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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3355
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
allow grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve coopera-
tive efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the com-
munity to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance
public safety.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 26, 1993
Mr. BROOKS (for himself and Mr. SCHUMER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase police presence,
to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law
enforcement agencies and members of the community
to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise
to enhance public safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 101. COMMUNITY POLICING; ‘‘COPS ON THE BEAT’’.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 1 of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711
et seq.) is amended by—
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(1) redesignating Part Q as Part R;
(2) redesignating section 1701 as section 1801;
and
(3) inserting after Part P the following new
Part:
‘‘PART Q—PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY
POLICING; ‘COPS ON THE BEAT’
‘‘SEC. 1701. AUTHORITY TO MAKE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral is authorized to make grants to units of State and
local government, and to other public and private entities,
to increase police presence, to expand and improve cooper-
ative efforts between law enforcement agencies and mem-
bers of the community to address crime and disorder prob-
lems, and otherwise to enhance public safety.
‘‘(b) REHIRING AND HIRING GRANT PROJECTS.—
Grants made under the authority of subsection (a) of this
section may be used for programs, projects, and other ac-
tivities to—
‘‘(1) rehire law enforcement officers who have
been laid off as a result of State and local budget
reductions for deployment in community-oriented po-
licing; and
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‘‘(2) hire new, additional career law enforce-
ment officers for deployment in community-oriented
policing across the Nation.
‘‘(c) Additional grant projects.—Grants made under
the authority of subsection (a) of this section also may
include programs, projects, and other activities to—
‘‘(1) increase the number of law enforcement
officers involved in activities that are focused on
interaction with members of the community on
proactive crime control and prevention by redeploy-
ing officers to such activities;
‘‘(2) provide specialized training to law enforce-
ment officers to enhance their conflict resolution,
mediation, problem solving, service, and other skills
needed to work in partnership with members of the
community;
‘‘(3) increase police participation in multidisci-
plinary early intervention teams;
‘‘(4) develop new technologies to assist State
and local law enforcement agencies in reorienting
the emphasis of their activities from reacting to
crime to preventing crime;
‘‘(5) develop and implement innovative pro-
grams to permit members of the community to assist
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State and local law enforcement agencies in the pre-
vention of crime in the community;
‘‘(6) establish innovative programs to reduce,
and keep to a minimum, the amount of time that
law enforcement officers must be away from the
community while awaiting court appearances;
‘‘(7) establish and implement innovative pro-
grams to increase and enhance proactive crime con-
trol and prevention programs involving law enforce-
ment officers and young persons in the community;
and
‘‘(8) develop and establish new administrative
and managerial systems to facilitate the adoption of
community-oriented policing as an organization-wide
philosophy.
‘‘(d) PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS.—In awarding grants under
this part, the Attorney General may give preferential con-
sideration to grants for hiring and rehiring additional ca-
reer law enforcement officers that involve a non-Federal
contribution exceeding the 25% minimum under sub-
section (h) of this section.
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Attorney
General may provide technical assistance to units of State
and local government, and to other public and private enti-
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ties, in furtherance of the purposes of section 101 of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993.
‘‘(2) The technical assistance provided by the Attor-
ney General may include the development of a flexible
model that will define for State and local governments,
and other public and private entities, definitions and strat-
egies associated with community or problem-oriented po-
licing and methodologies for its implementation.
‘‘(3) The technical assistance provided by the Attor-
ney General may include the establishment and operation
of training centers or facilities, either directly or by con-
tracting or cooperative arrangements. The functions of the
centers or facilities established under this paragraph may
include instruction and seminars for police executives,
managers, trainers and supervisors concerning community
or problem-oriented policing and improvements in police-
community interaction and cooperation that further the
purposes of section 101 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1993.
‘‘(f) UTILIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF-
FICES AND SERVICES.—The Attorney General may utilize
any office or service of the Department of Justice in carry-
ing out this part.
‘‘(g) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Each qualifying state, to-
gether with grantees within the state, shall receive in each
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fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) of this not less than
0.25% of the total amount appropriated in the fiscal year
for grants pursuant to that subsection. As used in this
subsection, ‘‘qualifying state’’ means any state which has
submitted an application for a grant, or in which an eligi-
ble entity has submitted an application for a grant, which
meets the requirements prescribed by the Attorney Gen-
eral and the conditions set out in this part.
‘‘(h) MATCHING FUNDS.—The portion of the costs
of a program, project, or activity provided by a grant
under subsection (a) of this section may not exceed 75
percent, unless the Attorney General waives, wholly or in
part, the requirement under this subsection of a non-Fed-
eral contribution to the costs of a program, project, or ac-
tivity. In relation to a grant for a period exceeding one
year for hiring or re-hiring career law enforcement offi-
cers, the Federal share shall decrease from year to year,
looking towards the continuation of the increased hiring
level using State or local sources of funding following the
conclusion of Federal support, as provided in an approved
plan pursuant to section 1702(c)(8) of this part.
‘‘(i) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—The funds available
under this part shall be allocated as provided in section
1001(a)(11)(B) of this Act.
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‘‘(b) BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The provi-
sions of subsection (a) of this section shall also apply with
respect to audits and examinations conducted by the
Comptroller General of the United States or by an author-
ized representative of the Comptroller General.
‘‘SEC. 1709. GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
‘‘The Attorney General is authorized to promulgate
regulations and guidelines to carry out this part.
‘‘SEC. 1710. DEFINITION.
‘‘For the purposes of this part, the term ‘career law
enforcement officer’ means a person hired on a permanent
basis who is authorized by law or by a State or local public
agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection,
or investigation of violations of criminal laws.’’
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711, et seq.) is amended by strik-
ing the material relating to Part Q and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘PART Q—PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING; ‘COPS ON THE
BEAT’
‘‘Sec. 1701. Authority to make public safety and community policing
grants.
‘‘Sec. 1702. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 1703. Review of applications by State office.
‘‘Sec. 1704. Renewal of grants.
‘‘Sec. 1705. Limitation on use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 1706. Performance evaluation.
‘‘Sec. 1707. Revocation or suspension of funding.
‘‘Sec. 1708. Access to documents.
‘‘Sec. 1709. General regulatory authority.
‘‘Sec. 1710. Definition.
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‘‘PART R—TRANSITION-EFFECTIVE DATE-REPEALER
‘‘Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities and proceedings.’’.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1001(a) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 2793) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and N.’’ and
inserting ‘‘N, O, P, and Q.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(11)(A) There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out Part Q, to remain available
until expended, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994
and $650,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
‘‘(B) Of funds available under Part Q in any
fiscal year, up to 5% may be used for technical as-
sistance under section 1701(e) or for evaluations or
studies carried out or commissioned by the Attorney
General in furtherance of the purposes of Part Q,
and up to 5% may be used for the costs of States
in carrying out the functions described in section
1703(b) or other administrative costs. Of the re-
maining funds, 60% shall be allocated for grants
pursuant to applications submitted as provided in
section 1703(a) or (d), and 40% shall be allocated
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for grants pursuant to applications submitted as
provided in section 1703(c). Of the funds available
in relation to grants pursuant to applications sub-
mitted as provided in section 1703(a) or (d), at least
85% shall be applied to grants for the purposes
specified in section 1701(b), and no more than 15%
may be applied to other grants in furtherance of the
purposes of Part Q. Of the funds available in rela-
tion to grants pursuant to applications submitted as
provided in section 1703(c), at least 85% shall be
applied to grants for the purposes specified in sec-
tion 1701(b), and no more than 15% may be applied
to other grants in furtherance of the purposes of
Part Q.’’.
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