[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4463 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4463

To amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs 
Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 through 2004, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1998

 Ms. Dunn (for herself and Mr. DeFazio) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs 
Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 through 2004, 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 ``Schoolyard Safety Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Grants.--Section 505 of the Incentive Grants for Local 
Delinquency Prevention Programs Act (42 U.S.C. 5784) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) court supervised initiatives that address the illegal 
        possession of firearms by juveniles.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``demonstrate ability in'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``have in 
                effect'' after ``(1)'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``have developed'' after 
                        ``(2)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (D) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``are actively'' after 
                        ``(3)''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) have in effect a policy or practice that requires 
        State and local law enforcement agencies to detain for not less 
        than 24 hours any juvenile who unlawfully possesses a firearm 
        in a school upon a finding by a judicial officer that the 
        juvenile may be a danger to himself or herself, or to the 
        community.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 506 of the Incentive 
Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act (42 U.S.C. 5785) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$30,000,000'' and all that follows 
        through ``1993 and''; and
            (2) by striking ``1994, 1995, and 1996'' and inserting 
        ``1999 through 2004''.
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