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ditional funds if the Attorney General determines that the 
funds made available to the recipient were used in a man-
ner required under an approved application and if the re-
cipient can demonstrate significant progress in achieving 
the objectives of the initial application. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR HIRING.—Grants made under this 
part for hiring or rehiring additional career law enforce-
ment officers may be renewed for up to 5 years, except 
that the Attorney General may waive such 5-year limita-
tion for good cause. 
‘‘(c) NO COST EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a) and (b), the Attorney General may extend a 
grant period, without limitations as to the duration of 
such extension, to provide additional time to complete the 
objectives of the initial grant award.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section 1704 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that would, in the absence 
of Federal funds received under this part, be 
made available from State or local sources’’ and 
inserting ‘‘that the Attorney General determines 
would, in the absence of Federal funds received 
under this part, be made available for the pur-
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pose of the grant under this part from State or 
local sources’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall not 
apply with respect to funds made available 
under this part by a grant made pursuant to 
subsection (a) for the purposes described in 
subsection (b)(4).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
(e) STUDY OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 
1705 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–4) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) STUDY OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
provide for a scientific study of the effectiveness of 
the programs, projects, and activities funded under 
this part in reducing crime. Such study shall include 
identified best practices for community policing that 
have demonstrated results for building and strength-
ening the relationship between police departments 
and the communities such departments serve. 
‘‘(2) STUDY.—The Attorney General shall se-
lect one or more institutions of higher education, in-
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cluding historically Black colleges and universities, 
to conduct the study described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—Not later than 4 years after 
the date of the enactment of the COPS Improve-
ments Act of 2009, the institution or institutions se-
lected under paragraph (2) shall report the findings 
of the study described in paragraph (1) to the Attor-
ney General. Not later than 30 days after the receipt 
of such report, the Attorney General shall report 
such findings to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress, along with any recommendations the Attorney 
General may have relating to the effectiveness of the 
programs, projects, and activities funded under this 
part in reducing crime.’’. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—Section 1706 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd–5) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘REV-
OCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘revoke or suspend’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘take any enforcement action 
available to the Department of Justice.’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1709(1) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
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