[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5537 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5537

 To authorize grantees of Department of Justice grants to set up task 
    forces on policing in local communities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2018

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize grantees of Department of Justice grants to set up task 
    forces on policing in local communities, 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 ``Local Task Forces on 21st Century 
Policing Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH TASK FORCES.

    Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(I) The establishment of a task force, composed 
                of individuals with relevant experience or subject-
                matter expertise in law enforcement, civil rights, and 
                civil liberties, which shall identify the best ways to 
                create an effective partnership between law enforcement 
                officers of a unit of local government and the 
                community those officers serve that reduces crime and 
                increases trust.''.
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