EAGLE Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.3535 | Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris (D-NH)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2021 or the EAGLE Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Justice to provide grants to eligible local law enforcement agencies for activities related to obtaining qualified accreditation or recertification. Such accreditation or recertification shall be provided by a professional law enforcement organization involved in developing standards for law enforcement at the national, state, regional, or tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to provide 
   for the qualified accreditation and re-certification of local law 
             enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Establishing Accreditation Grants 
for Law Enforcement Act of 2021'' or the ``EAGLE Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACCREDITATION.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a grant 
program (in this Act referred to as the ``Program'') to provide for the 
qualified accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement 
agency.
    (b) Grant Authority.--In carrying out the Program, the Attorney 
General shall award a grant to an eligible recipient under subsection 
(c).
    (c) Eligible Recipient.--The Attorney General shall award a grant 
under the Program to a local law enforcement agency that submits an 
application pursuant to subsection (d).
    (d) Application.--To be eligible under the Program, a local law 
enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney General an application 
that demonstrates--
            (1) the financial need of the local law enforcement agency; 
        and
            (2) amount requested by the local law enforcement agency, 
        including amount to be spent on--
                    (A) accreditation or re-certification fees;
                    (B) on-site assessment charges; and
                    (C) extension fees.
    (e) Eligible Projects.--Grant funds awarded under the Program may 
only be used to assist in the qualified accreditation or re-
certification of a local law enforcement agency.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the Program $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
    (g) Period of Availability.--Funds made available to carry out the 
Program shall remain available until expended.
    (h) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Qualified accreditation or re-certification.--The term 
        ``qualified accreditation or re-certification'' means 
        accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement 
        agency by a professional law enforcement organization involved 
        in the development of standards of accreditation for law 
        enforcement agencies at the national, State, regional, or 
        Tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law 
        Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
            (2) Local law enforcement agency.--The term ``local law 
        enforcement agency'' means an agency of a unit of local 
        government that is authorized by law to supervise the 
        prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any 
        violation of criminal law and that has less than 350 employees.
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