the emphasis of their activities from reacting to
crime to preventing crime;
‘‘(5) develop and implement innovative pro-
grams to permit members of the community to assist
State and local law enforcement agencies in the pre-
vention of crime in the community, such as a citi-
zens police academy, including programs designed to
increase the level of access to the criminal justice
system enjoyed by victims, witnesses, and ordinary
citizens by establishing decentralized satellite offices
(including video facilities) of principal criminal
courts buildings;
‘‘(6) establish innovative programs to reduce,
and keep to a minimum, the amount of time that
law enforcement officers must be away from the
community while awaiting court appearances;
‘‘(7) establish and implement innovative pro-
grams to increase and enhance proactive crime con-
trol and prevention programs involving law enforce-
ment officers and young persons in the community;
and
‘‘(8) develop and establish new administrative
and managerial systems to facilitate the adoption of
community-oriented policing as an organization-wide
philosophy.
‘‘(e) PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.—In awarding grants under
this part, the Attorney General shall give preferential con-
sideration, where feasible, to applications for hiring and
rehiring additional career law enforcement officers that in-
volve—
(1) a non-Federal contribution exceeding the 25
percent minimum under subsection (i); and
(2) hiring former members of the Armed Forces
to serve as career law enforcement officers under
subsection (c).
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Attorney
General may provide technical assistance to units of State
and local government, and to other public and private enti-
ties, in furtherance of the purposes of the Public Safety
Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1993.
‘‘(2) The technical assistance provided by the Attor-
ney General may include the development of a flexible
model that will define for State and local governments,
and other public and private entities, definitions and strat-
egies associated with community or problem-oriented po-
licing and methodologies for its implementation.
‘‘(3) The technical assistance provided by the Attor-
ney General may include the establishment and operation
of training centers or facilities, either directly or by con-
tracting or cooperative arrangements. The functions of the
centers or facilities established under this paragraph may
include instruction and seminars for police executives,
managers, trainers and supervisors concerning community
or problem-oriented policing and improvements in police-
community interaction and cooperation that further the
purposes of the Public Safety Partnership and Community
Policing Act of 1993.
‘‘(g) UTILIZATION OF COMPONENTS.—The Attorney
General may utilize any component or components of the
Department of Justice in carrying out this part.
‘‘(h) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Each qualifying State, to-
gether with grantees within the State, shall receive in each
fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) not less than 0.6
percent of the total amount appropriated in the fiscal year
for grants pursuant to that subsection. In this subsection,
‘qualifying State’ means any State which has submitted
an application for a grant, or in which an eligible entity
has submitted an application for a grant, which meets the
requirements prescribed by the Attorney General and the
conditions set out in this part.
‘‘(i) MATCHING FUNDS.—The portion of the costs of
a program, project, or activity provided by a grant under
subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent, unless the At-
torney General waives, wholly or in part, the requirement
under this subsection of a non-Federal contribution to the
costs of a program, project, or activity. In relation to a
grant for a period exceeding 1 year for hiring or rehiring
career law enforcement officers, the Federal share shall
decrease from year to year for up to 5 years, looking to-
ward the continuation of the increased hiring level using
State or local sources of funding following the conclusion
of Federal support, as provided in an approved plan pur-
suant to section 1702(c)(8).
‘‘(j) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The funds available
under this part shall be allocated as provided in section
1001(a)(11)(B).
‘‘(k) TERMINATION OF GRANTS FOR HIRING OFFI-
CERS.—The authority under subsection (a) of this section
to make grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional
career law enforcement officers shall lapse at the conclu-
sion of 6 years from the date of enactment of this part.
Prior to the expiration of this grant authority, the Attor-
ney General shall submit a report to Congress concerning
the experience with and effects of such grants. The report
may include any recommendations the Attorney General
may have for amendments to this part and related provi-
sions of law in light of the termination of the authority
to make grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional
career law enforcement officers.
‘‘SEC. 1702. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No grant may be made under
this part unless an application has been submitted to, and
approved by, the Attorney General.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An application for a grant
under this part shall be submitted in such form, and con-
tain such information, as the Attorney General may pre-
scribe by regulation or guidelines.
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—In accordance with the regulations
or guidelines established by the Attorney General, each ap-
plication for a grant under this part shall—
‘‘(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed
implementation plan that reflects consultation with
community groups and appropriate private and pub-
lic agencies and reflects consideration of the state-
wide strategy under section 503(a)(1);
‘‘(2) demonstrate a specific public safety need;
‘‘(3) explain the locality’s inability to address
the need without Federal assistance;
‘‘(4) identify related governmental and commu-
nity initiatives which complement or will be coordi-
nated with the proposal;
‘‘(5) certify that there has been appropriate co-
ordination with all affected agencies;
‘‘(6) outline the initial and ongoing level of
community support for implementing the proposal
including financial and in-kind contributions or
other tangible commitments;
‘‘(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary sup-
port and continuing the proposed program, project,
or activity following the conclusion of Federal sup-
port; and
‘‘(8) if the application is for a grant for hiring
or rehiring additional career law enforcement offi-
cers—
‘‘(A) specify plans for the assumption by
the grantee of a progressively larger share of
the cost in the course of time, looking toward
the continuation of the increased hiring level
using State or local sources of funding following
the conclusion of Federal support;
‘‘(B) assess the impact, if any, of the in-
crease in police resources on other components
of the criminal justice system; and
‘‘(C) explain how the grant will be utilized
to reorient the affected law enforcement agen-
cy’s mission toward community-oriented polic-
ing or enhance its involvement in or commit-
ment to community-oriented policing.
‘‘SEC. 1703. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS BY STATE OFFICE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(c) or (d), an applicant for a grant under this part shall
submit an application to the State office designated under
section 507 in the State in which the applicant is located
for initial review.
‘‘(b) INITIAL REVIEW OF APPLICATION.—(1) The
State office referred to in subsection (a) shall review appli-
cations for grants under this part submitted to it, based
upon criteria specified by the Attorney General by regula-
tion or guidelines.
‘‘(2) Upon completion of the reviews required by
paragraph (1), the State office referred to in subsection
(a) shall determine which, if any, of the applications for
grants under this part are most likely to be successful in
achieving the purposes of the Public Safety Partnership
and Community Policing Act of 1993.
‘‘(3)(A) The State office referred to in subsection (a)
shall list the applications for grants under this part in
order of their likelihood of achieving the purposes of the
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act
of 1993 and shall submit the list along with all grant ap-
plications and supporting materials received to the Attor-
ney General.
‘‘(B) In making the submission to the Attorney Gen-
eral required by subparagraph (A), the State office re-
ferred to in subsection (a) may recommend that a
particular application or applications should receive spe-
cial priority and provide supporting reasons for the
recommendation.
‘‘(c) DIRECT APPLICATION TO THE ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL
BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.—Notwithstanding
subsection (a), municipalities the population of which ex-
ceeds 150,000 may submit an application for a grant
under this part directly to the Attorney General. In this
subsection, ‘municipalities the population of which exceeds
150,000’ means units of local government or law enforce-
ment agencies having jurisdiction over areas with popu-
lations exceeding 150,000, and consortia or associations
that include one or more such units of local government
or law enforcement agencies.
‘‘(d) DIRECT APPLICATION TO THE ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL BY OTHER APPLICANTS.—(1) Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), if a State chooses not to carry out the func-
tions described in subsection (b), an applicant in the State
may submit an application for a grant under this part di-
rectly to the Attorney General.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an applicant
that is an Indian tribe or tribal law enforcement agency
may submit an application for a grant under this part di-
rectly to the Attorney General.
‘‘SEC. 1704. RENEWAL OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except for grants made for hir-
ing or rehiring additional career law enforcement officers,
a grant under this part may be renewed for up to 2 addi-
tional years after the first fiscal year during which a recip-
ient receives its initial grant, if the Attorney General de-
termines that the funds made available to the recipient
were used in a manner required under an approved appli-
cation and if the recipient can demonstrate significant
progress in achieving the objectives of the initial
application.
‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR HIRING.—Grants made for hiring
or rehiring additional career law enforcement officers may
be renewed for up to 5 years, subject to the requirements
of subsection (a), but notwithstanding the limitation in
that subsection concerning the number of years for which
grants may be renewed.
‘‘(c) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—A grant for a period ex-
ceeding 1 year may be renewed as provided in this section,
except that the total duration of such a grant including
any renewals may not exceed 3 years, or 6 years if it is
a grant made for hiring or rehiring additional career law
enforcement officers.
‘‘SEC. 1705. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) 
NONSUPPLANTING
REQUIREMENT.—Funds
made available under this part to State or local govern-
ments or to Indian tribal governments shall not be used
to supplant State or local funds, or, in the case of Indian
tribes, funds supplied by the Department of the Interior,
but shall be used to increase the amount of funds that
would, in the absence of Federal funds received under this
part, be made available from State or local sources, or in
the case of Indian tribes, from funds supplied by the De-
partment of the Interior.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—No more than 5 per-
cent of the funds available under this part may be used
for the costs of States in carrying out the functions de-
scribed in section 1703(b) or other administrative costs.
‘‘(c) NON-FEDERAL COSTS.—State and local units of
government may use assets received through the Assets
Forfeiture equitable sharing program to cover the non-
Federal portion of programs, projects, and activities
funded under this part.
‘‘(d) HIRING
COSTS.—Annual funding provided
under this part for hiring or rehiring a career law enforce-
ment officer may not exceed $50,000, unless the Attorney
General grants a waiver from this limitation.
‘‘SEC. 1706. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
‘‘(a) EVALUATION COMPONENTS.—Each program,
project, or activity funded under this part shall contain
an evaluation component, developed pursuant to guidelines
established by the Attorney General. The evaluations re-
quired by this subsection shall include outcome measures
that can be used to determine the effectiveness of the
funded programs, projects, and activities. Outcome meas-
ures may include crime and victimization indicators, qual-
ity of life measures, community perceptions, and police
perceptions of their own work.
‘‘(b) PERIODIC REVIEW AND REPORTS.—The Attor-
ney General shall review the performance of each grant
recipient under this part. The Attorney General may re-
quire a grant recipient to submit to the Attorney General
the results of the evaluations required under subsection
(a) and such other data and information as the Attorney
General deems reasonably necessary to carry out the re-
sponsibilities under this subsection.
‘‘SEC. 1707. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING.
‘‘If the Attorney General determines, as a result of
the reviews required by section 1706, or otherwise, that
a grant recipient under this part is not in substantial com-
pliance with the terms and requirements of an approved
grant application submitted under section 1702, the Attor-
ney General may revoke or suspend funding of that grant,
in whole or in part.
‘‘SEC. 1708. ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.
‘‘(a) BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney
General shall have access for the purpose of audit and ex-
amination to any pertinent books, documents, papers, or
records of a grant recipient under this part and to the
pertinent books, documents, papers, or records of State
and local governments, persons, businesses, and other en-
tities that are involved in programs, projects, or activities
for which assistance is provided under this part.
‘‘(b) BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Subsection
(a) shall apply with respect to audits and examinations
conducted by the Comptroller General of the United
States or by an authorized representative of the Comptrol-
ler General.
‘‘SEC. 1709. GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
‘‘The Attorney General may promulgate regulations
and guidelines to carry out this part.
‘‘SEC. 1710. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this part—
‘‘ ‘Career law enforcement officers’ means a
person hired on a permanent basis who is authorized
by law or by a State or local public agency to engage
in or supervise the prevention, detection, or inves-
tigation of violations of criminal laws.
‘‘ ‘Citizens police academy’ means a program
by local law enforcement agencies or private non-
profit organizations in which citizens, especially
those who participate in neighborhood watch pro-
grams, are given training in police policy and proce-
dure, criminal law, the legal system, crime aware-
ness, personal safety measures, and ways of facilitat-
ing communication between the community and local
law enforcement in the prevention of crime.’ ’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711, et seq.) is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to part Q and inserting the following:
‘‘PART Q—PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING; ‘COPS ON THE
BEAT’
‘‘Sec. 1701. Authority to make public safety and community policing grants.
‘‘Sec. 1702. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 1703. Review of applications by State office.
‘‘Sec. 1704. Renewal of grants.
‘‘Sec. 1705. Limitation on use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 1706. Performance evaluation.
‘‘Sec. 1707. Revocation or suspension of funding.
‘‘Sec. 1708. Access to documents.
‘‘Sec. 1709. General regulatory authority.
‘‘Sec. 1710. Definitions.
‘‘PART R—TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALER
‘‘Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and O’’ and
inserting ‘‘O, P, and Q’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph: