317-22 Auto Theft Prevention Act Legislative Text.pdf

4 purpose of combating auto theft and combating stolen1 automobile trafficking, including—2 (1) purchasing equipment used to combat auto3 theft, such as law enforcement vehicles and license4 plate readers;5 (2) hiring additional law enforcement officers6 and support staff to combat auto theft;7 (3) funding overtime costs and additional com-8 pensation for law enforcement officers and support9 staff involved in combating auto theft;10 (4) providing training for law enforcement offi-11 cers and support staff to combat auto theft;12 (5) providing resources for joint task forces es-13 tablished to combat auto theft; and14 (6) funding law enforcement data collection and15 research activities related to combating auto theft.16 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is17 authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of fis-18 cal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out the Program.19 SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USES OF COPS GRANT20 PROGRAM FUNDS.21 Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and22 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amend-23 ed—24 VerDate Nov 24 2008 12:10 Oct 13, 2022 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\AMGILLEY\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\11.0\GEN\C\SHERNJ_16 October 13, 2022 (12:10 p.m.) G:\M\17\SHERNJ\SHERNJ_168.XML g:\V\E\101322\E101322.009.xml (854415|9)