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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3249 Reported in House (RH)]
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3249
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[Report No. 115-597]
To authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 14, 2017
Mrs. Comstock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
March 14, 2018
Additional sponsors: Mr. King of New York and Mr. MacArthur
March 14, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July
14, 2017]
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A BILL
To authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant
Program Authorization Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ``criminal street gangs'' has the meaning
given such term in section 521 of title 18, United States Code;
(2) the term ``gang crime'' means a felony or misdemeanor
crime, under State or Federal law, committed by one or more
persons who are a member of, or directly affiliated with, a
criminal street gang;
(3) the term ``transnational organized crime group'' has
the meaning given such term in section 36(k)(6) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2708(k)(6));
(4) the term ``transnational organized crime'' has the
meaning given such term in section 36(k)(5) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2708(k)(5)); and
(5) the term ``firearms offenses'' means an offense under
section 922 or 924 of title 18, United States Code.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.
The Attorney General of the United States is authorized to
establish and carry out a program, to be known as the ``Project Safe
Neighborhoods Block Grant Program'' or, in this Act, as the
``Program'', within the Office of Justice Programs at the Department of
Justice.
SEC. 4. PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program
is to foster and improve existing partnerships between Federal, State,
and local agencies, including the United States Attorney in each
Federal judicial district, to create safer neighborhoods through
sustained reductions in violent crimes by--
(1) developing and executing strategic plans to assist law
enforcement agencies in combating gang crimes, including the
enforcement of gun laws and drug interdiction; and
(2) developing intervention and prevention initiatives,
including juvenile justice projects and activities which may
include street-level outreach, conflict mediation, and the
changing of community norms, in order to reduce violence.
SEC. 5. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall, not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, make rules to create, carry
out, and administer the Program in accordance with this section.
(b) Funds To Be Directed to Local Control.--Amounts made available
as grants under the Program shall be, to the greatest extent
practicable, locally controlled to address problems that are identified
locally
(c) Regional Gang Task Forces.--30 percent of the amounts made
available as grants under the Program each fiscal year shall be granted
to established Regional Gang Task Forces in regions experiencing a
significant or increased presence of, or high levels of activity from,
transnational organized crime groups posing threats to community safety
in terms of violent crime, firearms offenses, human trafficking,
trafficking and distribution of illegal opioids and heroin, and other
crimes.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; CONSOLIDATION OF PROGRAMS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Program under this Act $50,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2018 through 2020.
(b) Consolidation of Programs.--For each of fiscal years 2018
through 2022, no funds are authorized to be separately appropriated to
the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs for--
(1) competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun
crime and gang violence;
(2) an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation
program;
(3) community-based violence prevention initiatives; or
(4) gang and youth violence education, prevention and
intervention, and related activities.
Union Calendar No. 454
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3249
[Report No. 115-597]
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A BILL
To authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for
other purposes.
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March 14, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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