IB Union Calendar No. 422 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6019 [Report No. 112–582] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2012 Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas (for herself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Hahn, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary July 9, 2012 Additional sponsors: Mr. Reyes, Ms. Chu, Mr. Honda, and Ms. Hirono July 9, 2012 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012.

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Bullying prevention and intervention programs; Reauthorization of juvenile accountability block grants

(a)

Bullying prevention and intervention

(1)

In general

Paragraph (13) of section 1801(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)) 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 to prevent bullying, the prevention of cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, as well as intervention programs regarding bullying; . (2)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of the Congress that the use of best practices in the effort to combat bullying should be encouraged. (b)

Reauthorization of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants

Section 1810(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796ee–10(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2012.

2.

Bullying prevention and intervention programs; Reauthorization of juvenile accountability block grants

(a)

Bullying prevention and intervention

(1)

In general

Paragraph (13) of section 1801(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)) 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, cyberbullying prevention, and gang prevention programs, as well as intervention programs regarding bullying; . (2)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of the Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for all activities for which grants under part R of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 may be used. (b)

Reauthorization of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants

Section 1810(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796ee–10(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: and $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.

July 9, 2012 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed