S 1563
· 119th Congress
· Crime and Law Enforcement
Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
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May 20, 2025
committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee
May 20, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
May 15, 2025
committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Judiciary Committee
May 01, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
May 01, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee
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--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Reported (Senate)
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 1563 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 1563 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 83
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1563
@@ -17,9 +18,15 @@
May 1, 2025
-Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following
-bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
-Judiciary
+Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. Hirono)
+introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
+Committee on the Judiciary
+
+May 20, 2025
+
+Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -32,6 +39,119 @@
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
+<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Retired Law Enforcement
+Officers Continuing Service Act''.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
+of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
+following:</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>``PART PP--CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK GRANTS</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>``SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> ``In this part:</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) Civilian law enforcement task.--The term
+`civilian law enforcement task' includes--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(A) assisting in homicide
+investigations;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(B) assisting in carjacking
+investigations;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(C) assisting in financial crimes
+investigations;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(D) reviewing camera footage;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(E) crime scene analysis;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(F) forensics analysis; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(G) providing expertise in computers,
+computer networks, information technology, or the
+internet.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
+means a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement
+agency.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>``SEC. 3062. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> ``The Attorney General may award grants to eligible
+entities for the purpose of hiring retired personnel from law
+enforcement agencies to--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) train civilian employees of the eligible
+entity on civilian law enforcement tasks that can be performed
+on behalf of a law enforcement agency; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) perform civilian law enforcement tasks on
+behalf of the eligible entity.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>``SEC. 3063. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--A grant awarded under this part shall
+be subject to the accountability requirements of this
+section.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(b) Audit Requirement.--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
+`unresolved audit finding' means a finding in a final audit
+report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice
+that an audited grantee has used grant funds for an
+unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is
+not closed or resolved within 12 months from the date when the
+final audit report is issued.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) Audits.--Beginning in the first fiscal year
+beginning after the date of enactment of the Retired Law
+Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act, and in each fiscal
+year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of
+Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under this
+part to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees.
+The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall
+determine the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each
+year.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(3) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant
+funds under this part that is found to have an unresolved audit
+finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this
+part during the first 2 fiscal years beginning after the end of
+the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(4) Priority.--In awarding grants under this
+part, the Attorney General shall give priority to eligible
+entities that did not have an unresolved audit finding during
+the 3 fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant
+under this part.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(c) Annual Certification.--Beginning in the fiscal year
+during which audits commence under subsection (b)(2), the Attorney
+General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the
+Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the
+Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
+Representatives an annual certification--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) indicating whether--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(A) all audits issued by the Office of
+the Inspector General of the Department of Justice
+under subsection (b) have been completed and reviewed
+by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General or
+Director; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(B) all mandatory exclusions required
+under subsection (b)(3) have been issued; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) that includes a list of any grant recipients
+excluded under subsection (b)(3) from the previous
+year.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(d) Preventing Duplicative Grants.--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Before the Attorney General
+awards a grant to an eligible entity under this part, the
+Attorney General shall compare potential grant awards with
+other grants awarded by the Attorney General to determine if
+grant awards are or have been awarded for a similar
+purpose.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) Report.--If the Attorney General awards
+grants to the same applicant for a similar purpose, the
+Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary
+of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
+of Representatives a report that includes--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(A) a list of all such grants awarded,
+including the total dollar amount of any such grants
+awarded; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(B) the reason the Attorney General
+awarded multiple grants to the same applicant for a
+similar purpose.''.</DELETED>
+
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Retired Law Enforcement Officers
@@ -49,28 +169,62 @@
``In this part:
``(1) Civilian law enforcement task.--The term `civilian
-law enforcement task' includes--
-``(A) assisting in homicide investigations;
-``(B) assisting in carjacking investigations;
-``(C) assisting in financial crimes investigations;
-``(D) reviewing camera footage;
-``(E) crime scene analysis;
-``(F) forensics analysis; and
-``(G) providing expertise in computers, computer
-networks, information technology, or the internet.
+law enforcement task'--
+``(A) includes--
+``(i) assisting in homicide investigations;
+``(ii) assisting in carjacking
+investigations;
+``(iii) assisting in financial crimes
+investigations;
+``(iv) assisting in compliance with
+reporting requirements;
+``(v) reviewing camera footage;
+``(vi) crime scene analysis;
+``(vii) forensics analysis; and
+``(viii) providing expertise in computers,
+computer networks, information technology, or
+the internet; and
+``(B) does not include the ability to make arrests
+or use force under the color of law.
``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
-State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency.
+State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency
+that certifies that retired law enforcement personnel hired
+using amounts from a grant under this part--
+``(A) have appropriate and reasonably current
+training and experience to effectively carry out the
+tasks described in section 3062(a); or
+``(B) will participate in appropriate continuing
+education programs to satisfy subparagraph (A).
``SEC. 3062. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
-``The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities for
-the purpose of hiring retired personnel from law enforcement agencies
-to--
+``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may award grants to
+eligible entities for the purpose of hiring retired personnel from law
+enforcement agencies to--
``(1) train civilian employees of the eligible entity on
civilian law enforcement tasks that can be performed on behalf
of a law enforcement agency; and
``(2) perform civilian law enforcement tasks on behalf of
the eligible entity.
+``(b) Disciplinary Records.--
+``(1) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a grant
+under subsection (a) shall make a good faith effort to
+determine whether a retired law enforcement officer seeking to
+be hired by the eligible entity using amounts from a grant
+under this part has a disciplinary record or an internal
+investigation record by--
+``(A) conducting a search of the National
+Decertification Index; or
+``(B) requesting the personnel record of the
+retired law enforcement officer from each law
+enforcement agency that employed the retired law
+enforcement officer.
+``(2) Hiring determinations.--Before making any hiring
+determination, the highest ranking law enforcement officer of
+an eligible entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) or a
+designee of that law enforcement officer shall review any
+findings of misconduct that arise as a result of a search or
+request conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
``SEC. 3063. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS.
@@ -133,4 +287,24 @@
``(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded
multiple grants to the same applicant for a similar
purpose.''.
-<all>
+Calendar No. 83
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 1563
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
+establish a grant program to help law enforcement agencies with
+civilian law enforcement tasks, and for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+May 20, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment
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