Auto Theft Prevention Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a grant, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Director means the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice. The term grant year, reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Auto theft prevention grant program, and expands a grant provision: 4. Additional authorized uses of COPS grant program funds Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs. It relies on grants, definition changes, appropriations, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Transportation and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a grant, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Director means the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice. The term grant year...
- Reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Auto theft prevention grant program.
- Expands a grant provision: 4. Additional authorized uses of COPS grant program funds Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a grant, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Director means the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice. The term grant year, reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Auto theft prevention grant program, and expands a grant provision: 4. Additional authorized uses of COPS grant program funds Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a grant, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Director means the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice. The term grant year, reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Auto theft prevention grant program, and expands a grant provision: 4. Additional authorized uses of COPS grant program funds Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Moreno, and Ms. Rosen) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "director"
- → Director of the COPS Office, Department of Justice
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The auto theft prevention grant program established under section 3(a).
Any entity administered by a locality that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws.
The Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice.
Any State entity that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws.
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