Sec. 4. Rural community access to COPS grants
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Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(b) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(23)as paragraphs
(4)through (24), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: in the case of any State or unit of local government that has a median household income of less than 70 percent of the national median household income and qualifies for a reduced contribution under subsection (g)(2), to increase wages of career law enforcement officers to not more than 80 percent of the national median household income; ; and in paragraph (23), as redesignated, by striking through
(21)and inserting through
(22). Section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(c) ) is amended— by striking paragraph (1); and by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively. Section 1701(g) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(g) ) is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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 or increasing the compensation of 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 and compensation 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). The portion of the costs of a program, project, or activity provided by a grant under subsection (a), in any State or unit of local government described in subparagraph (B), may not exceed— 90 percent for the first year of the grant; 85 percent for the second year of the grant; 80 percent for the third year of the grant; and 75 percent for the fourth year of the grant. A State or unit of local government described in this subparagraph is any State or unit of local government— with a median household income that is not more than 80 percent of the national median household income; that does not provide a single employee with compensation that is more than double the national median household income; and that is a rural State, rural community, or rural area as such terms are defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(26)(A) ) is amended. . Section 1704(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10384(c) ) is amended to read as follows: 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. In the case of a jurisdiction that qualifies for a reduced contribution under section 1701(g)(2), a career law enforcement officer who is hired or rehired or whose compensation is increased under this part may not receive from any funding provided under this part compensation exceeding 80 percent of the national median household income for work performed as an on-duty law enforcement officer. . Section 1001(a)(11)(B) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11)(B) ) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: If funds remain available for obligation under this subparagraph in a fiscal year after all eligible and qualified grantees have been funded from the 50 percent of funding 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, the remaining funds may be used 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. . Section 1709 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10389 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Attorney General means the Attorney General, acting through the COPS Director. .
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