I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7421 
To authorize a Law Enforcement Education Grant program to encourage 
students to pursue a career in law enforcement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2022 
Mrs. FISCHBACH (for herself, Mr. STAUBER, and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To authorize a Law Enforcement Education Grant program 
to encourage students to pursue a career in law enforcement. 
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 ‘‘Law Enforcement 
Education Grant Program Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
at the end of subpart 7 the following new subpart: 
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‘‘Subpart 8—Law Enforcement Education Grants 
‘‘SEC. 420. LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM ESTABLISHED. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary is 
authorized to carry out a Law Enforcement Edu-
cation Grants program to pay to each law enforce-
ment candidate who is selected by the Secretary, on 
a competitive basis, to participate in such program, 
a Law Enforcement Education Grant in the amount 
of $4,000 for each year during which that candidate 
is eligible. 
‘‘(2) REFERENCES.—Grants made under para-
graph (1) shall be known as ‘Law Enforcement Edu-
cation Grants’. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 
and each subsequent fiscal year to provide Law En-
forcement Education Grants in accordance with this 
subpart. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS TO LAW ENFORCE-
MENT CANDIDATES.—Payments under this subpart shall 
be made, in accordance with regulations promulgated by 
the Secretary for such purpose, in such manner as will 
best accomplish the purposes of this subpart. 
‘‘(c) REDUCTIONS IN AMOUNT.— 
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‘‘(1) PART-TIME
STUDENTS.—In any case 
where a law enforcement candidate attends an eligi-
ble institution on less than a full-time basis (includ-
ing a law enforcement candidate who attends an eli-
gible institution on less than a half-time basis) dur-
ing any year, the amount of a grant under this sub-
part for which that law enforcement candidate is eli-
gible shall be reduced in proportion to the degree to 
which that law enforcement candidate is not attend-
ing on a full-time basis, in accordance with a sched-
ule of reductions established by the Secretary for the 
purposes of this subpart, computed in accordance 
with this subpart. Such schedule of reductions shall 
be established by regulation and published in the 
Federal Register in accordance with section 482 of 
this Act. 
‘‘(2) NO EXCEEDING COST.—The amount of a 
grant awarded under this subpart, in combination 
with Federal student assistance and other student 
assistance the law enforcement candidate may re-
ceive, shall not exceed the cost of attendance (as de-
fined in section 472) at the eligible institution at 
which that law enforcement candidate is in attend-
ance. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.— 
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essary to enable the law enforcement candidate to 
utilize already existing knowledge, training, or skills. 
‘‘SEC. 421. APPLICATIONS; ELIGIBILITY; SELECTION. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary shall periodi-
cally set dates by which students shall file applications to 
complete for grants under this subpart. Each student de-
siring to compete for a grant under this subpart for any 
year shall file an application containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may determine necessary 
to enable the Secretary to carry out the functions and re-
sponsibilities of this subpart. 
‘‘(b) DEMONSTRATION
OF GRANT ELIGIBILITY.— 
Each application submitted under subsection (a) shall con-
tain such information as is necessary to demonstrate that 
the applicant is a student who— 
‘‘(1) is enrolled at an eligible institution; 
‘‘(2) is an eligible student for purposes of sec-
tion 484; 
‘‘(3) is completing coursework and other re-
quirements necessary to begin a career in law en-
forcement or criminal justice, or plans to complete 
such coursework and requirements prior to grad-
uating; and 
‘‘(4) has not obtained an associate or bacca-
laureate degree related to law enforcement or crimi-
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nal justice before receiving a Law Enforcement Edu-
cation grant. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall award grants 
under this subpart competitively on the basis of criteria 
determined by the Secretary by regulation. 
‘‘SEC. 422. AGREEMENTS TO SERVE. 
‘‘(a) SERVICE
AGREEMENTS.—Each application 
under section 421(a) shall contain or be accompanied by 
an agreement by the applicant that— 
‘‘(1) if selected to be a law enforcement can-
didate, the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) serve as a full-time law enforcement 
officer for a total of not less than 4 years with-
in 8 years after completing the course of study 
for which the candidate received a Law En-
forcement Education Grant under this subpart; 
and 
‘‘(B) submit evidence of such employment 
in the form of a certification by the chief officer 
of the law enforcement agency or department 
employing the candidate upon completion of 
each year of such service; 
‘‘(2) in the event that a law enforcement can-
didate is determined to have failed or refused to 
carry out such service obligation, the sum of the 
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amounts of any Law Enforcement Education Grants 
received by such candidate will be treated as a loan 
and collected from the candidate in accordance with 
subsection (b) and the regulations thereunder; and 
‘‘(3) contains, or is accompanied by, a plain- 
language disclosure form developed by the Secretary 
that clearly describes the nature of the Law En-
forcement Education Grant award, the service obli-
gation, and the loan repayment requirements that 
are the consequence of the failure to complete the 
service obligation. 
‘‘(b) REPAYMENT
FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE 
SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event that law en-
forcement candidate fails or refuses to comply with 
the service obligation in the agreement under sub-
section (a), the sum of the amounts of any Law En-
forcement Education Grants received by such can-
didate shall, upon a determination of such a failure 
or refusal in such service obligation, be treated as a 
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under 
part D of title IV, and shall be subject to repay-
ment, together with interest thereon accruing from 
the date the grant is converted to such a Loan, in 
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accordance with terms and conditions specified by 
the Secretary in regulations under this subpart. 
‘‘(2) 
EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES.—The 
Secretary shall establish, by regulation, categories of 
extenuating circumstances under which a law en-
forcement candidate who is unable to fulfill all or 
part of the candidate’s service obligation may be ex-
cused from fulfilling that portion of the service obli-
gation. Such categories shall ensure that a law en-
forcement candidate who is hired and serves as a 
full-time law enforcement officer but is unable to ful-
fill part of the candidate’s service obligation due to 
medical discharge by a law enforcement agency or 
department because of a medical issue resulting 
from service as a law enforcement officer shall be ex-
cused from fulfilling the remaining portion of the 
service obligation. 
‘‘SEC. 423. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For the purposes of this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation, as defined in section 102, that— 
‘‘(A) provides an associate or baccalaureate 
degree in a field related to law enforcement or 
criminal justice; and 
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‘‘(B) has been approved by the Police Offi-
cer Standard and Training Board of the State 
in which the institution is located or related 
State agency. 
‘‘(2) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
CANDIDATE.—The 
term ‘law enforcement candidate’ means an indi-
vidual who is selected by the Secretary to receive a 
Law Enforcement Education Grant under this sub-
part. 
‘‘(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term 
‘law enforcement officer’ means any officer, agent, 
or employee of a State, unit of local government, of 
Indian tribe who is authorized to supervise the pre-
vention, detection, or investigation of any violation 
of criminal law.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY PRO-
GRAMS. 
Part U of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161u) is repealed. 
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