[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 3692 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3692

  To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use 
    of grant funds for bullying prevention, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 8, 2003

    Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California (for herself and Mr. Quinn) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use 
    of grant funds for bullying prevention, 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 ``Bullying Prevention for School 
Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT 
              REGARDING BULLYING.

    (a) Amendments to Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.--
Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ``Safe and 
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act'') is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) in section 4002, 
        and in sections 4112(a)(5)(A), 4112(c)(2)(D)(ii), 
        4115(b)(1)(C)(i), and 4115(b)(2)(A)(i), by striking 
        ``violence'' and inserting ``violence and bullying'';
            (2) by striking the term ``drug and violence prevention'' 
        each place such term appears and inserting ``drug, violence, 
        and bullying prevention'', including in sections 4002(1), 
        4002(2), 4002(4), 4112(a)(3), 4112(a)(5), 4112(c)(2)(D), 
        4113(a)(4), 4113(a)(5), 4113(a)(9), 4113(a)(10), 4113(a)(14), 
        4114(a)(1), 4114(c)(1)(A), 4114(d)(2), 4114(d)(6), 
        4115(a)(1)(A), 4115(b)(2)(B), 4115(b)(2)(C), 4115(b)(2)(D), 
        4115(b)(2)(E), 4115(d), 4116(a)(1)(B), 4121(a)(1), 4121(a)(2), 
        and 4121(a)(5);
            (3) by striking the term ``drug use and violence'' each 
        place such term appears and inserting ``drug use, violence, and 
        bullying'', including in sections 4002(4), 4112(a)(2), 
        4112(c)(3)(B)(iv), 4113(a)(9)(A), 4115(b)(1)(C)(ii), 
        4116(a)(2)(B), and 4122(c);
            (4) in section 4112(c)(3)(B)(ii), by striking ``violence 
        and drug-related'' and inserting ``violence, bullying, and 
        drug-related'';
            (5) in section 4114(d)(6), by striking ``acts of violence'' 
        and inserting ``acts of violence and bullying'';
            (6) in sections 4115(a)(1)(A), 4115(a)(1)(C), 
        4115(a)(2)(A), 4115(b)(2)(E), and 4122(a), by striking the term 
        ``violence and illegal drug use'' each place such term appears 
        and inserting ``violence, bullying, and illegal drug use'';
            (7) in section 4115(b)(2)(B), by striking the term 
        ``violence and illegal use of drugs'' each place such term 
        appears and inserting ``violence, bullying, and illegal use of 
        drugs'';
            (8) in the matter preceding clause (i) in section 
        4115(b)(2)(E), and in section 4152(a), by striking the term 
        ``Drug and violence prevention'' each place such term appears 
        and inserting ``Drug, violence, and bullying prevention'';
            (9) in sections 4115(b)(2)(E)(vii) and 4122(b) by striking 
        ``illegal drug use and violence'' and inserting ``violence, 
        bullying, and illegal drug use'';
            (10) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(ix), by striking ``violent or 
        drug abusing students'' and inserting ``violent, bullying, or 
        drug abusing students'';
            (11) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(x), by striking ``violent 
        behavior and illegal use of drugs'' and inserting ``violent 
        behavior, bullying, and illegal use of drugs'';
            (12) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(xiii)--
                    (A) by striking ``violence prevention and education 
                programs'' and inserting ``violence and bullying 
                prevention and education programs''; and
                    (B) by striking ``resolve conflicts without 
                violence'' and inserting ``resolve conflicts without 
                violence or bullying'';
            (13) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(xv), by striking ``major 
        accident, or a drug-related incident'' and inserting ``major 
        accident, bullying incident, or a drug-related incident'';
            (14) in sections 4115(b)(2)(E)(xviii) and 4116(b)(1), by 
        striking ``safety hotline'' and inserting ``safety and bullying 
        prevention hotline'';
            (15) in section 4116(a)(1)(C), by striking ``violence and 
        drug prevention'' and inserting ``drug, violence, and bullying 
        prevention'';
            (16) in section 4121(a), by striking ``illegal use of drugs 
        and violence'' and inserting ``violence, bullying, and illegal 
        drug use'';
            (17) in section 4121(a)(4), by striking ``violence 
        prevention and education'' and inserting ``violence and 
        bullying prevention and education'';
            (18) in sections 4121(a)(6) and 4121(a)(8), by striking 
        ``drug and violence problems'' and inserting ``drug, violence, 
        and bullying problems'';
            (19) in section 4122(a)(2), by striking ``and school 
        violence'' and inserting ``school violence and bullying,'';
            (20) in sections 4124(a)(1)(B) and 4124(a)(3), by striking 
        ``substance abuse and violence prevention'' and inserting 
        ``violence, bullying, and substance abuse prevention'';
            (21) in section 4124(b)(4)(A)(i), by striking ``substance 
        abuse and violence problem'' and inserting ``violence, 
        bullying, and substance abuse problem'';
            (22) in section 4127(c), by striking ``school violence 
        research'' and inserting ``school violence and bullying 
        research'';
            (23) in section 4128(b)(2), by striking ``such as substance 
        abuse'' and inserting ``such as bullying, substance abuse'';
            (24) in section 4128(b)(4), by striking ``school violence 
        prevention'' and inserting ``school violence and bullying 
        prevention'';
            (25) in section 4130(b)(1)(B)(iv), by striking ``violence, 
        use of dangerous weapons'' and inserting ``violence and 
        bullying, use of dangerous weapons'';
            (26) in section 4130(b)(5)(B)(i), by striking ``schools 
        with violence problems'' and inserting ``schools with violence 
        or bullying problems'';
            (27) in section 4151--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``Drug and violence 
                        prevention'' in the heading and inserting 
                        ``Drug, violence, and bullying prevention'';
                            (ii) by striking ``drug and violence 
                        prevention'' each place such term appears and 
                        inserting ``drug, violence, and bullying 
                        prevention''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``and bullying'' after ``with respect to 
                        violence''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking 
                ``violent behavior'' and inserting ``violent or 
                bullying behavior''; and
            (28) in section 4152(a), by striking ``acts of violence'' 
        and inserting ``acts of violence or bullying''.
    (b) Amendment to Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968.--Paragraph (13) of section 1801 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 2796ee; relating to juvenile 
accountability block grants) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(13) establishing and maintaining accountability-based 
        programs that are designed to enhance school safety, which 
        programs may include research-based bullying prevention 
        programs;''.
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