[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1694 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1694

To provide Public Safety and Community Policing Renewal Grants, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 1999

Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide Public Safety and Community Policing Renewal Grants, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Public Safety and Community Policing 
Renewal Grants Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING.

    Section 1001(a)(11)(vi) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by striking 
``268,000,000 for fiscal year 2000'' and inserting ``500,000,000 each 
of fiscal years 2000 through 2005.''.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i), by striking the second sentence; and
            (2) by striking subsection (k).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall 
apply to grants made under section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. RENEWAL OF GRANTS.

    Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-2) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows--
    ``(b) Grants for Hiring.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant made under this part prior to 
        the date of the enactment of the Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Renewal Grants Act of 1999 for hiring or rehiring 
        additional career law enforcement officers or to promote 
        redeployment of officers by hiring civilians may be renewed for 
        an additional 3-year period beginning on the first day of the 
        fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of such 
        Act.
            ``(2) Initial period expired.--A grant made under this part 
        after the date of the enactment of the Public Safety and 
        Community Policing Renewal Grants Act of 1999 for hiring or 
        rehiring additional career law enforcement officers may also be 
        renewed for an additional 3-year period.
            ``(3) Renewal priority.--The Attorney General shall give 
        preferential consideration for grant renewal awards under 
        paragraph (1) to grant recipients who used funds awarded under 
        this part prior to the enactment of the Public Safety and 
        Community Policing Renewal Grants Act of 1999, to increase the 
        number of law enforcement officers interacting directly with 
        members of the community.''
            ``(4) Increase for cost of living.--Subject to 
        appropriations, the renewal grant amount received each year by 
        a grant recipient shall be increased to reflect a cost of 
        living increase of 3 percent.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

    Section 1702(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-1) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), as 
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively.

SEC. 6. HIRING COSTS.

    Section 1704 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Funds'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``Except in the case of a grant made under this part after 
        the date of the enactment of the Public Safety and Community 
        Policing Renewal Grants Act of 1999, funds''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
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