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Better Community Policing Recognition Act
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S. 3968 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3968


To create an award for law enforcement officers who exemplify best practices to reduce the excessive use of force or improve community policing, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 16, 2020

Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To create an award for law enforcement officers who exemplify best practices to reduce the excessive use of force or improve community policing, and for other purposes.

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 “Better Community Policing Recognition Act”.

SEC. 2. Awards for law enforcement officers.

Part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.) is amended—

(1) by redesignating sections 1708 and 1709 (34 U.S.C. 10388, 10389) as sections 1709 and 1710, respectively; and

(2) by inserting after section 1707 (34 U.S.C. 10387) the following:

“SEC. 1708. Better Community Policing Award.

“(a) Definitions.—In this section:

“(1) BETTER COMMUNITY POLICING AWARD.—The term ‘Better Community Policing Award’ means an award authorized under subsection (b).

“(2) ELIGIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term ‘eligible law enforcement officer’ means a career law enforcement officer who is—

“(A) employed by a law enforcement agency receiving funding from a grant under section 1701; and

“(B) nominated for a Better Community Policing Award by—

“(i) the law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer; or

“(ii) the attorney general of the State in which the law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer is located.

“(b) Awards authorized.—The Attorney General may distribute cash awards to eligible law enforcement officers who exemplify best practices or significant innovation to—

“(1) reduce the excessive use of force; or

“(2) improve community policing.

“(c) Criteria.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall establish—

“(1) the process by which a law enforcement agency or the attorney general of a State may nominate an eligible law enforcement officer for a Better Community Policing Award;

“(2) the criteria for the selection of recipients of a Better Community Policing Award; and

“(3) the maximum amount of a Better Community Policing Award.

“(d) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that includes, for the previous calendar year—

“(1) the number of nominations received by the Attorney General for a Better Community Policing Award;

“(2) the number of Better Community Policing Awards distributed by the Attorney General;

“(3) a geographical breakdown of the location of the recipients of a Better Community Policing Award; and

“(4) information relating to the size of each law enforcement agency that—

“(A) nominated a law enforcement officer for a Better Community Policing Award; or

“(B) employed a recipient of a Better Community Policing Award.

“(e) Authorization of appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 though 2025.”.