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 funds available for technical assistance and training grants in any fiscal year to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, and other entities.
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-oriented 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 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 945 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 945
To provide reliable officers, technology, education, community
prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 28, 2005
Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Clinton, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lieberman,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bayh, Ms.
Cantwell, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Reed, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Reid, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Nelson of
Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Specter, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Lautenberg,
and Mr. Obama) 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 2005'' or the ``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,'' 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-
oriented 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, and to combat school-related crime and disorder
problems, gang membership and criminal activity, firearms and
explosives-related incidents, the illegal use and possession of
alcohol, and the illegal possession, use, and distribution of
drugs;'';
(4) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(5) in paragraph (12), by striking the period that appears
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) 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
available for grants pursuant to subsection (a) in any
fiscal year 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 available for grants pursuant to
subsections (d), (e), and (f) in any fiscal year 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 striking ``operation of training centers''
and inserting ``regional community policing institutes,
training centers,''; 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, videocameras,
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.--
``(1) In general.--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-oriented policing efforts.
``(2) Use of funds.--Funds made available under this
subsection may be used to--
``(A) 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;
``(B) 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
``(C) 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.
``(3) Allocation.--At least 75 percent of the funds made
available under this subsection shall be reserved for grants
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and of those
amounts no more than 10 percent may be used for grants under
paragraph (2)(B) and at least 25 percent of the funds shall be
reserved for grants under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (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).''.
(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(1)) 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-oriented
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(4)) 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;'';
(C) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(D) in subparagraph (G) by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(E) 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 2006;
``(ii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(iii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year
2008;
``(iv) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(v) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
and
``(vi) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year
2011.''; 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 S4562-4563)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4563-4564)
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