PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 1811 of this part. Prior to the expiration of this grant authority, the Repoirts. Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress concerning the experience with and effects of such grants. The report may include any recommendations the Attorney General may have for amendments to this part and related provisions of law in light of the termination of the authority to make grants for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers. •SEC. 1702. APPLICATIONS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —No grant may be made under this part 42 USC 3796dld-l. unless an application has been submitted to, and approved by, the Attorney General. "(b) APPLICATION. —An application for a grant under this part shall be submitted in such mrm, and contain such information, as the Attorney General may prescribe by regulation or guidelines. "(c) CONTENTS.— In accordance with the regulations or guidelines established by the Attorney General, each application for a grant under this part shall— "(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed implementation plan that reflects consultation with community groups and appropriate private and public agencies and reflects consideration of the statewide strategy under section 503(a)(1); "(2) demonstrate a specific public safety need; "(3) explain the applicants inability to address the need without Federal assistance; "(4) identify related governmental and community initiatives which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal; "(5) certify that there has been appropriate coordination with all affected agencies; "(6) outline the initial and ongoing level of community support for implementing the proposal including financial and in-land contributions or other tangible commitments; "(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and continuing the proposed program, project, or activity following the conclusion of Federal support; "(8) if the application is for a grant for hiring or rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, specify plans for the assumption by the applicant of a progressively larger share of the cost in the course of time, looking toward the continuation of the increased hiring level using State or local sources of funding following the conclusion of Federal support; "(9) assess the impact, if any, of the increase in police resources on other components of the criminal justice system; "(10) explain how the grant will be utilized to reorient the affected law enforcement agenc^s mission toward community-oriented policing or enhance its involvement in or commitment to community-oriented policing; and "(11) provide assurances that the applicant will, to the Minorities. extent practicable, seek, recruit, and hire members of racial and ethnic minority groups and women in order to increase their ranks within the sworn positions in the law enforcement agency. "(d) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.— "(1) SMALL JURISDICTIONS.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, in relation to applications under this part of units of local government or law enforcement agencies
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