HR 1700 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
COPS Improvements Act of 2007
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2007-08-03)
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COPS Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the authority of the Attorney General to make grants for public safety and community policing programs (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program). Authorizes grants to: (1) hire school resource officers and establish local partnerships to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems in elementary and secondary schools; (2) pay for officers hired to perform intelligence, anti-terror, or homeland security duties; (3) establish and implement programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug activities, including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; and (4) meet emerging law enforcement needs, as warranted. Authorizes the use of COPS ON THE BEAT grants to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants for: (1) assigning prosecutors to handle cases from specific geographic areas and to address counter-terrorism problems and violent crime in local communities; and (2) developing new technologies to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in crime prevention and training. Gra…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1700, COPS Improvements Act of 2007
May 4, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1700, COPS Improvements Act of 2007
May 4, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
18 Democrats2 Republicans