(c) Use of COPS grant program To hire law enforcement officers who are residents of the communities they serve Section 1701(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10381(b) ), as amended by this Act, is further amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and (24) as paragraphs (26) and (27), respectively