The IACP recently endorsed the COPS Improvement Act of 2014, S. 2254. The bill was introduced by U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Al Franken (D-MN) on April 10, 2014. If passed, the legislation will provide vital support to local law enforcement by funding the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program through 2019, and authorizing the Office of COPS as a distinct office within the U.S. Department of Justice.

Since its inception, law enforcement agencies across the United States have relied on the COPS Office programs to expand and supplement their law enforcement capabilities. The COPS Office programs help provide law enforcement officers with the necessary resources to enhance public safety in communities and to protect the United States.