Community Oriented Policing Services

Community Oriented Policing Services (including transfers of funds) For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (“the 1968 Act”); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296), which may include research and development; and the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–177); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (the “Adam Walsh Act”); and the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405), $791,608,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act. Of the amount provided (which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs)—(1) $30,000,000 for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 is for related research, testing, and evaluation programs;(2) $40,385,000 for grants to entities described in section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act, to address public safety and methamphetamine manufacturing, sale, and use in hot spots as authorized by section 754 of Public Law 109–177, and for other anti-methamphetamine-related activities: Provided, That within the amounts appropriated $25,385,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated $5,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activities in Indian Country;(3) $170,223,000 for a law enforcement technologies and interoperable communications program, and related law enforcement and public safety equipment: Provided, That within the amounts appropriated, $168,723,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 123 STAT. 3138 of the amounts provided under this heading $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office of Law Enforcement Standards from the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for research, testing, and evaluation programs;(4) $161,000,000 for DNA related and forensic programs and activities, of which—(A) $151,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities including the purposes of section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program);(B) $5,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program (Public Law 108–405, section 412); and(C) $5,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants as authorized by Public Law 108–405, section 304;(5) $40,000,000 for improving tribal law enforcement, including equipment and training;(6) $12,000,000 for community policing development activities;(7) $24,000,000 for a national grant program the purpose of which is to assist State and local law enforcement to locate, arrest and prosecute child sexual predators and exploiters, and to enforce sex offender registration laws described in section 1701(b) of the 1968 Act, of which—(A) $11,000,000 is for sex offender management assistance as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act and the Violent Crime Control Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); and(B) $1,000,000 is for the National Sex Offender Public Registry;(8) $16,000,000 for expenses authorized by part AA of the 1968 Act (Secure our Schools); and(9) $298,000,000 for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsections (g) and (i) of such section and notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c).