I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1700 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2007 
Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. KELLER of Flor-
ida) 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 enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT 
grant 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 ‘‘COPS Improvements 
Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. COPS GRANT IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1701 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd) is amended— 
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(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall carry out grant programs under which the Attor-
ney General makes grants to States, units of local govern-
ment, Indian tribal governments, other public and private 
entities, multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia, and in-
dividuals for the purposes described in subsections (b), (c), 
(d), and (e).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading text 
and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY
POLICING
AND 
CRIME PREVENTION GRANTS’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, to in-
crease the number of officers deployed in com-
munity-oriented policing’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘to pay 
for offices’’ and inserting ‘‘to pay for or train 
officers’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) award grants to hire school resource offi-
cers and to establish school-based partnerships be-
tween local law enforcement agencies and local 
school systems to combat crime, gangs, drug activi-
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ties, and other problems in and around elementary 
and secondary schools;’’; 
(E) by striking paragraph (9); 
(F) by redesignating paragraphs (10) 
through (12) as paragraphs (9) through (11), 
respectively; 
(G) by striking paragraph (13); 
(H) by redesignating paragraphs (14) 
through (17) as paragraphs (12) through (15), 
respectively; 
(I) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(J) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(K) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) award grants to pay for officers hired to 
perform intelligence, anti-terror, or homeland secu-
rity duties; 
‘‘(17) establish and implement innovative pro-
grams to reduce and prevent illegal drug manufac-
turing, distribution, and use, including the manufac-
turing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; 
and 
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‘‘(18) award enhancing community policing and 
crime prevention grants that meet emerging law en-
forcement needs, as warranted.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c); 
(4) by striking subsections (h) and (i); 
(5) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) TROOPS-TO-COPS PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants made under sub-
section (a) 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. 
‘‘(d) COMMUNITY PROSECUTORS PROGRAM.—The 
Attorney General may make grants under subsection (a) 
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to pay for additional community prosecuting programs, in-
cluding programs that assign prosecutors to— 
‘‘(1) handle cases from specific geographic 
areas; and 
‘‘(2) address counter-terrorism problems, spe-
cific violent crime problems (including intensive ille-
gal gang, gun, and drug enforcement and quality of 
life initiatives), and localized violent and other crime 
problems based on needs identified by local law en-
forcement agencies, community organizations, and 
others. 
‘‘(e) TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.—The Attorney General 
may make grants under subsection (a) to develop and use 
new technologies (including interoperable communications 
technologies, modernized criminal record technology, and 
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.’’; 
(7) 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,’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘define 
for State and local governments, and other pub-
lic and private entities,’’ and inserting ‘‘estab-
lish’’; 
(C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), 
by inserting ‘‘(including regional community po-
licing institutes)’’ after ‘‘training centers or fa-
cilities’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) EXCLUSIVITY.—The Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services shall be the exclusive 
component of the Department of Justice to perform 
the functions and activities specified in this para-
graph.’’; 
(8) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘may utilize any component’’, and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘shall use the Office of Com-
munity Oriented Policing Services of the Depart-
ment of Justice in carrying out this part.’’; 
(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 (b)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in each fiscal year pursu-
ant to subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘in each 
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fiscal year for purposes described in paragraph 
(1) and (2) of subsection (b)’’; 
(10) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by 
striking the second sentence and inserting ‘‘The pre-
ceding sentence shall not apply with respect to any 
program, project, or activity provided by a grant 
made pursuant to subsection (a) for the purposes 
described in subsection (b)(16).’’; 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’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (8); and 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(9) 
through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (10), 
respectively; 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.—A grant made under this part 
may be renewed, without limitations on the duration of 
such renewal, to provide additional funds, if the Attorney 
General determines that the funds made available to the 
recipient were used in a manner required under an ap-
proved application and if the recipient can demonstrate 
significant progress in achieving the objectives of the ini-
tial application. 
‘‘(b) NO COST EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), the Attorney General may extend a grant pe-
riod, without limitations as to the duration of such exten-
sion, 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— 
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(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)(16).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
(e) ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—Section 1706 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd–5) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘REV-
OCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘revoke or suspend’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘take any enforcement action 
available to the Department of Justice.’’. 
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(f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1709(1) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd–8(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘who is a sworn law enforce-
ment officer’’ after ‘‘permanent basis’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, including officers for the 
Amtrak Police Department’’ before the period at the 
end. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(11) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘1,150,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘3 
percent may be used for technical assistance 
under section 1701(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘5 per-
cent may be used for technical assistance under 
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 
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$600,000,000 shall be used for grants for the 
purposes specified in section 1701(b), not more 
than $200,000,000 shall be used for grants 
under section 1701(d), and not more than 
$350,000,000 shall be used for grants under 
section 1701(e).’’. 
(h) PURPOSES.—Section 10002 of the Public Safety 
Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘development’’ 
and inserting ‘‘use’’; and 
(2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by 
striking ‘‘for a period of 6 years’’. 
(i) COPS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 109(b) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3712h(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, except for the program under 
part Q of this title’’ before the period. 
(2) 
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
COMPUTER
SYS-
TEMS.—Section 107 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
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and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 
grant made under part Q of this title.’’. 
Æ 
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