[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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