; and (5) in section 2305 ( 34 U.S.C. 10495(b) )— (A) by striking The Attorney General may award and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Attorney General may award ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply to grants sought for the purpose of personnel hiring, personnel retention, or wage augmentation. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 1001(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(21) ) is amended by striking $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. and inserting $15,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which any funds appropriated in excess of $7,500,000 shall be used for the hiring and retention of law enforcement officers and the augmentation of wages as described in such part. .