‘‘share of the costs during the grant period, how 
the applicant will maintain the increased hiring 
level of the law enforcement officers, and how the 
applicant will eventually assume responsibility 
for all of the costs for such officers;’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
(c) RENEWAL OF GRANTS.—Section 1703 of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd–2) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1703. RENEWAL OF GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a grant made under this part may be renewed, without 
limitations on the duration of such renewal, to provide ad-
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 limitation for 
good cause. 
‘‘(c) NO COST EXTENSIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a) and (b), the Attorney General may extend a 
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grant period, without limitations as to the duration of such 
extension, to provide additional time to complete the objec-
tives 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-
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 
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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 select 
one or more institutions of higher education, includ-
ing 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 Improvements Act 
of 2009, the institution or institutions selected under 
paragraph (2) shall report the findings of the study 
described in paragraph (1) to the Attorney General. 
Not later than 30 days after the receipt of such re-
port, the Attorney General shall report such findings 
to the appropriate committees of Congress, along with 
any recommendations the Attorney General may have 
relating to the effectiveness of the programs, projects, 
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and activities funded under this part in reducing 
crime.’’. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—Section 1706 of the Om-
nibus 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. 
3796dd–8(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘who is a sworn law 
enforcement officer’’ after ‘‘permanent basis’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(11) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘1,800,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2014’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘3 per-
cent may be used for technical assistance under 
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section 1701(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent may 
be used for technical assistance under section 
1701(f)’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Of the funds available for 
grants 
under 
part 
Q, 
not 
less 
than 
$1,250,000,000 shall be used for grants for the 
purposes specified in section 1701(b), not more 
than $200,000,000 shall be used for grants under 
section 1701(d), and not more than $350,000,000 
shall be used for grants under section 1701(e).’’. 
(i) PURPOSES.—Section 10002 of the Public Safety 
Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘development’’ 
and inserting ‘‘use’’; and 
(2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by 
striking ‘‘for a period of 6 years’’. 
(j) COPS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 109(b) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3712h(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 
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