[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 130, 114th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 114-155
114th Congress
An Act
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Program through fiscal year 2020, 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 ``Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Program Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(23)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(23) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part Y,
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.''.
SEC. 3. EXPIRATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
Section 2501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(h) Expiration of Appropriated Funds.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
`appropriated funds' means any amounts that are appropriated for
any of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to carry out this part.
``(2) <> Expiration.--All appropriated
funds that are not obligated on or before December 31, 2022
shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury not
later than January 31, 2023.''.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON 2-YEAR LIMITATION ON FUNDS.
It is the sense of Congress that amounts made available to carry out
part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll et seq.) should be made available through the end
of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts
are appropriated and should not be made available until expended.
SEC. 5. MATCHING FUNDS LIMITATION.
Section 2501(f) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
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``(3) Limitation on matching funds.--A State, unit of local
government, or Indian tribe may not use funding received under
any other Federal grant program to pay or defer the cost, in
whole or in part, of the matching requirement under paragraph
(1).''.
SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS TO ANY ARMOR VEST OR BODY ARMOR
PURCHASED WITH FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS.
Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3766a) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a grantee that
uses funds made available under this part to purchase an armor vest or
body armor shall--
``(A) <> comply with any requirements
established for the use of grants made under part Y;
``(B) have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol
officers to wear an armor vest or body armor; and
``(C) use the funds to purchase armor vests or body armor
that meet any performance standards established by the Director
of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
``(2) In this subsection, the terms `armor vest' and `body armor'
have the meanings given such terms in section 2503.''.
SEC. 7. UNIQUELY FITTED ARMOR VESTS.
Section 2501(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``;
and'';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) provides armor vests to law enforcement officers that
are uniquely fitted for such officers, including vests uniquely
fitted to individual female law enforcement officers; or''.
Approved May 16, 2016.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 125:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-544 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 161 (2015):
May 6, considered and passed Senate.
Vol. 162 (2016):
May 10, considered and passed House.