HR 3846 United States House · 119th Congress

Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act

This bill establishes a grant program allowing state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to hire retired officers for non-enforcement tasks like crime scene analysis, forensics, financial investigations, and IT support - excluding arrest or force authority. Agencies must verify retired officers have appropriate training or will complete continuing education and conduct background checks for disciplinary records using the National Decertification Index. The program requires annual Department of Justice audits to prevent fund misuse, with agencies having unresolved audit findings barred from receiving grants for two years. Priority for funding is given to agencies without unresolved audit findings over the past three years, and the Attorney General must report annual audit results to Congress.
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Introduced Jun 9, 2025 Last action Jun 9, 2025
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