[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2576 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2576

  To permit the Attorney General to authorize a temporary transfer of 
 funds from Department of Justice accounts in the amount necessary to 
   restore Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program equitable 
      sharing payments to participating law enforcement agencies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 24, 2016

  Ms. Ayotte introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To permit the Attorney General to authorize a temporary transfer of 
 funds from Department of Justice accounts in the amount necessary to 
   restore Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program equitable 
      sharing payments to participating law enforcement agencies.

    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 ``Support Our Brave Law Enforcement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFERS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Attorney General may authorize a temporary transfer of funds from 
accounts of the Department of Justice in the amount necessary to 
restore Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program equitable 
sharing payments to participating law enforcement agencies.
    (b) Return.--The Attorney General shall return to accounts of the 
Department of Justice the specific amounts transferred as soon as 
sufficient funds become available in the Department of Justice Assets 
Forfeiture Fund.
    (c) Report.--The Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a report on any transfer made under subsection 
(a).
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