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This bill, called the Strong Communities Act of 2025, amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to create a new grant program for local law enforcement recruitment and training. The bill allows the Attorney General to provide competitive grants to local law enforcement agencies to help officers and recruits attend law enforcement training programs at eligible institutions of higher education or law enforcement agencies. To be eligible for the grant, participants must commit to serving as full-time law enforcement officers for at least 4 years within 8 years of completing their training, and must work within 7 miles (or 20 miles in counties with fewer than 150,000 residents) of their home community. If participants do not complete their service commitment, they will be required to repay the benefits they received, though the Attorney General will establish regulations for extenuating circumstances. The bill also mandates annual transparency reporting to congressional judiciary committees, detailing the number and location of grant recipients, the number of officers and recruits intended to be trained, and the subsequent employment outcomes of those trained. The goal is to encourage local law enforcement recruitment and retention by supporting training programs that keep officers connected to their home communities.

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