[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9610-S9611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022

  Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of 
S. 4859 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 4859) to reauthorize the Project Safe 
     Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, and 
     for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. HEINRICH. I ask unanimous consent that the Durbin-Cornyn 
amendment at the desk be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be 
considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 6582) was agreed to as follows:

         (Purpose: To support multi-jurisdictional task forces)

       On page 3, line 12, strike ``(34 U.S.C. 60703)'' and insert 
     ``(34 U.S.C. 60703(b))''.
       On page 4, after line 5, add the following:

     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 2022''.
       (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.''.

  The bill (S. 4859), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 4859

       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 ``Project Safe Neighborhoods 
     Reauthorization Act of 2022''.

     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

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     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 2023 through 
     2026''.

     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 2022''.
       (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.''.

     

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