Includes among permitted additional grant projects: (1) specialized integrity and ethics training; and (2) innovative proactive crime control and prevention programs involving school officials and religiously-affiliated organizations.
Authorizes the Attorney General to use up to five percent of appropriated funds for technical assistance and training to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, and other entities.
Repeals provisions of the Act regarding termination of grants for hiring officers.
Allows grants to be used to assist: (1) police departments in employing specified professional, scientific, and technological advancements; and (2) State, local, or tribal prosecutors' offices in implementation of community-based prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts. Reserves specified funds for local governmental units with a population of less than 50,000.
Authorizes the Attorney General to use no more than 50 percent of grant renewal funds to award grants targeted for police officer retention.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 679 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 679
To provide reliable officers, technology, education, community
prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 20, 2003
Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Baucus, Mrs.
Clinton, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Hollings, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bayh, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Conrad, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Corzine, Mr.
Carper, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Dayton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Reed, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr.
Harkin, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Specter, Ms. Landrieu,
Mr. Daschle, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr.
Reid) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide reliable officers, technology, education, community
prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods.
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 ``Providing Reliable Officers,
Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our
Neighborhoods Act of 2003'' or ``PROTECTION Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING RELIABLE OFFICERS, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY
PROSECUTORS, AND TRAINING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE.
(a) COPS Program.--Section 1701(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(a)) is amended
by--
(1) inserting ``and prosecutor'' after ``increase police'';
and
(2) inserting ``to enhance law enforcement access to new
technologies, and'' after ``presence,''.
(b) Hiring and Redeployment Grant Projects.--Section 1701(b) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by inserting after ``Nation'' the
following: ``, or pay overtime to existing
career law enforcement officers to the extent
that such overtime is devoted to community
policing efforts''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by--
(i) striking ``or pay overtime''; and
(ii) striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) promote higher education among in-service
State and local law enforcement officers by reimbursing
them for the costs associated with seeking a college or
graduate school education.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking all that follows ``Support
Systems.--'' and inserting ``Grants pursuant to--
``(A) paragraph (1)(B) for overtime may not exceed
25 percent of the funds available for grants pursuant
to this subsection for any fiscal year;
``(B) paragraph (1)(C) may not exceed 20 percent of
the funds available for grants pursuant to this
subsection in any fiscal year; and
``(C) paragraph (1)(D) may not exceed 5 percent of
the funds available for grants pursuant to this
subsection for any fiscal year.''.
(c) Additional Grant Projects.--Section 1701(d) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``integrity and ethics'' after
``specialized''; and
(B) by inserting ``and'' after ``enforcement
officers'';
(2) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``school officials,
religiously-affiliated organizations,'' after ``enforcement
officers'';
(3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
``(8) 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 serve as a law enforcement liaison with
other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory
agencies, combat school-related crime and disorder problems,
gang membership and criminal activity, firearms and explosives-
related incidents, illegal use and possession of alcohol, and
the illegal possession, use, and distribution of drugs;'';
(4) in paragraph (10) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(5) in paragraph (11) by striking the period that appears
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) develop and implement innovative programs (such as
the TRIAD program) that bring together a community's sheriff,
chief of police, and elderly residents to address the public
safety concerns of older citizens.''.
(d) Technical Assistance.--Section 1701(f) of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``use up to 5 percent of the funds
appropriated under subsection (a) to'' after ``The
Attorney General may'';
(B) by inserting at the end the following: ``In
addition, the Attorney General may use up to 5 percent
of the funds appropriated under subsections (d), (e),
and (f) for technical assistance and training to
States, units of local government, Indian tribal
governments, and to other public and private entities
for those respective purposes.'';
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``under subsection (a)''
after ``the Attorney General''; and
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``the Attorney General may'' and
inserting ``the Attorney General shall'';
(B) by inserting ``regional community policing
institutes'' after ``operation of''; and
(C) by inserting ``representatives of police labor
and management organizations, community residents,''
after ``supervisors,''.
(e) Technology and Prosecution Programs.--Section 1701 of title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796dd) is amended by--
(1) striking subsection (k);
(2) redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as
subsections (g) through (k); and
(3) striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Law Enforcement Technology Program.--Grants made under
subsection (a) may be used to assist police departments, in employing
professional, scientific, and technological advancements that will help
them--
``(1) improve police communications through the use of
wireless communications, computers, software, videocams,
databases and other hardware and software that allow law
enforcement agencies to communicate more effectively across
jurisdictional boundaries and effectuate interoperability;
``(2) develop and improve access to crime solving
technologies, including DNA analysis, photo enhancement, voice
recognition, and other forensic capabilities; and
``(3) promote comprehensive crime analysis by utilizing new
techniques and technologies, such as crime mapping, that allow
law enforcement agencies to use real-time crime and arrest data
and other related information--including non-criminal justice
data--to improve their ability to analyze, predict, and respond
pro-actively to local crime and disorder problems, as well as
to engage in regional crime analysis.
``(f) Community-Based Prosecution Program.--Grants made under
subsection (a) may be used to assist State, local or tribal
prosecutors' offices in the implementation of community-based
prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts.
Funds made available under this subsection may be used to--
``(1) hire additional prosecutors who will be assigned to
community prosecution programs, including programs that assign
prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas, to
address specific violent crime and other local crime problems
(including intensive illegal gang, gun and drug enforcement
projects and quality of life initiatives), and to address
localized violent and other crime problems based on needs
identified by local law enforcement agencies, community
organizations, and others;
``(2) redeploy existing prosecutors to community
prosecution programs as described in paragraph (1) of this
section by hiring victim and witness coordinators, paralegals,
community outreach, and other such personnel; and
``(3) establish programs to assist local prosecutors'
offices in the implementation of programs that help them
identify and respond to priority crime problems in a community
with specifically tailored solutions.
At least 75 percent of the funds made available under this subsection
shall be reserved for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) and of those
amounts no more than 10 percent may be used for grants under paragraph
(2) and at least 25 percent of the funds shall be reserved for grants
under paragraphs (1) and (2) to units of local government with a
population of less than 50,000.''.
(f) Retention Grants.--Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-2) is amended by
inserting at the end the following:
``(d) Retention Grants.--The Attorney General may use no more than
50 percent of the funds under subsection (a) to award grants targeted
specifically for retention of police officers to grantees in good
standing, with preference to those that demonstrate financial hardship
or severe budget constraint that impacts the entire local budget and
may result in the termination of employment for police officers funded
under subsection (b)(1).''.
(g) Definitions.--
(1) Career law enforcement officer.--Section 1709(1) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended by inserting after
``criminal laws'' the following: ``including sheriffs deputies
charged with supervising offenders who are released into the
community but also engaged in local community policing
efforts.''.
(2) School resource officer.--Section 1709(4) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) to serve as a law enforcement liaison with
other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and
regulatory agencies, to address and document crime and
disorder problems including gangs and drug activities,
firearms and explosives-related incidents, and the
illegal use and possession of alcohol affecting or
occurring in or around an elementary or secondary
school;'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the
following:
``(E) to train students in conflict resolution,
restorative justice, and crime awareness, and to
provide assistance to and coordinate with other
officers, mental health professionals, and youth
counselors who are responsible for the implementation
of prevention/intervention programs within the
schools;''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) to work with school administrators, members
of the local parent teacher associations, community
organizers, law enforcement, fire departments, and
emergency medical personnel in the creation, review,
and implementation of a school violence prevention
plan;
``(I) to assist in documenting the full description
of all firearms found or taken into custody on school
property and to initiate a firearms trace and
ballistics examination for each firearm with the local
office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;
``(J) to document the full description of all
explosives or explosive devices found or taken into
custody on school property and report to the local
office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;
and
``(K) to assist school administrators with the
preparation of the Department of Education, Annual
Report on State Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools
Act which tracks the number of students expelled per
year for bringing a weapon, firearm, or explosive to
school.''.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(11) of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(a)(11)) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part Q, to remain available until expended--
``(i) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
``(ii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(iii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year
2006;
``(iv) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(v) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
and
``(vi) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year
2009.''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``5
percent'';
(B) by striking ``1701(f)'' and inserting
``1701(g)'';
(C) by striking the second sentence and inserting
``Of the remaining funds, if there is a demand for 50
percent of appropriated hiring funds, as determined by
eligible hiring applications from law enforcement
agencies having jurisdiction over areas with
populations exceeding 150,000, no less than 50 percent
shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications
submitted by units of local government or law
enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas
with populations exceeding 150,000 or by public and
private entities that serve areas with populations
exceeding 150,000, and no less than 50 percent shall be
allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted
by units of local government or law enforcement
agencies having jurisdiction over areas with
populations less than 150,000 or by public and private
entities that serve areas with populations less than
150,000.'';
(D) by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting
``$600,000,000''; and
(E) by striking ``1701(b),'' and all that follows
through ``of part Q'' and inserting the following:
``1701 (b) and (c), $350,000,000 to grants for the
purposes specified in section 1701(e), and $200,000,000
to grants for the purposes specified in section
1701(f).''.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4177-4178)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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