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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program A TRUE COPY Florida Department of Law Enforcement CERTIFICATION N LAST PAGE J . R . SMITH , CLERK 64. Maximum Allowable Salary No portion of these federal grant funds shall be used towards any part of the annual cash compensation of any employee of the subgrant recipient whose total annual cash compensation exceeds 110% of the maximum salary payable to a member of the -Federal government's Senior Executive Service at an agency with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System for that year. (The salary table for SES employees is available at http : //www. opm , goy/oca/payrates/index . asp . A subgrant recipient may compensate an employee at a higher rate, provided the amount in excess of this compensation limitation is paid with non-federal funds . ) This limitation on compensations , s allowable under this award may be waived on an individual basis at the discretion of the -official indicated in the program announcement under which this award is made . 65. DNA Testing of Evidentiary Materials and Upload of DNA Profiles to a Database If JAG program funds will be used for DNA testing of evidentiary materials , any resulting eligible DNA profiles must be uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) , by a government DNA lab with access to CODIS . No profiles generated with JAG funding may be entered into any other non-governmental DNA database without prior express written approval from BJA. For more information , refer to the NIJ FY 2012 DNA Backlog Reduction Program , available at ncirs . aov/pdffiles 1 /nii/s1000989 . pdf. 66. Interoperable Communications Guidance Subgrant recipients that are using funds to support emergency communications activities must comply with the current SAFECOM Guidance for Emergency Communication Grants, including provisions on technical standards that ensure and enhance interoperable communications . Emergency communications activities include the purchase of Interoperable Communications Equipment and technologies such as voice-over4ternet protocol bridging or gateway devices , or equipment to support the build out of wireless broadband networks in the 700 MHz public safety band under the Feder4Communications Commission ( FCC) Waiver Order. SAFECOM guidance can be found at www.fttz omprogram . gov/1 [ brary/lists/library/DispForm . aspx? ID= 3344 Subgrant recipients Grantees interested in developing a public safety broadband network in the 700 MHz band in their jurisdictions must adhere to the technical standards set forth in the FCC Waiver Order, or any succeeding FCC orders , rules , or regulations pertaining to broadband operations in the 700 MHz public safety band . The subgrant recipient shall also ensure projects support the Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan ( SCIP) and are fully coordinated with the full-time Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) . If any future regulatory requirement (from the FCC or other governmental entity) results in a material technical or financial change in the project, the recipient should submit associated documentation , and other material , as applicable , for review by the SWIC to ensure coordination . Subgrant recipients must provide a listing of all communications equipment purchased with grant award funding (plus the quantity purchased of each item ) to FDLE once items are procured during any periodic programmatic progress reports . 67 . Bulletproof Vests Subgrant recipients that wish to purchase vests with JAG funds must certify that law enforcement agencies receiving vests have a written " mandatory wear" policy in effect. This policy must be in place for at least all uniformed officers before funding can be used by the agency for vests. There are no requirements regarding the nature of the policy other than it being a mandatory wear policy for all uniformed officers while on duty. FAQs related to the mandatory wear policy and certifications can be found at www. bia . -gov/Funding/JAGFAQ . pdf. JAG funds may be used to purchase bulletproof vests for an agency, but may not be used as the 50 % match for purposes of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program . SFY 2013 Page 19