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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7245 
To direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 
to carry out a pilot program to establish community outpost houses, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2020 
Mr. EMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services to carry out a pilot program to estab-
lish community outpost houses, 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 ‘‘Community Outpost 
Outreach and Engagement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COP HOUSE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services to carry out a pilot program to make 
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grants to eligible applicant to establish and operate com-
munity outpost houses (referred to in this section as 
‘‘COP houses’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot program is 
to provide long-term stabilization in the relationship of law 
enforcement and the community by— 
(1) building relationships, awareness, and trust 
with members of the community; 
(2) uniting members of the community and law 
enforcement; 
(3) improving the quality of life in the neigh-
borhood; and 
(4) reducing crime. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—A COP house funded under 
this section may provide services, including— 
(1) connecting with residents and involvement 
in community outreach programs; 
(2) providing government benefit program con-
sultations; 
(3) nursing services and coordination with med-
ical services in the community; 
(4) emergency medical services; 
(5) space for use by community groups; and 
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(6) holding events with community partners, in-
cluding public health services, educational classes or 
seminars, tutoring services for youth. 
(d) OFFICER QUALIFICATIONS.—A recipient of a 
grant under this section shall certify to the Director that 
any officer stationed at the COP house— 
(1) has demonstrated their communication and 
problem-solving skills; 
(2) does not have a history of verified instances 
of excessive force; and 
(3) has completed necessary training to under-
stand the cultural sensitivities of the obligations of 
a position at the COP house. 
(e) REPORT.—The Director shall submit to Congress 
on an annual basis information related to the operation 
of the pilot program under this section, including the im-
pact that COP houses have had on the relationships be-
tween law enforcement officers and the community and 
any changes in the rates of crime in the communities in 
which COP houses have been established pursuant to this 
section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible applicant’’ means a non- 
profit organization, or a law enforcement organiza-
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tion applying jointly with at least one non-profit or-
ganization. 
(2) The term ‘‘community outpost house’’ 
means a location in the jurisdiction served by a law 
enforcement agency that is operated by the law en-
forcement agency in a collaborative manner with 
nonprofit organizations and other service providers. 
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