To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the public safety and community policing grant program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-5643
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Department of Justice

Executive agency funding and structure

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the public safety and community policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) grant program for FY2015-FY2019.</p> <p>Replaces various requirements for the allocation of grant funds with a requirement that a specified amount of funds available in any fiscal year be allocated to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school resource officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools to combat school-related crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5643 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. McIntyre ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the public safety and community policing grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Reauthorization of public safety and community policing grants Section 1101(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 2006 through 2009 and inserting 2015 through 2019 ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Of funds available under part Q in any fiscal year, not less than $30,000,000 shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted by units of local government or law enforcement agencies in order to carry out the purpose described in section 1701(b)(12). .