IIB
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1428
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 17, 2017
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AN ACT
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017
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Prioritizing hiring and training of veterans
Section 1701(b)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(2)) is amended by inserting , including by prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)
after Nation
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Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2017.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk