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Calendar No. 652
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2413
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
clarify the procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants
for the purchase of armor vests.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 12, 2000
Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Robb, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid, Mr. Cleland, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Ashcroft,
Mr. Kohl, Mr. Bunning, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Abraham)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
June 29, 2000
Reported by Mr. Hatch, without amendment
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
clarify the procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants
for the purchase of armor vests.
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 ``Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the number of law enforcement officers who are killed
in the line of duty would significantly decrease if every law
enforcement officer in the United States had the protection of
an armor vest;
(2) according to studies, between 1985 and 1994, 709 law
enforcement officers in the United States were killed in the
line of duty;
(3) the Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that the
risk of fatality to law enforcement officers while not wearing
an armor vest is 14 times higher than for officers wearing an
armor vest;
(4) according to studies, between 1985 and 1994, bullet-
resistant materials helped save the lives of more than 2,000
law enforcement officers in the United States; and
(5) the Executive Committee for Indian Country Law
Enforcement Improvements reports that violent crime in Indian
country has risen sharply, despite a decrease in the national
crime rate, and has concluded that there is a ``public safety
crisis in Indian country''.
SEC. 3. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARMOR VESTS.
(a) Matching Funds.--Section 2501(f) of part Y of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796ll(f)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The portion'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--The portion'';
(2) by striking ``subsection (a)'' and all that follows
through the period at the end of the first sentence and
inserting ``subsection (a)--
``(A) may not exceed 50 percent; and
``(B) shall equal 50 percent, if--
``(i) such grant is to a unit of local
government with fewer than 100,000 residents;
``(ii) the Director of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance determines that the quantity
of vests to be purchased with such grant is
reasonable; and
``(iii) such portion does not cause such
grant to violate the requirements of subsection
(e).''; and
(3) by striking ``Any funds'' and inserting the following:
``(2) Indian assistance.--Any funds''.
(b) Allocation of Funds.--Section 2501(g) of part Y of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796ll(g)) is amended to read as follows:
``(g) Allocation of Funds.--Funds available under this part shall
be awarded, without regard to subsection (c), to each qualifying unit
of local government with fewer than 100,000 residents. Any remaining
funds available under this part shall be awarded to other qualifying
applicants.''.
(c) Applications.--Section 2502 of part Y of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ll-1) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Applications in Conjunction With Purchases.--If an
application under this section is submitted in conjunction with a
transaction for the purchase of armor vests, grant amounts under this
section may not be used to fund any portion of that purchase unless,
before the application is submitted, the applicant--
``(1) receives clear and conspicuous notice that receipt of
the grant amounts requested in the application is uncertain;
and
``(2) expressly assumes the obligation to carry out the
transaction, regardless of whether such amounts are
received.''.
(d) Definition of Armor Vest.--Section 2503(1) of part Y of title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796ll-2(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``means body armor'' and inserting the
following: ``means--
``(A) body armor'';
(2) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) body armor that has been tested through the
voluntary compliance testing program, and found to meet
or exceed the requirements of NIJ Standard 0115.00, or
any revision of such standard;''.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--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 inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through
2004''.
Calendar No. 652
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2413
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
clarify the procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants
for the purchase of armor vests.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 29, 2000
Reported without amendment
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