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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4334 
To provide grants for the renovation, modernization, and construction of 
law enforcement facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. BRIGHT (for himself and Mr. ELLSWORTH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide grants for the renovation, modernization, and 
construction of law enforcement facilities. 
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 ‘‘Protect Those Who 
Serve Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement facility’’ means any building or fa-
cility that serves as an official work site for State or 
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local public safety officers that have law enforcement 
standing. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, any territory or posses-
sion of the United States, and any Indian tribe. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS. 
The Attorney General is authorized to make grants 
to States for the renovation, modernization, and construc-
tion of law enforcement facilities. 
SEC. 4. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition of re-
ceiving funding under a grant awarded under section 3, 
with respect to the renovation, modernization, or construc-
tion of a law enforcement facility, the following matching 
requirements shall apply: 
(1) In the case of a law enforcement facility 
that serves a population of 50,000 or more, the fa-
cility shall agree to match the Federal grant funds 
with an amount of non-Federal funds equal to 20 
percent of the total project cost. 
(2) In the case of a law enforcement facility 
that serves a population of more than 20,000 but 
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fewer than 50,000, the facility shall agree to match 
the Federal grant funds with an amount of non-Fed-
eral funds equal to 10 percent of the total project 
cost. 
(3) In the case of a law enforcement facility 
that serves a population of 20,000 or fewer, the fa-
cility shall agree to match the Federal grant funds 
with an amount of non-Federal funds equal to 5 per-
cent of the total project cost. 
(b) REGIONAL COST-SHARE.—In the case of a facility 
to be operated by a geographic region, the matching re-
quirement under subsection (a) applicable to such facility 
shall be determined based on the total population and de-
mographics of the entire region. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
The Attorney General shall prescribe requirements, 
including application requirements, for grants under the 
program under this Act. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2015. 
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