Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 546) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 546 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 ``Recruit and Retain Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING COPS GRANTS FOR POLICE HIRING PURPOSES. (a) Grant Use Expansion.--Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (23) as paragraphs (6) through (24), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: ``(5) to support hiring activities by law enforcement agencies experiencing declines in officer recruitment applications by reducing application-related fees, such as fees for background checks, psychological evaluations, and testing;''. (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 1701(b)(23) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)(23)) is amended by striking ``(21)'' and inserting ``(22)''. SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.…”