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[S. 1387 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 88
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1387
To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program
Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 1, 2023
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Sinema, Mr.
Tillis, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr.
Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
June 8, 2023
Reported by Mr. Durbin, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program
Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Project Safe Neighborhoods
Reauthorization Act of 2023''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Launched in 2001, the Project Safe
Neighborhoods program is a nationwide initiative that brings
together Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement
officials, prosecutors, community leaders, and other
stakeholders to identify the most pressing crime problems in a
community and work collaboratively to address those
problems.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The Project Safe Neighborhoods program--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) operates in all 94 Federal judicial
districts throughout the 50 States and territories of
the United States; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) implements 4 key components to
successfully reduce violent crime in communities,
including community engagement, prevention and
intervention, focused and strategic enforcement, and
accountability.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Project Safe
Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 60701)
is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
as paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) the term `crime analyst' means an individual
employed by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of
separating information into key components and contributing to
plans of action to understand, mitigate, and neutralize
criminal threats;''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) the term `law enforcement assistant' means
an individual employed by a law enforcement agency or a
prosecuting agency for the purpose of aiding law enforcement
officers in investigative or administrative
duties;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Use of Funds.--Section 4(b) of the Project Safe
Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C.
60703(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) hiring crime analysts to assist with violent
crime reduction efforts;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) the cost of overtime for law enforcement
officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement assistants that
assist with the Program; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) purchasing, implementing, and using
technology to assist with violent crime reduction
efforts.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the
Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34
U.S.C. 60705) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2019 through 2021''
and inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. TASK FORCE SUPPORT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Officer Ella Grace French and Sergeant Jim Smith Task Force Support
Act of 2023''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Amendment.--Section 4(b) of the Project Safe
Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C.
60703(b)), as amended by section 3(b), is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(8) support for multi-jurisdictional task
forces.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. TRANSPARENCY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not less frequently than annually, the Attorney General
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report
that details, for each area in which the Project Safe Neighborhoods
Block Grant Program operates and with respect to the 1-year period
preceding the date of the report--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) how the area spent funds under the Project
Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the total number of criminal prosecutions
carried out in the area, disaggregated by the number of Federal
and State prosecutions, and the results of those
prosecutions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) the community outreach efforts performed in
the area; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) the number and a description of the violent
crime offenses committed in the area, including murder, non-
negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated
assault.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Project Safe Neighborhoods
Reauthorization Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Launched in 2001, the Project Safe Neighborhoods
program is a nationwide initiative that brings together
Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials,
prosecutors, community leaders, and other stakeholders to
identify the most pressing crime problems in a community and
work collaboratively to address those problems.
(2) The Project Safe Neighborhoods program--
(A) operates in all 94 Federal judicial districts
throughout the 50 States and territories of the United
States; and
(B) implements 4 key components to successfully
reduce violent crime in communities, including
community engagement, prevention and intervention,
focused and strategic enforcement, and accountability.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant
Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 60701) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
paragraphs (2), (4), and (5), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) the term `crime analyst' means an individual employed
by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of separating
information into key components and contributing to plans of
action to understand, mitigate, and neutralize criminal
threats;''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(3) the term `law enforcement assistant' means an
individual employed by a law enforcement agency or a
prosecuting agency for the purpose of aiding law enforcement
officers in investigative or administrative duties;''.
(b) Use of Funds.--Section 4(b) of the Project Safe Neighborhoods
Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 60703(b)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) hiring crime analysts to assist with violent crime
reduction efforts;
``(6) the cost of overtime for law enforcement officers,
prosecutors, and law enforcement assistants that assist with
the Program; and
``(7) purchasing, implementing, and using technology to
assist with violent crime reduction efforts.''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the Project Safe
Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 60705)
is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2019 through 2021'' and inserting
``fiscal years 2024 through 2028''.
SEC. 4. TASK FORCE SUPPORT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Officer Ella
Grace French and Sergeant Jim Smith Task Force Support Act of 2023''.
(b) Amendment.--Section 4(b) of the Project Safe Neighborhoods
Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. 60703(b)), as
amended by section 3(b), is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) support for multi-jurisdictional task forces.''.
SEC. 5. TRANSPARENCY.
Not less frequently than annually, the Attorney General shall
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report
that details, for each area in which the Project Safe Neighborhoods
Block Grant Program operates and with respect to the 1-year period
preceding the date of the report--
(1) how the area spent funds under the Project Safe
Neighborhoods Block Grant Program;
(2) the community outreach efforts performed in the area;
and
(3) the number and a description of the violent crime
offenses committed in the area, including murder, non-negligent
manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Calendar No. 88
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1387
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program
Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 8, 2023
Reported with an amendment