S.Amdt. 4459

SA 4459. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 3183, to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to improve safety standards for wildland firefighters, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. FUNDING FOR COPS HIRING PROGRAM.

The Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' (Public Law 119-21)
is amended--
(1) in section 100052--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``u.s. immigration
and customs enforcement'' and inserting ``cops hiring
program'';
(B) by striking ``In addition to'' and inserting ``(a) In
General.--In addition to''; and
(C) in subsection (a), as so designated--
(i) by striking ``Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement'' and inserting
``Attorney General''; and
(ii) by striking ``September 30, 2029'' and all that
follows through ``removal proceedings'' and inserting the
following: ``September 30, 2030, for grants made pursuant to
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1701(b) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10381(b)).
``(b) Waiver.--For grants made from funds made available
under this section, the requirements of section 1701(g) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34
U.S.C. 10381(g)) shall be waived for the following
jurisdictions:
``(1) A county, municipality, town, township, village,
parish, borough, or other unit of general government below
the State level that employs fewer than 175 law enforcement
officers.
``(2) A Tribal government that employs fewer than 175 law
enforcement officers.''; and
(2) by striking section 90003 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 90003. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT
PROGRAM.

``In addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated, there
is appropriated to the Attorney General for the Department of
Justice for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to

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remain available until September 30, 2029, $45,000,000,000,
for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
Program.''.

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