; (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) in the case of any State or unit of local government that has a median household income of less than 70 percent of the national median household income and qualifies for a reduced contribution under subsection (g)(2), to increase wages of career law enforcement officers to not more than 80 percent of the national median household income; ; and (3) in paragraph (23), as redesignated, by striking through (21) and inserting through (22) . (b) Preferential consideration Section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. (c) Cost share Section 1701(g) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(g) ) is amended to read as follows: (g) Matching funds (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the portion of the costs of a program, project, or activity provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent, unless the Attorney General waives, wholly or in part, the requirement under this subsection of a non-Federal contribution to the costs of a program, project, or activity. In relation to a grant for a period exceeding 1 year for hiring or rehiring or increasing the compensation of career law enforcement officers, the Federal share shall decrease from year to year for up to 5 years, looking toward the continuation of the increased hiring and compensation level using State or local sources of funding following the conclusion of Federal support, as provided in an approved plan pursuant to section 1702(c)(8). (2) Reduced non-federal contribution (A) In general The portion of the costs of a program, project, or activity provided by a grant under subsection (a), in any State or unit of local government described in subparagraph (B), may not exceed— (i) 90 percent for the first year of the grant