To support law enforcement agencies and crime victims.

SA 3272 is an amendment designed to add a "Law Enforcement and Crime Victims Support Package" to bill S. 2296. Its purpose is to provide additional resources, protections, and benefits for law enforcement officers and first responders.

Key changes and additions include:

• First Responder Safety: Adds funding and training for containment devices to protect first responders from secondary exposure to fentanyl and other lethal substances.
• Officer Support: Reauthorizes support and treatment for officers in crisis from 2025 through 2029.
• Child Exploitation Prevention: Reauthorizes the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008. This includes updating the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, increasing funding to $70 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2028, and providing limited liability for ICAC task forces regarding lead prioritization decisions.
• Officer Benefits:
  • Expands the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program to include retired law enforcement officers killed or disabled by targeted attacks related to their service.
  • Establishes a presumption that certain exposure-related cancers are sustained in the line of duty for public safety officers meeting specific service and diagnosis timelines.
• Training and Recruitment: Creates the "COPS Strong Communities Program" to provide competitive grants for officers and recruits to attend training if they agree to serve in their own communities.
• Retired Personnel Utilization: Establishes the "Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act," which provides grants to hire retired personnel for civilian tasks like homicide and financial crime investigations.
• Equipment Standards: Sets mandatory performance standards and required components for trauma kits purchased with grant funds.