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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2624
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to honor, through perma-
nent tributes, men and women of the United States who were killed
or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.
SOUDER, Mr. FROST, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. LANTOS, Ms.
MCKINNEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr.
CROWLEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. NORTON, and Mr.
CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to honor,
through permanent tributes, men and women of the
United States who were killed or disabled while serving
as law enforcement or public safety officers.
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
Tribute Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The well-being of all citizens of the United
States is preserved and enhanced as a direct result
of the vigilance and dedication of law enforcement
and public safety personnel.
(2) More than 700,000 law enforcement offi-
cers, both men and women, at great risk to their
personal safety, serve their fellow citizens as guard-
ians of peace.
(3) Nationwide, 51 law enforcement officers
were killed in the line of duty in 2000, according to
statistics released by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. This number is an increase of 9 from the
1999 total of 42.
(4) In 1999, 112 firefighters died while on
duty, an increase of 21 deaths from the previous
year.
(5) Every year, 1 in 9 peace officers is as-
saulted, 1 in 25 is injured, and 1 in 4,400 is killed
in the line of duty.
(6) In addition, recent statistics indicate that
83 officers were accidentally killed in the perform-
ance of their duties in 2000, an increase of 18 from
the 65 accidental deaths in 1999.
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(7) A permanent tribute is a powerful means of
honoring the men and women who have served our
Nation with distinction. However, many law enforce-
ment and public safety agencies lack the resources
to honor their fallen colleagues.
SEC. 3. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available to
carry out this section, the Attorney General may make
grants to States, units of local government, and Indian
tribes to carry out programs to honor, through permanent
tributes, men and women of the United States who were
killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or pub-
lic safety officers.
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this
section shall be distributed directly to the State, unit of
local government, or Indian tribe, and shall be used for
the purposes specified in subsection (a).
(c) $150,000 LIMITATION.—A grant under this sec-
tion may not exceed $150,000 to any single recipient.
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—
(1) The Federal portion of the costs of a pro-
gram provided by a grant under this section may not
exceed 50 percent.
(2) Any funds appropriated by Congress for the
activities of any agency of an Indian tribal govern-