[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 583 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                        Calendar No. 75
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 583

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career 
           law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2017

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Tillis, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Blunt, 
  Mr. Coons, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. 
   Whitehouse, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Young, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. 
 Ernst, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 11, 2017

              Reported by Mr. Grassley, without amendment

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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 to hire veterans as career 
           law enforcement officers, 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 ``American Law Enforcement Heroes Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING HIRING AND TRAINING OF VETERANS.

    Section 1701(b)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(2)) is amended by inserting 
``, including by prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans (as 
defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)'' after 
``Nation''.
                                                        Calendar No. 75

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 583

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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 to hire veterans as career 
           law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

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                              May 11, 2017

                       Reported without amendment