,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,kildee introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on           
,appropriations1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide funding for      
,violent ,crime ,reduction ,partnerships
 in the most violent communities in the 
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,help ,communities ,fight  
,violent ,crime ,act4  #b4 ,findings    
,the ,congress finds as follows3  7#a7  
,violent crime is endemic in many of our
 ,nation's great cities4  7#b7          
,addressing violent crime is a moral1   
social1 and economic imperative4  7#c7  
,violent crime infringes on our         

citizens' most basic human rights by    
barring them from realizing their full  
potential for advancement1 happiness1   
and safety4  7#d7 ,violent crime hinders
 the educational1 economic and social   
advancement of citizens and communities4
  7#e7 ,violent crime imposes staggering
 economic and other costs on society4   
7#f7 ,there are estimates that violent  
crime imposes nearly #bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj   
per year in direct and intangible costs 
on our economy in addition to the       
staggering immeasurable costs it has on 
victims1 families1 and communities4     
7#g7 ,violent crime prevents our cities 
from prospering by discouraging and     
preventing investment in communities1   
infrastructure1 and businesses4  7#h7   
,reducing violent crime results in      
significant savings for cities1 ,states1
 and the ,federal ,government4  7#i7    
,many of our ,nation's most financially 
troubled cities are also the most       
violent1 so addressing violent crime is 
requisite to saving failing cities4     

7#aj7 ,it is impossible to address the  
financial ails of a city without first  
addressing violent crime4  7#aa7        
,arguably the largest purely economic   
benefit from reducing violent crime is  
the associated increase in property     
value4  7#ab7 ,there are no citizens of 
a city or ,state1 only citizens of the  
,united ,states1 and the ,federal       
,government has a responsibility to     
provide for the safety and security of  
all citizens4  7#ac7 ,the violent crime 
rate in many cities demonstrates that   
municipalities and ,states alone are    
often incapable of addressing the       
onslaught of violent crime and          
suffering2 thus1 the ,federal           
,government has a duty to help protect  
the lives of all of its citizens4  7#ad7
 ,the ,federal ,government1 specifically
 the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1     
,firearms1 and ,explosives1 has unique  
capabilities to address violent crime as
 demonstrated by the success it has had 
employing ,violent ,crime ,reduction    

,partnerships4  7#ae7 ,because of the   
proven success of ,violent ,crime       
,reduction ,partnerships in stemming    
violent crime1 we need to immediately   
increase funding for these types of     
programs to stop the pervasive violence 
in our communities4  #c4 ,funding for   
,violent ,crime ,reduction ,partnerships
  7a7 ,in general ,for the conduct of   
,violent ,crime ,reduction ,partnerships
 in the #aj most violent cities in the  
,united ,states with a population of    
more than #ajj1jjj individuals1 as      
determined by the ,bureau of ,alcohol1  
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives 7in
 this section referred to as the        
,bureau71 and in any community that is  
in close proximity to any such city 7as 
determined by the ,bureau71 there are   
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,director of the ,bureau not more than  
#be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjad through #bjah1 in addition to any 
other amounts authorized to be          
appropriated for such purpose for any of

 such fiscal years4  7b7 ,authority ,to 
transfer funds to other partnership     
participants ,the ,director of the      
,bureau may transfer funds appropriated 
under subsection 7a7 to any other agency
 or instrumentality of the ,federal     
,government that participates in a      
,violent ,crime ,reduction ,partnership 
in which the ,bureau participates1      
solely for the conduct of activities    
under the ,partnership1 in such amounts1
 for such periods1 and subject to such  
other limitations and conditions as the 
,director deems appropriate4