I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2009 Mr. Holden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to eliminate the matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Wayne ‘Cotton’ Morgan Bulletproof Vest Act of 2009.

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Amendment to matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests to eliminate matching requirement for certain armor vest purchases

Section 2501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll) is amended in subsection (f) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4)

No matching requirement for certain armor vest purchases

(A)

In general

Paragraph (1) does not apply to a grant to a jurisdiction to the extent the grant is for the purchase of armor vests— (i)for officers who, as of the date of the jurisdiction’s application for such grant, work in high security risk areas, as specified by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance; or (ii)for correctional officers who, as of the date of the jurisdiction’s application for such grant, transport prisoners. (B)

High security risk area

For purposes of specifying a high security risk area, with respect to a facility, under subparagraph (A), the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall take into account the following: (i)The security level of the inmates located in the area, and the mission of the facility. (ii)The structural layout of the facility. (iii)The extent to which a large number of inmates may gather in the area at any given time. .