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David Dorn Back the Blue Act
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S. 4543 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4543


To subsidize the salaries of State and local law enforcement officers and promote officer hiring and retention, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 9, 2020

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

A BILL

To subsidize the salaries of State and local law enforcement officers and promote officer hiring and retention, 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 “David Dorn Back the Blue Act”.

SEC. 2. Law enforcement agency funding reform.

(a) Authorization.—Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)—

(A) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end;

(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(7) provide programs to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel and augment the salaries of law enforcement personnel employed by cooperating State and local law enforcement agencies or organizations.”;

(2) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, or in the case of State and local law enforcement agencies, to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel and augment wages paid to law enforcement personnel”;

(3) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)—

(A) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, or to support the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel and to augment wages paid to law enforcement personnel”; and

(B) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting before the colon the following: “, unless supporting the hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel or augmenting wages in accordance with subsection (d)”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Hiring and retention of law enforcement personnel.—A law enforcement agency or organization that receives funds under this part may use the funds for activities and programs to hire and pay additional law enforcement personnel or to retain existing personnel.

“(e) Augmentation of wages.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—A law enforcement agency or organization that receives funds under this part may use the funds to augment the salaries of law enforcement personnel, up to an amount equal to 110 percent of the State real median household income of the preceding year, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.

“(2) REQUIREMENT.—A law enforcement agency or organization shall not be eligible to receive funds under this part for the purpose described in paragraph (1) if the agency or organization reduced the salaries of law enforcement personnel during the calendar year immediately preceding the application for funds.”;

(4) in section 2304(1) (34 U.S.C. 10494(1)), by inserting “, unless Federal funds are sought for the purpose of personnel hiring, personnel retention, or wage augmentation,” after “certify”; and

(5) in section 2305 (34 U.S.C. 10495(b))—

(A) by striking “The Attorney General may award” and inserting the following:

“(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Attorney General may award”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

“(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to grants sought for the purpose of personnel hiring, personnel retention, or wage augmentation.”.

(b) Authorization of appropriations.—Section 1001(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(21)) is amended by striking “$7,500,000” and inserting “$15,000,000,000”.