S.Amdt. 151

SA 151. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 18, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 3 line 10, increase the amount by $240,000,000.

On page 3 line 11, increase the amount by $560,000,000.

On page 3 line 12, increase the amount by $500,000,000.

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On page 3 line 14, increase the amount by $300,000,000.

On page 3 line 19, increase the amount by $240,000,000.

On page 3 line 20, increase the amount by $560,000,000.

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On page 4 line 1, increase the amount by $400,000,000.

On page 4 line 2, increase the amount by $300,000,000.

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On page 4 line 16, increase the amount by $120,000,000.

On page 4 line 17, increase the amount by $280,000,000.

On page 4 line 18, increase the amount by $250,000,000.

On page 4 line 19, increase the amount by $200,000,000.

On page 4 line 20, increase the amount by $150,000,000.

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On page 4 line 25, increase the amount by $280,000,000.

On page 5 line 1, increase the amount by $250,000,000.

On page 5 line 2, increase the amount by $200,000,000.

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On page 5 Iine 7, decrease the amount by $120,000,000.

On page 5 line 8, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.

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On page 5 line 10, decrease the amount by $850,000,000.

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On page 5 line 16, decrease the amount by $400,000,000.

On page 5 line 17, decrease the amount by $650,000,000.

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On page 5 line 19, decrease the amount by $1,000,000,000.

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On page 23 line 17, increase the amount by $120,000,000.

On page 23 line 21, increase the amount by $280,000,000.

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On page 24 line 8, increase the amount by $150,000,000.

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On page 65, after line 25 insert the following:

FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--

(1) State and local law enforcement officers provide essential services that preserve and protect our freedom and safety;

(2) with the support of the Community Oriented Policing Services program (referred to this section as the “COPS program”), State and local law enforcement officers have succeeded in dramatically reducing violent crime;

(3) on July 15, 2002, the Attorney General stated, “Since law enforcement agencies began partnering with citizens through community policing, we've seen significant drops in crime rates. COPS provides resources that reflect our national priority of terrorism prevention.”;

(4) on February 26, 2002, the Attorney General stated, “The COPS program has been a miraculous sort of success. It's one of those things that Congress hopes will happen when it sets up a program.”;

(5) the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Assistant Director for the Office of Law Enforcement Coordination has stated, “The FBI fully understands that our success in the fight against terrorism is directly related to the strength of our relationship with our State and local partners.”;

(6) a 2003 study of the 44 largest metropolitan police departments found that 27 of them have reduced force levels;

(7) shortages of officers and increased homeland security duties has forced many local police agencies to rely on overtime and abandon effective, preventative policing practices. And, as a result police chiefs from around the nation are reporting increased gang activity and other troubling crime indicators,

(8) several studies have concluded that the implementation of community policing as a law enforcement strategy is an important factor in the reduction of crime in our communities;

(9) In addition, experts at the Brookings Institute have concluded that community policing programs are critical to our success in the war against terrorism.

(10) the continuation and full funding of the COPS program through fiscal year 2010 is supported by several major law enforcement organizations, including--

(A) the International Association of Chiefs of Police;

(B) the International Brotherhood of Police Officers;

(C) the Fraternal Order of Police;

(D) the National Sheriffs' Association;

(E) the National Troopers Coalition;

(F) the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association;

(G) the National Association of Police Organizations;

(H) the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives;

(I) the Police Executive Research Forum; and

(J) the Major Cities Chiefs;

(11) Congress appropriated $928,912,000 for the COPS program for fiscal year 2003, $756,283,000 for fiscal year 2004, and $499,364,000 for fiscal year 2005, and (12) the President requested $117,781, 000 for the COPS program for fiscal year 2006, $381,583,000 less than the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2004.

(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution assume that an increase of $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Justice's community oriented policing program will be provided without reduction and consistent with previous appropriated and authorized levels.