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   TITLE I-PUBLIC SAFETY AND POLICING



   SEC. 10001. SHORT TITLE.



   This title may be cited as the "Public Safety Partnership and
   Community Policing Act of 1994".



   SEC. 10002. PURPOSES.



   The purposes of this title are to-



   (1) substantially increase the number of law enforcement officers
   interacting directly with members of the community ("cops on the
   beat");



   (2) provide additional and more effective training to law enforcement
   officers to enhance their problem solving, service, and other skills
   needed in interacting with members of the community;



   (3) encourage the development and implementation of innovative
   programs to permit members of the community to assist State, Indian
   tribal government, and local law enforcement agencies in the
   prevention of crime in the community; and



   (4) encourage the development of new technologies to assist State,
   Indian tribal government, and local law enforcement agencies in
   reorienting the emphasis of their activities from reacting to crime to
   preventing crime,



   by establishing a program of grants and assistance in furtherance of
   these objectives, including the authorization for a period of 6 years
   of grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law
   enforcement officers.



   SEC. 10003. COMMUNITY POLICING; "COPS ON THE BEAT".



   (a) In General .-Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
   Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended-



   (1) by redesignating part Q as part R;



   (2) by redesignating section 1701 as section 1801; and



   (3) by inserting after part P the following new part:



   "PART Q-PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING; 'COPS ON THE BEAT'



   "SEC. 1701. AUTHORITY TO MAKE PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING
   GRANTS.



   "(a) Grant Authorization .-The Attorney General may make grants to
   States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, other
   public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional
   consortia thereof to increase police presence, to expand and improve
   cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of
   the community to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to
   enhance public safety.



   "(b) Rehiring, Hiring, and Initial Redeployment Grant Projects .-



   "(1) In general .-Grants made under subsection (a) may be used for
   programs, projects, and other activities to-



   "(A) rehire law enforcement officers who have been laid off as a
   result of State and local budget reductions for deployment in
   community-oriented policing;



   "(B) hire and train new, additional career law enforcement officers
   for deployment in community- oriented policing across the Nation; and



   "(C) procure equipment, technology, or support systems, or pay
   overtime, if the applicant for such a grant demonstrates to the
   satisfaction of the Attorney General that expenditures for such
   purposes would result in an increase in the number of officers
   deployed in community-oriented policing equal to or greater than the
   increase in the number of officers that would result from a grant for
   a like amount for the purposes specified in subparagraph (A) or (B).



   "(2) Grants for equipment, technology, and support systems .-Grants
   pursuant to paragraph (1)(C)-



   "(A) may not exceed-



   "(i) 20 percent of the funds available for grants pursuant to this
   subsection in fiscal year 1995;



   "(ii) 20 percent of the funds available for grants pursuant to this
   subsection in fiscal year 1996; or



   "(iii) 10 percent of the funds available for grants pursuant to this
   subsection in fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000; and







   "(B) may not be awarded in fiscal years 1998, 1999, or 2000 unless the
   Attorney General has certified that grants awarded in fiscal years
   1995, 1996, and 1997 pursuant to subparagraph [*H8777] (1)(C) have
   resulted in an increase in the number of officers deployed in
   community-oriented policing equal to or greater than the increase in
   the number of officers that have resulted from the grants in like
   amounts awarded in fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 pursuant to
   paragraph (1) (A) and (B).



   "(c) Troops-to-Cops Programs .-



   "(1) In general .-Grants made under subsection (a) may be used to hire
   former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement
   officers for deployment in community-oriented policing, particularly
   in communities that are adversely affected by a recent military base
   closing.



   "(2) Definition .-In this subsection, 'former member of the Armed
   Forces' means a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is
   involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces within the meaning of
   section 1141 of title 10, United States Code.



   "(d) Additional Grant Projects .-Grants made under subsection (a) may
   include programs, projects, and other activities to-



   "(1) increase the number of law enforcement officers involved in
   activities that are focused on interaction with members of the
   community on proactive crime control and prevention by redeploying
   officers to such activities;



   "(2) provide specialized training to law enforcement officers to
   enhance their conflict resolution, mediation, problem solving,
   service, and other skills needed to work in partnership with members
   of the community; "(3) increase police participation in
   multidisciplinary early intervention teams;



   "(4) develop new technologies to assist State and local law
   enforcement agencies in reorienting the emphasis of their activities
   from reacting to crime to preventing crime;



   "(5) develop and implement innovative programs to permit members of
   the community to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in
   the prevention of crime in the community, such as a citizens' police
   academy, including programs designed to increase the level of access
   to the criminal justice system enjoyed by victims, witnesses, and
   ordinary citizens by establishing decentralized satellite offices
   (including video facilities) of principal criminal courts buildings;



   "(6) establish innovative programs to reduce, and keep to a minimum,
   the amount of time that law enforcement officers must be away from the
   community while awaiting court appearances;



   "(7) establish and implement innovative programs to increase and
   enhance proactive crime control and prevention programs involving law
   enforcement officers and young persons in the community;







   "(8) develop and establish new administrative and managerial systems
   to facilitate the adoption of community-oriented policing as an
   organization-wide philosophy;



   "(9) establish, implement, and coordinate crime prevention and control
   programs (involving law enforcement officers working with community
   members) with other Federal programs that serve the community and
   community members to better address the comprehensive needs of the
   community and its members; and



   "(10) support the purchase by a law enforcement agency of no more than
   1 service weapon per officer, upon hiring for deployment in
   community-oriented policing or, if necessary, upon existing officers'
   initial redeployment to community-oriented policing.



   "(e) Preferential Consideration of Applications for Certain Grants
   .-In awarding grants under this part, the Attorney General may give
   preferential consideration, where feasible, to applications for hiring
   and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers that involve a
   non-Federal contribution exceeding the 25 percent minimum under
   subsection (i).



   "(f) Technical Assistance .-



   "(1) In general .-The Attorney General may provide technical
   assistance to States, units of local government, Indian tribal
   governments, and to other public and private entities, in furtherance
   of the purposes of the Public Safety Partnership and Community
   Policing Act of 1994.



   "(2) Model .-The technical assistance provided by the Attorney General
   may include the development of a flexible model that will define for
   State and local governments, and other public and private entities,
   definitions and strategies associated with community or
   problem-oriented policing and methodologies for its implementation.



   "(3) Training centers and facilities .-The technical assistance
   provided by the Attorney General may include the establishment and
   operation of training centers or facilities, either directly or by
   contracting or cooperative arrangements. The functions of the centers
   or facilities established under this paragraph may include instruction
   and seminars for police executives, managers, trainers, supervisors,
   and such others as the Attorney General considers to be appropriate
   concerning community or problem-oriented policing and improvements in
   police-community interaction and cooperation that further the purposes
   of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994.



   "(g) Utilization of Components .-The Attorney General may utilize any
   component or components of the Department of Justice in carrying out
   this part.



   "(h) Minimum Amount .-Unless all applications submitted by any State
   and grantee within the State pursuant to subsection (a) have been
   funded, each qualifying State, together with grantees within the
   State, shall receive in each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)
   not less than 0.5 percent of the total amount appropriated in the
   fiscal year for grants pursuant to that subsection. In this
   subsection, 'qualifying State' means any State which has submitted an
   application for a grant, or in which an eligible entity has submitted
   an application for a grant, which meets the requirements prescribed by
   the Attorney General and the conditions set out in this part.



   "(i) Matching Funds .-The portion of the costs of a program, project,
   or activity provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75
   percent, unless the Attorney General waives, wholly or in part, the
   requirement under this subsection of a non-Federal contribution to the
   costs of a program, project, or activity. In relation to a grant for a
   period exceeding 1 year for hiring or rehiring career law enforcement
   officers, the Federal share shall decrease from year to year for up to
   5 years, looking toward the continuation of the increased hiring level
   using State or local sources of funding following the conclusion of
   Federal support, as provided in an approved plan pursuant to section
   1702(c)(8).



   "(j) Allocation of Funds .-The funds available under this part shall
   be allocated as provided in section 1001(a)(11)(B).



   "(k) Termination of Grants for Hiring Officers .-The authority under
   subsection (a) of this section to make grants for the hiring and
   rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers shall lapse at
   the conclusion of 6 years from the date of enactment of this part.
   Prior to the expiration of this grant authority, the Attorney General
   shall submit a report to Congress concerning the experience with and
   effects of such grants. The report may include any recommendations the
   Attorney General may have for amendments to this part and related
   provisions of law in light of the termination of the authority to make
   grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law
   enforcement officers.



   "SEC. 1702. APPLICATIONS.



   "(a) In General .-No grant may be made under this part unless an
   application has been submitted to, and approved by, the Attorney
   General.



   "(b) Application .-An application for a grant under this part shall be
   submitted in such form, and contain such information, as the Attorney
   General may prescribe by regulation or guidelines.



   "(c) Contents .-In accordance with the regulations or guidelines
   established by the Attorney General, each application for a grant
   under this part shall-



   "(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed implementation plan
   that reflects consultation with community groups and appropriate
   private and public agencies and reflects consideration of the
   statewide strategy under section 503(a)(1);



   "(2) demonstrate a specific public safety need;



   "(3) explain the applicant's inability to address the need without
   Federal assistance;



   "(4) identify related governmental and community initiatives which
   complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;



   "(5) certify that there has been appropriate coordination with all
   affected agencies;



   "(6) outline the initial and ongoing level of community support for
   implementing the proposal including financial and in-kind
   contributions or other



   tangible commitments;



   "(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and continuing the
   proposed program, project, or activity following the conclusion of
   Federal support;



   "(8) if the application is for a grant for hiring or rehiring
   additional career law enforcement officers, specify plans for the
   assumption by the applicant of a progressively larger share of the
   cost in the course of time, looking toward the continuation of the
   increased hiring level using State or local sources of funding
   following the conclusion of Federal support;



   "(9) assess the impact, if any, of the increase in police resources on
   other components of the criminal justice system;



   "(10) explain how the grant will be utilized to reorient the affected
   law enforcement agency's mission toward community-oriented policing or
   enhance its involvement in or commitment to community-oriented
   policing; and



   "(11) provide assurances that the applicant will, to the extent
   practicable, seek, recruit, and hire members of racial and ethnic
   minority groups and women in order to increase their ranks within the
   sworn positions in the law enforcement agency.



   "(d) Special Provisions .-



   "(1) Small jurisdictions .-Notwithstanding any other provision of this
   part, in relation to applications under this part of units of local
   government or law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas
   with population of less than 50,000, the Attorney General may waive 1
   or more of the requirements of subsection (c) and may otherwise make
   special provisions to facilitate the expedited submission, processing,
   and approval of such applications.



   "(2) Small grant amount .-Notwithstanding any other provision of this
   part, in relation to applications under section 1701(d) for grants of
   less than $ 1,000,000, the Attorney General may waive 1 or more of the
   requirements of subsection (c) and may otherwise make special
   provisions to facilitate the expedited submission, processing, and
   approval of such applications.



   "SEC. 1703. RENEWAL OF GRANTS.



   "(a) In General .-Except for grants made for hiring or rehiring
   additional career law enforcement officers, a grant under this part
   may be renewed for up to 2 additional years after the first fiscal
   year during which a recipient receives its initial grant, if the
   Attorney General determines that the funds made available to the
   recipient were used in a manner required under an approved application
   and if the recipient can demonstrate significant progress in achieving
   the objectives of the initial application.



   "(b) Grants for Hiring .-Grants made for hiring or rehiring additional
   career law enforcement officers may be renewed for up to 5 years,
   subject to the requirements of subsection (a), but notwithstanding the
   limitation in that subsection concerning the number of years for which
   grants may be renewed. [*H8778]







   "(c) Multiyear Grants .-A grant for a period exceeding 1 year may be
   renewed as provided in this section, except that the total duration of
   such a grant including any renewals may not exceed 3 years, or 5 years
   if it is a grant made for hiring or rehiring additional career law
   enforcement officers.



   "SEC. 1704. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.



   "(a) Nonsupplanting Requirement .-Funds made available under this part
   to States or units of local government shall not be used to supplant
   State or local funds, or, in the case of Indian tribal governments,
   funds supplied by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but shall be used to
   increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence of Federal
   funds received under this part, be made available from State or local
   sources, or in the case of Indian tribal governments, from funds
   supplied by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.



   "(b) Non-Federal Costs .-



   "(1) In general .-States and units of local government may use assets
   received through the Assets Forfeiture equitable sharing program to
   provide the non-Federal share of the cost of programs, projects, and
   activities funded under this part.



   "(2) Indian tribal governments .-Funds appropriated by the Congress
   for the activities of any agency of an Indian tribal government or the
   Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law enforcement functions on any
   Indian lands may be used to provide the non-Federal share of the cost
   of programs or projects funded under this part.



   "(c) Hiring Costs .-Funding provided under this part for hiring or
   rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $ 75,000,
   unless the Attorney General grants a waiver from this limitation.



   "SEC. 1705. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.



   "(a) Monitoring Components .-Each program, project, or activity funded
   under this part shall contain a monitoring component, developed
   pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General. The
   monitoring required by this subsection shall include systematic
   identification and collection of data about activities,
   accomplishments, and programs throughout the life of the program,
   project, or activity and presentation of such data in a usable form.



   "(b) Evaluation Components .-Selected grant recipients shall be
   evaluated on the local level or as part of a national evaluation,
   pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General. Such
   evaluations may include assessments of individual program
   implementations. In selected jurisdictions that are able to support
   outcome evaluations, the effectiveness of funded programs, projects,
   and activities may be required. Outcome measures may include crime and
   victimization indicators, quality of life measures, community
   perceptions, and police perceptions of their own work.



   "(c) Periodic Review and Reports .-The Attorney General may require a
   grant recipient to submit to the Attorney General the results of the
   monitoring and evaluations required under subsections (a) and (b) and
   such other data and information as the Attorney General deems
   reasonably necessary.



   "SEC. 1706. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING.



   "If the Attorney General determines, as a result of the reviews
   required by section 1705, or otherwise, that a grant recipient under
   this part is not in substantial compliance with the terms and
   requirements of an approved grant application submitted under section
   1702, the Attorney General may revoke or suspend funding of that
   grant, in whole or in part.



   "SEC. 1707. ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.



   "(a) By the Attorney General .-The Attorney General shall have access
   for the purpose of audit and examination to any pertinent books,
   documents, papers, or records of a grant recipient under this part and
   to the pertinent books, documents, papers, or records of State and
   local governments, persons, businesses, and other entities that are
   involved in programs, projects, or activities for which assistance is
   provided under this part.



   "(b) By the Comptroller General .-Subsection (a) shall apply with
   respect to audits and examinations conducted by the Comptroller
   General of the United States or by an authorized representative of the
   Comptroller General.



   "SEC. 1708. GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.



   "The Attorney General may promulgate regulations and guidelines to
   carry out this part.



   "SEC. 1709. DEFINITIONS.



   "In this part-



   " 'career law enforcement officer' means a person hired on a permanent
   basis who is authorized by law or by a State or local public agency to
   engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of
   violations of criminal laws.



   " 'citizens' police academy' means a program by local law enforcement
   agencies or private non profit organizations in which citizens,
   especially those who participate in neighborhood watch programs, are
   trained in ways of facilitating communication between the community
   and local law enforcement in the prevention of crime.



   " 'Indian tribe' means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other
   organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native
   village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims
   Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as
   eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United
   States to Indians because of their status as Indians.".



   (b) Technical Amendment .-The table of contents of title I of the
   Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711, et
   seq.) is amended by striking the item relating to part Q and inserting
   the following:



   "Part Q-Public Safety and Community Policing; 'Cops on the Beat'



   "Sec. 1701. Authority to make public safety and community policing
   grants.



   "Sec. 1702. Applications.



   "Sec. 1703. Renewal of grants.



   "Sec. 1704. Limitation on use of funds.



   "Sec. 1705. Performance evaluation.



   "Sec. 1706. Revocation or suspension of funding.



   "Sec. 1707. Access to documents.



   "Sec. 1708. General regulatory authority.



   "Sec. 1709. Definition.



   "Part R-Transition; Effective Date; Repealer



   "Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.".



   (c) Authorization of Appropriations .-Section 1001(a) of title I of
   the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
   3793) is amended-



   (1) in paragraph (3) by striking "and O" and inserting "O, P, and Q";
   and



   (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:



   "(11)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part Q,
   to remain available until expended-



   "(i) $ 1,332,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;



   "(ii) $ 1,850,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;



   "(iii) $ 1,950,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;



   "(iv) $ 1,700,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;



   "(v) $ 1,700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and



   "(vi) $ 268,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.



   "(B) Of funds available under part Q in any fiscal year, up to 3
   percent may be used for technical assistance under section 1701(f) or
   for evaluations or studies carried out or commissioned by the Attorney
   General in furtherance of the purposes of part Q. Of the remaining
   funds, 50 percent shall be allocated for grants pursuant to
   applications submitted by units of local government or law enforcement
   agencies having jurisdiction over areas with populations exceeding
   150,000 or by public and private entities that serve areas with
   populations exceeding 150,000, and 50 percent shall be allocated for
   grants pursuant to applications submitted by units of local government
   or law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas with
   populations 150,000 or less or by public and private entities that
   serve areas with populations 150,000 or less. Of the funds available
   in relation to grants under part Q, at least 85 percent shall be
   applied to grants for the purposes specified in section



   1701(b), and no more than 15 percent may be applied to other grants in
   furtherance of the purposes of part Q. In view of the extraordinary
   need for law enforcement assistance in Indian country, an appropriate
   amount of funds available under part Q shall be made available for
   grants to Indian tribal governments or tribal law enforcement
   agencies.".