1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013”.
COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
2. COPS grant improvements
In general— Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended—
by striking subsection (c);
by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
“(a) The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
“(1) Office—There is within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a separate and distinct office to be known as the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (referred to in this subsection as the COPS Office).
“(2) Director—The COPS Office shall be headed by a Director who shall—
“(A) be appointed by the Attorney General; and
“(B) have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the COPS Office.
“(b) Grant authorization—The Attorney General shall carry out grant programs under which the Attorney General makes grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia for the purposes described in subsections (c), (d), and (e).”
in subsection (c), as so redesignated—
in the heading, by striking “uses of grant amounts.—” and inserting “Community policing and crime prevention grants”;
in paragraph (3), by striking “, to increase the number of officers deployed in community-oriented policing”;
in paragraph (4)—
by striking “pay for offices” and inserting “pay for or train officers”; and
by inserting “, and to provide for the initial hiring of such officers” after “duties”;
by striking paragraph (9);
by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
“(5) award grants to hire school resource officers and to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems to enhance school safety and to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems in and around elementary and secondary schools, including assisting schools with emergency preparedness and preventative measures plans for natural disasters and acts of violence and terrorism.”
by striking paragraph (13);
by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), and (16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), respectively;
in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by striking “and” at the end;
by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18);
by inserting after paragraph (15), as so redesignated, the following:
“(16) establish and implement innovative programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug manufacturing, distribution, and use, including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; and
“(17) award enhancing community policing and crime prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs, as warranted.”
in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by striking “through (16)” and inserting “through (17)”;
by striking subsections (h) and (i);
by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively;
by inserting after subsection (c), as so redesignated, the following:
“(d) Troops-to-Cops programs
“(1) In general—Grants made under subsection (b) 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.
“(e) Technology grants—The Attorney General may make grants under subsection (b) to develop and use new technologies (including interoperable communications technologies, modernized criminal record technology, and forensic technology) to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in reorienting the emphasis of their activities from reacting to crime to preventing crime and to train law enforcement officers to use such technologies.”
in subsection (f), as so redesignated—
in paragraph (1), by striking “to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, and to other public and private entities,”;
in paragraph (2), by striking “define for State and local governments, and other public and private entities,” and inserting “establish”; and
in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting “(including regional community policing institutes)” after “training centers or facilities”;
in subsection (h), as so redesignated—
by striking “subsection (a)” the first place that term appears and inserting “paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c)”; and
by striking “in each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)” and inserting “in each fiscal year for purposes described in paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (c)”;
in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (a)” and inserting “subsection (b)”; and
in subsection (j)(1), by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsection (c)”.
Applications— Section 1702(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–1(c)) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
“(8) if the application is for a grant for officers performing homeland security duties, explain how the applicant intends to coordinate with Federal law enforcement in support of the applicant's homeland security mission;”
Limitation on use of funds— Section 1704(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)) is amended by striking “$75,000” and inserting “$125,000”.
Definitions— Section 1709(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–8(1)) is amended by striking “who is authorized” and inserting “who is a sworn law enforcement officer and is authorized”.
Authorization of appropriations— Section 1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “fiscal years 2006 through 2009” and inserting “fiscal years 2013 through 2017”; and
in subparagraph (B)—
in the first sentence—
by striking “3 percent” and inserting “5 percent”; and
by striking “section 1701(d)” and inserting “section 1701(f)”; and
by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “Of the funds available for grants under part Q, not less than $600,000,000 shall be used for grants for the purposes specified in section 1701(c), and not more than $250,000,000 shall be used for grants under section 1701(e).”.