To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program to place members of the Armed Forces who are separated from the Armed Forces in employment positions with law enforcement agencies to relieve shortages of law enforcement officers and to provide employment for displaced military personnel.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 27, 1993

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a placement program to assist in providing employment with State and local law enforcement agencies for members of the armed forces involuntarily separated during the four years following enactment of this Act and having a military specialty, training, or experience related to law enforcement. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements under which a State or local law enforcement agency agrees to train and employ an eligible participant for a minimum three-year period and the Secretary pays the State or local government the full amount of the officer's salary. Provides: (1) a priority for high crime areas; (2) for model placement agreements with the cities of Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York under the program; (3) a limit on the number of participants per State; (4) for the dissemination of information concerning the program as part of preseparation counseling; and (5) for special eligibility for persons already separated.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D–NY

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Judiciary Committee
Armed Services Committee

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Nov 15, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Nov 2, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Nov 2, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel.
Oct 27, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 27, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 27, 1993
Introduced in House
Oct 27, 1993
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.3383, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program to place members of the Armed Forces who are separated from the Armed Forces in employment positions with law enforcement agencies to relieve shortages of law enforcement officers and to provide employment for displaced military personnel.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3383

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3383/BILLS-103hr3383ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.3383 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.3383, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program to place members of the Armed Forces who are separated from the Armed Forces in employment positions with law enforcement agencies to relieve shortages of law enforcement officers and to provide employment for displaced military personnel.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3383

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3383/BILLS-103hr3383ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:00Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.3383, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program to place members of the Armed Forces who are separated from the Armed Forces in employment positions with law enforcement agencies to relieve shortages of law enforcement officers and to provide employment for displaced military personnel.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3383

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3383/BILLS-103hr3383ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:00Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.3383, 103rd Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a program to place members of the Armed Forces who are separated from the Armed Forces in employment positions with law enforcement agencies to relieve shortages of law enforcement officers and to provide employment for displaced military personnel.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3383

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1993-10-27.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/hr3383/BILLS-103hr3383ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:00Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3383 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.