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[S. 2511 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 737
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2511

 To amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide 
 for a waiver of or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the 
                        case of fiscal hardship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2007

  Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
 Landrieu, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 15, 2008

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide 
 for a waiver of or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the 
                        case of fiscal hardship.

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

SECTION 1. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARMOR VESTS.

    Section 2501(f) of part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(f)) is amended by 
inserting at the end the following:
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Director may waive, in whole or in part, 
        the requirement of paragraph (1) in the case of fiscal 
        hardship, as determined by the Director.''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Bulletproof 
Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008''
    (b) Reauthorization.--Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(23)) is 
amended by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2012''.
                                                       Calendar No. 737

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2511

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide 
 for a waiver of or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the 
                        case of fiscal hardship.

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                              May 15, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment