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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2805 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed law enforcement 
officers to carry agency-issued firearms in certain Federal facilities, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. BUDD, Mr. 
RUTHERFORD, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. PALAZZO, and Mr. KUSTOFF of Ten-
nessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit uniformed 
law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms 
in certain Federal facilities, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Officers of 
the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2019’’ or as 
the ‘‘POLICE Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS TO CARRY AGENCY-ISSUED FIRE-
ARMS. 
Section 930 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the lawful carrying of agency-issued fire-
arms and other dangerous weapons in Facility Secu-
rity Level I and II Federal civilian public access fa-
cilities by a uniformed officer, agent, or employee of 
the United States, a State, or a political subdivision 
thereof, who is authorized by law to engage in or su-
pervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or 
prosecution of any violation of law.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Facility Security Level’ means 
a security risk assessment level assigned to a Fed-
eral facility by the facility’s security agency in ac-
cordance with the biannually issued Interagency Se-
curity Committee Standard. 
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‘‘(5) The term ‘civilian public access facility’ 
means a facility open to the general public. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘uniformed officer, agent, or em-
ployee’ means an officer, agent, or employee wearing 
a clearly identifiable agency standard-issued uniform 
with a clearly identifiable agency-issued identifica-
tion badge.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2806 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain scholarships 
and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Mr. HORSFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat cer-
tain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income 
for purposes of the kiddie tax. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIP 
GRANTS TREATED AS EARNED INCOME FOR 
KIDDIE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(g)(4)(C) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS 
AS EARNED INCOME.—For purposes of this sub-
section, each of following amounts shall be 
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treated as earned income of the child referred 
to in paragraph (1) to the extent included in 
the gross income of such child: 
‘‘(i) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED 
DISABILITY
TRUSTS.—Any amount in-
cluded in the gross income of such child 
under section 652 or 662 by reason of 
being a beneficiary of a qualified disability 
trust 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
642(b)(2)(C)(ii)). 
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN SCHOLARSHIPS OR FEL-
LOWSHIP GRANTS.—Any scholarship or fel-
lowship grant which is received by such 
child if— 
‘‘(I) such child is a candidate for 
a degree at an educational organiza-
tion 
described 
in 
section 
170(b)(1)(A)(ii), and 
‘‘(II) such scholarship or grant 
supports such candidacy.’’. 
(b) 
APPLICATION
TO
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM 
TAX.—Section 59(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and including amounts treated as earned in-
come under section 1(g)(4)(C)’’ after ‘‘section 911(d)(2)’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2808 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to include data on animal 
abuse in the national clearinghouse for information relating to child 
abuse and neglect. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to include data on animal abuse in the national clearing-
house for information relating to child abuse and neglect. 
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 ‘‘Child and Animal 
Abuse Detection and Reporting Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DATA ON ANIMAL ABUSE IN NA-
TIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION 
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. 
Section 103(b)(6) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the incidence of any such cases re-
lated to animal abuse (including any act or fail-
ure to act, which results in undue pain, suf-
fering, or death to any animal, without regard 
to whether such act or failure to act is a viola-
tion of State or local cruelty law);’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2809 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal the particular 
work requirement that disqualifies able-bodied adults for eligibility to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. MOORE, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. KIRK-
PATRICK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RUSH, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Ms. OMAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. CORREA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal 
the particular work requirement that disqualifies able- 
bodied adults for eligibility to participate in the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program. 
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 ‘‘Improving Access to 
Nutrition Act of 2019’’. 
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uals subject to the requirements under sec-
tion 6(o),’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(C)— 
(i) in clause (ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, and 
(ii) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘appropriate’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) 
INTERNAL
REVENUE
CODE.—Section 
51(d)(8)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 51(d)(8)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘family—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘family’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, or’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘of 2008’’. 
(b) WORKFORCE INNOVATION
AND OPPORTUNITY 
ACT.—The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 103(a)(2) by striking subpara-
graph (D), and 
(2) in section 121(b)(2)(B) by striking clause 
(iv). 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
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Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The amendments made by section 2 shall 
not apply with respect to an allotment issued under 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) before the effective date of this Act. 
(2) The amendments made by section 3(a) shall 
not apply to individuals hired before the expiration 
of the 90-day period that begins on the effective 
date of this Act. 
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ment of 5th and future generations mobile tele-
communications systems and infrastructure. 
(2) An identification and assessment of poten-
tial security threats and vulnerabilities to the infra-
structure, equipment, systems, software, and vir-
tually defined networks that support 5th and future 
generations mobile telecommunications systems and 
infrastructure. 
(3) A list of available domestic suppliers of 5th 
and future generations telecommunications equip-
ment and other suppliers in countries that are mu-
tual defense allies or strategic partners of the 
United States and a strategy to assess their ability 
to produce and supply 5th generation and future 
generations telecommunications systems and infra-
structure. 
(4) Identification of trusted supplier entities 
from both inside and outside the United States that 
are capable of producing and supplying to private in-
dustry infrastructure and systems equipment sup-
porting 5th and future generations mobile tele-
communications systems and infrastructure. 
(5) Identification of where security gaps exist in 
the United States domestic or mutual defense treaty 
allies and strategic partners telecommunications 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2810 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain payments 
made by Indian tribal governments as earned income for purposes of 
the kiddie tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. ESTES, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. COLE, Mr. COOK, Mrs. CRAIG, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. KIND, 
Mr. RUIZ, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. CISNEROS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat cer-
tain payments made by Indian tribal governments as 
earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax. 
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 ‘‘Tax Fairness for Trib-
al Youth Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE BY INDIAN TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS TREATED AS EARNED INCOME 
FOR KIDDIE TAX. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(g)(4)(C) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS 
AS EARNED INCOME.—For purposes of this sub-
section, each of the following amounts shall be 
treated as earned income of the child referred 
to in paragraph (1) to the extent included in 
the gross income of such child: 
‘‘(i) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM QUALIFIED 
DISABILITY
TRUSTS.—Any amount in-
cluded in the gross income of such child 
under section 652 or 662 by reason of 
being a beneficiary of a qualified disability 
trust 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
642(b)(2)(C)(ii)). 
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN
INDIAN
TRIBAL
PAY-
MENTS.—Any payment made by an Indian 
tribal government (as defined in section 
139E(c)(1)), or from a trust of which the 
Indian tribal government is treated as the 
owner under subpart E of part I of sub-
chapter J, to such child if— 
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‘‘(I) such child is an enrolled 
member of the tribe with respect to 
such Indian tribal government, and 
‘‘(II) such payment is received by 
such child by reason of such enroll-
ment.’’. 
(b) 
APPLICATION
TO
ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM 
TAX.—Section 59(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and including amounts treated as earned in-
come under section 1(g)(4)(C)’’ after ‘‘section 911(d)(2)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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‘‘(A) means any activity usually performed 
for pay or profit, regardless of whether a profit 
is realized; and 
‘‘(B) does not include work performed in a 
situation in which, after an individual sustains 
an injury— 
‘‘(i) the individual— 
‘‘(I) re-enters the workforce; and 
‘‘(II) leaves the workforce after 
less than 90 days because of the in-
ability of the individual to overcome 
the injury; 
‘‘(ii) because of the injury— 
‘‘(I) the individual is permitted, 
in carrying out work, to— 
‘‘(aa) perform at a lower 
standard of productivity or effi-
ciency than other similarly situ-
ated employees; 
‘‘(bb) work irregular hours; 
or 
‘‘(cc) take frequent rest pe-
riods; or 
‘‘(II) the individual is only able 
to work within a framework of spe-
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690 
‘‘(ii) availability of and authority for 
funding; and 
‘‘(iii) potential State, local or other 
impediments to the implementation of the 
comprehensive plan. 
‘‘(4) COST SHARE.—A grant under this sub-
section shall not exceed an amount in excess of 80 
percent of total project costs, except that a grant 
that includes an affordable housing component shall 
not exceed an amount in excess of 90 percent of 
total project costs. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to States, local governmental 
authorities, and metropolitan planning organizations in 
the planning and development of transit-oriented develop-
ment projects and transit supportive corridor policies, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) the siting, planning, financing, and inte-
gration of transit-oriented development projects; 
‘‘(2) the integration of transit-oriented develop-
ment and transit-supportive corridor policies in the 
preparation for and development of an application 
for funding under section 602 of title 23; 
‘‘(3) the siting, planning, financing, and inte-
gration of transit-oriented development and transit
mination described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(i) of 
this section was made. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A covered individual desir-
ing a lump sum payment under paragraph (1) shall 
apply to the Bureau of Justice Assistance for such 
lump sum payment not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. DUE DILIGENCE IN PAYING BENEFIT CLAIMS 
UNDER 
THE 
PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
OFFICERS’ 
DEATH BENEFITS PROGRAM. 
Section 1206(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10288(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the Bureau may not’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the Bureau— 
‘‘(1) shall use all available investigative tools, 
including subpoenas, to— 
‘‘(A) expedite the processing of the benefit 
claim; and 
‘‘(B) obtain necessary information or docu-
mentation from third parties, including public 
agencies; and 
‘‘(2) may not abandon the benefit claim unless 
the Bureau has used the investigative tools available 
to the Bureau to obtain the necessary information or 
documentation, including subpoenas.’’. 
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SEC. 6. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO DEPENDENTS OF 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS KILLED OR DIS-
ABLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 
Section 1216(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10306(b)) 
is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘may’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2813 
To permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for employment in the United 
States and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. OMAR, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To permit aliens seeking asylum to be eligible for 
employment in the United States and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Asylum Seeker Work 
Authorization Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR ALIENS SEEK-
ING ASYLUM. 
Paragraph (2) of section 208(d) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(d)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) 
ELIGIBILITY.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security shall authorize employment 
for an applicant for asylum who is not in deten-
tion and whose application for asylum has not 
been determined frivolous. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—An applicant for asy-
lum who is not otherwise eligible for employ-
ment authorization shall not be granted such 
authorization prior to 30 days after the date of 
filing of the application for asylum. 
‘‘(C) TERM.—Employment authorization 
for an applicant for asylum— 
‘‘(i) shall be for a period of 1 year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) shall be renewable for additional 
1-year periods for the entire continuous pe-
riod necessary to adjudicate the applicant’s 
asylum claim, including administrative or 
judicial review.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2814 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance 
for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Ms. PLASKETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the 
basic allowance for housing for members of the uni-
formed services in the Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
HOUSING TO MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
SERVICES IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(b) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND THE VIR-
GIN ISLANDS’’ after ‘‘THE UNITED STATES’’; 
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(d) REPORT ON EXPANSION AND TRAINING COSTS.— 
Not later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit to the Congress 
a report on the establishment of new approved graduate 
medical residency programs and expansion of existing ap-
proved graduate medical residency programs. The report 
shall include the locations of such programs, the number 
of residents, and statistics regarding the number of pro-
grams receiving priority under subsection (a)(3) of section 
340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h). 
The report shall examine the direct graduate expenses of 
approved graduate medical residency training programs; 
the indirect expenses associated with the additional costs 
of teaching residents; and determine the current per resi-
dent per year cost of training residents at qualified teach-
ing health centers. 
(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall make available to the 
public the data reported by qualified teaching health cen-
ters pursuant to subsection (d) of this section and sub-
section (h)(1) of section 340H of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 256(h)). 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the Vir-
gin Islands’’ after ‘‘the United States’’; and 
(3) in paragraphs (2), (3)(A), and (6), by in-
serting ‘‘or the Virgin Islands’’ after ‘‘the United 
States’’ each place it appears. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 403(c) of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR THE VIR-
GIN ISLANDS’’ after ‘‘THE UNITED STATES’’; and 
(2) in paragraphs (1), (2), (3)(A)(i), and 
(3)(B), by inserting ‘‘or the Virgin Islands’’ after 
‘‘the United States’’ each place it appears. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply to payments under section 403 
of title 37, United States Code, beginning on January 1, 
2020. 
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752 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds received 
by a State under this subsection may be used 
for— 
‘‘(i) implementing effective counter-
measures determined under paragraph (6); 
and 
‘‘(ii) 
law 
enforcement-related 
ex-
penses, such as officer training, overtime, 
technology, and equipment, if the Sec-
retary 
determines 
effective 
counter-
measures have been implemented success-
fully and the Secretary provides approval. 
‘‘(B) BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA.—Up 
to 5 percent of grant funds received by a State 
under this subsection may be used for the de-
velopment, production, and use of broadcast 
and print media advertising in carrying out 
traffic safety law enforcement efforts under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(8) ALLOCATION.—Grant funds allocated to a 
State under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be 
in proportion to the State’s apportionment under 
subsection (c)(2) for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(9) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—No grant 
may be made to a State in any fiscal year under this