The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to lift a controversial ban on the transfer of surplus battlefield military equipment to U.S. police departments.

The new plan, outlined in documents obtained by USA Today, would roll back an Obama administration executive order issued in the wake of the Ferguson, Mo., riots, that blocked armored vehicles, large-caliber weapons, certain ammunition, bayonets, grenade launchers and other heavy equipment from being re-purposed into police force inventory.

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to address the annual meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police, the nation’s largest police union. He may announce program changes then.

The FOP and some additional law enforcement groups have long been pressing for a reversal of the Obama administration policy, arguing that access to such equipment was needed, especially in budget-strapped communities.

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Local access to high-powered gear came into the national spotlight in the 2014 Ferguson riots, when police clashed with protesters for days following the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old black man by a white officer.

“We’ve seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like they’re an occupying force, as opposed to a force that’s part of the community that’s protecting them and serving them,” President Obama said in announcing the ban in 2015.

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The surplus sharing agreement, known as the “1033 program,” was created by Congress nearly 30 years before the Obama rollback as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. It was originally intended for use in drug investigations, but was eventually expanded.

“Much of the equipment provided through the 1033 program is entirely defensive in nature ... that protect officers in active shooter scenarios and other dangerous situations,” the Trump administration proposal says, according to USA Today.