To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to help law enforcement agencies with civilian law enforcement tasks, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to create a new grant program administered by the Attorney General. The grants fund state and local law enforcement agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement personnel for civilian tasks including homicide and financial crimes investigation assistance, camera footage review, forensics analysis, and IT expertise.
Who Benefits and How
State and local law enforcement agencies benefit by gaining access to federal grant funds to hire experienced retired federal officers. Retired federal law enforcement officers benefit from new employment opportunities leveraging their expertise. Communities benefit from enhanced investigative capacity at local police departments.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The DOJ Inspector General bears audit and oversight responsibilities for all grantees. The Attorney General bears reporting and certification requirements to Congress. Grant recipients face accountability requirements including mandatory exclusion for unresolved audit findings.
Key Provisions
- Grants to state/local law enforcement for hiring retired federal law enforcement for civilian tasks
- Civilian tasks include: homicide investigations, carjacking investigations, financial crimes, camera review, forensics, IT expertise
- IG audits of grantees required annually starting in first fiscal year after enactment
- Grantees with unresolved audit findings excluded for 2 fiscal years
- Priority given to entities without unresolved audit findings in prior 3 years
- Attorney General must check for duplicative grants and report to Congress
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes a DOJ grant program for state and local law enforcement agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers to train civilian employees on and perform civilian law enforcement tasks such as investigations, forensics, and IT expertise.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Establishes a DOJ grant program for state and local law enforcement agencies to hire retired federal law enforcement officers to train civilian employees on and perform civilian law enforcement tasks such as investigations, forensics, and IT expertise.
Policy Domains
Retired Federal Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State and local law enforcement agencies
- Retired federal law enforcement officers
- Communities with under-resourced police departments
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- DOJ Inspector General
- Attorney General (reporting)
- Grant recipients (audit compliance)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Durbin, with an amendment
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Ossoff, …
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Attorney General, DOJ Inspector General, Department of Justice
Positive-direction: Retired federal law enforcement officers, State and local law enforcement agencies
Negative-direction: Attorney General, DOJ Inspector General, Department of Justice
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "ig_doj"
- → Inspector General of the Department of Justice
- "attorney_general"
- → Attorney General of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Includes assisting in homicide, carjacking, and financial crimes investigations; reviewing camera footage; crime scene analysis; forensics analysis; and providing computer/IT/internet expertise.
A State or local law enforcement agency.
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