117 HR 3535 IH: Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-05-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3535IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 25, 2021Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Kuster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to provide for the qualified accreditation and re-certification of local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2021 or the EAGLE Act of 2021.

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Grant program for local law enforcement agency accreditation

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Establishment

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a grant program (in this Act referred to as the Program) to provide for the qualified accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency. (b)

Grant authority

In carrying out the Program, the Attorney General shall award a grant to an eligible recipient under subsection (c). (c)

Eligible recipient

The Attorney General shall award a grant under the Program to a local law enforcement agency that submits an application pursuant to subsection (d).(d)

Application

To be eligible under the Program, a local law enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney General an application that demonstrates—(1)the financial need of the local law enforcement agency; and(2)amount requested by the local law enforcement agency, including amount to be spent on—(A)accreditation or re-certification fees;(B)on-site assessment charges; and (C)extension fees. (e)

Eligible projects

Grant funds awarded under the Program may only be used to assist in the qualified accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency.(f)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.(g)

Period of availability

Funds made available to carry out the Program shall remain available until expended. (h)

Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Qualified accreditation or re-certification

The term qualified accreditation or re-certification means accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency by a professional law enforcement organization involved in the development of standards of accreditation for law enforcement agencies at the national, State, regional, or Tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).(2)

Local law enforcement agency

The term local law enforcement agency means an agency of a unit of local government that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law and that has less than 350 employees.