Restoring Law and Order Act
Bill: S.4875 | Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Restoring Law and Order Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to support their workforce and their ability to address specified criminal activities (e.g., child trafficking). The Government Accountability Office must also study law enforcement deficiencies with respect to processing rape kits.

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 establish a grant program for 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 ``Restoring Law and Order Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

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``SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an 
        agency of a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe 
        that is authorized by law or by an agency of a State, unit of 
        local government, or Indian Tribe to engage in or supervise the 
        prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any 
        violation of criminal law.
            ``(2) Rural county.--The term `rural county' means a county 
        that is not a part of a metropolitan statistical area (as 
        defined by the Director of the Office of Management and 
        Budget).

``SEC. 3062. ESTABLISHMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall award grants to 
eligible entities to--
            ``(1) hire and retain law enforcement officers;
            ``(2) combat interstate child trafficking;
            ``(3) prevent violent crime by prioritizing stringent 
        sentences for repeat offenders;
            ``(4) use public safety tools such as bail and pretrial 
        detention to prevent dangerous offenders from returning to 
        communities;
            ``(5) acquire resources to better target drug and fentanyl 
        crimes;
            ``(6) detain and deport illegal aliens who have committed 
        criminal offenses in the United States; and
            ``(7) eliminate investigatory backlogs and more quickly 
        process criminal evidence.
    ``(b) Distribution of Funds.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this part, the Attorney General shall award not less than 25 
percent to eligible entities located in a rural county.

``SEC. 3063. APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) IRS Funding.--
            ``(1) Rescission.--Effective on the date of enactment of 
        the Restoring Law and Order Act, any unobligated balances made 
        available under clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 10301(1)(A) 
        of the Act titled `An Act to provide for reconciliation 
        pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14' are rescinded.
            ``(2) Appropriation.--Of the unobligated balances rescinded 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) $9,500,000,000 is appropriated to the 
                Attorney General for fiscal year 2023 to carry out this 
                part, to remain available until September 30, 2027; and
                    ``(B) the remainder shall be deposited in the 
                Treasury.
    ``(b) Unemployment Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) Rescission.--Effective on the date of enactment of 
        the Restoring Law and Order Act, any unobligated balances in 
        the Employment Trust Fund established under section 904(a) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) are rescinded.
            ``(2) Appropriation.--Of the unobligated balances rescinded 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) $500,000,000 is appropriated to the Attorney 
                General for fiscal year 2023 to carry out this part, to 
                remain available until September 30, 2027; and
                    ``(B) the remainder shall be deposited in the 
                Treasury.''.

SEC. 3. GAO STUDY.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the 
deficiencies--
            (1) of law enforcement agencies in the United States in 
        processing rape kits; and
            (2) in the availability of rape kits.
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