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of the victim was motivated by racial prejudice or bias
shall be deemed an aggravating factor whose existence
permits consideration of the death penalty, in addition to
any other aggravating factors that may be specified by law
as permitting consideration of the death penalty.
SEC. 905. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS
STATUTES.
(a) SECTION 241.—Section 241 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘inhabitant of’’ and
inserting ‘‘person in’’.
(b) SECTION 242.—Section 242 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘inhabitant of’’ and
inserting ‘‘person in’’, and by striking ‘‘such inhabitant’’
and inserting ‘‘such person’’.
TITLE X—FUNDING, GRANT
PROGRAMS, AND STUDIES
Subtitle A—Safer Streets and
Neighborhoods
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement
Enhancement Act of 1993’’.
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SEC. 1002. GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES FOR
THE HIRING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PER-
SONNEL.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001(a)(5) of part J of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(5))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5) There are authorized to be appropriated
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as are
necessary in fiscal years 1995 and 1996 to carry out the
programs under parts D and E. Sums appropriated for
fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996 that are in excess of
sums appropriated for fiscal year 1993 shall be used pri-
marily for the purposes of section 501(b)(22).’’.
(b) HIRING OF ADDITIONAL CAREER LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICERS.—Section 501(b) of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3751(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(20);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (21) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(22) hiring additional career law enforcement
officers.’’.
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SEC. 1003. CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL-STATE FUNDING
FORMULA.
Section 504(a)(1) of part E of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3754(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘1991’’ and inserting
‘‘1994’’.
SEC. 1004. EQUITY IN FUNDING.
Section 506(a)(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3756(a)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘0.25’’ and inserting
‘‘0.5’’.
Subtitle B—Retired Public Safety
Officer Death Benefit
SEC. 1011. RETIRED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH
BENEFIT.
(a) PAYMENTS.—Section 1201 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or a retired
public safety officer has died as the direct and proxi-
mate result of a personal injury sustained while re-
sponding to a fire, rescue, or police emergency’’ after
‘‘line of duty’’;
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or a retired
public safety officer has become permanently and to-
tally disabled as the direct result of a catastrophic
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injury sustained while responding to a fire, rescue,
or police emergency’’ after ‘‘line of duty’’; and
(3) in subsections (c), (i), and (j) by inserting
‘‘or a retired public safety officer’’ after ‘‘public
safety officer’’ each place it appears.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Section 1202 of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796a) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the public
safety officer or by such officer’s intention’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the public safety officer or the retired pub-
lic safety officer who had the intention’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘the public
safety officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the public safety offi-
cer or the retired public safety officer’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the public
safety officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the public safety offi-
cer or the retired public safety officer’’.
(c) NATIONAL PROGRAM.—Section 1203 of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796a–1) is amended by inserting before the
period ‘‘or retired public safety officers who have died
while responding to a fire, rescue, or police emergency’’.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1204 of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after paragraph (6);
(2) by inserting ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (7); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(8) ‘retired public safety officer’ means a
former public safety officer who has served a suffi-
cient period of time in such capacity to become vest-
ed in the retirement system of a public agency with
which the officer was employed and who retired from
such agency in good standing.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to death or injuries
occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) IRWIN RUTMAN PROGRAM.—Part L of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.) is amended by inserting before
section 1201 the following new section:
‘‘NAME OF PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 1200. The program established under this part
shall be known as the ‘Irwin Rutman Retired Safety Offi-
cer’s Benefit Program’.’’.