S. 546 — what changed
Recruit and Retain Act
From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.
Sec. 2 Improving COPS grants for police hiring purposes
Grant use expansion— 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 (5) through (23) as paragraphs (6) through (24), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
changed
“(5) to support hiring activities by law enforcement agencies experiencing declines in officer recruitment applications by reducing application-related fees, such as fees for background checks, psychological evaluations, and testing.;”testing;”
Technical amendment— Section 1701(b)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)(23)) is amended by striking “(21)” and inserting “(22)”.