[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3583]
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         PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2023

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 88, S. 
1387.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1387) to reauthorize the Project Safe 
     Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018, and 
     for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

     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.

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I further ask unanimous consent that the committee-
reported substitute amendment be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was 
agreed to.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the 
question is, Shall the bill pass?
  The bill (S. 1387), as amended, was passed.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

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