H.R. 3366

119 HR 3366 IH: Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-13
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3366  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 13, 2025   Mr. Pappas  (for himself,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Mr. Bacon ,  Mr. Obernolte ,  Ms. Craig ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina ,  Ms. Sherrill ,  Mr. Kean ,  Mr. Gottheimer , and  Mr. Lawler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to provide for the qualified accreditation and re-certification of local law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Establishing Accreditation Grants for Law Enforcement Act of 2025   or the   EAGLE Act of 2025  .
2.
Grant program for local law enforcement agency accreditation
(a)
Establishment
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a grant program (in this Act referred to as the  Program ) to provide for the qualified accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency.
(b)
Grant authority
In carrying out the Program, the Attorney General shall award a grant to an eligible recipient under subsection (c).
(c)
Eligible recipient
The Attorney General shall award a grant under the Program to a local law enforcement agency that submits an application pursuant to subsection (d).
(d)
Application
To be eligible under the Program, a local law enforcement agency shall submit to the Attorney General an application that—
(1)
demonstrates the financial need of the local law enforcement agency; and
(2)
specifies the amount requested by the local law enforcement agency, including the amount to be spent on—
(A)
accreditation or re-certification fees;
(B)
on-site assessment charges; and
(C)
extension fees.
(e)
Eligible projects
Grant funds awarded under the Program may only be used to assist in the qualified accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency.
(f)
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
(g)
Period of availability
Funds made available to carry out the Program shall remain available until expended.
(h)
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Qualified accreditation or re-certification
The term  qualified accreditation or re-certification  means accreditation or re-certification of a local law enforcement agency by a professional law enforcement organization involved in the development of standards of accreditation for law enforcement agencies at the national, State, regional, or Tribal level, such as the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
(2)
Local law enforcement agency
The term  local law enforcement agency  means an agency of a unit of local government that is authorized by law to supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law and that has less than 350 employees.