,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #djhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,kildee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,appropriations1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide fund+ = 
,viol5t ,crime ,r$uction ,p>tn]%ips 9 ! 
mo/ viol5t communities 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help   
,communities ,fight ,viol5t ,crime ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3
  7#a7 ,viol5t crime is endemic 9 _m (  
our ,nation's great cities4  7#b7       
,address+ viol5t crime is a moral1      
social1 & economic imp]ative4  7#c7     
,viol5t crime infr+es on our citiz5s'   
mo/ basic human rights by b>r+ !m f     
realiz+ _! full pot5tial = advancem5t1  
happ9ess1 & safety4  7#d7 ,viol5t crime 

h9d]s ! educational1 economic & social  
advancem5t ( citiz5s & communities4     
7#e7 ,viol5t crime imposes /agg]+       
economic & o!r co/s on society4  7#f7   
,!re are e/imates t viol5t crime imposes
 ne>ly #bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9 direct 
& intangible co/s on our economy 9      
addition to ! /agg]+ immeasurable co/s x
 has on victims1 families1 &            
communities4  7#g7 ,viol5t crime prev5ts
 our cities f prosp]+ by disc\rag+ &    
prev5t+ inve/m5t 9 communities1         
infra/ructure1 & bus9esses4  7#h7 ,r$uc+
 viol5t crime results 9 significant     
sav+s = cities1 ,/ates1 & ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t4  7#i7 ,_m ( our ,nation's mo/
 f9ancially tr\bl$ cities are also ! mo/
 viol5t1 s address+ viol5t crime is     
requisite to sav+ fail+ cities4  7#aj7  
,x is impossible to address ! f9ancial  
ails ( a city )\t fir/ address+ viol5t  
crime4  7#aa7 ,arguably ! l>ge/ purely  
economic b5efit f r$uc+ viol5t crime is 
! associat$ increase 9 prop]ty value4   
7#ab7 ,!re are no citiz5s ( a city or   

,/ate1 only citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has a responsibility
 to provide = ! safety & security ( all 
citiz5s4  7#ac7 ,! viol5t crime rate 9  
_m cities demon/rates t municipalities &
 ,/ates alone are (t5 incapable (       
address+ ! onslaught ( viol5t crime &   
suff]+2 ?us1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has a   
duty to help protect ! lives ( all ( its
 citiz5s4  7#ad7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1   
specifically ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1      
,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 & ,explosives1 has  
unique capabilities to address viol5t   
crime z demon/rat$ by ! success x has _h
 employ+ ,viol5t ,crime ,r$uction       
,p>tn]%ips4  7#ae7 ,because ( ! prov5   
success ( ,viol5t ,crime ,r$uction      
,p>tn]%ips 9 /emm+ viol5t crime1 we ne$ 
to imm$iately increase fund+ = ^! types 
( programs to /op ! p]vasive viol5ce 9  
our communities4  #c4 ,fund+ = ,viol5t  
,crime ,r$uction ,p>tn]%ips  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,= ! conduct ( ,viol5t ,crime     
,r$uction ,p>tn]%ips 9 ! #aj mo/ viol5t 
cities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) a population 

( m ?an #ajj1jjj individuals1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1      
,fire>ms1 & ,explosives 79 ?is section  
ref]r$ to z ! ,bureau71 & 9 any         
community t is 9 close proximity to any 
su* city 7z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau71 !re  
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !     
,director ( ! ,bureau n m ?an           
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad   
?r\gh #bjah1 9 addition to any o!r      
am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = su* 
purpose = any ( su* fiscal ye>s4  7b7   
,au?ority ,to transf] funds to o!r      
p>tn]%ip p>ticipants ,! ,director ( !   
,bureau may transf] funds appropriat$ "u
 subsection 7a7 to any o!r ag5cy or     
in/rum5tality ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t    
p>ticipates 9 a ,viol5t ,crime ,r$uction
 ,p>tn]%ip 9 :i* ! ,bureau p>ticipates1 
solely = ! conduct ( activities "u !    
,p>tn]%ip1 9 su* am\nts1 = su* p]iods1 &
 subject to su* o!r limitations &       
conditions z ! ,director deems          
appropriate4