American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3474
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2016-11-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Employee hiring

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-11-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6486)

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-11-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to specify that hiring and training additional career law enforcement officers, as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program, includes prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3474 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2016 Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2016 . 2. Prioritizing hiring and training of veterans Section 1701(b)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(2) ) is amended by inserting , including by prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) after Nation .