‘‘(B) an assurance that the applicant shall 
maintain and report such data, records, and in-
formation (programmatic and financial) as the 
COPS Director may reasonably require; and 
‘‘(C) a certification, made in a form ac-
ceptable to the COPS Director, that— 
‘‘(i) the programs to be funded by the 
grant meet all the requirements of this 
part; 
‘‘(ii) all the information contained in 
the application is correct; and 
‘‘(iii) the applicant will comply with 
all provisions of this part and all other ap-
plicable Federal laws. 
‘‘(2) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this part, the COPS 
Director shall promulgate guidelines to implement 
this part, including the information that must be in-
cluded and the requirements that eligible entities 
must meet, in submitting the applications required 
under this part. 
‘‘(3) STREAMLINING
APPLICATIONS.—To the 
greatest extent possible, the COPS Director shall 
streamline the grant application process to minimize 
the administrative burden placed on eligible appli-
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cants and to prevent the collection of extraneous or 
duplicative information. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant made under this part 
shall be used— 
‘‘(1) to hire and train law enforcement officers 
and other employees; 
‘‘(2) to hire and train law enforcement officers 
and other employees to establish new, or support 
and expand existing, multi-jurisdictional task forces, 
regional consortia, or both; 
‘‘(3) to procure equipment, technology, or sup-
port systems, or pay overtime; or 
‘‘(4) for any other activities or items the Attor-
ney General determines appropriate to support the 
purpose described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) DURATION.—A grant made under this part shall 
be for not less than 1 year and not more than 3 years. 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION
OF GRANT FUNDING.—Of the 
funds appropriated to carry out the grant program under 
this part not less than 20 percent for Indian Tribes, and 
not less than 20 percent for multi-jurisdictional task 
forces. 
‘‘(g) CONTRACTS AND SUBAWARDS.—A State, unit of 
local government, or Indian Tribe may, in using a grant 
under this part for purposes authorized under subsection 
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(d), use the grant to contract with or make subawards 
to a State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency, a unit 
of local government, a Tribal organization, a multi-juris-
dictional task force, or a regional consortia. 
‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The COPS Director 
may reserve not more than 2 percent from amounts appro-
priated to carry out this part for administrative costs. 
‘‘(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The COPS Director may 
provide technical assistance to the eligible entities 
described in subsection (b) in furtherance of the pur-
poses described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) TRAINING
CENTERS
AND
FACILITIES.— 
The technical assistance provided by the COPS Di-
rector may include the establishment and operation 
of training centers or facilities, either directly or by 
contracting or cooperative arrangements. The func-
tions of the centers or facilities established under 
this paragraph may include instruction and seminars 
for police executives, managers, trainers, supervisors, 
and such others as the COPS Director considers to 
be appropriate for supporting efforts related to lo-
cating, investigating, and interdicting illicit activities 
relating to the distribution of opioids. 
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‘‘(j) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this part, 
the COPS Director shall give priority to applicants that 
will use awarded funds to establish new, or support and 
expand existing, multi-jurisdictional task forces or re-
gional consortia. 
‘‘SEC. 3062. REPORT. 
‘‘Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this part, and annually thereafter, the COPS 
Director shall submit to Congress a report describing ef-
fectiveness of this grant program and make recommenda-
tions for how it can be improved. 
‘‘SEC. 3063. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) COPS DIRECTOR.—The term ‘COPS Di-
rector’ means the Attorney General, acting through 
the Director of the Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
means the governing body of any Indian or Alaska 
Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu-
nity, component band, or component reservation in-
dividually identified (including parenthetically) on 
the list published by the Secretary under section 104 
of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 
1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
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‘‘(3) MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
TASK
FORCE.— 
The term ‘multi-jurisdictional task force’ means any 
local law enforcement entities composed of law en-
forcement officers from different State, local, or 
Tribal law enforcement agencies, which may also in-
clude other support staff members or law enforce-
ment partners at the Federal, State, or local level. 
‘‘(4) REGIONAL
CONSORTIA.—The term ‘re-
gional consortium’ means any law enforcement enti-
ties composed of multi-jurisdictional task forces that 
cross State lines. 
‘‘SEC. 3064. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1701(m) of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10381(m)) is repealed. 
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