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This bill establishes the "Make America Safe Again" grant program within the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, which provides federal funding to law enforcement agencies for various public safety initiatives. The bill defines eligible entities as state, local, or tribal agencies authorized to prevent, detect, investigate, or prosecute criminal law violations. Grant recipients can use funds for eight key purposes: hiring and retaining law enforcement officers (including offering bonuses), targeting vehicle thefts and carjackings, implementing stringent sentences for repeat offenders, using bail and pretrial detention to prevent dangerous offenders from returning to communities, acquiring resources to combat drug and fentanyl crimes, detaining and deporting criminal illegal immigrants, eliminating investigatory backlogs, and combating interstate child trafficking. The Attorney General will oversee the grant program, with recipients required to maintain detailed records for potential audits. The bill appropriates $500 million for fiscal year 2026, with funds available until September 30, 2030, and redirects money from existing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to support this new grant program. Agencies must submit applications according to guidelines established by the Attorney General, and the program aims to enhance public safety and law enforcement capabilities across the United States.

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