,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,lewis introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,attorney ,general to award grants to  
eligible entities to prevent or         
alleviate community violence by         
providing education1 mentoring1 and     
counseling services to children1        
adolescents1 teachers1 families1 and    
community leaders on the principles and 
practice of nonviolence4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,securing ,american ,families by        
,educating and ,training ,youth         
7,,safety7 ,through ,nonviolence ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,grants to educate         
,americans about the principles of      
nonviolence  7a7 ,grants ,the ,attorney 
,general may make grants to eligible    
entities to prevent or alleviate the    
effects of community violence by        

providing education1 mentoring1 and     
counseling to youth regarding the       
principles and application of           
nonviolence in conflict resolution4  7b7
 ,priority ,in awarding grants under    
this section1 the ,attorney ,general    
shall give priority to applicants that  
agree to use the grant in #a or more    
eligible urban1 rural1 ,tribal1 and     
suburban communities that can certify-- 
7#a7 an increase in community1          
especially youth violence2 and  7#b7    
lack the monetary or other resources to 
address violence prevention4  7c7       
,limitation ,the ,attorney ,general may 
not make a grant to an eligible entity  
under this section unless the entity    
agrees to use not more than #dj percent 
of such grant for nonviolence-prevention
 education and program development4  7d7
 ,definitions ,in this section1 the term
 eligible entity means a ,state or local
 government entity1 educational         
institution1 nonprofit1 or faith-based  
organization4  7e7 ,authorization of    

,appropriations ,to carry out this      
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for each of the 
fiscal years from #bjad through #bjai4