[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4584 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4584

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2016

 Mr. Carter of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training, 
                        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 ``POLICE Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF COPS FUNDS.

    Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (16), by striking ``; and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(18) to participate in nationally-recognized active 
        shooter training programs that offer scenario-based, integrated 
        response courses designed to counter active shooter threats or 
        acts of terrorism against individuals or facilities.''.
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