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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the inclusion of an additional use of Byrne-JAG grant funds.
Summary
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) funds to be used for installing panic buttons and surveillance equipment in private businesses. The bill expands eligible grant recipients to include small convenience stores and bodegas (classified under NAICS code 445131), enabling these businesses to use federal crime assistance grants to fund security equipment for employee and customer safety.
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- Mar 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2025
Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the inclusion of an additional use of Byrne-JAG grant funds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Bodega Owner Defense Enhancement Grant Assistance Act of 2025” or the “BODEGA Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.
Section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the the end the following:
“(H) The installation of panic buttons, and surveillance equipment in a private business.”; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “or” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) private businesses that are classified under the North American Industrial Classification Code 445131.”. <all>
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