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Union Calendar No. 420
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 125
[Report No. 114-544]
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
May 10, 2016
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Program through fiscal year 2020, 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 ``Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Program Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BULLETPROOF
VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
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 to read as
follows:
``(23) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part Y,
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.''.
SEC. 3. EXPIRATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
Section 2501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(h) Expiration of Appropriated Funds.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
`appropriated funds' means any amounts that are appropriated
for any of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to carry out this
part.
``(2) Expiration.--All appropriated funds that are not
obligated on or before December 31, 2022 shall be transferred
to the General Fund of the Treasury not later than January 31,
2023.''.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON 2-YEAR LIMITATION ON FUNDS.
It is the sense of Congress that amounts made available to carry
out part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll et seq.) should be made available through the
end of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the
amounts are appropriated and should not be made available until
expended.
SEC. 5. MATCHING FUNDS LIMITATION.
Section 2501(f) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Limitation on matching funds.--A State, unit of local
government, or Indian tribe may not use funding received under
any other Federal grant program to pay or defer the cost, in
whole or in part, of the matching requirement under paragraph
(1).''.
SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS TO ANY ARMOR VEST OR BODY ARMOR PURCHASED
WITH FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS.
Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3766a) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a grantee that
uses funds made available under this part to purchase an armor vest or
body armor shall--
``(A) comply with any requirements established for the use
of grants made under part Y;
``(B) have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol
officers to wear an armor vest or body armor; and
``(C) use the funds to purchase armor vests or body armor
that meet any performance standards established by the Director
of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
``(2) In this subsection, the terms `armor vest' and `body armor'
have the meanings given such terms in section 2503.''.
SEC. 7. UNIQUELY FITTED ARMOR VESTS.
Section 2501(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
``; and'';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) provides armor vests to law enforcement officers that
are uniquely fitted for such officers, including vests uniquely
fitted to individual female law enforcement officers; or''.
Union Calendar No. 420
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 125
[Report No. 114-544]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Program through fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 10, 2016
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed