distributed directly to the State, unit of local government, State or local court, or Indian tribe; and

used for the purchase of armor vests for law enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the grantee.

has the greatest need for armor vests based on the percentage of law enforcement officers in the department who do not have access to a vest;

has, or will institute, a mandatory wear policy that requires on-duty law enforcement officers to wear armor vests whenever feasible;

has a violent crime rate at or above the national average as determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

provides armor vests to law enforcement officers that are uniquely fitted for such officers, including vests uniquely fitted to individual female law enforcement officers; or

has not received a block grant under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program described under the heading “Violent Crime Reduction Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance” of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–119).