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On the recordMay 18, 2016
Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2840) was passed, as follows: S. 2840 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 ``Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion Act of 2016'' or the ``POLICE Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF COPS FUNDS. 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 (16), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18); (3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: ``(17) to participate in nationally recognized active shooter training programs that offer senario-based, integrated response courses designed to counter active shooter threats or acts of terrorism against individuals or facilities; and''; and (4) in paragraph (18), as redesignated, by striking ``(16)'' and inserting ``(17)''.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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