[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 864 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 864

 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
         1968 to authorize a community policing grant program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 30 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

   Mr. Bradley (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bryan, Mrs. 
 Feinstein, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, 
  Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Simon, Mr. Wellstone, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Wofford, Mr. Hatch, and 
 Mr. Krueger) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
         1968 to authorize a community policing grant 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 ``Community Policing Assistance Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY POLICING; COP ON THE BEAT.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part Q as part R;
            (2) by redesignating section 1701 as 1801; and
            (3) by inserting after part P the following new part:

              ``PART Q-COMMUNITY POLICING; COP ON THE BEAT

``SEC. 1701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) Grant Projects.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
assistance may make grants to units of local government and community 
groups in economically distressed central cities to establish or expand 
cooperative efforts between police and community for purposes of 
increasing police presence in the community, including--
            ``(1) developing innovative neighborhood-oriented policing 
        programs;
            ``(2) providing new technologies to reduce the amount of 
        time officers spend processing cases instead of patrolling the 
        community or problem solving in the community;
            ``(3) purchasing equipment to improve communications 
        between officers and the community and to improve the 
        collection, analysis, and use of information about crime-
        related community problems;
            ``(4) developing policies that reorient police emphasis 
        from reacting to crime to preventing crime;
            ``(5) creating decentralized police substations throughout 
        the community where officers can be permanently assigned to 
        gain community confidence and support so as to encourage 
        interaction and cooperation between the public and law 
        enforcement personnel on the local level;
            ``(6) providing training in problem solving for community 
        crime problems;
            ``(7) providing training in cultural differences for law 
        enforcement officials;
            ``(8) developing community-based crime prevention programs, 
        such as safety programs for senior citizens, community 
        anticrime groups, and other anticrime awareness programs;
            ``(9) developing crime prevention programs in communities 
        which have experienced a recent increase in gang-related 
        violence; and
            ``(10) developing projects following the model under 
        subsection (b).
    ``(b) Model Project.--The Director shall develop a written model 
that informs community members regarding--
            ``(1) how to identify the existence of a drug or gang 
        house;
            ``(2) what civil remedies, such as public nuisance 
        violations and civil suits in small claims court, are 
        available; and
            ``(3) what mediation techniques are available between 
        community members and individuals who have established a drug 
        or gang house in such community.

``SEC. 1702. APPLICATION.

    ``(a) In General.--(1) To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
part, a chief executive of a unit of local government, a duly 
authorized representative of a combination of local governments within 
a geographic region, or a community group shall submit an application 
to the Director in such form and containing such information as the 
Director may reasonably require.
    ``(2) In such application, one office or agency (public, private, 
or nonprofit) shall be designated as responsible for the coordination, 
implementation, administration, accounting, and evaluation of services 
described in the application.
    ``(b) General Contents.--Each application under subsection (a) 
shall include--
            ``(1) a request for funds available under this part for the 
        purposes described in section 1701;
            ``(2) a description of the areas and populations to be 
        served by the grant; and
            ``(3) an assurance that Federal funds received under this 
        part shall be used to supplement, not supplant non-Federal 
        funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded 
        under this part.
    ``(c) Comprehensive Plan.--Each application shall include a 
comprehensive plan which contains--
            ``(1) a description of the crime problems within the areas 
        targeted for assistance;
            ``(2) a description of the projects to be developed;
            ``(3) a description of the resources available in the 
        community to implement the plan together with a description of 
        the gaps in the plan that cannot be filled with existing 
        resources;
            ``(4) an explanation of how the requested grant shall be 
        used to fill those gaps;
            ``(5) a description of the system the applicant shall 
        establish to prevent and reduce crime problems; and
            ``(6) an evaluation component, including performance 
        standards and quantifiable goals the applicant shall use to 
        determine project progress, and the data the applicant shall 
        collect to measure progress toward meeting project goals.
    ``(d) Particular Applications.--
            ``(1) Application of a law enforcement agency seeking a 
        grant to establish a community policing program.--In addition 
        to meeting the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c), an 
        application of a law enforcement agency seeking a grant to 
        establish a community policing program shall--
                    ``(A) propose a project that has as its primary 
                goal the establishment of a community-centered police 
                patrol or beat through--
                            ``(i) the staffing of a neighborhood police 
                        substation where police officers are assigned 
                        for periods of at least 18 months; or
                            ``(ii) the establishment of a community 
                        police patrol made up of a cadre of police 
                        officers assigned to a neighborhood for periods 
                        of at least 18 months; and
                    ``(B)(i) demonstrate community support for a 
                neighborhood community police patrol; or
                    ``(ii) set forth in detail a plan for forming a 
                community/police partnership to target crime.
            ``(2) Application of a law enforcement agency seeking a 
        grant to expand a community policing program.--In addition to 
        meeting the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c), an 
        application of a law enforcement agency seeking a grant to 
        expand a community police program through development of a 
        community centered project shall--
                    ``(A) provide evidence that there is community 
                support for the project; and
                    ``(B) describe how the project will promote the 
                goals of the community policing program.
            ``(3) Application of a community group seeking a grant to 
        expand or establish a community policing program.--In addition 
        to meeting the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c), an 
        application of a community group seeking a grant to expand or 
        establish a community policing program shall--
                    ``(A) describe how the community group intends to 
                work with the police; and
                    ``(B) demonstrate police support for the project.

``SEC. 1703. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS.

    ``(a) Allocation.--The Director shall allocate not less than 75 
percent of the funds available under this part to units of local 
government or combinations of such units and not more than 20 percent 
of the funds available under this part to community groups.
    ``(b) Administrative Cost Limitation.--The Director shall use not 
more than 5 percent of the funds available under this part for the 
purposes of administration, technical assistance, and evaluation.
    ``(c) Renewal of Grants.--A grant under this part may be renewed 
for up to 2 additional years after the first fiscal year during which 
the recipient receives its initial grant, subject to the availability 
of funds, if the director determines that the funds made available to 
the recipient during the previous year were used in a manner required 
under the approved application and if the recipient can demonstrate 
significant progress toward achieving the goals of the plan required 
under section 1702(c).
    ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of a grant made under this 
part may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the projects 
described in the application submitted under section 1702 for the 
fiscal year for which the projects receive assistance under this part.

``SEC. 1704. AWARD OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Selection of Recipients.--The Director shall consider the 
following factors in awarding grants to units of local government or 
combinations of such units under this part:
            ``(1) Need and ability.--Demonstrated need and evidence of 
        the ability to provide the services described in the plan 
        required under section 1702(c).
            ``(2) Community-wide response and support.--Evidence of 
        community support for the project and evidence of the ability 
        to coordinate community-wide response to crime.
            ``(3) Maintain program.--The ability to maintain a program 
        to control and prevent crime after funding under this part is 
        no longer available.
    ``(b) Geographic Distribution.--The Director shall attempt, to the 
extent practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of 
grant awards.

``SEC. 1705. REPORTS.

    ``(a) Report to Director.--Recipients who receive funds under this 
part shall submit to the Director not later than March 1 of each year a 
report that describes progress achieved in carrying out the plan 
required under section 1702(c).
    ``(b) Report to Congress.--The Director shall submit to the 
Congress a report by October 1 of each year that shall contain a 
detailed statement regarding grant awards, activities of grant 
recipients, and an evaluation of projects established under this part.

``SEC. 1706. DETERMINATION OF NEED ADJUSTED PER CAPITA INCOME.

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall determine the 
need adjusted per capita income for each city that meets the 
requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1707(3) under the 
following formula:
            (1) Determination of need index.--
                    (A) For purposes of this section, the term ``need 
                index'' means the number equal to the quotient of--
                            (i) the term ``N'', as determined under 
                        subparagraph (B); divided by
                            (ii) the term ``P'', as determined under 
                        subparagraph (C).
                    (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the term 
                ``N'' means the percentage constituted by the ratio 
                of--
                            (i) the amount of funds allotted to the 
                        city in the fiscal year in which the calendar 
                        year begins under section 106(a)(3) of the 
                        Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
                        (42 U.S.C. 5306(a)(3)); to
                            (ii) the sum of the amount of finds 
                        received by all eligible cities in such fiscal 
                        year under section 106(a)(3) of the Housing and 
                        Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
                        5306(a)(3)).
                    (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term 
                ``P'' means the percentage constituted by the ratio 
                of--
                            (i) the amount equal to the total 
                        population of the city, as determined by the 
                        Secretary using the most recent data that is 
                        available from the Secretary of Commerce 
                        pursuant to the decennial census and pursuant 
                        to reasonable estimates by such Secretary of 
                        changes occurring in the data in the ensuing 
                        period, to
                            (ii) the amount equal to the total 
                        population of all eligible cities in the 
                        current fiscal year.
                    (D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
                ``eligible cities'' means the cities which meet the 
                requirements of paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection 
                (b).
            (2) Determination of need adjusted per capita income 
        factor.--
                    (A) For purposes of this section (and subject to 
                subparagraph (D)), the term ``need adjusted per capita 
                income factor'' means the amount equal to the 
                percentage determined for the city in accordance with 
                the following formula:
      

                                                                                                                
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                                                            Q                                                   
                                                                                                                

                    (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
                ``I'' means the per capita income of the city for the 
                most recent year for which data are available, as 
                determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
                    (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
                ``Q'' means the product of--
                            (i) the need index of the city, as 
                        determined under paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) the amount equal to the per capita 
                        income of the United States for the most recent 
                        year for which data are available, as 
                        determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
                    (D) In the case of a city for which the quotient of 
                the term ``I'' (as determined under subparagraph (B)) 
                divided by the term ``Q'' (as determined under 
                subparagraph (C)) is less than 0.2, the quotient shall 
                be deemed to be equal to 0.2 for that city for purposes 
                of the formula under subparagraph (A).

``SEC. 1707. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) The term `community group' means a community-based 
        nonprofit organization that has a primary purpose of crime 
        prevention.
            ``(2) The term `Director' means the Director of the Bureau 
        of Justice Assistance.
            ``(3) The term `economically distressed central city' means 
        a city that--
                    ``(A) is a metropolitan city (as defined in section 
                102(a)(4) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
                of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)(4));
                    ``(B) is eligible to receive an allocation of funds 
                under section 106(a)(3) of the Housing and Community 
                Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(a)(3) for the 
                most recent fiscal year ending prior to the date of 
                enactment of this Act;
                    ``(C) has a population of at least 30,000; and
                    ``(D) has a need adjusted per capita income less 
                than 1.25 on the basis of the most recent data 
                available.
            ``(4) The term `need adjusted per capita income' means the 
        need adjusted per capita income of a city determined under 
        section 1706.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 
seq.) is amended by striking the matter relating to part Q and 
inserting the following:

          ``Part Q--Community Policing; Cop on the Beat Grants

``Sec. 1701. Grant authorization.
``Sec. 1702. Application.
``Sec. 1703. Allocation of funds; limitation on grants.
``Sec. 1704. Award of grants.
``Sec. 1705. Reports.
``Sec. 1706. Determination of need adjusted per capita income.
``Sec. 1707. Definitions.
             ``Part Q--Transition; Effective Date; Repealer

``Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and N'' and inserting 
        ``N, O, P, and Q''; and
            (2) by adding after paragraph (10) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(10)(A) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 
Q $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.''.

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