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Article: SENS. FEINSTEIN, CHAMBLISS SEEK TO REAUTHORIZE BYRNE/JAG GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

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January 10, 2007
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The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., issued the following news release:

U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) have introduced legislation seeking 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.

The legislation, which was introduced 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 Byrne/JAG grants are used to support multi-jurisdictional task forces in their fight against drug and firearm ...

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