[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 283 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 283

  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 and gang prevention, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2005

Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California 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 and gang 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 and Gang Prevention for 
School Safety and Crime Reduction Act of 2005''.

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

    (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), 4115(b)(1)(C)(i), and 
        4115(b)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``violence'' and inserting 
        ``violence, bullying, and gangs'';
            (2) in clause (ii) of section 4112(c)(2)(D), by striking 
        ``violence that is associated'' and inserting ``violence, 
        bullying, and gangs that are associated'';
            (3) by striking the term ``drug and violence prevention'' 
        each place such term appears and inserting ``drug, violence, 
        bullying, and gang 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);
            (4) by striking the term ``drug use and violence'' each 
        place such term appears and inserting ``drug use, violence, 
        bullying, and gangs'', 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);
            (5) in section 4112(c)(3)(B)(ii), by striking ``violence 
        and drug-related'' and inserting ``violence, bullying, gang, 
        and drug-related'';
            (6) in section 4114(d)(6), by striking ``acts of violence'' 
        and inserting ``acts of violence, bullying, and gangs'';
            (7) 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, gangs, and illegal drug 
        use'';
            (8) 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, gangs, and illegal 
        use of drugs'';
            (9) 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, bullying, and gang 
        prevention'';
            (10) in sections 4115(b)(2)(E)(vii) and 4122(b) by striking 
        ``illegal drug use and violence'' and inserting ``violence, 
        bullying, gangs, and illegal drug use'';
            (11) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(ix), by striking ``violent or 
        drug abusing students'' and inserting ``violent, bullying, 
        gang-affiliated, or drug abusing students'';
            (12) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(x), by striking ``violent 
        behavior and illegal use of drugs'' and inserting ``violent 
        behavior, bullying, gang affiliation, and illegal use of 
        drugs'';
            (13) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(xiii)--
                    (A) by striking ``violence prevention and education 
                programs'' and inserting ``violence, bullying, and gang 
                prevention and education programs''; and
                    (B) by striking ``resolve conflicts without 
                violence'' and inserting ``resolve conflicts without 
                violence, bullying, or gangs'';
            (14) in section 4115(b)(2)(E)(xv), by striking ``major 
        accident, or a drug-related incident'' and inserting ``major 
        accident, bullying incident, gang-related incident, or a drug-
        related incident'';
            (15) in sections 4115(b)(2)(E)(xviii) and 4116(b)(1), by 
        striking ``safety hotline'' and inserting ``safety, bullying 
        prevention, and gang prevention hotline'';
            (16) in section 4116(a)(1)(C), by striking ``violence and 
        drug prevention'' and inserting ``drug, violence, bullying, and 
        gang prevention'';
            (17) in section 4121(a), by striking ``illegal use of drugs 
        and violence'' and inserting ``violence, bullying, gang 
        activity, and illegal drug use'';
            (18) in section 4121(a)(4), by striking ``violence 
        prevention and education'' and inserting ``violence, bullying, 
        and gang prevention and education'';
            (19) in sections 4121(a)(6) and 4121(a)(8), by striking 
        ``drug and violence problems'' and inserting ``drug, violence, 
        bullying, and gang problems'';
            (20) in section 4122(a)(2), by striking ``and school 
        violence'' and inserting ``school violence, bullying, gang 
        activity,'';
            (21) in sections 4124(a)(1)(B) and 4124(a)(3), by striking 
        ``substance abuse and violence prevention'' and inserting 
        ``violence, bullying, gang, and substance abuse prevention'';
            (22) in section 4124(b)(4)(A)(i), by striking ``substance 
        abuse and violence problem'' and inserting ``violence, 
        bullying, gang, and substance abuse problem'';
            (23) in section 4127(c), by striking ``school violence 
        research'' and inserting ``school violence, bullying, and gang 
        research'';
            (24) in section 4128(b)(2), by striking ``such as substance 
        abuse'' and inserting ``such as bullying, substance abuse'';
            (25) in section 4128(b)(4), by striking ``school violence 
        prevention'' and inserting ``school violence, bullying, and 
        gang prevention'';
            (26) in section 4130(b)(1)(B)(iv), by striking ``violence, 
        use of dangerous weapons'' and inserting ``violence, bullying, 
        gangs, use of dangerous weapons'';
            (27) in section 4130(b)(5)(B)(i), by striking ``schools 
        with violence problems'' and inserting ``schools with violence, 
        bullying, or gang problems'';
            (28) in section 4151--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``Drug and violence 
                        prevention'' in the heading and inserting 
                        ``Drug, violence, bullying, and gang 
                        prevention'';
                            (ii) by striking ``drug and violence 
                        prevention'' each place such term appears and 
                        inserting ``drug, violence, bullying, and gang 
                        prevention''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``with respect to violence'' and inserting 
                        ``with respect to violence, bullying, and 
                        gangs''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking 
                ``violent behavior'' and inserting ``violent, bullying, 
                or gang behavior''; and
            (29) in section 4152(a), by striking ``acts of violence'' 
        and inserting ``acts of violence and 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 and gang 
        prevention programs;''.
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