3.0.0 167 2019-11-15T21:57:11Z 2019-11-15T21:57:11Z Senate S S 2009-01-08 111 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2010-09-22T16:38:00Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-08T16:51:51Z COPS Improvements Act of 2009 111 1139 HR 2009-04-23 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2009-01-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S213-214) IntroReferral 2009-01-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S212-213) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2009-01-08 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2009-01-08 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2009-01-08 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-01-08 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-01-08 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2009-01-08 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-01-08 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2009-01-08 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-01-08 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-01-08 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-01-08 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2009-01-22 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2009-01-26 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-01-26 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-02-24 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2009-04-20 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-05-21 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-12-10 False Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Drug trafficking and controlled substances Elementary and secondary education Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military facilities and property School administration Terrorism Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-01-08 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-06T21:22:49Z COPS Improvements Act of 2009 - 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.

Increases and extends the authorization of appropriations for the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program for FY2009-FY2014.

]]> COPS Improvements Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced COPS Improvements Act of 2009 Display Title COPS Improvements Act of 2009 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 2009-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s167is/xml/BILLS-111s167is.xml 2009-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S213-214) 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.