118 HR 898 IH: Recruit and Retain Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-02-09 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 898IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 9, 2023Mr. Carter of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds for recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Recruit and Retain Act of 2023.

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Use of COPS grant funds for recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers

Section 1701(b) of part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (23) as paragraphs (4) through (24); and(2)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3)to recruit and retain career law enforcement officers for deployment in community-oriented policing across the Nation; .