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Article: U.S. SENATE APPROVES SENS. FEINSTEIN-CHAMBLISS LEGISLATION TO REAUTHORIZE BYRNE/JAG GRANTS FOR STATE, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 25, 2007
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The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., issued the following press release:
The U.S. Senate has approved legislation to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant program to provide $1.095 billion of much-needed support to state and local law enforcement task forces and other agencies each year through FY2012, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) announced.
The legislation, which was approved yesterday evening, would reauthorize the Byrne/JAG program for a period of five additional years at the same level that Congress authorized for FY2006.
The legislation was co-sponsored by Senators Feinstein and Chambliss, as well as a bi-partisan coalition of ...