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: 116-hr-5385
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-10
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes grants for state and local governments to deploy and implement gunfire detection and location technology. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5385 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2019 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Sensenbrenner ) 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 NN the following: OO Gunfire Detection Technology Grant Program 3051. 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. 3052. 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. 3053. 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 3053 .