I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2009
To provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors,
and training in our neighborhoods.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 2001
Mr. WEINER (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ALLEN,
Mr. BALDACCI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.
BORSKI, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BOUCHER, Ms. BROWN of
Florida, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARDIN,
Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN,
Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr.
COYNE, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DAVIS
of Florida, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr.
DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DINGELL,
Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. EDWARDS,
Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR of Cali-
fornia, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FRANK, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Ms. HAR-
MAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr.
HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. HOYER, Mr. INSLEE,
Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.
JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHN, Mrs.
JONES of Ohio, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KELLER, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr.
LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr.
LEACH, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY,
Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MATHE-
SON, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCARTHY of
Missouri, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
MCINTYRE, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MEEKS
of New York, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr.
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr.
MOORE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PASTOR, Ms.
PELOSI, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. QUINN, Mr.
RAHALL, Mr. REYES, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. ROSS, Mr.
ROTHMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.
SANDLIN, Mr. SAWYER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHROCK,
Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SOLIS,
Mr. SPRATT, Mr. STUPAK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. THOMP-
SON of Mississippi, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr.
TOWNS, Mr. TURNER, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr.
WEXLER, and Mr. WYNN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide reliable officers, technology, education, community
prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods.
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 ‘‘Providing Reliable Of-
ficers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors,
and Training In Our Neighborhoods Act of 2001’’ or
‘‘PROTECTION Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING RELIABLE OFFICERS, TECHNOLOGY,
EDUCATION, 
COMMUNITY 
PROSECUTORS,
AND TRAINING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INI-
TIATIVE.
(a) COPS PROGRAM.—Section 1701(a) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd(a)) is amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘and prosecutor’’ after ‘‘increase
police’’; and
(2) inserting ‘‘to enhance law enforcement ac-
cess to new technologies, and’’ after ‘‘presence,’’.
(b) 
HIRING
AND
REDEPLOYMENT
GRANT
PROJECTS.—Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by inserting after ‘‘Nation’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or pay overtime to existing ca-
reer law enforcement officers to the extent
that such overtime is devoted to commu-
nity policing efforts’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by—
(i) striking ‘‘or pay overtime’’; and
(ii) striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) promote higher education among in-
service State and local law enforcement officers
by reimbursing them for the costs associated
with seeking a college or graduate school edu-
cation.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking all that follows
‘‘SUPPORT SYSTEMS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘Grants pur-
suant to—
‘‘(A) paragraph (1)(B) for overtime may
not exceed 25 percent of the funds available for
grants pursuant to this subsection for any fiscal
year;
‘‘(B) paragraph (1)(C) may not exceed 20
percent of the funds available for grants pursu-
ant to this subsection in any fiscal year; and
‘‘(C) paragraph (1)(D) may not exceed 5
percent of the funds available for grants pursu-
ant to this subsection for any fiscal year.’’.
(c) 
ADDITIONAL
GRANT
PROJECTS.—Section
1701(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘integrity and ethics’’
after ‘‘specialized’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘enforcement
officers’’;
(2) in paragraph (7) by inserting ‘‘school offi-
cials, religiously-affiliated organizations,’’ after ‘‘en-
forcement officers’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(8) establish school-based partnerships be-
tween local law enforcement agencies and local
school systems, by using school resource officers who
operate in and around elementary and secondary
schools to serve as a law enforcement liaison with
other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and
regulatory agencies, combat school-related crime and
disorder problems, gang membership and criminal
activity, firearms and explosives-related incidents, il-
legal use and possession of alcohol, and the illegal
possession, use, and distribution of drugs;’’;
(4) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(5) in paragraph (11) by striking the period
that appears at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) develop and implement innovative pro-
grams (such as the TRIAD program) that bring to-
gether a community’s sheriff, chief of police, and el-
derly residents to address the public safety concerns
of older citizens.’’.
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1701(f) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(f)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘use up to 5 percent of
the funds appropriated under subsection (a) to’’
after ‘‘The Attorney General may’’;
(B) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘In addition, the Attorney General may use up
to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under
subsections (d), (e), and (f) for technical assist-
ance and training to States, units of local gov-
ernment, Indian tribal governments, and to
other public and private entities for those re-
spective purposes.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (a)’’ after ‘‘the Attorney General’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘the Attorney General
may’’ and inserting ‘‘the Attorney General
shall’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘regional community po-
licing institutes’’ after ‘‘operation of’’; and
hancement, voice recognition, and other forensic ca-
pabilities; and
‘‘(3) promote comprehensive crime analysis by
utilizing new techniques and technologies, such as
crime mapping, that allow law enforcement agencies
to use real-time crime and arrest data and other re-
lated information—including non-criminal justice
data—to improve their ability to analyze, predict,
and respond pro-actively to local crime and disorder
problems, as well as to engage in regional crime
analysis.
‘‘(f) COMMUNITY-BASED PROSECUTION PROGRAM.—
Grants made under subsection (a) may be used to assist
State, local or tribal prosecutors’ offices in the implemen-
tation of community-based prosecution programs that
build on local community policing efforts. Funds made
available under this subsection may be used to—
‘‘(1) hire additional prosecutors who will be as-
signed to community prosecution programs, includ-
ing programs that assign prosecutors to handle cases
from specific geographic areas, to address specific
violent crime and other local crime problems (includ-
ing intensive illegal gang, gun and drug enforcement
projects and quality of life initiatives), and to ad-
dress localized violent and other crime problems
based on needs identified by local law enforcement
agencies, community organizations, and others;
‘‘(2) redeploy existing prosecutors to community
prosecution programs as described in paragraph (1)
of this section by hiring victim and witness coordina-
tors, paralegals, community outreach, and other
such personnel; and
‘‘(3) establish programs to assist local prosecu-
tors’ offices in the implementation of programs that
help them identify and respond to priority crime
problems in a community with specifically tailored
solutions.
At least 75 percent of the funds made available under this
subsection shall be reserved for grants under paragraphs
(1) and (2) and of those amounts no more than 10 percent
may be used for grants under paragraph (2) and at least
25 percent of the funds shall be reserved for grants under
paragraphs (1) and (2) to units of local government with
a population of less than 50,000.’’.
(f) RETENTION GRANTS.—Section 1703 of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd–2) is amended by inserting at the end
the following:
‘‘(d) RETENTION GRANTS.—The Attorney General
may use no more than 50 percent of the funds under sub-
section (a) to award grants targeted specifically for reten-
tion of police officers to grantees in good standing, with
preference to those that demonstrate financial hardship or
severe budget constraint that impacts the entire local
budget and may result in the termination of employment
for police officers funded under subsection (b)(1).’’.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) CAREER
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER.—
Section 1709(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd–8) is amended by inserting after ‘‘criminal
laws’’ the following: ‘‘including sheriffs deputies
charged with supervising offenders who are released
into the community but also engaged in local com-
munity policing efforts.’’.
(2) 
SCHOOL
RESOURCE
OFFICER.—Section
1709(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–8) is
amended—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(A) to serve as a law enforcement liaison
with other Federal, State, and local law en-
forcement and regulatory agencies, to address
and document crime and disorder problems in-
cluding gangs and drug activities, firearms and
explosives-related incidents, and the illegal use
and possession of alcohol affecting or occurring
in or around an elementary or secondary
school;’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (E) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(E) to train students in conflict resolu-
tion, restorative justice, and crime awareness,
and to provide assistance to and coordinate
with other officers, mental health professionals,
and youth counselors who are responsible for
the implementation of prevention/intervention
programs within the schools;’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(H) to work with school administrators,
members of the local parent teacher associa-
tions, community organizers, law enforcement,
fire departments, and emergency medical per-
sonnel in the creation, review, and implementa-
tion of a school violence prevention plan;
‘‘(I) to assist in documenting the full de-
scription of all firearms found or taken into
custody on school property and to initiate a
firearms trace and ballistics examination for
each firearm with the local office of the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;
‘‘(J) to document the full description of all
explosives or explosive devices found or taken
into custody on school property and report to
the local office of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, and Firearms; and
‘‘(K) to assist school administrators with
the preparation of the Department of Edu-
cation, Annual Report on State Implementation
of the Gun-Free Schools Act which tracks the
number of students expelled per year for bring-
ing a weapon, firearm, or explosive to school.’’.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is
amended—
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
‘‘(A) There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out part Q, to remain available
until expended—
‘‘(i) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year
2002;