HR 97 · 104th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Rapid Deployment Strike Force Act

Introduced 1995-01-04· Sponsored by Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from Justice.(1995-03-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rapid Deployment Strike Force Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) to assist units of local government in combating crime. Provides that: (1) the RDF shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI and comprised of approximately 2,500 Federal law enforcement officers with training and experience in the investigation of violent and drug-related crime, criminal gangs, and juvenile delinquency and community action to prevent crime; and (2) to the extent that the RDF is staffed through the transfer of personnel from other entities in the Department of Justice or any other Federal agency, such personnel shall be replaced through the hiring of additional law enforcement officers. Authorizes the Deputy Assistant Director, on application of the Governor of a State and the chief executive officer of the affected local government (or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the mayor), and upon finding that the occurrence of criminal activity in a particular jurisdiction is being exacerbated by the interstate flow of drugs, guns, and criminals, to deploy on a temporary basis an RDF unit to the j…

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Cosponsors (9)

8 Democrats1 Republican