[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 1448 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1448

 To establish a Police Corps Program and a Law Enforcement Scholarship 
                        and Employment Program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 10 (legislative day, September 7), 1993

 Mr. Sasser (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Boren, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Heflin, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Reid, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Robb, 
  Mr. Levin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Simon, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. 
    Riegle) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a Police Corps Program and a Law Enforcement Scholarship 
                        and Employment Program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Police Corps and Law Enforcement 
Scholarship and Employment Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) address violent crime by increasing the number of 
        police with advanced education and training on community 
        patrol;
            (2) provide educational assistance to law enforcement 
        personnel and to students who possess a sincere interest in 
        public service in the form of law enforcement; and
            (3) assist State and local law enforcement efforts to 
        enhance the educational status of law enforcement personnel 
        both through increasing the educational level of existing 
        officers and by recruiting more highly educated officers.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF LEAD AGENCY AND SUBMISSION OF STATE PLAN.

    (a) Lead Agency.--A State that desires to participate in the Police 
Corps program under title I or the Law Enforcement Scholarship and 
Employment program under title II shall designate a lead agency that 
will be responsible for--
            (1) submitting to the Director a State plan described in 
        subsection (b); and
            (2) administering the program in the State.
    (b) State Plans.--A State plan shall--
            (1) contain assurances that the lead agency shall work in 
        cooperation with the local law enforcement liaisons, 
        representatives of police labor organizations and police 
        management organizations, and other appropriate State and local 
        agencies to develop and implement interagency agreements 
        designed to carry out the program;
            (2) contain assurances that the State shall advertise the 
        assistance available under this Act;
            (3) contain assurances that the State shall screen and 
        select law enforcement personnel for participation in the 
        program;
            (4) if the State desires to participate in the Police Corps 
        program under title I, meet the requirements of section 107; 
        and
            (5) if the State desires to participate in the Law 
        Enforcement Scholarship and Employment program under title II, 
        meet the requirements of section 206.

                     TITLE I--POLICE CORPS PROGRAM

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title--
            ``academic year'' means a traditional academic year 
        beginning in August or September and ending in the following 
        May or June.
            ``Director'' means the Director of the Office of the Police 
        Corps appointed under section 102.
            ``dependent child'' means a natural or adopted child or 
        stepchild of a law enforcement officer who at the time of the 
        officer's death--
                    (A) was no more than 21 years old; or
                    (B) if older than 21 years, was in fact dependent 
                on the child's parents for at least one-half of the 
                child's support (excluding educational expenses), as 
                determined by the Director.
            ``educational expenses'' means expenses that are directly 
        attributable to--
                    (A) a course of education leading to the award of 
                the baccalaureate degree in legal- or criminal justice-
                related studies; or
                    (B) a course of graduate study in legal- or 
                criminal justice-related studies following award of a 
                baccalaureate degree,
        including the cost of tuition, fees, books, supplies, 
        transportation, room and board and miscellaneous expenses.
            ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning stated 
        in the first sentence of section 1201(a) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
            ``participant'' means a participant in the Police Corps 
        program selected pursuant to section 103.
            ``State'' means a State of the United States, the District 
        of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
        Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``State Police Corps program'' means a State police corps 
        program that meets the requirements of section 107.

SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE POLICE CORPS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of 
Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, an Office 
of the Police Corps.
    (b) Appointment of Director.--The Office of the Police Corps shall 
be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
    (c) Responsibilities of Director.--The Director shall be 
responsible for the administration of the Police Corps program 
established in this title and shall have authority to promulgate 
regulations to implement this title.

SEC. 103. SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Scholarships Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may award scholarships to 
        participants who agree to work in a State or local police force 
        in accordance with agreements entered into pursuant to 
        subsection (d).
            (2) Amount.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        each scholarship payment made under this section for each 
        academic year shall not exceed--
                    (i) $10,000; or
                    (ii) the cost of the educational expenses related 
                to attending an institution of higher education.
            (B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing a course 
        of educational study during substantially an entire calendar 
        year, the amount of scholarship payments made during such year 
        shall not exceed $10,000.
            (C) The total amount of scholarship assistance received by 
        any one student under this section shall not exceed $30,000.
            (3) Satisfactory progress.--Recipients of scholarship 
        assistance under this section shall continue to receive such 
        scholarship payments only during such periods as the Director 
        finds that the recipient is maintaining satisfactory progress 
        as determined by the institution of higher education the 
        recipient is attending.
            (4) Direct payment.--(A) The Director shall make 
        scholarship payments under this section directly to the 
        institution of higher education that the student is attending.
            (B) Each institution of higher education receiving a 
        payment on behalf of a participant pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
        shall remit to such student any funds in excess of the costs of 
        tuition, fees, and room and board payable to the institution.
    (b) Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may make payments to a 
        participant to reimburse the participant for the costs of 
        educational expenses if the participant agrees to work in a 
        State or local police force in accordance with the agreement 
        entered into pursuant to subsection (d).
            (2) Amount.--(A) A payment made pursuant to paragraph (1) 
        for an academic year of study shall not exceed--
                    (i) $7,500; or
                    (ii) the cost of educational expenses related to 
                attending an institution of higher education.
            (B) In the case of a participant who is pursuing a course 
        of educational study during substantially an entire calendar 
        year, the amount of scholarship payments made during the year 
        shall not exceed $10,000.
            (C) The total amount of payments made pursuant to 
        subparagraph (A) to any 1 student shall not exceed $30,000.
    (c) Use of Scholarship.--Scholarships awarded under this subsection 
shall only be used to attend a 4-year institution of higher education, 
except that--
            (1) scholarships may be used for graduate and professional 
        study; and
            (2) if a participant has enrolled in the program upon or 
        after transfer to a 4-year institution of higher education, the 
        Director may reimburse the participant for the participant's 
        prior educational expenses.
    (d) Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--Each participant receiving a scholarship 
        or a payment under this section shall enter into an agreement 
        with the Director that contains assurances that the participant 
        will--
                    (A) after successful completion of a baccalaureate 
                program and training as prescribed in section 105, work 
                for 4 years in a State or local police force without 
                there having arisen sufficient cause for the 
                participant's dismissal under the rules applicable to 
                members of the police force of which the participant is 
                a member;
                    (B) complete satisfactorily--
                            (i) an educational course of study and 
                        receipt of a baccalaureate degree (in the case 
                        of undergraduate study) or the reward of credit 
                        to the participant for having completed 1 or 
                        more graduate courses (in the case of graduate 
                        study); and
                            (ii) Police Corps training and 
                        certification by the Director that the 
                        participant has met such performance standards 
                        as may be established pursuant to section 105; 
                        and
                    (C) repay all of the scholarship or payment 
                received plus interest at the rate of 10 percent per 
                annum if the conditions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                are not complied with.
            (2) Death or disability.--(A) A recipient of a scholarship 
        or payment under this section shall not be considered to be in 
        violation of the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) if the recipient--
                    (i) dies; or
                    (ii) becomes permanently and totally disabled as 
                established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified 
                physician.
            (B) If a scholarship recipient is unable to comply with the 
        repayment provision set forth in paragraph (1)(C) because of a 
        physical or emotional disability or for good cause as 
        determined by the Director, the Director may substitute 
        community service in a form prescribed by the Director for the 
        required repayment.
            (C) The Director shall expeditiously seek repayment from 
        participants who violate the agreement described in paragraph 
        (1).
    (e) Dependent Child.--
            (1) Scholarship assistance.--A dependent child of a law 
        enforcement officer--
                    (A) who is a member of a State or local police 
                force or is a Federal criminal investigator or 
                uniformed police officer,
                    (B) who is not a participant in the Police Corps 
                program, but
                    (C) who serves in a State for which the Director 
                has approved a Police Corps plan, and
                    (D) who is killed in the course of performing 
                police duties,
        shall be entitled to the scholarship assistance authorized in 
        this section for any course of study in any institution of 
        higher education.
            (2) No repayment.-- A dependent child shall not incur any 
        repayment obligation in exchange for the scholarship assistance 
        provided under this subsection.
    (f) Application.--Each participant desiring a scholarship or 
payment under this section shall submit an application as prescribed by 
the Director in such manner and accompanied by such information as the 
Director may reasonably require.

SEC. 104. SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) In General.--Participants in State Police Corps programs shall 
be selected on a competitive basis by each State under regulations 
prescribed by the Director.
    (b) Selection Criteria and Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--In order to participate in a State Police 
        Corps program, a participant shall--
                    (A) be a citizen of the United States or an alien 
                lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
                States;
                    (B) meet the requirements for admission as a 
                trainee of the State or local police force to which the 
                participant will be assigned pursuant to section 
                107(5), including achievement of satisfactory scores on 
                any applicable examination, except that failure to meet 
                the age requirement for a trainee of the State or local 
                police shall not disqualify the applicant if the 
                applicant will be of sufficient age upon completing an 
                undergraduate course of study;
                    (C) possess the necessary mental and physical 
                capabilities and emotional characteristics to discharge 
                effectively the duties of a law enforcement officer;
                    (D) be of good character and demonstrate sincere 
                motivation and dedication to law enforcement and public 
                service;
                    (E) in the case of an undergraduate, agree in 
                writing that the participant will complete an 
                educational course of study leading to the award of a 
                baccalaureate degree and will then accept an 
                appointment and complete 4 years of service as an 
                officer in the State police or in a local police 
                department within the State;
                    (F) in the case of a participant desiring to 
                undertake or continue graduate study, agree in writing 
                that the participant will accept an appointment and 
                complete 4 years of service as an officer in the State 
                police or in a local police department within the State 
                before undertaking or continuing graduate study;
                    (G) contract with the consent of the participant's 
                parent or guardian if the participant is a minor to 
                serve for 4 years as an officer in the State police or 
                in a local police department, if an appointment is 
                offered; and
                    (H) except as provided in paragraph (2), be without 
                previous law enforcement experience.
            (2) Temporary availability for experienced applicants.--(A) 
        Until the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, up to 10 percent of the applicants accepted into the 
        Police Corps program may be persons who--
                    (i) have had some law enforcement experience; and
                    (ii) have demonstrated special leadership potential 
                and dedication to law enforcement.
            (B)(i) The prior period of law enforcement of a participant 
        selected pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not be counted 
        toward satisfaction of the participant's 4-year service 
        obligation under section 106, and such a participant shall be 
        subject to the same benefits and obligations under this title 
        as other participants (including those stated in subsection 
        (b)(1) (E) and (F)).
            (ii) Clause (i) shall not be construed to preclude counting 
        a participant's previous period of law enforcement experience 
        for purposes other than satisfaction of the requirements of 
        section 106, such as for purposes of determining such a 
        participant's pay and other benefits, rank, and tenure.
            (3) Number of participants.--(A) It is the intent of 
        Congress in this title that there shall be no more than 20,000 
        participants in each graduating class.
            (B) The Director shall approve State plans providing in the 
        aggregate for such enrollment of applicants as shall ensure, as 
        nearly as possible, that there are annual graduating classes of 
        20,000.
            (C) In a year in which applications are received in a 
        number greater than that which will produce, in the judgment of 
        the Director, a graduating class of more than 20,000, the 
        Director shall, in deciding which applications to grant, give 
        preference to those who will be participating in State plans 
        that provide law enforcement personnel to areas of greatest 
        need.
    (c) Recruitment of Minorities.--
            (1) Special efforts.--Each State participating in the 
        Police Corps program shall make special efforts to seek and 
        recruit applicants from among members of all racial, ethnic or 
        gender groups.
            (2) Competitive standards.--This subsection does not 
        authorize an exception from the competitive standards for 
        admission established pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
    (d) Enrollment of Applicant.--
            (1) Condition.--An applicant shall be accepted into a State 
        Police Corps program on the condition that the applicant has 
        been graduated from or will be matriculated in, or accepted for 
        admission at, an institution of higher education--
                    (A) as a full-time student in an undergraduate 
                program; or
                    (B) for purposes of taking a graduate course.
            (2) Revocation of acceptance.--If the applicant is not 
        matriculated or accepted as set forth in paragraph (1), the 
        applicant's acceptance in the program shall be revoked.
    (e) Leave of Absence.--
            (1) From study, training, or service.--(A) A participant in 
        a State Police Corps program who requests a leave of absence 
        from educational study, training, or service for a period not 
        to exceed 1 year (or 18 months in the aggregate in the event of 
        multiple requests) due to temporary physical or emotional 
        disability shall be granted such leave of absence by the State.
            (B) A participant who requests a leave of absence from 
        educational study, training or service for a period not to 
        exceed 1 year (or 18 months in the aggregate in the event of 
        multiple requests) for any reason other than those listed in 
        paragraph (1) may be granted such leave of absence by the 
        State.
            (2) From study or training.--A participant who requests a 
        leave of absence from educational study or training for a 
        period not to exceed 30 months to serve on an official church 
        mission may be granted such leave of absence.
    (f) Admission of Applicants.--An applicant may be admitted into a 
State Police Corps program either before commencement of or during the 
applicant's course of educational study.

SEC. 105. POLICE CORPS TRAINING.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--
            (1) In general.--(A) The Director shall establish programs 
        of training for Police Corps participants.
            (B) Such programs may be carried out at up to 3 training 
        centers established and administered by the Director or at 
        State training facilities under contract.
            (C) The Director shall contract with a State training 
        facility upon request of such facility if the Director 
        determines that such facility offers a course of training 
        substantially equivalent to the Police Corps training program 
        described in this title.
            (2) Contracts for services.--The Director may enter into 
        contracts with individuals, institutions of learning, and 
        government agencies (including State and local police forces) 
        to obtain the services of persons qualified to participate in 
        and contribute to the training process.
            (3) Agreements with federal agencies.--The Director may 
        enter into agreements with agencies of the Federal Government 
        to utilize on a reimbursable basis space in Federal buildings 
        and other resources.
            (4) Expenditures.--The Director may authorize such 
        expenditures as are necessary for the effective maintenance of 
        the training centers, including purchases of supplies, 
        uniforms, and educational materials and the provision of 
        subsistence, quarters, and medical care to participants.
    (b) Training Sessions.--
            (1) In general.--A participant in a State Police Corps 
        program shall attend two 8-week training sessions at a training 
        center, one during the summer following completion of sophomore 
        year and one during the summer following completion of junior 
        year.
            (2) Participants entering after sophomore year.--If a 
        participant enters the program after sophomore year, the 
        participant shall complete 16 weeks of training at times 
        determined by the Director.
    (c) Further Training.--
            (1) Basic training.--The 16 weeks of Police Corps training 
        authorized in this section is intended to serve as basic law 
        enforcement training but not to exclude further training of 
        participants by the State and local authorities to which they 
        will be assigned.
            (2) Additional training.--(A) Each State plan approved by 
        the Director under section 106 shall include assurances that 
        following completion of a participant's course of education 
        each participant shall receive appropriate additional training 
        by the State or local authority to which the participant is 
        assigned.
            (B) The time spent by a participant in such additional 
        training, but not the time spent in Police Corps training, 
        shall be counted toward fulfillment of the participant's 4-year 
        service obligation.
    (d) Course of Training.--The training sessions at training centers 
established under this section shall be designed to provide basic law 
enforcement training, including vigorous physical and mental training 
to teach participants self-discipline and organizational loyalty and to 
impart knowledge and understanding of legal processes and law 
enforcement.
    (e) Evaluation of Participants.--A participant shall be evaluated 
during training for mental, physical, and emotional fitness, and shall 
be required to meet performance standards prescribed by the Director at 
the conclusion of each training session in order to remain in the 
Police Corps program.
    (f) Stipend.--The Director shall pay participants in training 
sessions a stipend of $250 a week during training.

SEC. 106. SERVICE OBLIGATION.

    (a) Swearing In.--Upon satisfactory completion of the participant's 
course of education and training program under section 105 and meeting 
the requirements of the police force to which the participant is 
assigned, a participant shall be sworn in as a member of the police 
force to which the participant is assigned pursuant to the State Police 
Corps plan, and shall serve for 4 years as a member of that police 
force.
    (b) Rights and Responsibilities.--A participant shall have all of 
the rights and responsibilities of and shall be subject to all rules 
and regulations applicable to other members of the police force of 
which the participant is a member, including those contained in 
applicable agreements with labor organizations and those provided by 
State and local law.
    (c) Discipline.--If the police force of which the participant is a 
member subjects the participant to discipline such as would preclude 
the participant's completing 4 years of service and result in denial of 
educational assistance under section 103--
            (1) the Director may, upon a showing of good cause, permit 
        the participant to complete the service obligation in an 
        equivalent alternative law enforcement service; and
            (2) if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 
        103(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.
    (d) Layoffs.--If the police force of which the participant is a 
member lays off the participant such as would preclude the 
participant's completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of 
educational assistance under section 103--
            (1) the Director may permit the participant to complete the 
        service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement 
        service; and
            (2) if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 
        103(d)(1)(C) shall not apply.

SEC. 107. STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

    A State Police Corps plan shall--
            (1) provide for the screening and selection of participants 
        in accordance with the criteria set out in section 104;
            (2) state procedures governing the assignment of 
        participants in the Police Corps program to State and local 
        police forces (no more than 10 percent of all the participants 
        assigned in each year by each State to be assigned to a 
        statewide police force or forces);
            (3) provide that participants shall be assigned to those 
        geographic areas in which--
                    (A) there is the greatest need for additional law 
                enforcement personnel; and
                    (B) the participants will be used most effectively;
            (4) provide that to the extent consistent with paragraph 
        (3), a participant shall be assigned to an area near the 
        participant's home or such other place as the participant may 
        request;
            (5) provide that to the extent feasible, a participant's 
        assignment shall be made at the time the participant is 
        accepted into the program, subject to change--
                    (A) prior to commencement of a participant's fourth 
                year of undergraduate study, under such circumstances 
                as the plan may specify; and
                    (B) from commencement of a participant's fourth 
                year of undergraduate study until completion of 4 years 
                of police service by participant, only for compelling 
                reasons or to meet the needs of the State Police Corps 
                program and only with the consent of the participant;
            (6) provide that no participant shall be assigned to serve 
        with a State or local police force--
                    (A) the average size of which has declined by more 
                than 5 percent since June 21, 1989; or
                    (B) which has members who have been laid off but 
                not retired;
            (7) provide that participants shall be placed and to the 
        extent feasible kept on community and preventive patrol;
            (8) ensure that participants will receive effective 
        training and leadership;
            (9) provide that the State may decline to offer a 
        participant an appointment following completion of Federal 
        training, or may remove a participant from the Police Corps 
        program at any time, only for good cause (including failure to 
        make satisfactory progress in a course of educational study) 
        and after following reasonable review procedures stated in the 
        plan; and
            (10) provide that a participant shall, while serving as a 
        member of a police force, be compensated at the same rate of 
        pay and benefits and enjoy the same rights under applicable 
        agreements with labor organizations and under State and local 
        law as other police officers of the same rank and tenure in the 
        police force of which the participant is a member.

SEC. 108. ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCALITIES EMPLOYING POLICE CORPS 
              OFFICERS.

    Each jurisdiction directly employing Police Corps participants 
during the 4-year term of service prescribed by section 106 shall 
receive $10,000 on account of each such participant at the completion 
of each such year of service, but--
            (1) no such payment shall be made on account of service in 
        any State or local police force--
                    (A) the average size of which, in the year for 
                which payment is to be made, not counting Police Corps 
                participants assigned under section 107, has declined 
                more than 2 percent since January 1, 1993; or
                    (B) which has members who have been laid off but 
                not retired; and
            (2) no such payment shall be made on account of any Police 
        Corps participant for years of service after the completion of 
        the term of service prescribed in section 106.

SEC. 109. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the Director 
shall submit a report to the Attorney General, the President, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the 
Senate.
    (b) Contents.--A report under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) state the number of current and past participants in 
        the Police Corps program, broken down according to the levels 
        of educational study in which they are engaged and years of 
        service they have served on police forces (including service 
        following completion of the 4-year service obligation);
            (2) describe the geographic, racial, and gender dispersion 
        of participants in the Police Corps program; and
            (3) describe the progress of the Police Corps program and 
        make recommendations for changes in the program.

SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, 
and such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.

      TITLE II--LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title--
            ``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
        Assistance in the Department of Justice.
            ``educational expenses'' means--
                    (A) expenses that are directly attributable to--
                            (i) a course of education leading to the 
                        award of an associate degree;
                            (ii) a course of education leading to the 
                        award of a baccalaureate degree; or
                            (iii) a course of graduate study following 
                        award of a baccalaureate degree; and
                    (B) includes the cost of tuition, fees, books, 
                supplies, and related expenses.
            ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning stated 
        in the first sentence of section 1201(a) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
            ``law enforcement position'' means employment as an officer 
        in a State or local police force, or correctional institution.
            ``State'' means a State of the United States, the District 
        of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
        Islands of the United States, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 202. ALLOTMENT.

    Of amounts appropriated under section 210, the Director shall 
allot--
            (1) 80 percent to States on the basis of the number of law 
        enforcement officers in each State compared to the number of 
        law enforcement officers in all of the States; and
            (2) 20 percent to States on the basis of the shortage of 
        law enforcement personnel and the need for assistance under 
        this title in the State compared to the shortage of law 
        enforcement personnel and the need for assistance under this 
        title in all States.

SEC. 203. SCHOLARSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Use of Allotment.--
            (1) In general.--A State that receives an allotment under 
        section 202 shall use the allotment to pay the Federal share of 
        the costs of--
                    (A) awarding scholarships to in-service law 
                enforcement personnel to enable such personnel to seek 
                further education; and
                    (B) providing--
                            (i) full-time employment in summer; or
                            (ii) part-time (not to exceed 20 hours per 
                        week) employment for a period not to exceed 1 
                        year.
            (2) Employment.--The employment described in paragraph 
        (1)(B)--
                    (A) shall be provided by State and local law 
                enforcement agencies for students who are juniors or 
                seniors in high school or are enrolled in an 
                institution of higher education and who demonstrate an 
                interest in undertaking a career in law enforcement;
                    (B) shall not be in a law enforcement position; and
                    (C) shall consist of performing meaningful tasks 
                that inform students of the nature of the tasks 
                performed by law enforcement agencies.
    (b) Payments; Federal Share; Non-Federal Share.--
            (1) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each State that 
        receives an allotment under section 202 the Federal share of 
        the cost of the activities described in the application 
        submitted pursuant to section 206.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share shall not exceed 60 
        percent.
            (3) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
        of scholarships and student employment provided under this 
        title shall be supplied from sources other than the Federal 
        Government.
    (c) Responsibilities of Director.--The Director shall be 
responsible for the administration of the programs conducted pursuant 
to this title and shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary 
for Postsecondary Education, issue regulations implementing this title.
    (d) Administrative Expenses.--A State that receives an allotment 
under section 202 may use not more than 8 percent of the amount of the 
allotment for administrative expenses.
    (e) Special Rule.--A State that receives an allotment under section 
202 shall ensure that each scholarship recipient under this title is 
compensated at the same rate of pay and benefits and enjoys the same 
rights under applicable agreements with labor organizations and under 
State and local law as other law enforcement personnel of the same rank 
and tenure in the office of which the scholarship recipient is a 
member.
    (f) Supplementation of Funding.--Funds received under this title 
shall be used only to supplement, and not to supplant, Federal, State, 
and local efforts for recruitment and education of law enforcement 
personnel.

SEC. 204. SCHOLARSHIPS.

    (a) Period of Award.--A scholarship awarded under this title shall 
be for a period of 1 academic year.
    (b) Use of Scholarships.--A scholarship recipient under this title 
may use the scholarship for educational expenses at an institution of 
higher education.

SEC. 205. ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Scholarships.--A person shall be eligible to receive a 
scholarship under this title if the person has been employed in law 
enforcement for the 2-year period immediately preceding the date on 
which assistance is sought.
    (b) Ineligibility for Student Employment.--A person who has been 
employed as a law enforcement officer is ineligible to participate in a 
student employment program carried out under this title.

SEC. 206. STATE APPLICATIONS FOR ALLOTMENT.

    (a) In General.--A State that desires an allotment under section 
204 shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may 
reasonably require.
    (b) Contents.--An application under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) describe the scholarship program and the student 
        employment program for which assistance under this title is 
        sought;
            (2) contain assurances that the lead agency will work in 
        cooperation with local law enforcement liaisons, 
        representatives of police labor organizations and police 
        management organizations, and other appropriate State and local 
        agencies to develop and implement interagency agreements 
        designed to carry out this title;
            (3) contain assurances that the State will advertise the 
        scholarship assistance and student employment it will provide 
        under this title and that the State will use such programs to 
        enhance recruitment efforts;
            (4) contain assurances that the State will screen and 
        select law enforcement personnel for participation in the 
        scholarship program under this title;
            (5) contain assurances that under the student employment 
        program the State will screen and select, for participation in 
        such program, students who have an interest in undertaking a 
        career in law enforcement;
            (6) contain assurances that under the scholarship program 
        the State will make scholarship payments to institutions of 
        higher education on behalf of scholarship recipients under this 
        title;
            (7) with respect to the student employment program, 
        identify--
                    (A) the employment tasks that students will be 
                assigned to perform;
                    (B) the compensation that students will be paid to 
                perform such tasks; and
                    (C) the training that students will receive as part 
                of their participation in the program;
            (8) identify model curriculum and existing programs 
        designed to meet the educational and professional needs of law 
        enforcement personnel; and
            (9) contain assurances that the State will promote 
        cooperative agreements with educational and law enforcement 
        agencies to enhance law enforcement personnel recruitment 
        efforts in institutions of higher education.

SEC. 207. INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP OR EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--A person who desires a scholarship or employment 
under this title shall submit an application to the State at such time, 
in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State may 
reasonably require.
    (b) Contents.--An application under subsection (a) shall describe--
            (1) the academic courses for which a scholarship is sought; 
        or
            (2) the location and duration of employment that is sought.
    (c) Priority.--In awarding scholarships and providing student 
employment under this title, a State shall give priority to 
applications from persons who--
            (1) are members of racial, ethnic, or gender groups whose 
        representation in the law enforcement agencies within the State 
        is substantially less than in the population eligible for 
        employment in law enforcement in the State;
            (2) are pursuing an undergraduate degree; and
            (3) are not receiving financial assistance under the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

SEC. 208. SCHOLARSHIP AGREEMENT.

    (a) In General.--A scholarship recipient under this title shall 
enter into an agreement with the Director.
    (b) Contents.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will 
        work in a law enforcement position in the State that awards the 
        scholarship in accordance with the service obligation described 
        in subsection (c) after completion of the recipient's academic 
        courses leading to an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree;
            (2) provide assurances that the scholarship recipient will 
        repay the entire scholarship in accordance with such terms and 
        conditions as the Director shall prescribe if the requirements 
        of the agreement are not complied with, unless the recipient--
                    (A) dies;
                    (B) becomes physically or emotionally disabled, as 
                established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified 
                physician; or
                    (C) has been discharged in bankruptcy; and
            (3) set forth the terms and conditions under which a 
        scholarship recipient may seek employment in the field of law 
        enforcement in a State other than the State that awards the 
        scholarship.
    (c) Service Obligation.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a scholarship 
        recipient under this title shall work in a law enforcement 
        position in the State that awards the scholarship for a period 
        of 1 month for each credit hour for which funds are received 
        under the scholarship.
            (2) Minimum and maximum required periods of service.--For 
        purposes of satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1), a 
        scholarship recipient shall work in a law enforcement position 
        in the State that awards scholarship for a period of not less 
        than 6 months but shall not be required to work in such a 
        position for more than 2 years.

SEC. 209. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than April 1 of each year, the Director 
shall submit a report to the Attorney General, the President, the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate.
    (b) Contents.--A report under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) state the number of present and past scholarship 
        recipients under this title, categorized according to the 
        levels of educational study in which the recipients are engaged 
        and the number of years that the recipients have served in law 
        enforcement;
            (2) state, with respect to student employees under this 
        title--
                    (A) the number of present and past student 
                employees;
                    (B) the number of such employees who complete a 
                course of study at an accredited institution of higher 
                education; and
                    (C) the number of such employees who subsequently 
                accept a law enforcement position;
            (3) describe the geographic, racial, and gender dispersion 
        of scholarship recipients and employees; and
            (4) describe the progress of the scholarship program and 
        the student employment program and make recommendations for 
        changes in the programs.

SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this title $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 
1997, and 1998.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--Of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) 
for a fiscal year--
            (1) 75 percent shall be available to provide scholarships 
        described in section 203(a)(1)(A); and
            (2) 25 percent shall be available to provide employment 
        described in section 203(a) (1)(B) and (2).

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