[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 2554 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 404
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2554
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Program through fiscal year 2017.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 7, 2012
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Coons, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Franken, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
May 17, 2012
Reported by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Program through fiscal year 2017.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Bulletproof Vest
Partnership Grant Act of 2012''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(23)) is amended
by striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2017''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Program Reauthorization Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BULLETPROOF
VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1001(a)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(23)) is amended by striking
``part Y,'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``part
Y--
``(A) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014;
and
``(B) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and
2017.''.
SEC. 3. EXPIRATION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
Section 2501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(h) Expiration of Previously Appropriated Funds.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `previously
appropriated funds' means any amounts that--
``(A) were appropriated for any of fiscal years
1999 through 2011 to carry out this part; and
``(B) on the date of enactment of the Bulletproof
Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of
2012 are available to be expended and have not been
expended, including funds that were previously
obligated but undisbursed.
``(2) Expiration.--All previously appropriated funds that
are not expended by September 30, 2014, shall be transferred to
the General Fund of the Treasury no later than January 15,
2015.''.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON 2-YEAR LIMITATION ON FUNDS.
It is the sense of Congress that amounts made available to carry
out part Y of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll et seq.) should be made available through the
end of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the
amounts are appropriated and should not be made available until
expended.
SEC. 5. MATCHING FUND LIMITATION.
Section 2501(f) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(f)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Limitation on state matching funds.--A State, unit of
local government, or Indian tribe may not use funding received
under any other Federal grant program to pay or defer the cost,
in whole or in part, of the matching requirement under
paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 6. APPLICATION OF BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS TO ANY BULLETPROOF VEST OR BODY ARMOR
PURCHASED WITH FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS.
Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3766a) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a grantee that
uses funds made available under this part to purchase a bulletproof
vest or body armor shall comply with any requirement established for
the use of grants made under part Y that an agency receiving funding
under part Y--
``(1) have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol
officers to wear a bulletproof vest or body armor; and
``(2) use the funds to purchase bulletproof vests or body
armor that meet any performance standards established by the
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.''.
SEC. 7. UNIQUELY FITTED ARMOR VESTS.
Section 2501(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
``; and'';
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) provides armor vests to law enforcement officers that
are uniquely fitted for such officers, including vests uniquely
fitted to individual female law enforcement officers; or''.
Calendar No. 404
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2554
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A BILL
To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership
Grant Program through fiscal year 2017.
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May 17, 2012
Reported with an amendment