Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act of 2025”.
COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act of 2025
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that grant funds received under the COPS grant program may be used to combat organized crime.
Sec. 2 Use of grant funds to combat organized crime
Grant use— Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended—
by redesignating paragraph (24) as paragraph (25); and
in paragraph (23)—
by striking “in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (22)” and inserting “in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (23)”; and
by redesignating the paragraph as paragraph (24);
by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
“(23) to create specialized units dedicated to combatting organized crime, cartel operations, and transnational criminal organization and to
“(A) equip such units with advanced investigative and surveillance technology, including by acquiring—
“(i) tactical vehicles (as such term is defined in section 328(d)(8) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) for use in the execution of high-risk warrants, raids, or other law enforcement activities in which the danger to officers or civilians is determined to be significant;
“(ii) unmanned aerial systems other than—
“(I) weaponized drones covered by Department of Defense Directive 3000.09; or
“(II) unmanned aerial systems from a covered nation (as such term is defined in section 4872 of title 10, United States Code) or manufactured or produced by a covered foreign entity (as such term is defined in section 936 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (49 U.S.C. 44801 note)).
“(iii) ballistic vests, helmets, and firearms;
“(B) train officers in counter-organized crime tactics and intelligence-gathering methods; and
“(C) hire additional law enforcement personnel for these specialized units, including personnel hired to fill positions made vacant by the reassignment of existing officers to such units;”
Prioritization— Section 1701(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(c)) is amended—
in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the “or” at the end;
in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) from an applicant in a jurisdiction with a documented high presence of cartel, gang, or transnational criminal activity that certifies that the funds will be used for the purposes set forth in subsection (b)(25).”
Funding— There are appropriated, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such purpose, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, for grants under section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to the extent that such grants are used for the purposes set forth under subsection (b)(25) of such section, to be derived from amounts rescinded by the Secretary of Labor, as announced in the news release numbered 25–1019–NAT and dated June 13, 2025.
Rulemaking— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall finalize such rules as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
Report— The Attorney General shall report to Congress for each fiscal year that a grant is made under section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to the extent that such grants are used for the purposes set forth under subsection (b)(25) of such section, detailing the uses of all such grant funds and identifying such grantees.