To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7310
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2018-12-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for state and local governments to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7310 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 13, 2018 Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself and Mr. Jeffries ) 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 authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology, and for other purposes.

1. Gunfire detection technology grant program Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after part MM the following: NN Gunfire Detection Technology Grant Program 3041. Grant authority The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States and units of local government to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology. 3042. Applications The chief executive officer of a State or unit of local government seeking a grant under this part shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 3043. Funding Of the total amount made available to carry out subpart 1 of part E, the Attorney General shall allocate not less than $10,000,000 for grants under this part for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. . 2. Conforming amendment Section 505(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10156(a)(1) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: and section 3043 .