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[CITE: 42USC13811]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 136--VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
                     SUBCHAPTER II--CRIME PREVENTION
 
                       Part F--Police Recruitment
 
Sec. 13811. Grant authority


(a) Grants

                           (1) In general

        The Attorney General may make grants to qualified community 
    organizations to assist in meeting the costs of qualified programs 
    which are designed to recruit and retain applicants to police 
    departments.

        (2) Consultation with the Ounce of Prevention Council

        The Attorney General may consult with the Ounce of Prevention 
    Council in making grants under paragraph (1).

(b) Qualified community organizations

    An organization is a qualified community organization which is 
eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a) of this section if the 
organization--
        (1) is a nonprofit organization; and
        (2) has training and experience in--
            (A) working with a police department and with teachers, 
        counselors, and similar personnel,
            (B) providing services to the community in which the 
        organization is located,
            (C) developing and managing services and techniques to 
        recruit individuals to become members of a police department and 
        to assist such individuals in meeting the membership 
        requirements of police departments,
            (D) developing and managing services and techniques to 
        assist in the retention of applicants to police departments, and
            (E) developing other programs that contribute to the 
        community.

(c) Qualified programs

    A program is a qualified program for which a grant may be made under 
subsection (a) of this section if the program is designed to recruit and 
train individuals from underrepresented neighborhoods and localities and 
if--
        (1) the overall design of the program is to recruit and retain 
    applicants to a police department;
        (2) the program provides recruiting services which include 
    tutorial programs to enable individuals to meet police force 
    academic requirements and to pass entrance examinations;
        (3) the program provides counseling to applicants to police 
    departments who may encounter problems throughout the application 
    process; and
        (4) the program provides retention services to assist in 
    retaining individuals to stay in the application process of a police 
    department.

(d) Applications

    To qualify for a grant under subsection (a) of this section, a 
qualified organization shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General in such form as the Attorney General may prescribe. Such 
application shall--
        (1) include documentation from the applicant showing--
            (A) the need for the grant;
            (B) the intended use of grant funds;
            (C) expected results from the use of grant funds; and
            (D) demographic characteristics of the population to be 
        served, including age, disability, race, ethnicity, and 
        languages used; and

        (2) contain assurances satisfactory to the Attorney General that 
    the program for which a grant is made will meet the applicable 
    requirements of the program guidelines prescribed by the Attorney 
    General under subsection (i) of this section.

(e) Action by Attorney General

    Not later than 60 days after the date that an application for a 
grant under subsection (a) of this section is received, the Attorney 
General shall consult with the police department which will be involved 
with the applicant and shall--
        (1) approve the application and disburse the grant funds applied 
    for; or
        (2) disapprove the application and inform the applicant that the 
    application is not approved and provide the applicant with the 
    reasons for the disapproval.

(f) Grant disbursement

    The Attorney General shall disburse funds under a grant under 
subsection (a) of this section in accordance with regulations of the 
Attorney General which shall ensure--
        (1) priority is given to applications for areas and 
    organizations with the greatest showing of need;
        (2) that grant funds are equitably distributed on a geographic 
    basis; and
        (3) the needs of underserved populations are recognized and 
    addressed.

(g) Grant period

    A grant under subsection (a) of this section shall be made for a 
period not longer than 3 years.

(h) Grantee reporting

    (1) For each year of a grant period for a grant under subsection (a) 
of this section, the recipient of the grant shall file a performance 
report with the Attorney General explaining the activities carried out 
with the funds received and assessing the effectiveness of such 
activities in meeting the purpose of the recipient's qualified program.
    (2) If there was more than one recipient of a grant, each recipient 
shall file such report.
    (3) The Attorney General shall suspend the funding of a grant, 
pending compliance, if the recipient of the grant does not file the 
report required by this subsection or uses the grant for a purpose not 
authorized by this section.

(i) Guidelines

    The Attorney General shall, by regulation, prescribe guidelines on 
content and results for programs receiving a grant under subsection (a) 
of this section. Such guidelines shall be designed to establish programs 
which will be effective in training individuals to enter instructional 
programs for police departments and shall include requirements for--
        (1) individuals providing recruiting services;
        (2) individuals providing tutorials and other academic 
    assistance programs;
        (3) individuals providing retention services; and
        (4) the content and duration of recruitment, retention, and 
    counseling programs and the means and devices used to publicize such 
    programs.

(Pub. L. 103-322, title III, Sec. 30801, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 
1857.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 13812, 14214 of this title.
