To make $50,000,000 available under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs.

SA 3492. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Clinton)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 118, insert the following new section on line 5:

“Sec. 9006. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this Act, $50,000,000, is made available upon enactment for ‘Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance' for discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs for reimbursement to State and local law enforcement entities for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the 2004 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That from funds provided in this section the Office of Justice Programs shall make grants in the amount of $25,000,000 to the City of Boston, Massachusetts; and $25,000,000 to the City of New York, New York: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for $50,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.”