[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S. 1297 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1297

To establish community-based partnerships to fight crime in public and 
                           assisted housing.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 27 (legislative day, June 30), 1993

Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish community-based partnerships to fight crime in public and 
                           assisted housing.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Partnerships Against Crime 
Act'', or ``COMPAC''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME.

    (a) Conforming Provisions.--(1) Section 5001 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act of 1988 is amended--
            (A) by striking

      ``Chapter 2--Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination''

        and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

          ``Chapter 2--Community Partnerships Against Crime'';

            (B) by striking ``Congressional findings.'' and 
            inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
            ``Purposes.''; and
            (C) by adding after

``Sec. 5130. Authorization of appropriations.''
        the following:

``Sec. 5131. Technical assistance.''.
    (2) The heading for chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of the Anti-
Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended to read as follows:

          ``CHAPTER 2--COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AGAINST CRIME''.

    (b) Short Title, Purposes, and Authority To Make Grants.--Sections 
5121, 5122, and 5123 of the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
Elimination Act of 1990 are amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 5121. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This chapter may be cited as the `Community Partnerships Against 
Crime Act of 1993'.

``SEC. 5122. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this chapter are to--
            ``(1) substantially expand and enhance the Federal 
        Government's commitment to eliminating crime in public housing;
            ``(2) broaden the scope of the Public and Assisted Housing 
        Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to apply to all types of crime, 
        and not simply crime that is drug-related;
            ``(3) target opportunities for long-term commitments of 
        funding primarily to public housing agencies with serious crime 
        problems;
            ``(4) encourage the involvement of a broad range of 
        community-based groups, and residents of neighboring housing 
        that is owned or assisted by the Secretary, in the development 
        and implementation of anti-crime plans;
            ``(5) reduce crime and disorder in and around public 
        housing through the expansion of community-oriented policing 
        activities and problem solving;
            ``(6) provide training, information services, and other 
        technical assistance to program participants; and
            ``(7) establish a standardized assessment system to 
        evaluate need among public housing agencies, and to measure 
        progress in reaching crime reduction goals.

``SEC. 5123. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in accordance 
with the provisions of this chapter, may make grants, for use in 
eliminating crime in and around public and other federally assisted 
low-income housing projects (1) to public housing agencies (including 
Indian housing authorities) and (2) using amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 1994 only, to private, for-profit and nonprofit owners of 
federally assisted low-income housing. In designing the program, the 
Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General.''.
    (c) Eligible Activities.--Section 5124 of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Public and Assisted Housing.--'';
            (2) by inserting in the introductory material, immediately 
        after ``used in'', the following: ``and around'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting immediately before the 
        semicolon the following: ``, such as fencing, lighting, 
        locking, and surveillance systems'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (4)(A) and inserting in lieu 
        thereof the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) to investigate crime; and'';
            (5) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``in and around public or other 
                federally assisted low-income housing projects''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (6) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``where a public housing agency 
                receives a grant,'';
                    (B) by striking ``drug abuse'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``crime''; and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                in lieu thereof a colon;
            (7) by adding the following new paragraphs after paragraph 
        (7):
            ``(8) the employment or utilization of one or more 
        individuals, including law enforcement officers, made available 
        by contract or other cooperative arrangement with State or 
        local law enforcement agencies, to engage in community- and 
        problem-oriented policing involving interaction with members of 
        the community on proactive crime control and prevention;
            ``(9) youth initiatives, such as activities involving 
        training, education, after school programs, cultural programs, 
        recreation and sports, career planning, and entrepreneurship 
        and employment; and
            ``(10) resident service programs, such as job training, 
        education programs, and other appropriate social services which 
        address the contributing factors of crime.''; and
            (8) by striking subsection (b).
    (d) Applications.--Section 5125 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by adding the paragraph designation ``(1)'' 
                immediately after ``In general.--'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``, a public 
                housing resident management corporation,'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``drug-
                related crime on the premises of'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof the following: ``crime in and around''; 
                and
                    (D) by adding the following new paragraphs at the 
                end:
            ``(2) The Secretary shall, by regulation issued after 
        notice and opportunity for public comment, set forth criteria 
        for establishing a class of public housing agencies that have 
        especially severe crime problems. Any public housing agency 
        within this class may submit an application for a one-year 
        grant under this chapter that, subject to the availability of 
        appropriated amounts, shall be renewed for a period not 
        exceeding the four subsequent years: Provided, That the 
        Secretary finds, after an annual or more frequent performance 
        review, that the public housing agency is performing under the 
        terms of the grant and applicable laws in a satisfactory manner 
        and meets such other requirements as the Secretary may 
        prescribe.
            ``(3) Any eligible applicant may submit an application for 
        a grant for a period of up to two years. The Secretary may 
        accord a preference to applications seeking a subsequent grant 
        under this paragraph if the grant is to be used to continue or 
        expand activities assisted under a previous grant under this 
        paragraph and the Secretary finds that the applicant's program 
        under the prior grant is being managed soundly and demonstrates 
        success. Any preferences under the preceding sentence shall not 
        unreasonably prejudice the opportunities of other public 
        housing agencies to be awarded grants under this paragraph.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the introductory material, by striking 
                ``subsections (c) and (d)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``subsections (a) and (c)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``drug-related 
                crime problem in'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
                following: ``crime problem in and around'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting immediately 
                after ``crime problem in'' the following: ``and 
                around''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``local 
                government'' the following: ``, local community-based 
                non-profit organizations, local resident organizations 
                that represent the residents of neighboring projects 
                that are owned or assisted by the Secretary,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``drug-related'' the 
        two places it appears; and
            (4) by striking subsection (d).
    (e) Definitions.--Section 5126 of such Act is amended by striking 
paragraphs (1) and (2), and renumbering paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
    (f) Implementation.--Section 5127 of such Act is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC 5127. IMPLEMENTATION.

    ``The Secretary shall issue regulations to implement this chapter 
within 180 days of the enactment of the Community Partnerships Against 
Crime Act.''.
    (g) Reports.--Section 5128 of such Act is amended by striking 
``drug-related crime in'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
``crime in and around''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5130 of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``$175,000,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and all that follows and 
        inserting in lieu thereof: ``$265,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 
        and $325,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Set-Asides'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Set-Aside'';
                    (B) by striking the first sentence;
                    (C) by striking ``drug elimination'';
                    (D) by striking ``fiscal years 1993 and 1994''; and
                    (E) by striking ``and 5.0 percent'' and all that 
                follows through the end of the sentence and inserting 
                in lieu thereof a period; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and section 520(k) of the 
        Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
    (i) Technical Assistance.--Such Act is further amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new section:

``SEC. 5131. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``Of the amounts appropriated annually for each of fiscal years 
1994 and 1995 to carry out this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to 
use up to $10,000,000, directly or indirectly, under grants, contracts, 
cooperative agreements, or otherwise, to provide training, information 
services, and other technical assistance to public housing agencies and 
other entities with respect to their participation in the program 
authorized by this chapter. Such technical assistance may include the 
establishment and operation of the clearinghouse on drug abuse in 
public housing and the regional training program on drug abuse in 
public housing under sections 5143 and 5144 of this Act. The Secretary 
is also authorized to use the foregoing amounts for obtaining 
assistance in establishing and managing assessment and evaluation 
criteria and specifications, and obtaining the opinions of experts in 
relevant fields.''.

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