II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 150 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 6, 2009 Mr. Leahy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide Federal assistance to States for rural law enforcement, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009.

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Authorizations for rural law enforcement agencies

(a)

Authorization of appropriations for rural law enforcement

Section 1001(a)(9) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(9)) is amended to read as follows: (9)There are authorized to be appropriated to be carried out part O— (A)$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; (B)$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; (C)$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; (D)$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and (E)$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. . (b)

Clarification of rural State definition

Section 1501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796bb(b)) is amended by striking all that follows a State in which the largest county has fewer than and inserting 200,000 people, based on the decennial census of 2000 through fiscal year 2009.. (c)

Authorization of appropriations for rural law enforcement training

Section 180103(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14082(b)) is amended to read as follows: (b)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)— (1)$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; (2)$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; (3)$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; (4)$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and (5)$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. .

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Clarification of titles

(a)

Omnibus Crime Control Act

Part O of the title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796bb et seq.) is amended by— (1)striking the part heading and inserting Rural Law Enforcement; and (2)striking the heading for section 1501 and inserting Rural law enforcement assistance. (b)

Violent Crime Control Act

Section 180103 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14082) is amended by striking the heading for the section and inserting Rural law enforcement training.