3.0.0 456 2023-01-11T20:04:26Z 2023-01-11T20:40:54Z Senate S S 2007-01-31 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-17T21:38:13Z Referred to 2007-09-25T00:37:08Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-09-24T21:08:34Z Referred to 2007-09-25T00:37:07Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-09-25T00:37:06Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-07-30T19:44:12Z Markup by 2007-06-14T18:08:12Z Hearings by 2007-06-05T21:09:13Z Referred to 2007-01-31T22:41:06Z Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act 110 3547 HR 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Related bill CRS Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act 110 3922 HR 2007-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Related bill CRS Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 110 1582 HR 2007-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2007-10-17 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. Committee 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-09-24 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2007-09-24 19:19:18 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2007-09-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-09-21 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2007-09-21 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-21 Senate The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2007-09-21 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11954-11965; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11955-11964) Floor 2007-07-30 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290. Calendars 2007-07-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2007-07-30 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-06-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Committee 2007-06-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-444. 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Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-08-03 False 2007-07-02T04:00:00Z S. 456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18811 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 14, 2007</p> 2007-07-02T04:00:00Z S. 456, Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18811 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 14, 2007 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Crime prevention Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Criminology Data banks Department of Justice Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic surveillance Elementary and secondary education Evidence (Law) Extradition Families Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal aid to law enforcement Firearms Gangs Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Homicide Illegal aliens Immigration Indian law enforcement Juvenile delinquency Kidnapping Law Legal education Limitation of actions Minorities Missing children Murder Organized crime Prosecution Public prosecutors Public service advertising Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Social Welfare Student records Terrorism U.S. Sentencing Commission Violence Witnesses Youth services Youth violence Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-20T17:30:48Z Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to define "criminal street gang" and "gang crime" and to prohibit: (1) the commission of a gang crime or crime of violence to further the activities of a criminal street gang ; and (2) the recruitment of another person to join a criminal street gang.

Increases criminal penalties for: (1) certain violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity; (2) possession of firearms by repeat offenders; and (3) crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes committed by illegal aliens. Provides for criminal forfeiture of any property used to commit a gang crime

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties for murder and other violent crimes committed in the course of a drug trafficking crime.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate certain areas in states as high intensity interstate gang activity areas and to provide assistance to such areas; (2) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require U.S. attorneys to prosecute criminal street gangs operating in their districts; (3) require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to increase funding for the Safe Streets Programs and support criminal street gang enforcement teams; (4) conduct media campaigns in high intensity interstate gang activity areas to educate the public about efforts to combat criminal gang activities; and (5) make grants to states to prevent abductions of children by family members.

Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize grants for technology and training to increase accurate identification of gang members and violent offenders.

Establishes in the U.S. Marshals Service a Short-Term Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or other violent crimes. Expands the federal witness relocation and protection program to include protection against criminal street gangs.

]]> 01 2007-07-30 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2009-02-04T21:03:06Z Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 - Title I: New Federal Criminal Laws Needed to Fight Violent National, International, Regional, and Local Gangs that Affect Interstate and Foreign Commerce - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal criminal code to expand prohibitions against criminal street gangs. Defines "criminal street gang" as a formal or informal group, organization, or association of five or more individuals: (1) each of whom has committed at least one gang crime; and (2) who collectively commit three or more gang crimes (at least one of which is a serious violent felony), in separate criminal episodes.

Defines "gang crime" as a federal criminal offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, or a state felony offense punishable by imprisonment of five years or more, involving: (1) physical force against another, burglary, arson, kidnapping, or extortion; (2) obstruction of justice or tampering or retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant; (3) drug trafficking; (4) illegal possession of firearms or explosives, racketeering, money laundering, or interstate transportation of stolen property; (5) harboring illegal aliens; or (6) aggravated sexual abuse, exploitation, or other sex crime.

Imposes criminal penalties on individuals who: (1) knowingly commit, or conspire, threaten, or attempt to commit, a gang crime in furtherance of a criminal street gang; (2) recruit persons to participate in a criminal street gang; and (3) commit other violent crimes in furtherance of a criminal street gang. Provides for criminal forfeiture of property used in the commission of a gang crime.

Title II: Violent Crime Reforms to Reduce Gang Violence - (Sec. 201) Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the prohibition against committing violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity to include an enterprise engaged in racketeering activity; and (2) increase criminal penalties for threats to commit a violent crime and for attempts or conspiracies to commit crimes of violence.

(Sec. 202) Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who commit murder and other violent crimes during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

(Sec. 203) Expands restrictions on the release of persons charged with using firearms in a drug trafficking crime or a crime of violence.

(Sec. 204) Establishes a 10-year limitation period for prosecutions of any noncapital felony crime of violence, including any racketeering activity or gang crime which involves any crime of violence.

(Sec. 205) Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to study changing the Federal Rules of Evidence to allow the admission into evidence of statements of a witness who is unavailable to testify due to a party's wrongdoing.

(Sec. 206) Increases criminal penalties for possession of firearms by felons with one or more prior convictions for a violent felony or serious drug offense.

(Sec. 208) Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) redefine the crime of carjacking and increase penalties for such crime; (2) redefine and increase penalties for transfers of firearms to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking; (3) apply criminal association restrictions to members of criminal street gangs; and (4) increase criminal penalties for conspiracy to commit a criminal offense or to defraud the United States.

(Sec. 209) Authorizes the Attorney General to conduct media campaigns in any area designated as a high intensity gang activity area to educate residents of such area about changes in criminal penalties made by this Act. Requires the Attorney General to report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on such media campaigns.

(Sec. 210) Extends from 8 to 10 years the limitation period for prosecuting certain federal crimes of terrorism.

(Sec. 211) Establishes crimes committed in Indian country or in any other area of exclusive federal jurisdiction as a predicate for invoking federal racketeering laws.

(Sec. 212) Establishes as a predicate for a wiretap authorization violations of the Controlled Substances Act relating to murder and other violent crimes in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and certain criminal street gang activity.

(Sec. 213) Expands the prohibition against impeding commerce by threats or violence to include robbery or extortion attempts committed by a person unlawfully impersonating a law enforcement officer.

(Sec. 214) Prohibits travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or use of the mail, to tamper with or retaliate against a witness, victim, or informant in a state criminal proceeding.

(Sec. 215) Prohibits individuals who have been convicted of a misdemeanor gang-related offense or who have violated a gang injunction order within the past five years from possessing firearms.

(Sec. 216) Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements to conform with the amendments made by this Title.

Title III: Increased Federal Resources to Deter and Prevent Seriously At-Risk Youth from Joining Illegal Street Gangs and for Other Purposes - (Sec. 301) Authorizes the Attorney General to designate state high intensity gang activity areas and provide assistance to such areas in combating gang activity. Establishes criteria for the designation of a high intensity gang activity area.

Requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Domestic Policy Council on gangs in high intensity gang activity areas.

Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to hire additional personnel, including 94 assistant U.S. attorneys, to assist in anti-gang initiatives.

Directs the Office of Justice Programs to establish a National Gang Research, Evaluation, and Policy Institute to design anti-gang programs, conduct research, and evaluate existing anti-gang programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 302) Authorizes the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to states, local and tribal governments, and private entities to develop community-based programs that provide crime prevention, research, and intervention services designed for gang members and at-risk youth. Requires grant recipients to submit annual reports to the Attorney General on their activities and their strategic plans. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 303) Authorizes the Attorney General to expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require each U.S. attorney to: (1) identify, investigate, and prosecute significant criminal street gangs operating within his or her district; (2) coordinate the identification, investigation, and prosecution of criminal street gangs among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; and (3) hire additional personnel to support the expansion of the program.

(Sec. 304) Authorizes the Attorney General to expand the Safe Streets Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to support criminal street gang enforcement teams.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a National Gang Activity Database to disseminate information to law enforcement agencies about gang activities and gang members; and (2) provide funding to the Regional Information Sharing Systems to use RISSNET (secure intranet) to connect existing gang information systems with the National Gang Activity Database.

(Sec. 305) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide grants to assist prosecutors and law enforcement agencies in identifying gang members and violent offenders.

(Sec. 306) Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to expand the number of sites receiving juvenile delinquency reduction grants from 4 to 12. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 307) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities (including faith-based organizations) to carry out projects involving innovative approaches to combat gang activity. Requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports to Congress on the success of innovative approaches in local communities. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 308) Establishes in the U.S. Marshals Service a Short-Term State Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or other major violent crimes. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to prosecutor's offices to identify witnesses in need of protection. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2010.

(Sec. 309) Allows nonreimbursable federal payments to states for the costs of investigating and prosecuting crimes of violence committed by a criminal street gang.

(Sec. 310) Specifies that the federal witness relocation and protection program includes witnesses in cases involving criminal street gangs, serious drug offenses, and homicide, as well as organized criminal activity.

(Sec. 311) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states for projects to prevent family abductions. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010.

(Sec. 312) Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study and report to Congress on the appropriateness of sentences for minors in the federal criminal justice system. Authorizes the Commission to establish or revise sentencing guidelines and policy statements relating to the sentencing of minors, based on study results.

(Sec.313) Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy to promote prevention of youth heroin use, including cheese heroin, in advertising and other activities.

(Sec. 314) Authorizes the National District Attorneys Association to use the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, for a training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011.

Title IV: Crime Prevention and Intervention Strategies - Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007 or the PRECAUTION Act - (Sec. 404) Establishes the National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime Prevention. Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct a study of the effectiveness of crime and delinquency prevention and intervention strategies, organized around specified subcategories (i.e., family and community settings, law enforcement settings, and school settings); (2) make recommendations to the Director of the National Institute of Justice for the dissemination of innovative crime prevention and intervention strategy grants; and (3) report to the President, Congress, and other federal and state officials on its findings and conclusions.

(Sec. 405) Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make grants to public and private entities for the implementation and evaluation of innovative crime or delinquency prevention or intervention strategies. Requires grant recipients to set aside grant funds for a rigorous study of the effectiveness of prevention or intervention strategies. Authorizes appropriations.

]]> 35 2007-09-21 Passed Senate amended 2007-12-26T19:53:39Z Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 - Title I: New Federal Criminal Laws Needed To Fight Violent National, International, Regional, And Local Gangs That Affect Interstate And Foreign Commerce - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal criminal code to expand prohibitions against criminal street gangs. Defines "criminal street gang" as a formal or informal group, organization, or association of five or more individuals: (1) each of whom has committed at least one gang crime; and (2) who collectively commit three or more gang crimes (at least one of which is a serious violent felony), in separate criminal episodes.

Defines "gang crime" as a federal criminal offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or a state felony offense punishable by imprisonment of five years or more, involving: (1) physical force against another, burglary, arson, kidnapping, or extortion; (2) obstruction of justice or tampering or retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant; (3) drug trafficking; (4) illegal possession of firearms or explosives, racketeering, money laundering, or interstate transportation of stolen property; (5) harboring illegal aliens; or (6) aggravated sexual abuse, exploitation, or other sex crime.

Imposes criminal penalties on individuals who: (1) knowingly commit, or conspire, threaten, or attempt to commit, a gang crime in furtherance of a criminal street gang; (2) recruit persons to participate in a criminal street gang; and (3) commit other violent crimes in furtherance of a criminal street gang. Provides for criminal forfeiture of property used in the commission of a gang crime.

Title II: Violent Crime Reforms To Reduce Gang Violence - (Sec. 201) Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand the prohibition against committing violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity to include an enterprise engaged in racketeering activity; and (2) increase criminal penalties for threats to commit a violent crime and for attempts or conspiracies to commit crimes of violence.

(Sec. 202) Amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who commit murder and other violent crimes during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

(Sec. 203) Expands restrictions on the release of persons charged with using firearms in a drug trafficking crime or a crime of violence.

(Sec. 204) Establishes a 10-year limitation period for prosecutions of any noncapital felony crime of violence, including any racketeering activity or gang crime which involves any crime of violence.

(Sec. 205) Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to study changing the Federal Rules of Evidence to allow the admission into evidence of statements of a witness who is unavailable to testify due to a party's wrongdoing.

(Sec. 206) Increases criminal penalties for possession of firearms by felons with one or more prior convictions for a violent felony or serious drug offense. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend federal sentencing guidelines to reflect increases in penalties for possession of firearms by felons with multiple felony convictions.

(Sec. 208) Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) redefine the crime of carjacking and increase penalties for such crime; (2) redefine and increase penalties for transfers of firearms to commit a crime of violence or drug trafficking; (3) apply criminal association restrictions to members of criminal street gangs; and (4) increase criminal penalties for conspiracy to commit a criminal offense or to defraud the United States.

(Sec. 209) Authorizes the Attorney General to conduct media campaigns in any area designated as a high intensity gang activity area to educate residents of such area about changes in criminal penalties made by this Act. Requires the Attorney General to report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on such media campaigns.

(Sec. 210) Extends from 8 to 10 years the limitation period for prosecuting certain federal crimes of terrorism.

(Sec. 211) Establishes crimes committed in Indian country or in any other area of exclusive federal jurisdiction as a predicate for invoking federal racketeering laws.

(Sec. 212) Establishes as a predicate for a wiretap authorization violations of the Controlled Substances Act relating to murder and other violent crimes in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and certain criminal street gang activity.

(Sec. 213) Expands the prohibition against impeding commerce by threats or violence to include robbery or extortion attempts committed by a person unlawfully impersonating a law enforcement officer.

(Sec. 214) Prohibits travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or use of the mail, to tamper with or retaliate against a witness, victim, or informant in a state criminal proceeding.

(Sec. 215) Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements to conform with the amendments made by this Title.

Title III: Increased Federal Resources To Deter and Prevent Seriously At-Risk Youth From Joining Illegal Street Gangs And For Other Purposes - (Sec. 301) Authorizes the Attorney General to designate state high intensity gang activity areas and provide assistance to such areas in combating gang activity. Establishes criteria for the designation of a high intensity gang activity area.

Requires the Attorney General to submit a report to Congress, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Domestic Policy Council on gangs in high intensity gang activity areas.

Authorizes the Attorney General and the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to hire additional personnel, including 94 assistant U.S. attorneys, to assist in anti-gang initiatives.

Directs the Office of Justice Programs to establish a National Gang Research, Evaluation, and Policy Institute to design anti-gang programs, conduct research, and evaluate existing anti-gang programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 302) Authorizes the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to states, local and tribal governments, and private entities to develop community-based programs that provide crime prevention, research, and intervention services designed for gang members and at-risk youth. Requires grant recipients to submit annual reports to the Attorney General on their activities and their strategic plans. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 303) Authorizes the Attorney General to expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program to require each U.S. attorney to: (1) identify, investigate, and prosecute significant criminal street gangs operating within his or her district; (2) coordinate the identification, investigation, and prosecution of criminal street gangs among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; and (3) hire additional personnel to support the expansion of the program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 304) Authorizes the Attorney General to expand the Safe Streets Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to support criminal street gang enforcement teams.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a National Gang Activity Database to disseminate information to law enforcement agencies about gang activities and gang members; and (2) provide funding to the Regional Information Sharing Systems to use RISSNET (secure intranet) to connect existing gang information systems with the National Gang Activity Database. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 305) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide grants to assist prosecutors and law enforcement agencies in identifying gang members and violent offenders. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for community-based justice grants for prosecutors.

(Sec. 306) Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to expand the number of sites receiving juvenile delinquency reduction grants from 4 to 12. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 307) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to public or nonprofit private entities (including faith-based organizations) to carry out projects involving innovative approaches to combat gang activity. Requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports to Congress on the success of innovative approaches in local communities. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

(Sec. 308) Establishes in the U.S. Marshals Service a Short-Term State Witness Protection Section to provide protection for witnesses in state and local trials involving homicide or other major violent crimes. Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to prosecutor's offices to identify witnesses in need of protection. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2010.

(Sec. 309) Allows nonreimbursable federal payments to states for the costs of investigating and prosecuting crimes of violence committed by a criminal street gang.

(Sec. 310) Specifies that the federal witness relocation and protection program includes witnesses in cases involving criminal street gangs, serious drug offenses, and homicide, as well as organized criminal activity.

(Sec. 311) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states for projects to prevent family abductions. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010.

(Sec. 312) Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study and report to Congress on the appropriateness of sentences for minors in the federal criminal justice system. Authorizes the Commission to establish or revise sentencing guidelines and policy statements relating to the sentencing of minors, based on study results.

(Sec. 313) Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to require the Director of National Drug Control Policy to promote prevention of youth heroin use, including cheese heroin, in advertising and other activities.

(Sec. 314) Authorizes the National District Attorneys Association to use the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, for a training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2011.

Title IV: Crime Prevention and Intervention Strategies - Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007 or PRECAUTION Act - (Sec. 404) Establishes the National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime Prevention. Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct a study of the effectiveness of crime and delinquency prevention and intervention strategies, organized around specified subcategories (i.e., family and community settings, law enforcement settings, and school settings); (2) make recommendations to the Director of the National Institute of Justice for the dissemination of innovative crime prevention and intervention strategy grants; and (3) report to the President, Congress, and other federal and state officials on its findings and conclusions.

(Sec. 405) Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make grants to public and private entities for the implementation and evaluation of innovative crime or delinquency prevention or intervention strategies. Requires grant recipients to set aside grant funds for a rigorous study of the effectiveness of prevention or intervention strategies. Authorizes appropriations.

]]> Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill PRECAUTION Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill PRECAUTION Act S Senate Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 S Senate Short Titles as Introduced Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 S Senate 3022 110 SAMDT Of a perfecting nature. 2021-06-07T20:10:25Z 2007-09-21 Amendment SA 3022 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 3022 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/3022 F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-09-21T04:00:00Z 2007-09-21T04:00:00Z Senate 110 S Senate S 456 Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 2023-01-11T20:40:54Z 6 2007-09-21 0 Senate Amendment SA 3022 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2007-09-21 0 Senate Amendment SA 3022 proposed by Senator Casey for Senator Feinstein. (consideration: CR S11965; text: CR S11965) Of a perfecting nature. Floor 2007-09-21 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3022 proposed by Senator Casey for Senator Feinstein.(consideration: CR S11965; text: CR S11965) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-21 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3022 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-21 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Referred in House 2007-09-24T04:00:00Z Engrossed in Senate 2007-09-21T04:00:00Z Reported to Senate 2007-07-30T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2007-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s456is/xml/BILLS-110s456is.xml 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.