118 STAT. 57 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local govern ment will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety service. WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND For necessary expenses, including salaries and related expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to implement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities, $58,542,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, for inter governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies, non profit organizations, and agencies of local government engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ designated communities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to appro priation accounts of the Department of Justice and other Federal agencies which shall be specified by the Attorney General to execute the ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program strategy: Provided, That funds des ignated by Congress through language for other Department of Justice appropriation accounts for ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activi ties shall be managed and executed by the Attorney General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct the use of other Department of Justice funds and personnel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities only after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act. COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (including administrative costs), $756,283,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds that become available as a result of deobligations from prior year balances may not be obligated except in accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That of the funds under this heading, not to exceed $1,972,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice Programs for reimbursable services associated with programs administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office: Provided further, That section 1703(b) and (c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’) shall not apply to non hiring grants made pursuant to part Q of title I thereof (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.). Of the amounts provided— (1) $120,000,000 for the hiring of law enforcement officers, including $60,000,000 for school resource officers; (2) $25,000,000 for the matching grant program for Law Enforcement Armor Vests pursuant to section 2501 of part Y of the 1968 Act; (3) $25,000,000 to improve tribal law enforcement including equipment and training; (4) $54,050,000 for policing initiatives to combat meth amphetamine production and trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in ‘‘drug hot spots’’; (5) $15,000,000 for Police Corps education and training: Provided, That the out year program costs of new recruits shall be fully funded from funds currently available; (6) $158,407,000 for a law enforcement technology program; Notification.
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