text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Reliable Officers, 
  Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training In Our 
  Neighborhoods Act of 1999'' or ``PROTECTION Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. PROVIDING RELIABLE OFFICERS, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY 
                PROSECUTORS, AND TRAINING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE.
  
      (a) COPS Program.--Section 1701(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
  Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(a)) is amended 
  by--
              (1) inserting ``and prosecutor'' after ``increase police''; 
          and
              (2) inserting ``to enhance law enforcement access to new 
          technologies, and'' after ``presence,''.
      (b) Hiring and Redeployment Grant Projects.--Section 1701(b) of 
  title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
  U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)--
                      (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) by inserting after ``Nation'' the 
                          following: ``, or pay overtime to existing 
                          career law enforcement officers to the extent 
                          that such overtime is devoted to community 
                          policing efforts''; and
                              (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                      (B) in subparagraph (C), by--
                              (i) striking ``or pay overtime''; and
                              (ii) striking the period at the end and 
                          inserting ``; and''; and
                      (C) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(D) promote higher education among in-service 
                  State and local law enforcement officers by reimbursing 
                  them for the costs associated with seeking a college or 
                  graduate school education.''; and
              (2) in paragraph (2) by striking all that follows Support 
          Systems.--'' and inserting ``Grants pursuant to--
                      ``(A) paragraph (1)(B) for overtime may not exceed 
                  25 percent of the funds available for grants pursuant 
                  to this subsection for any fiscal year;
                      ``(B) paragraph (1)(C) may not exceed 20 percent of 
                  the funds available for grants pursuant to this 
                  subsection in any fiscal year; and
                      ``(C) paragraph (1)(D) may not exceed 5 percent of 
                  the funds available for grants pursuant to this 
                  subsection for any fiscal year.''.
      (c) Additional Grant Projects.--Section 1701(d) of title I of the 
  Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
  3796dd(d)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (2)--
                      (A) by inserting ``integrity and ethics'' after 
                  ``specialized''; and
                      (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``enforcement 
                  officers'';
              (2) in paragraph (7) by inserting ``school officials, 
          religiously-affiliated organizations,'' after ``enforcement 
          officers'';
              (3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
          ``(8) establish school-based partnerships between local law 
          enforcement agencies and local school systems, by using school 
          resource officers who operate in and around elementary and 
          secondary schools to serve as a law enforcement liaison with 
          other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory 
          agencies, combat school-related crime and disorder problems, 
          gang membership and criminal activity, firearms and explosives-
          related incidents, illegal use and possession of alcohol, and 
          the illegal possession, use, and distribution of drugs;'';
              (4) in paragraph (10) by striking ``and'' at the end;
              (5) in paragraph (11) by striking the period that appears 
          at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
              (6) by adding at the end the following:
              ``(12) develop and implement innovative programs (such as 
          the TRIAD program) that bring together a community's sheriff, 
          chief of police, and elderly residents to address the public 
          safety concerns of older citizens.''.
      (d) Technical Assistance.--Section 1701(f) of title I of the 
  Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
  3796dd(f)) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1)--
                      (A) by inserting ``use up to 5 percent of the funds 
                  appropriated under subsection (a) to'' after ``The 
                  Attorney General may'';
                      (B) by inserting at the end the following: ``In 
                  addition, the Attorney General may use up to 5 percent 
                  of the funds appropriated under subsections (d), (e), 
                  and (f) for technical assistance and training to 
                  States, units of local government, Indian tribal 
                  governments, and to other public and private entities 
                  for those respective purposes.'';
              (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``under subsection (a)'' 
          after ``the Attorney General''; and
              (3) in paragraph (3)--
                      (A) by striking ``the Attorney General may'' and 
                  inserting ``the Attorney General shall'';
                      (B) by inserting ``regional community policing 
                  institutes'' after ``operation of''; and
                      (C) by inserting ``representatives of police labor 
                  and management organizations, community residents,'' 
                  after ``supervisors,''.
      (e) Technology and Prosecution Programs.--Section 1701 of title I 
  of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
  3796dd) is amended by--
              (1) striking subsection (k);
              (2) redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as 
          subsections (g) through (k); and
              (3) striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
      ``(e) Law Enforcement Technology Program.--Grants made under 
  subsection (a) may be used to assist police departments, in employing 
  professional, scientific, and technological advancements that will help 
  them--
              ``(1) improve police communications through the use of 
          wireless communications, computers, software, videocams, 
          databases and other hardware and software that allow law 
          enforcement agencies to communicate more effectively across 
          jurisdictional boundaries and effectuate interoperability;
              ``(2) develop and improve access to crime solving 
          technologies, including DNA analysis, photo enhancement, voice 
          recognition, and other forensic capabilities; and
              ``(3) promote comprehensive crime analysis by utilizing new 
          techniques and technologies, such as crime mapping, that allow 
          law enforcement agencies to use real-time crime and arrest data 
          and other related information--including non-criminal justice 
          data--to improve their ability to analyze, predict, and respond 
          pro-actively to local crime and disorder problems, as well as 
          to engage in regional crime analysis.
      ``(f) Community-Based Prosecution Program.--Grants made under 
  subsection (a) may be used to assist State, local or tribal 
  prosecutors' offices in the implementation of community-based 
  prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts. 
  Funds made available under this subsection may be used to--
              ``(1) hire additional prosecutors who will be assigned to 
          community prosecution programs, including programs that assign 
          prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas, to 
          address specific violent crime and other local crime problems 
          (including intensive illegal gang, gun and drug enforcement 
          projects and quality of life initiatives), and to address 
          localized violent and other crime problems based on needs 
          identified by local law enforcement agencies, community 
          organizations, and others;
              ``(2) redeploy existing prosecutors to community 
          prosecution programs as described in paragraph (1) of this 
          section by hiring victim and witness coordinators, paralegals, 
          community outreach, and other such personnel; and
              ``(3) establish programs to assist local prosecutors' 
          offices in the implementation of programs that help them 
          identify and respond to priority crime problems in a community 
          with specifically tailored solutions.
      At least 75 percent of the funds made available under this 
  subsection shall be reserved for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
  and of those amounts no more than 10 percent may be used for grants 
  under paragraph (2) and at least 25 percent of the funds shall be 
  reserved for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) to units of local 
  government with a population of less than 50,000.''.
      (f) Retention Grants.--Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
  Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-2) is amended by 
  inserting at the end the following:
      ``(d) Retention Grants.--The Attorney General may use no more than 
  50 percent of the funds under subsection (a) to award grants targeted 
  specifically for retention of police officers to grantees in good 
  standing, with preference to those that demonstrate financial hardship 
  or severe budget constraint that impacts the entire local budget and 
  may result in the termination of employment for police officers funded 
  under subsection (b)(1).''.
      (g) Definitions.--
              (1) Career law enforcement officer.--Section 1709(1) of 
          title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
          1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended by inserting after 
          ``criminal laws'' the following: ``including sheriffs deputies 
          charged with supervising offenders who are released into the 
          community but also engaged in local community policing 
          efforts.''.
              (2) School resource officer.--Section 1709(4) of title I of 
          the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
  U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended--
                      (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                  following:
                  ``(A) to serve as a law enforcement liaison with other 
                  Federal, State, and local law enforcement and 
                  regulatory agencies, to address and document crime and 
                  disorder problems including gangs and drug activities, 
                  firearms and explosives-related incidents, and the 
                  illegal use and possession of alcohol affecting or 
                  occurring in or around an elementary or secondary 
                  school;
                      (B) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
                  following:
                  ``(E) to train students in conflict resolution, 
                  restorative justice, and crime awareness, and to 
                  provide assistance to and coordinate with other 
                  officers, mental health professionals, and youth 
                  counselors who are responsible for the implementation 
                  of prevention/intervention programs within the 
                  schools;''; and
                      (C) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(H) to work with school administrators, members 
                  of the local parent teacher associations, community 
                  organizers, law enforcement, fire departments, and 
                  emergency medical personnel in the creation, review, 
                  and implementation of a school violence prevention 
                  plan;
                      ``(I) to assist in documenting the full description 
                  of all firearms found or taken into custody on school 
                  property and to initiate a firearms trace and 
                  ballistics examination for each firearm with the local 
                  office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;
                      ``(J) to document the full description of all 
                  explosives or explosive devices found or taken into 
                  custody on school property and report to the local 
                  office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; 
                  and
                      ``(K) to assist school administrators with the 
                  preparation of the Department of Education, Annual 
                  Report on State Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools 
                  Act which tracks the number of students expelled per 
                  year for bringing a weapon, firearm, or explosive to 
                  school.''.
      (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(11) of title 
  I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
  3793(a)(11)) is amended--
              (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                      ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
                  carry out part Q, to remain available until expended--
                              ``(i) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                              ``(ii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                              ``(iii) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 
                          2002;
                              ``(iv) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                              ``(v) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 
                          and
                              ``(vi) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 
                          2005.''; and
              (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                      (A) by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``5 
                  percent'';
                      (B) by striking ``1701(f)'' and inserting 
                  ``1701(g)'';
                      (C) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
                  ``Of the remaining funds, if there is a demand for 50 
                  percent of appropriated hiring funds, as determined by 
                  eligible hiring applications from law enforcement 
                  agencies having jurisdiction over areas with 
                  populations exceeding 150,000, no less than 50 percent 
                  shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications 
                  submitted by units of local government or law 
                  enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas 
                  with populations exceeding 150,000 or by public and 
                  private entities that serve areas with populations 
                  exceeding 150,000, and no less than 50 percent shall be 
                  allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted 
                  by units of local government or law enforcement 
                  agencies having jurisdiction over areas with 
                  populations less than 150,000 or by public and private 
                  entities that serve areas with populations less than 
                  150,000.'';
                      (D) by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting 
                  ``$600,000,000''; and
                      (E) by striking ``1701(b),'' and all that follows 
                  through ``of part Q'' and inserting the following: 
                  ``1701 (b) and (c), $350,000,000 to grants for the 
                  purposes specified in section 1701(e), and $200,000,000 
                  to grants for the purposes specified in section 
                  1701(f).''.
target: Includes among permitted additional grant projects: (1) specialized integrity and ethics training; (2) innovative proactive crime control and prevention programs involving school officials and religiously-affiliated organizations; (3) school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems by using school resource officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools (current law) to serve as a law enforcement liaison with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies and to combat gang membership and criminal activity, firearms and explosives-related incidents, illegal use and possession of alcohol, and the illegal possession, use, and distribution of drugs; and (4) innovative programs that bring together a community's sheriff, police chief, and elderly residents to address the public safety concerns of older citizens.
  Authorizes the Attorney General to use up to five percent of appropriated funds for technical assistance and training to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, and other public and private entities.  Requires the technical assistance provided by the Attorney General to include the establishment and operation of regional community policing institutes training centers or facilities.  Permits the functions of the centers or facilities to include instruction and seminars for specified individuals, including representatives of police labor and management organizations and community residents.
  Repeals provisions of the Act regarding: (1) termination of grants for hiring officers; and (2) preferential consideration of applications for certain grants.
  Allows grants to be used to assist: (1) police departments in employing specified professional, scientific, and technological advancements; and (2) State, local, or tribal prosecutors' offices in implementation of community-based prosecution programs that build on local community policing efforts. Reserves specified funds for units of local government with a population of less than 50,000.
  Authorizes the Attorney General to use no more than 50 percent of grant renewal funds to award grants targeted specifically for retention of police officers to grantees in good standing, with preference to those that demonstrate financial hardship or severe budget constraint that impacts the entire local budget and may result in the termination of employment for officers.
  Redefines: (1) "career law enforcement officer" to include sheriffs' deputies charged with supervising offenders who are released into the community but also engaged in local community policing efforts; and (2) "school resource officer" to mean a career law enforcement officer deployed in community-oriented policing and assigned to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations (as under current law) to engage in specified activities, including serving as a law enforcement liaison with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies to address and document crime and disorder problems, training students in conflict resolution and crime awareness, and assisting school administrators with the preparation of an annual report on the number of students expelled per year for bringing a weapon, firearm, or explosive to school.
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: PROTECTION Act