S.Amdt. 2300

SA 2300. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``county'' means any county, parish, or
organized or unorganized borough;
(2) the term ``covered county'' means a county in which a
covered municipality is located;
(3) the term ``covered municipality'' means a municipality
that has reduced the funding of any law enforcement agency
over which the municipality has authority during 2020; and
(4) the term ``municipality''--
(A) means a city, town, or other public body created by
State law; and

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(B) does not include a county.
(b) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General shall
establish a competitive grant program to award grants to
county law enforcement agencies located in covered counties
to assist the law enforcement agencies in hiring additional
law enforcement officers.
(c) Application.--A law enforcement agency seeking a grant
under this section shall submit an application in such form,
at such time, and containing such information as the Attorney
General may require.
(d) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts awarded under this
section shall supplement and not supplant amounts otherwise
awarded by the Attorney General to a law enforcement agency.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Attorney General $1,500,000,000 for
fiscal year 2021 to carry out this section.
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