115 S583 RS: American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 U.S. Senate 2017-03-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IICalendar No. 75115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 583IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 8, 2017Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Young, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryMay 11, 2017Reported by Mr. Grassley, without amendmentA BILLTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017.

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Prioritizing hiring and training of veterans

Section 1701(b)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(2)) is amended by inserting , including by prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) after Nation.

May 11, 2017Reported without amendment