S. 657, National Blue Alert Act of 2011

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S. 657, National Blue Alert Act of 2011
from CBO Recent CBO Publications
As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 8, 2011

S. 657 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a national communications network to issue alerts (that would be known as “blue alerts”) when a law enforcement officer is killed or seriously injured. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $10 million annually for DOJ to make grants to states to cover costs relating to participation in the blue alert program.


http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43251