[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3321 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3321
To prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving
grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the
Community Development Block Grant Program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2023
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit a jurisdiction that defunds the police from receiving
grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the
Community Development Block Grant Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defund Cities that Defund the Police
Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. DEFUNDING JURISDICTION DEFINED.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``defunding jurisdiction'' means
a State or political subdivision of a State that--
(1) abolishes or disbands the police department with no
intention of reconstituting the jurisdiction's police
department; or
(2) significantly reduces the police department's budget
without reallocating a portion of that money to any other
community policing program, provided that the jurisdiction did
not face a significant decrease in revenues in the previous
fiscal year.
SEC. 3. DEFUNDING JURISDICTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS.
(a) Economic Development Administration Grants.--
(1) Grants for public works and economic development.--
Section 201(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the area in which the project is to be carried out is
not a defunding jurisdiction (as defined in section 2 of the
Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2023).''.
(2) Grants for planning and administrative expenses.--
Section 203(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``A defunding jurisdiction (as defined in section 2
of the Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2023) may
not be deemed an eligible recipient under this subsection.''.
(3) Supplementary grants.--Section 205(a) of the Public
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3145(a))
is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) will be carried out in an area that does not contain
a defunding jurisdiction (as defined in section 2 of the Defund
Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2023).''.
(4) Grants for training, research, and technical
assistance.--Section 207 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Ineligibility of Defunding Jurisdictions.--Grant funds under
this section may not be used to provide assistance to a defunding
jurisdiction (as defined in section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund
the Police Act of 2023).''.
(b) Community Development Block Grants.--Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)), by adding at the
end the following:
``(25) The term `defunding jurisdiction' has the meaning
given such term in section 2 of the Defund Cities that Defund
the Police Act of 2023.''; and
(2) in section 104 (42 U.S.C. 5304)--
(A) subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as
paragraph (7); and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (5) the
following:
``(6) the grantee is not a defunding injection jurisdiction
and will not become a defunding jurisdiction during the period
for which the grantee receives a grant under this title; and'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Protection of Individuals Against Crime.--
``(1) In general.--No funds made available to carry out
this title may be obligated or expended for any State or unit
of general local government that is a defunding jurisdiction.
``(2) Returned amounts.--
``(A) State.--If a State is a defunding
jurisdiction during the period for which it receives
amounts under this title, the Secretary--
``(i) shall direct the State to immediately
return to the Secretary any such amounts that
the State received for that period; and
``(ii) shall reallocate amounts returned
under clause (i) for grants under this title to
other States that are not defunding
jurisdictions.
``(B) Unit of general local government.--If a unit
of general local government is a defunding jurisdiction
during the period for which it receives amounts under
this title, any such amounts that the unit of general
local government received for that period--
``(i) in the case of a unit of general
local government that is not in a
nonentitlement area, shall be returned to the
Secretary for grants under this title to States
and other units of general local government
that are not defunding jurisdictions; and
``(ii) in the case of a unit of general
local government that is in a nonentitlement
area, shall be returned to the Governor of the
State for grants under this title to other
units of general local government in the State
that are not defunding jurisdictions.
``(C) Reallocation rules.--In reallocating amounts
under subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall--
``(i) apply the relevant allocation formula
under subsection (b) or (d) of section 106,
with all defunding jurisdictions excluded; and
``(ii) shall not be subject to the rules
for reallocation under section 106(c).''.
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