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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2994
To establish an office of family support within the Department of Justice
and to make grants to State and local law enforcement departments,
and to organizations representing State and local law enforcement per-
sonnel.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mrs. SCHROEDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish an office of family support within the Depart-
ment of Justice and to make grants to State and local
law enforcement departments, and to organizations rep-
resenting State and local law enforcement personnel.
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
Family Support Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF FAMILY SUPPORT.
There is established an Office of Family Support
within the Department of Justice under the authority of
the Attorney General.
SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Office of Family Support
shall be headed by a Director appointed by the President,
by and with the consent of the Senate. The Director shall
report to the Attorney General.
(b) AUTHORITY.—The Director shall have final au-
thority for all grants awarded by the Office.
(c) RESTRICTION.—The Director shall not engage in
any employment other than that as serving as Director;
nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any
capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with
which the Office makes any grant or other arrangement
under this Act.
(d) DUTIES.—The Director shall—
(1) establish guidelines and oversee the imple-
mentation of family-friendly policies within law en-
forcement-related offices and divisions in the De-
partment of Justice;
(2) study the effects of stress on law enforce-
ment personnel and family well-being and dissemi-
nate the findings of such studies to Federal, State,
and local law enforcement agencies, related organi-
zations, and other interested parties;
(3) identify and evaluate model programs that
provide support services to law enforcement person-
nel and families;
(4) provide technical assistance and training
programs to develop stress reduction and family sup-
port to State and local law enforcement agencies;
(5) collect and disseminate information regard-
ing family support, stress reduction, and psycho-
logical services to Federal, State, and local law en-
forcement agencies, law enforcement-related organi-
zations, and other interested entities; and
(6) determine issues to be researched by the
Office and by grant recipients.
SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.
The Director is authorized to make grants to States
and local law enforcement agencies and to organizations
representing state and local law enforcement personnel to
provide family support services to law enforcement person-
nel.
SEC. 5. USES OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or local law enforcement
agency or organization that receives a grant under this
Act shall use amounts provided under the grant to estab-
(5) Law enforcement family crisis telephone
services on a 24-hour basis.
(6) Counseling for law enforcement personnel
exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus.
(7) Counseling for peers.
(8) Counseling for families of personnel killed
in the line of duty.
(9) Seminars regarding alcohol, drug use, gam-
bling, and overeating.
(10) Technical assistance and training to sup-
port any or all of the services in (1) through (9).
SEC. 6. APPLICATIONS.
A law enforcement agency or organization desiring to
receive a grant under this Act shall submit to the Director
an application at such time, in such manner, and contain-
ing or accompanied by such information as the Director
may reasonably require. Such application shall—
(1) certify that the law enforcement agency
shall match all Federal funds with an equal amount
of cash or in-kind goods or services from other non-
Federal sources;
(2) include a statement from the highest rank-
ing law enforcement official from the State or local-
ity or from the highest ranking official from the or-
ganization applying for the grant that attests to the
need and intended use of services to be provided
with grant funds; and
(3) assure that the Director or the Comptroller
General of the United States shall have access to all
records related to the receipt and use of grant funds
received under this Act.
SEC. 7. AWARD OF GRANTS; LIMITATION.
(a) GRANT DISTRIBUTION.—In approving grants
under this Act, the Director shall assure an equitable dis-
tribution of assistance among the States, among urban
and rural areas of the United States, and among urban
and rural areas of a State.
(b) DURATION.—The Director may award a grant
each fiscal year, not to exceed $100,000 to a State or local
law enforcement agency or $250,000 to a law enforcement
organization for a period not to exceed 5 years. In any
application from a State or local law enforcement agency
or organization for a grant to continue a program for the
second, third, fourth, or fifth fiscal year following the first
fiscal year in which a grant was awarded to such agency,
the Director shall review the progress made toward meet-
ing the objectives of the program. The Director may refuse
to award a grant if the Director finds sufficient progress
has not been made toward meeting such objectives, but
only after affording the applicant notice and an oppor-
tunity for reconsideration.
(c) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of grant
funds received by a State or a local law enforcement agen-
cy may be used for administrative purposes.
SEC. 8. DISCRETIONARY RESEARCH GRANTS.
The Director may reserve 10 percent of funds to
award research grants to a State or local law enforcement
agency or organization to study issues of importance in
the law enforcement field as determined by the Director.
SEC. 9. REPORTS.
(a) REPORT FROM GRANT RECIPIENTS.—A State or
local law enforcement agency or organization that receives
a grant under this Act shall submit to the Director an
annual report that includes—
(1) program descriptions;
(2) the number of staff employed to administer
programs;
(3) the number of individuals who participated
in programs; and
(4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of grant
programs.
(b) REPORT FROM DIRECTOR.—(1) The Director
shall submit to the President, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the
Senate a report not later than March 31 of each fiscal
year.
(2) Such report shall contain—
(A) a description of the types of projects devel-
oped or improved through funds received under this
Act;
(B) a description of exemplary projects and ac-
tivities developed;
(C) a designation of the family relationship to
the law enforcement personnel of individuals served;
and
(D) the number of individuals served in each lo-
cation and throughout the country.
SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of
the Office of Family Support within the Department
of Justice;
(2) the term ‘‘family-friendly policy’’ means a
policy to promote or improve the morale and well
being of law enforcement personnel;
(3) the term ‘‘law enforcement personnel’’
means individuals employed by Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies; and
(4) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Fam-
ily Support within the Department of Justice.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; LIMITA-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994,
1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 20 percent of the
amounts available under this Act may be used to accom-
plish the duties of the Director under section 2(d) and
to operate the Office, including administrative costs, re-
search, and training programs.
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