To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for research, training, and acquiring non-lethal force methods.

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish the Office of Non-Lethal Technologies and Techniques to coordinate, develop, and refine non-lethal technologies and techniques.

It authorizes the office to award matching grants to state and local law enforcement agencies to purchase non-lethal force technologies and to promote and train officers in the use of non-lethal technologies, strategies, and techniques.

The General Services Administration must identify savings to offset the cost of the grant program.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5753 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5753

To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State and local law 
 enforcement agencies for research, training, and acquiring non-lethal 
                             force methods.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2016

 Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Richmond) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to State and local law 
 enforcement agencies for research, training, and acquiring non-lethal 
                             force methods.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. THE OFFICE OF NON-LETHAL TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES.

    (a) Authority.--The Attorney General shall establish the Office of 
Non-Lethal Technologies and Techniques (``Office'') within the 
Department of Justice not later than 90 days after enactment.
    (b) Duties.--The Office shall coordinate, develop, and refine non-
lethal technologies and techniques in coordination with the Department 
of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and other related 
agencies.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Appropriations are authorized 
to be made available to the Office for each of fiscal years 2017 
through 2021 from amounts otherwise made available to the Department of 
Justice for such fiscal years, to carry out this section.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF NON-LETHAL FORCE BY LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    (a) Authority.--The Office may make grants to State and local law 
enforcement agencies to--
            (1) research, identify, develop, and refine the use of non-
        lethal force technologies, strategies, and techniques for use 
        by law enforcement officers in carrying out their duties;
            (2) provide specialized training to law enforcement 
        officers on the de-escalation of conflicts and the use of non-
        lethal force technologies, strategies, and techniques; and
            (3) purchase non-lethal force technologies.
    (b) Application.--The chief executive officer of a law enforcement 
agency seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Office an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
additional information as the Office may reasonably require.
    (c) Matching Requirement.--The portion of the costs of a program, 
project, or activity provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not 
exceed 75 percent, unless the Office waives, wholly or in part, the 
requirement under this subsection of a non-Federal contribution to the 
costs of a program, project, or activity.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 for the authority 
        granted in subsection (a)(1);
            (2) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
        2020; and
            (3) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.

SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION OF SAVINGS.

    The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall 
identify savings and direct the savings to offset the cost of the grant 
program under section 1.

SEC. 4.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to provide authority to 
the Department of Justice to impose requirements or restrictions on law 
enforcement agencies otherwise within the discretion of such agency.
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