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Revises the statutory funding level for the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program by replacing an older funding figure with a new annual amount of $163,032,000 to apply for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. The change updates the authorization language in existing law but does not itself appropriate money — actual grant dollars still require future appropriations by Congress. The provision is a single, targeted amendment that only adjusts the numeric authorization in statute and leaves the program structure, purpose, and administration unchanged.
Amend Section 1001(a)(11)(A) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by striking the previously listed funding figure for specified prior fiscal years and inserting a new funding figure for fiscal years 2026–2030. The provision explicitly strikes the prior amount for fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and inserts the new amount for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 .
The amended text specifies that the new funding figure applies for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 (i.e., the new per-year amount is to be used for each year in that range) .
The amendment removes (strikes) the previously listed funding figure that applied for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, as shown in the text .
Primary direct effects: Local law enforcement agencies and other eligible grant applicants could see greater potential funding available under the COPS ON THE BEAT program because the statutory authorization for annual funding is raised for FY2026–FY2030. Grant applicants and recipients stand to benefit if Congress chooses to appropriate funds up to the new authorized level. The Department of Justice’s COPS Office and agency budget planners will use the new authorization when preparing budget requests and managing program expectations.
Limitations and indirect effects: Because this amendment only changes the authorization number in statute, it does not itself provide money; actual grant awards depend on future appropriations. Local governments and community public‑safety stakeholders will only feel fiscal effects if appropriators allocate funds at or near the new authorized level. No changes are made to program rules, eligibility, or administration, so administrative burden and program operations remain the same unless separate legislation or agency rulemaking modifies them.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced May 19, 2025 by Patrick Ryan · Last progress May 19, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House