3.0.0 207 2023-01-11T13:20:46Z 2023-01-11T13:20:46Z Senate S S 2011-01-26 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-01-26T21:56:04Z COPS Improvements Act of 2011 112 1896 HR 2011-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2011-01-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S288-289) IntroReferral 2011-01-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S287-288) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-26 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 2011-01-26 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-01-26 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-01-26 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2011-01-26 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-01-26 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-01-26 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-01-26 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2011-01-26 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-02-15 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-08-02 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2012-04-26 False Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation 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 2011-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-24T19:24:26Z COPS Improvements Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department of Justice (DOJ), under the general authority of the Attorney General, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be headed by a Director; and (2) authorize the Attorney General to carry out more than one such program.

Repeals provisions authorizing: (1) the Attorney General to give preferential consideration to applications for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers that involve a non-federal contribution exceeding a 25% minimum; and (2) the use of such grants to develop and implement either innovative programs to permit members of the community to assist state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the prevention of crime in the community or new administrative and managerial systems to facilitate the adoption of community-oriented policing as an organization-wide philosophy.

Authorizes the use of such 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 innovative programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug manufacturing, distribution, and use; (3) meet emerging law enforcement needs; (4) hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for deployment in community-oriented policing; (5) pay for additional community prosecuting programs to handle cases from specific geographic areas and to address counter-terrorism problems and violent crime in local communities; and (6) develop new technologies to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in crime prevention and training.

Directs the Attorney General to ensure that the same percentage of the total number of eligible applicants in each state receive a grant.

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.

Includes officers for the Amtrak Police Department within the definition of "career law enforcement officer" for purposes of such grant program.

Increases and extends the authorization of appropriations for the program for FY2012-FY2017.

]]> COPS Improvements Act of 2011 Display Title COPS Improvements Act of 2011 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 Short Titles as Introduced COPS Improvements Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s207is/xml/BILLS-112s207is.xml 2011-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S288-289) 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.