# 116-hr-7624: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.

116-hr-7624, To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7624
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes using certain grants to provide training to law enforcement recruits who agree to serve in their communities. Specifically, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may provide such a grant for a local law enforcement agency to provide training for a recruit who agrees to serve as a full-time law enforcement officer (1) for at least four of the eight years after completing the training, and (2) at a local law enforcement agency within a certain distance of the place where the recruit has resided for at least five years. The recruit must repay the costs of the training to the local law enforcement agency if the recruit does not meet these conditions. DOJ shall establish categories of extenuating circumstances that may excuse a recruit from repayment.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7624 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7624)

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- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-6697: Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6697)
- [116-hr-5172: NOPAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5172)
- [116-hr-5046: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5046)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7624 (as of 2025-11-18).