Sec. 2. Law enforcement agency funding reform
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Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is amended— in section 2301 ( 34 U.S.C. 10491 )— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: provide programs to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel and augment the salaries of law enforcement personnel employed by cooperating State and local law enforcement agencies or organizations. ; in section 2302 ( 34 U.S.C. 10492 ), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or in the case of State and local law enforcement agencies, to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel and augment wages paid to law enforcement personnel ; in section 2303 ( 34 U.S.C. 10493 )— in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel and to augment wages paid to law enforcement personnel ; and in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting before the colon the following: , unless supporting the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel or augmenting wages in accordance with subsection
(d); and by adding at the end the following: A law enforcement agency or organization that receives funds under this part may use the funds for activities and programs to hire and pay additional law enforcement personnel or to retain existing personnel. A law enforcement agency or organization that receives funds under this part may use the funds to augment the salaries of law enforcement personnel, up to an amount equal to 110 percent of the State real median household income of the preceding year, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. A law enforcement agency or organization shall not be eligible to receive funds under this part for the purpose described in paragraph
(1)if the agency or organization reduced the salaries of law enforcement personnel during the calendar year immediately preceding the application for funds. ; in section 2304(1) ( 34 U.S.C. 10494(1) ), by inserting , unless Federal funds are sought for the purpose of personnel hiring, personnel retention, or wage augmentation, after certify ; and in section 2305 ( 34 U.S.C. 10495(b) )— by striking The Attorney General may award and inserting the following: Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Attorney General may award ; and by adding at the end the following: Paragraph
(1)shall not apply to grants sought for the purpose of personnel hiring, personnel retention, or wage augmentation. . Section 1001(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(21) ) is amended by striking $7,500,000 and inserting $15,000,000,000 .
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