3.0.0 368 2023-01-11T20:04:58Z 2023-01-11T20:04:58Z Senate S S 2007-01-23 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing ssju15 Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-05-23T19:58:21Z Hearings by 2007-06-20T20:56:53Z Reported by 2007-05-24T20:30:29Z Markup by 2007-03-15T20:26:56Z Referred to 2007-01-23T21:31:35Z S. Rept. 110-73 COPS Improvements Act of 2007 110 1700 HR 2007-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2007-06-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-271. Committee 2007-05-24 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175. Calendars 2007-05-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-73. Committee 2007-05-24 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-73. 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Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2008-09-22 False 2007-03-21T04:00:00Z S. 368, COPS Improvements Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18457 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 15, 2007</p> 2007-03-21T04:00:00Z S. 368, COPS Improvements Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18457 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 15, 2007 Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Community policing Crime prevention Department of Justice Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drugs and youth Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Families Federal aid to law enforcement Gangs Government Operations and Politics Labor and Employment Methamphetamine Police Police communication systems Police training Prosecution Retired military personnel School security Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Terrorism Veterans' employment Violence Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-01-23 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-27T16:17:53Z COPS Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for public safety and community policing programs (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program).

Authorizes grants to: (1) hire school resource officers and establish local partnerships to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems in elementary and secondary schools; (2) establish and implement programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug activities, including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; and (3) meet emerging law enforcement needs, as warranted.

Authorizes the use of COPS ON THE BEAT grants to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants for: (1) assigning prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas and to address counter-terrorism problems and violent crime in local communities; and (2) developing new technologies to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in crime prevention and training.

Grants the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services exclusive authority to perform functions and activities under COPS ON THE BEAT grant program.

Authorizes the Attorney General to extend grant periods and to renew grants if the grant recipient can demonstrate significant progress in achieving the objectives of the initial grant application.

]]> 80 2007-05-24 Reported to Senate without amendment 2007-07-02T19:52:52Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

COPS Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for public safety and community policing programs (COPS ON THE BEAT or COPS program). Revises grant purposes to provide for: (1) the hiring or training of law enforcement officers for intelligence, antiterror, and homeland security duties; (2) the hiring of school resource officers; (3) school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems facing elementary and secondary schools; (4) innovative programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug (including methamphetamine) manufacturing, distribution, and use; and (5) enhanced community policing and crime prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs.

Allows COPS program grants to be used to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for community-oriented policing, particularly in communities adversely affected by a recent military base closing.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to: (1) assign community prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas and address counterterrorism problems, specific violent crime problems, and localized violent and other crime problems; and (2) develop new technologies to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in crime prevention.

Grants the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services exclusive authority to perform functions and activities under the COPS program.

Requires grant recipients to retain additional law enforcement officers for a 12-month period after the end of the grant period.

Authorizes the Attorney General to renew COPS program grants if grant recipients can demonstrate significant progress in achieving the objectives of the initial grant application.

Increases: (1) the authorization of appropriation for the COPS program; and (2) the amount of funds available for technical assistance from 3 to 5%. Specifies amounts to be made available for hiring officers and prosecutors and for technology grants.

]]> COPS Improvements Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title COPS Improvements Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced COPS Improvements Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate COPS Improvements Act of 2007 S Senate Reported to Senate 2007-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s368rs/xml/BILLS-110s368rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s368is/xml/BILLS-110s368is.xml 2007-06-20 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-271. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.