Sheldon Whitehouse: “I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 87, S. 994. The PRESIDING…”

“I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 87, S. 994. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 994) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grants funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, with amendments, as follows: (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are in boldfaced brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are in italic.) S. 994 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strong Communities Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. STRONG COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.…”