S. 933: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-887.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) extend through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program; (2) transfer to the Treasury, no later than January 15, 2016, all previously appropriated funds for such program that are not expended by September 30, 2015; (3) prohibit a state, local government, or Indian tribe from using any funding under another grant program to pay or defer the cost of the matching fund requirement for the grant program; (4) require a grantee to comply with any established requirements for the use of such grants, have a written policy requiring uniformed patrol officers to wear an armor vest or body armor, and use funds for purchasing vests or body armor that meet performance standards established by the Bureau of Justice Assistance; and (5) allow preferential consideration in grant awards to jurisdictions that provide armor vests to law enforcement officers that are uniquely fitted for such officers, including individual female officers. Expresses the sense of Congress that amounts made available to carry out the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program should be made available through the end of the fiscal year following the one for which the amounts are appropriated and should not be made available until expended by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

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Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 36 cosponsors

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Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Mark R. Warner (D-VA)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s933.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s933 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113