Provides additional funding for grants to hire and rehire additional career law enforcement officers under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
Requires law enforcement agencies using the funds to:
Perform a background check on the law enforcement officer.
Ensure the law enforcement officer undergoes a psychological evaluation.
Appropriates $162,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, for these grants.
Specifies that law enforcement agencies must use the appropriated funds or other agency funds to cover the costs of background checks and psychological evaluations.
Designates the funding provided by the act as an emergency requirement.