagan signed into law, a joint resolution to 
authorize the Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 
Fund, Inc., to establish a National Law Enforce-
ment Heroes Memorial (Public Law 98–534) in 
Washington, DC. 
(4) Dedicated on October 15, 1991, the Na-
tional Law Enforcement Officers Memorial honors 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement of-
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ficers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the 
safety and protection of our nation and its people. 
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is 
centered in the 400 block of E Street, NW, Wash-
ington, DC and is the nation’s monument to law en-
forcement officers who have died in the line of duty. 
The Memorial was built entirely with private funds. 
(5) In 2000, Congress passed, and President 
William J. Clinton signed into law, the National 
Law Enforcement Museum Act (Public Law 106– 
492), which authorized the National Law Enforce-
ment Officers Memorial Fund, Inc. to build the Na-
tional Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in 
Washington, DC, to honor and commemorate the 
service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in 
the United States. 
(6) In April 2016, construction began on the 
National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, 
DC, across the street from the National Law En-
forcement Officers Memorial in Judiciary Square. In 
October of 2018 the National Law Enforcement Mu-
seum was completed and formally opened in October 
of 2018. No Federal funds were used to build the 
museum. 
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(7) The National Law Enforcement Museum’s 
mission is— 
(A) to honor and commemorate the ex-
traordinary service and sacrifice of America’s 
law enforcement officers; 
(B) to serve as an important bridge be-
tween law enforcement’s past and present, be-
tween the heroes of yesteryear and those who 
have followed in their footsteps, and between 
America’s peace officers and the public they 
serve; and 
(C) to increase public understanding and 
support for law enforcement and to promote 
law enforcement safety. 
(8) The National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Fund maintains the National Law En-
forcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington, 
DC, which includes the names of every law enforce-
ment officers killed in the line of duty in American 
history. The National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Fund adds names of fallen officers to the 
Memorial wall every year. 
(9) The National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Fund has become the foremost organiza-
tion in the country that memorializes law enforce-
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ment heroes who die in the line of duty and compiles 
statistics on law enforcement fatalities and injuries. 
(10) The programs of the National Law En-
forcement Officers Memorial Fund and the National 
Law Enforcement Museum play a critical role in 
educating the public about the vital importance of 
law enforcement in a democratic society and the crit-
ical role law enforcement plays in protecting and 
serving the public, and the sacrifices law enforce-
ment officers have made to serve in this role and 
protect the public. 
(11) The community education and outreach 
programs, activities, and special exhibits within the 
National Law Enforcement Museum help bring local 
law enforcement agencies closer to the communities 
they serve, and help to foster a better understanding 
between law enforcement and communities. 
(12) The National Law Enforcement Museum’s 
Officer Safety and Wellness education and outreach 
programs and activities help provide local, State and 
Federal law enforcement agencies with critical infor-
mation on best practices to reduce the number of 
line of duty deaths and injuries and provide commu-
nities and the public with education concerning the 
sacrifices made. These programs, activities, and spe-
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cial exhibits are vitally important at a time when an-
nual line of duty deaths among law enforcement offi-
cers remain at an historically high level. 
(13) Since the establishment of the National 
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in 1991, the 
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 
has worked cooperatively with local, State and Fed-
eral law enforcement agencies to properly honor the 
sacrifices made by law enforcement and provide key 
programming to reduce the number of law enforce-
ment fatalities and injuries, and foster better under-
standing between law enforcement and the commu-
nities they serve. 
(14) Law enforcement agencies around the 
country are dedicated to continuous improvement 
and innovation in officer and community safety, and 
to building trust through community-based engage-
ment and interventions. 
(15) Since 2020, there has been a significant 
increase in the number of law enforcement officers 
resigning or retiring. According to the Police Execu-
tive Research Forum, over the past 3 years there 
has been an almost 24 percent increase in the num-
ber of law enforcement officers retiring, and more 
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