IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENCE IN RURAL ALASKA.

SEC. 247. IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENCE IN RURAL ALASKA. (a) Definitions.—In this section: (1) State.— (A) In general.—The term “State” means the State of Alaska. (B) Inclusion.—The term “State” includes any political subdivision of the State of Alaska. (2) Village public safety officer.—The term “village public safety officer” means an individual employed as a village public safety officer under the program established by the State pursuant to Alaska Statute 18.65.670. (3) Tribal organization.—The term “tribal organization” has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)). (b) COPS Grants.—The State and any Indian tribe or tribal organization in the State that employs a village public safety officer shall be eligible to apply for a grant under section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) (provided that only an Indian tribe or tribal organization may receive a grant under the tribal resources grant program under subsection (j) of that section) on an equal basis with other eligible applicants for funding under that section. (c) [42 U.S.C. 3796dd note] Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants.—The State and any Indian tribe or tribal organization in the State that employs a village public safety officer shall be eligible to apply for a grant under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program under section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a) on an equal basis with other eligible applicants for funding under that program. (d) [42 U.S.C. 3796dd note] Training for Village Public Safety Officers and Tribal Law Enforcement Positions Funded Under COPS Program.— (1) In general.—Any village public safety officer or tribal law enforcement officer in the State shall be eligible to participate in any training program offered at the Indian Police Academy of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. (2) Funding.—Funding received pursuant to grants approved under section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) may be used for training of officers at programs described in paragraph (1) or at a police academy in the State certified by the Alaska Police Standards Council. (e) Funds for Courts of Law Enforcement Officers.—Section 112(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 62) is amended— (1) [25 U.S.C. 3651 note] by striking paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and (3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately.