Shield Our Streets Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Attorney General to carry out a program, through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to award grants to assist eligible local law enforcement agencies with hiring and training new law enforcement officers and with rehiring career law enforcement officers who have been laid off as a result of budget reductions.
Defines an "eligible" local law enforcement agency as one that has jurisdiction over all or part of a county or other unit of local government that has a violent crime rate at or above the national average and that has had budget reductions during the most recent five-year period (elevated need locality).
Authorizes the Attorney General to carry out a program to award grants to units of local government that have jurisdiction over all or part of an elevated need locality to enhance public safety in such jurisdictions, including by: (1) purchasing public safety equipment, (2) funding public safety programs, (3) making infrastructure improvements, (4) purchasing and installing lights to deter crime, (5) funding activities related to crime labs, and (6) funding public defender programs. Authorizes such grants to nonprofit organizations that operate in elevated need localities to carry out programs designed to reduce crime in such areas.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 3069 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3069
To improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and
enhanced public safety equipment and programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2013
Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnson
of Georgia, and Mr. Peters of Michigan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To improve public safety through increased law enforcement presence and
enhanced public safety equipment and programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Shield Our Streets
Act of 2013''.
(b) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Elevated need locality.--The term ``elevated need
locality'' means a county or other unit of local government
that is not part of a county that--
(A) has a violent crime rate at or above the
national average, as determined by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation; and
(B) has, during the most recent 5-year period, had
budget reductions.
(2) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local
government'' has the meaning given such term in section 901 of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3791).
SEC. 2. SHIELD POLICE HIRING GRANTS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to carry out a
program, through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, to
award grants to eligible local law enforcement agencies to assist such
agencies with hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers in
accordance with this section.
(b) Eligible Local Law Enforcement Agencies.--For the purposes of
this section, an ``eligible local law enforcement agency'' is a local
law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over all or part of an
elevated need locality.
(c) Use of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under this section shall be
used by an eligible local law enforcement agency to--
(1) hire and train new career law enforcement officers for
deployment in the jurisdiction of the agency; or
(2) rehire career law enforcement officers who have been
laid off as a result of Federal, State, or local budget
reductions.
(d) Grant Period.--Each grant awarded under this section shall be
for a period of 3 years and may be extended or renewed for an
additional 2-year period at the discretion of the Attorney General.
(e) Technical Assistance.--The Attorney General shall provide
technical assistance to eligible local law enforcement agencies during
the application process and while such agencies are carrying out grants
under this section.
(f) No Matching Requirement.--An eligible local law enforcement
agency receiving a grant under this section shall not be required to
provide any portion of the costs, in cash or in-kind, of the activities
carried out with such grant from non-Federal funds.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any other
funds authorized to be appropriated for hiring and rehiring local law
enforcement officers, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through
2019.
SEC. 3. SHIELD PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to carry out a
program to award grants to eligible organizations to enhance public
safety through the activities described in subsection (c).
(b) Eligible Organizations.--For the purposes of this section, an
``eligible organization'' is--
(1) a unit of local government that has jurisdiction over
all or part of an elevated need locality; or
(2) a nonprofit organization that operates in one or more
elevated need localities.
(c) Authorized Activities.--Grant funds awarded under this section
shall be used as follows:
(1) With respect to an eligible organization described in
subsection (b)(1), to enhance public safety in the jurisdiction
of the organization. Such enhancement may include--
(A) purchasing public safety equipment;
(B) funding public safety programs;
(C) making infrastructure improvements for the
purpose of enhancing public safety;
(D) purchasing and installing street lights and
other lights to deter crime;
(E) funding activities related to crime labs; and
(F) funding public defender programs.
(2) With respect to an eligible organization described in
subsection (b)(2), to carry out programs designed to reduce
crime in one or more of the counties or cities under subsection
(b)(2).
(d) Grant Period.--Each grant awarded under this section shall be
for a period of one year and may be extended or renewed for an
additional period at the discretion of the Attorney General.
(e) Technical Assistance.--The Attorney General shall provide
technical assistance to eligible organizations during the application
process and while such organizations are carrying out grants under this
section.
(f) No Matching Requirement.--An eligible organization receiving a
grant under this section shall not be required to provide any portion
of the costs, in cash or in-kind, of the activities carried out with
such grant from non-Federal funds.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any other
funds authorized to be appropriated for public safety enhancement by
eligible organizations, there are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014
through 2019.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1275)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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