Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “POLICE Act of 2016”.
POLICE Act of 2016
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Additional authorized use of COPS funds
Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (16), by striking “; and” at the end;
in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(18) to participate in nationally-recognized active shooter training programs that offer scenario-based, integrated response courses designed to counter active shooter threats or acts of terrorism against individuals or facilities.”